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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr\, Lawren Harris & the Group of Seven
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we explore the powerful and transformative relationship between Emily Carr and the Group of Seven\, with a special focus on her bond with Lawren Harris. Though Carr had been working in relative isolation on the West Coast\, struggling for recognition and artistic direction\, her encounter with the Group of Seven in the late 1920s marked an important turning point.\nTheir shared vision—to depict the Canadian landscape in a bold\, modern style—offered Carr both validation and inspiration. It was Lawren Harris\, the group’s spiritual and intellectual leader\, who saw in Carr not only a kindred spirit but a truly original talent whose work resonated with deep spiritual force. \nThrough richly illustrated slides\, the presentation traces how Carr’s artistic style evolved after her connection with Harris and the Group. She abandoned her earlier\, more literal interpretations of Indigenous subjects and coastal scenery and began to express what she called “the soul of the forest”—capturing the rhythm\, energy\, and spirit of the landscape. Harris encouraged her to look beyond the material world\, to use form and colour as a means of expressing the mystical. Their correspondence\, mutual admiration\, and exchange of ideas had a profound impact on Carr’s late work\, which came to embody the very ideals the Group of Seven had been striving toward: a truly Canadian modernism rooted in nature. \nThe presentation concludes by reflecting on how this relationship not only enriched Carr’s own legacy but also expanded the geographical and philosophical scope of Canadian art. Although she was never an official member of the Group\, Carr was embraced as an essential figure in their larger project of defining national identity through landscape. Her late paintings—animated forests\, towering trees\, and swirling skies—stand today as some of the most iconic images in Canadian art history. The connection with Harris didn’t just elevate her work; it helped ensure that the powerful silence of British Columbia’s wild places would be heard across the country. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-emily-carr-lawren-harris-the-group-of-seven-2/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr\, Lawren Harris & the Group of Seven
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, we explore the powerful and transformative relationship between Emily Carr and the Group of Seven\, with a special focus on her bond with Lawren Harris. Though Carr had been working in relative isolation on the West Coast\, struggling for recognition and artistic direction\, her encounter with the Group of Seven in the late 1920s marked an important turning point.\nTheir shared vision—to depict the Canadian landscape in a bold\, modern style—offered Carr both validation and inspiration. It was Lawren Harris\, the group’s spiritual and intellectual leader\, who saw in Carr not only a kindred spirit but a truly original talent whose work resonated with deep spiritual force. \nThrough richly illustrated slides\, the presentation traces how Carr’s artistic style evolved after her connection with Harris and the Group. She abandoned her earlier\, more literal interpretations of Indigenous subjects and coastal scenery and began to express what she called “the soul of the forest”—capturing the rhythm\, energy\, and spirit of the landscape. Harris encouraged her to look beyond the material world\, to use form and colour as a means of expressing the mystical. Their correspondence\, mutual admiration\, and exchange of ideas had a profound impact on Carr’s late work\, which came to embody the very ideals the Group of Seven had been striving toward: a truly Canadian modernism rooted in nature. \nThe presentation concludes by reflecting on how this relationship not only enriched Carr’s own legacy but also expanded the geographical and philosophical scope of Canadian art. Although she was never an official member of the Group\, Carr was embraced as an essential figure in their larger project of defining national identity through landscape. Her late paintings—animated forests\, towering trees\, and swirling skies—stand today as some of the most iconic images in Canadian art history. The connection with Harris didn’t just elevate her work; it helped ensure that the powerful silence of British Columbia’s wild places would be heard across the country. \n 
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-emily-carr-lawren-harris-the-group-of-seven/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Chronicles Guided Walking Tour | March 14\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Step Into the World of Emily Carr: A Guided Walking Tour Through Her Life in James Bay\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nDiscover the vibrant life and legacy of one of Canada’s most iconic artists on this unforgettable 2-hour walking tour through historic James Bay\, Victoria — the neighborhood where Emily Carr was born\, lived\, worked\, and died. If you love art\, history\, or storytelling\, this is a journey you won’t want to miss. \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy join us?\n\n\n\nBecause few artists are as intimately tied to a place as Emily Carr is to Victoria. As we walk the very streets she roamed\, you’ll uncover the deep roots that shaped her visionary artwork and bold spirit. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect: A Walk Through History\n\n\n\nWe’ll visit 10 historic sites\, each offering a window into a different chapter of Carr’s extraordinary life — from her childhood home to the places she sketched\, taught\, built\, and wrote about. \n\n\n\n\nOur journey begins at 10:00 AM with a warm welcome and introductions at For Good Measure’s outdoor covered patio. Just a block away is Carr House\, a beautifully preserved National Heritage Site\, Emily’s family home. The tour starts with a short walk to the Carr House and ends there\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\nAs we stroll the quiet streets of James Bay\, you’ll also discover the homes of Emily’s sisters\, whose lives and enduring presence profoundly influenced her emotional and creative world. \n\n\n\n\n\nStand where Emily stood — at the site of the quirky apartment house she designed and managed. This was more than a building; it was a sanctuary of stories\, later immortalized in her bestselling book The House of All Sorts. \n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy a peaceful walk through one of Emily’s favorite sketching spots and cross the stone footbridge built in her honour\, tucked beneath whispering trees. \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the elegant Helmcken House to the grand Crystal Garden\, where Carr gave her famous 1930 “Fresh Seeing” speech (monkey sidekick Woo included!)\, you’ll hear tales of triumph\, struggle\, and artistic rebellion. \nAfter a brief rest at the Museum Plaza\, we’ll make our way to the church that she attended throughout her life\, followed by a shot walk to the Emily Carr Statue in front of the iconic Empress Hotel. There\, you’ll learn the fascinating story behind its creation — and why this tribute captures more than just her likeness. And\, you’ll hear why this statue is not the first Emily Carr Statue and about the famous sculptor from Saskatchewan that created the first. \n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the statue\, we’ll stroll three blocks to the site of her father’s former storefront\, a cornerstone of Emily’s childhood and early memories that she writes about. \n\n\n\n\n\nOur final stop takes us to the building where Emily Carr spent her final days — a place steeped in history and still touched by her lingering presence in more ways than one. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re a lifelong fan of Emily Carr or new to her story\, this tour brings her world vividly to life. \n\n\n\n\nBonus: At the end of this walking tour you might want to tour the interior of the Carr House (optional but highly recommended!)\n\n\n\nReady to walk in Emily’s footsteps?\n\n\n\nJoin us for a journey through the heart of Victoria — and the soul of a remarkable woman whose legacy still paints the West Coast with bold color and spirit. \n\n\n\nLimited to 10 participants — reserve your spot today!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign me up!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsign me up\n\n\n\n\nprefer to e-transfer \n\n\n\n: \n\n\n\n\nplease contact me
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-chronicles-guided-walking-tour-march-2026/
LOCATION:Meet up: For Good Measure\, 579 Niagara Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 1H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Walks
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr & the House of All Sorts | on ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:March 25\, 2026 \n\n\n\nThis presentation explores Emily Carr’s unconventional life at The House of All Sorts\, where chaos met creativity. We’ll read and discuss selected short stories from her celebrated 1944 collection of the same name—funny\, poignant\, and deeply revealing portraits of her tenants\, animals\, and resilient self.\n\n\n\nThrough words\, images\, and discussion\, you’ll gain insight into how this unique chapter in Carr’s life reflected her humor\, grit\, and unshakable artistic vision. \n\n\n\nIn 1913\, after years of study abroad\, Emily Carr returned to Victoria and built a quirky\, two-storey house—half rental property\, half personal sanctuary. Hoping rental income would fund her art\, Carr instead found herself juggling life as a landlady\, sheepdog breeder (raising over 350!)\, urban farmer\, chicken and rabbit seller\, and caretaker of a mischievous monkey. She also crafted pottery and hooked rugs to make ends meet and all but ended her painting career. \n\n\n\nEnhanced by images and discussion\, the session offers insight into Carr’s humour\, grit\, and enduring vision expressed with a writing style that is vivid\, candid\, and laced with humour\, heartfelt reflection and a deep affection for the eccentricities of both people and animals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nsign me up!
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-emily-carr-the-house-of-all-sorts-on-zoom-2/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr & the House of All Sorts
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nThis presentation explores Carr’s unconventional life at The House of All Sorts\, where chaos met creativity. We’ll read and discuss selected short stories from her celebrated 1944 collection of the same name—funny\, poignant\, and deeply revealing portraits of her tenants\, animals\, and resilient self.\n\n\n\nThrough words\, images\, and discussion–and possibly a tour of the inside of the house–you’ll gain insight into how this unique chapter in Carr’s life reflected her humour\, grit\, and unshakable artistic vision. \n\n\n\nIn 1913\, after years of study abroad\, Emily Carr returned to Victoria and built a quirky\, two-storey house—half rental property\, half personal sanctuary. Hoping rental income would fund her art\, Carr instead found herself juggling life as a landlady\, sheepdog breeder (raising over 350!)\, urban farmer\, chicken and rabbit seller\, and caretaker of a mischievous monkey. She also crafted pottery and hooked rugs to make ends meet and all but ended her painting career. \n\n\n\nEnhanced by images and discussion\, the session offers insight into Carr’s humour\, grit\, and enduring vision expressed with a writing style that is vivid\, candid\, and laced with humour\, heartfelt reflection and a deep affection for the eccentricities of both people and animals. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-emily-carr-the-house-of-all-sorts-march-11/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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SUMMARY:8 Remarkable Women Resting in Ross Bay Cemetery | International Women's Day | March 8\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate International Women’s Day in 2026 with a guided walk at Ross Bay Cemetery honouring eight remarkable women who helped shape Victoria. Meet remarkable figures like Emily Carr\, groundbreaking painter and writer; Hannah Maynard\, surrealist photographer and entrepreneur; Sophie Pemberton and Josephine Crease\, pioneering artists; and Lottie Bowron\, tireless advocate for rural teachers and women’s clubs. Discover Nancy Lester\, early African-American settler and abolitionist; Jane Anne Nesbitt\, a bakery owner who arrived on a Bride Ship; and Martha McNeill\, Nisga’a chief and fur trader. Their stories—of courage\, creativity\, and resilience—come to life in the very place they now rest. Join us as we walk\, remember\, and celebrate their legacy in the heart of Victoria. \n\n\n\nEmily Carr | Painter\, Teacher\, Author \n\n\n\n\nEmily Carr (b. 1871 Victoria\, d. 1945) was born in Victoria\, the year that British Columbia joined Confederation. Alongside Tom Thomson\, the Group of Seven\, and David Milne\, she was one of the foremost Canadian painters of the early 20th century\, and perhaps the most original. As one of the few major female artists of that era in North America or Europe\, her bold\, almost hallucinatory works depict nature as a furious vortex of organic growth. Carr was also a celebrated author; her short story collection Klee Wyck\, based on her experiences with Indigenous people\, won a Governor General’s Literary Award in 1941. \n\n\n\n\nMartha McNeill | Chief\, Fur Trader\, Interpreter\n\n\n\n\nMartha McNeill (b. 1826 Nass River BC\, d. 1883) was her Christian married name\, but she was Neshaki long before her marriage to Hudson Bay trader William McNeill. As Neshaki\, she was a chief of the Nisga’a Wolf clan and a fur trader in her own right\, and she continued to trade after her marriage to McNeill. Born in the Nass Valley to a high-ranking family\, she had the prestige and personality to establish herself with the coastal First Nations and others in the Interior. With her marriage to McNeill\, she became a link and interpreter between two cultures. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLottie Bowron | Welfare Officer\, Heritage Advocate\, Club Founder \n\n\n\n\nLottie Bowron (b. 1879 Barkerville BC\, d.1964) was born in the gold rush town of Barkerville and later in life was instrumental in its designation as a historic site. Earlier\, though\, she held the unique job of Rural Teachers Welfare Officer\, a position established after BC was shocked by suicides among young\, single women teachers working in isolated locations. She travelled the province to assess the situations of such teachers and help wherever she could. Here in Victoria\, she founded the Kumtuks Club\, which became the Victoria Business and Professional Women’s Club\, and was active in the Local Council of Women. \n\n\n\n\nSophie Pemberton | Painter\, Decorative Artist\n\n\n\n\nSophie Pemberton (b. 1869 Victoria\, d. 1959) was raised in one of the affluent families of early Victoria. As a childhood sketch partner of Emily Carr\, she decided to pursue a career as a professional artist and by the early 1880’s was seeking artistic training and excelled in her lessons. She was the first woman to win the Prix Julian for portraiture at the Académie Julian in Paris and also the first artist from British Columbia to achieve international acclaim with her exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in 1897. Despite her early success\, soon after the first of two marriages\, although she continued to paint\, she no longer painted professionally. \n\n\n\n\nNancy Lester — Abolitionist\, Pioneer\, Philanthropist\n\n\n\n\nNancy Lester (b. 1810\, US\, d. 1892) and her family were among the first African-American settlers to come to what is now British Columbia in 1858. The Lesters had been active in the anti-slavery movement in Philadelphia and continued their activism when they moved to San Francisco. Increasing racism and discrimination in California led to their joining the exodus north to Victoria with several hundred African-Americans. Nancy Lester joined Sydna Francis\, Sarah Pointer\, Rebecca Gibbs\, and many other African-American women here in forging a new life for themselves and their families in an unfamiliar culture in this new land. \n\n\n\n\nHannah Maynard | Photographer\, Surrealist\, Businesswomen\n\n\n\n\nHannah Maynard (b. 1834 England\, d. 1918) immigrated to Upper Canada at eighteen with her husband\, Richard. In 1858\, she learned photography while caring for their children. The family later moved to Victoria\, where she opened her studio\, Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery. Maynard adapted to changing clientele\, creating tintypes\, cartes-de-visite\, photomontages\, multiple exposures\, and photosculptures. Her creativity grew despite personal tragedies. She was the official photographer for the Victoria Police Department and continued her innovative work until retiring in 1912. \n\n\n\n\nJane Anne Nesbitt | Domestic Worker\, Businesswomen\n\n\n\n\nJane Anne Nesbitt (b. 1844 London England\, d. 1897) has a special place in Victoria’s history as one of the women who came here on the Bride Ships. They weren’t mail order brides — their story is more interesting. Jane Saunders\, as she was\, arrived here knowing no one. She found work as a domestic until she married Samuel Nesbitt\, a local baker. Together\, they built up a prosperous bakery business\, which included the Royal Navy among its customers. When Samuel died\, Jane took over the business\, which continued to flourish. Her adventurous spirit and business acumen led to a full and fascinating life. \n\n\n\n\nJosephine Crease | Artist\, Organizer\, Naturalist\n\n\n\n\nJosephine Crease (b. 1864\, d. 1947) was born in New Westminster\, the youngest daughter of watercolourist Sarah Crease. She was a Victoria-based artist known for her watercolour landscapes. After studying art at Angela College in Victoria and in King’s College in London\, she returned to British Columbia and organized sketching expeditions across Vancouver Island. A founding member of the Island Arts and Crafts Society\, she exhibited regularly and served as its Honourary President. Crease was active in numerous art and women’s clubs\, winning awards and contributing to the cultural life of early 20th-century British Columbia. \n\n\n\n\nThere will be two 90 minute tours\, the first at 10 am\, repeated at 2 pm.\n\n\n\nTickets $5 / pp / available at the entrance gate to the cemetery at 1495 Fairfield Road.  \n\n\n\nco-produced by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Tour Guides\n\n\n\n\nYvonne Van Ruskenveld \n\n\n\nTo Yvonne\, cemeteries offer a window into the past through the lives of the people buried there—we learn and understand more about our collective past through their individual experiences. In addition to being the chairperson of the Old Cemeteries Society\, she is also a member of the Victoria Historical Society and the Victoria Genealogical Society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarilyn Jones \n\n\n\nMarilyn developed a deep appreciation for Emily Carr while studying Art History at the University of Alberta. Now living in Carr’s hometown of Victoria\, she loves sharing her passion for the artist—and hearing others’ stories in return on walks\, talks\, bus tours and special events like this one. \n\n\n\nWe hope to see you there!\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/8-remarkable-women-resting-in-ross-bay-cemetery-international-womens-day-march-8-2026/
LOCATION:Ross Bay Cemetery\, 1495 Fairfield Road\,\, Victoria\, BC\, V8S 3L5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Chronicles Special Events
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