Blue Cabin Resident Atheana Picha
In February The Blue Cabin will welcome Atheana Picha as the first 2023 artist in residence. Residency: January 30 – February 18, 2023 Atheana Picha is a Salish artist from the Kwantlen First Nation, and her grandmother was from Tsartlip. Atheana was given the name Nash’mene’ta’naht by Gerry Oleman from the St’at’imc First Nation, which translates […]
Sustainability Scholars at the Blue Cabin
Fraser Estuary Research Collaborative (FERC) Sustainability Scholars and their NGO mentors met at the Blue Cabin floating artist residency to share progress on their paid applied internship projects. Fourteen Scholars are working in this Collaborative this summer, made possible with funding from the Sitka Foundation. The Blue Cabin was a place to feel the river‘s […]
Farewell and Best Wishes to Vicki Couzens
As her time at the cabin draws to a close we wish Vicki the very best and look forward to staying connected with her and watching her interdisciplinary practice continue and grow.
Workshops with Vicki Couzens
In October, Vicki hosted two possum-skin wristband making workshops; one at the Native Education College and another at the Blue Cabin.
Open Studio with Vicki Couzens
Possum cloak maker and multi-media artist Vicki Couzens, the Blue Cabin’s inaugural artist in residence, is hosting an open studio at the Blue Cabin this Saturday October 26th, 2019.
New Team Members Join The Blue Cabin
The Blue Cabin Committee have added to the team, welcoming Anthony Meza-Wilson and Trish Klein.
Meet the Artist Reception: Vicki Couzens
Join us in welcoming the Blue Cabin’s first-ever artist in residence, Vicki Couzens – possum cloak maker, multi-media artist, and member of the Keerray Wooroong language group of the Gunditjmara of western Victoria, Australia. Vicki is a Senior Knowledge Custodian for Possum Cloak Story and Language Reclamation in her Keerray Woorroong Mother Tongue.
New Video Series on the Blue Cabin
The Blue Cabin has released the first in a series of videos produced by Krista Lomax in collaboration with Australia Council for the Arts. This first video explores the rich history of the cabin from its creation in 1927, to its journey to Cates Park on the North Shore and its eventual move to Maplewood Farm for restoration.
The Blue Cabin welcomes its first official artist-in-residence
On Monday, September 16th the Blue Cabin welcomed Australian Indigenous artist Vicki Couzens, the first Blue Cabin Floating Artist Resident. Jet lag and pouring rain didn’t stop Vicki from hopping on False Creek Ferries to get her first glimpse of the Blue Cabin as the last of the construction was being completed.