| Emily's
All Sorts
a bedstead- a spinning wheel-
two chairs - a table - her father's safe - a
bench - her father's ledger
- pottery - a journal - books
They say you can learn a lot about
a person by looking at their
belongings...
The birthplace and childhood home
of Emily Carr, one of Canada's most famous artists and authors, is located
in historic James Bay. Built in 1863, Carr House is just minutes away from
the Inner Harbour. Restored to accurately depict the Victorian household
and lifestyle of the Carr family. Emily's childhood home features a People's
Gallery which alternately features works of art by local artists and original
works by Emily Carr.
Current
Beginnings: The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
May 1 – September 30, 2009
As part of the British Columbia 150th celebrations, the University of Victoria‘s Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery and Emily Carr House are exploring the parallels and connections between Emily, her British born parents, Richard and Emily Saunders Carr, and John and Katherine Maltwood (also British) in an exhibition at Emily Carr House.
Learn more about Beginnings
Symposium for Rebels and Realists
Victoria Sketch Club Centennial: Sunday May 3rd from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Maltwood Gallery, University Centre Room B115
Speakers include: John Lover, author of The Victoria Sketch Club: A Centennial Celebration; Kerry Mason, professor, History in Art, speaking on Emily Carr and her Contemporaries; Robert Amos, artist and Times Colonist art critic speaking on Thomas Bamford; Jan Ross, Curator, Carr House speaking on the travels and collecting activities of Richard Carr and the Maltwoods; Marnie Mandel, graduate student, speaking on Katharine Maltwood and her Circle.
Rebels and Realists: 100 Years of the Victoria Sketch Club
March 9th to May 29th, 2009
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery
The exhibition features over 50 of the club’s best-known artists including Samuel Maclure, Sophie Pemberton, W.P Weston, Emily Carr, Max Maynard, Jack Shadbolt, Ina Uhthoff. Katharine Maltwood, and Edythe Hembroff.
Special Curatorial-led tours will be provided throughout the run of the Beginnings exhibition.
Please contact the Emily Carr House for details.
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Emily Carr House
207 Government Street
Victoria, B.C. V8V 2K8
(250) 383 5843
Email Emily Carr House
May 1st to September 30th. 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday - Saturday.
CLOSED on Sundays and Mondays |
