In 1899, Emily Carr ventured to Ucluelet on Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast to visit her missionary sister Elizabeth at a Presbyterian mission. During her stay, she began sketching Indigenous villages, carved house posts, and the surrounding landscape. These early drawings marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to…
Emily Carr, aged 39, returned for her second trip to Europe in 1910 and spent 16 months working and living in France. By that time, Carr had been painting seriously for about 20 years. She had studied in San Francisco and in England, and she had started travelling to and…
For more than four decades, Kathryn Bridge has been one of British Columbia’s leading historians, curators, and writers. Best known for her extensive research on Emily Carr, Bridge has made significant contributions to preserving and interpreting the province’s artistic and cultural heritage through her work at the Royal British…
hosted, designed & maintained by Marilyn Jones for the walks & talks, bus tours and presentations she offers on Emily Carr in-person and online from Victoria, BC.
