Kúme is the second in a series of three exhibitions at the Salmon Arm Arts Centre focused on displacement of Indigenous plants, food and people.
Secwepemctsín for "going to the forest to find food,” Kúme features artists Barbara Adler, Diane Akey, Linda Franklin, Angela Hansen, Stephen Ingle, Frieda Martin, Valerie Rogers, Patricia Smith, Tania Willard and Jeff Wilson. The artists each address one or a series of plants and animals eaten as food that have been disturbed, diminished,or eradicated in the Secwépemc Territory.
"Food sources that once flourished here include salmon, caribou, berries, hazelnuts, and tubers such as wapato, spring beauty, and avalanche lily," explains a Salmon Arm Arts Centre media release. "Through their works, artists share the beauty and generosity of a multitude of food sources, as well as exploring the agents of their displacement."
An opening reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, while an Artist Talk is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 19.
For this exhibition there will be a participatory component held in conjunction with Shuswap Theatre's Theatre on the Edge (June 13-15), that invites participants to gather materials for cordage-making and fabric dyeing.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to learn hands-on from Secwépemc Knowledge Sharer, Louis Thomas, and from the team of the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society, about sustainable harvesting and specific plant knowledge," said the Salmon Arm Arts Centre's Myshara Herbert-McMyn. Performances, demonstrations and creating in the community will take place June 14 and 15 at the arts centre.
