Emily Carr Presentations

This engaging and hands-on presentation introduces participants to The Book of Small (1942) by Emily Carr, a beloved Canadian artist and writer. Through a lively exploration of selected selection of thirty-six of Emily Carr's short stories, participants will discover life in the frontier town of Victoria during the late 19th century, as seen through the […]

This engaging and hands-on presentation introduces participants to The Book of Small (1942) by Emily Carr, a beloved Canadian artist and writer. Through a lively exploration of selected selection of thirty-six of Emily Carr's short stories, participants will discover life in the frontier town of Victoria during the late 19th century, as seen through the […]

This 90-minute multimedia presentation traces Carr’s artistic and literary journey—from her return from Paris in 1912 and ambitious expeditions north, to the rejection she faced in Vancouver and her long creative silence while running a boarding house. Following her 1927 breakthrough with the Group of Seven, she revisited Haida Gwaii with renewed purpose. Though best […]

This 90-minute multimedia presentation traces Carr’s artistic and literary journey—from her return from Paris in 1912 and ambitious expeditions north, to the rejection she faced in Vancouver and her long creative silence while running a boarding house. Following her 1927 breakthrough with the Group of Seven, she revisited Haida Gwaii with renewed purpose. Though best […]