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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr\, Lawren Harris & the Group of Seven | on ZOOM
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.
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/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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ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Jones aka Emily Carr Chronicler":MAILTO:marilyn@emilycarrchronicles.ca
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr \, Growing Pains & Her (Auto)biography | May 13
DESCRIPTION:Completed shortly before her death in 1945 and published posthumously in 1946\, Growing Pains: An Autobiography offers a vivid and candid portrait of one of Canada’s most original artists and writers. In this deeply personal work\, Carr recounts her early life in Victorian-era British Columbia\, growing up in a strict\, colonial household in Victoria.\nThe book traces her artistic education in San Francisco\, London\, and Paris\, as well as the physical and emotional hardships she endured in pursuit of her creative calling. With frankness and humour\, Carr reflects on the isolation she often felt as a woman\, an artist\, and a westerner working far from the artistic centres of her time. \nMore than a chronological memoir\, Growing Pains reveals the inner life of an artist who struggled to find her voice amid cultural conservatism and personal doubt. It also charts her spiritual and creative awakening through encounters with Indigenous cultures and the forests and coastlines of British Columbia\, which would later define her most celebrated paintings. The writing\, like her painting\, is bold\, unflinching\, and full of raw insight. Published by Oxford University Press in Canada with the support of her longtime publisher and friend William H. Clarke\, Growing Pains cemented Carr’s legacy not only as a painter of national significance but also as a pioneering literary voice.
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-emily-carr-growing-pains-her-autobiography/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Jones aka Emily Carr Chronicler":MAILTO:marilyn@emilycarrchronicles.ca
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation Series | Emily Carr: The Journals of an Artist
DESCRIPTION:Published in 1966\, Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr offers a deeply intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of Canada’s most beloved artists and writers. Published in 1966\, twenty years after her death\, the book compiles selections from Carr’s personal journals written between 1927 and 1941—a time when she was fully immersed in both painting and writing.\nThese entries reveal her struggles and triumphs as she pursued a path often at odds with the conventions of her time\, expressing a fierce independence and spiritual connection to the natural world\, especially the forests and Indigenous cultures of British Columbia. Through these reflections\, Carr explores not only her artistic process but also her emotional states\, religious beliefs\, and complex relationship with solitude and recognition.\n\nUnlike her published books of stories and memoirs\, Hundreds and Thousands is unfiltered and introspective\, offering readers a candid self-portrait of a woman navigating the creative life in isolation and against the grain of mainstream expectations. Her thoughts range from daily observations and musings on nature to profound philosophical insights on art\, God\, and the meaning of existence. The title\, borrowed from a phrase Carr used to describe the abundance of impressions and inspirations around her\, captures the vitality and restlessness of her mind. For those interested in the raw\, personal voice behind Carr’s public persona\, these journals serve as both a spiritual autobiography and an essential key to understanding the heart of her work.
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-series-inside-emily-carr-the-private-writings-of-a-relentless-creator/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Marilyn Jones aka Emily Carr Chronicler":MAILTO:marilyn@emilycarrchronicles.ca
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SUMMARY:Emily Carr Presentation | A Virtual Journey Through Emily Carr's Neighbourhoods in Victoria
DESCRIPTION:Explore Emily Carr’s Victoria in virtual bus tour—featuring photos\, maps\, and her own words in this richly illustrated presentation uses archival photographs\, maps\, and Emily’s own words to guide you through the neighborhoods she called home: James Bay\, Fernwood\, Fairfield and Oak Bay.\nJoin us for a special 90-minute virtual presentation that brings Emily Carr’s James Bay to life—without ever leaving your seat. Designed especially for Victoria seniors\, this richly illustrated talk uses archival photographs\, maps\, and Emily’s own words to guide you through the neighborhoods she called home: James Bay\, Fernwood\, Fairfield and Oak Bay. No walking required—just bring your curiosity\, and let us take you through Emily Carr’s world\, right from your armchair. \n \n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://emilycarrchronicles.ca/event/emily-carr-presentation-a-virtual-journey-through-emily-carrs-neighbourhoods-in-victoria/
LOCATION:Cook Street Activity Centre\, 380 Cook Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Emily Carr Presentations
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