CULTURAL ISSUES |
| Unique Art of the Northwest Coast |
| Explore cultural traditions of the Northwest Coast. This session invites you to enjoy a private tour of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art and feast upon a First Nations-inspired luncheon. Named after the acclaimed Haida master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer and spokesman, the Bill Reid Gallery is devoted to understanding and appreciating contemporary Aboriginal art. Haida art, once at the heart of its people’s culture, survived with Bill Reid with a depth and intensity unrelated to any ‘revival’, but deriving from primary sources while also leading to daring innovations. The Gallery is homage to Bill Reid and implicitly to the art of his ancestors who inspired him and to those successors whom he inspired. The Haida Nation is indigenous to the Northwest Pacific Coast of North America. Tickets for this event can be purchased at the IBA registration desk. Tickets cost CAD $74 each and are subject to availability. |
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Bill Reid Gallery |
| Tour of the Law Courts |
| The Law Society of British Columbia, in association with the Canadian Bar Association and Federation of Law Societies of Canada will organise a tour of the Law Courts, which are housed in an architecturally stunning building. Places will be limited and participation will be by signing up at the IBA speakers’ desk. |
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TUESDAY 0930 |