[BCMA] Ray Natraoro featured at the Bill Reid Gallery - February 4, 2012

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Public Program: Transformation from Sapling to Sea
Saturday February 4, 2012 from 2 ­ 3:30pm
Included with regular Gallery Admission
Adults $10, Seniors/Students $7, Youth/Child $5
Members FREE 

Ray Natraoro has carved 19 Salish dugout canoes. To this program he will
bring his insight into what it takes to transform a tree into a seagoing
canoe. Choosing the right tree in the forest to carve a canoe is no simple
task. Any tree that is chosen needs to exhibit some very special
characteristics. Master canoe carver Natraoro will talk about how these
specific characteristics determine the destiny of the tree.

Sesiyam, Ray Natraoro (formerly Natrall) is of Salish and Tuchone descent.
He was born and raised in Vancouver and is the 7th generation craftsman in
his family who has transformed monumental red cedar into seagoing ocean
canoes.  

Natraoro is a highly respected Master Carver dedicated to his community,
family, culture and the creation of high quality Coast Salish art. In
addition to his art, he is currently working towards earning his certificate
to teach the Squamish Language.

This public program is presented as part of the Gallery's featured
exhibition. Bill Reid and the Haida Canoe conveys the pivotal role of the
canoe in Northwest Coast art, cultures and communities, through photos by
Phil Hersee and Robert Semeniuk, and sketches by Bill Reid. The exhibition
runs through February 19, 2012


Flyer Attached

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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Downtown Vancouver¹s public gallery for contemporary Aboriginal art of the
Northwest Coast

639 Hornby, Vancouver
604-682-3455
info at billreidgallery.ca
www.billreidgallery.ca

Regular Gallery hours: Wed ­ Sun, 11am ­ 5pm
Admission: $10 adults; $7 seniors & students; $5 child/youth (plus tax);
kids four and under free.

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For further information:

Paula Fairweather
(604) 682-3455 ext 222
pfairweather at billreidgallery.ca

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/billreidgallery


The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is an initiative of the Bill
Reid 
Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization.
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