As most of you are aware, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley are homes to many different cultures and religous groups and most of these groups share their culture with amazing arts, dances and music.
The MSA Museum and the Abbotsford Arts Council are happy to be hosting the Arts and Heritage Unity Festival at Kariton House at 2387 Ware Street.
Come learn about the varying culture groups in an open environment. Have you ever wondered the tradition behind the Sikh turban or the Kirpan? The Shan E Khalsa Gurmat Academy would be happy to explain it to you! We will also have representatives from the Muslim Mosque explaining Ramadan, Xay:tem longhouse sharing cedar bracelet making, The Abbotsford Genealogical society teaching the importance of a family tree and so much more!
Local musicians will light up the stage, from country, to solo guitar and traditional Indian instruments.
Sun hang do will be there to show you how to kick some butt, with a korean twist.
Come learn bhangra, weaving, wool dying, henna and rangoli in our demonstration tent for a hands on look at these beautiful traditionals that make Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley such a strong, blended community.
Let education bridge cultural gaps in a fun, interactive outdoor environment!
Saturday 11AM-8PM
Sunday 11AM-4PM
SEE YOU THERE!!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
The prints from the CPR Magic Lantern Exhibit!
Hello!
Just in case you guys haven't heard. The Trethewey House is hosting an exhibit known as the Prints from the CPR Magic Lantern. I spent all of last week organizing our heritage home, preparing it for 50 large prints. I got the opportunity to hang the artwork myself, with the help of fellow student Pam. What a hard job when you consider that we cannot put any nails into our plaster walls from 1920! Thank goodness for J.O. Trethewey's extensive use of picture rails throughout the house (and Reta Trethewey for demanding it!).
These blown up digital prints were created by local artist Micheal Lawlor and will be dipslayed in our heritage home from August 15th to October 20th, 2010.
These prints were blown up from hand painted slides that were usually smaller than a 4X6 standard photograph (!!). These meticulously detailed slides were backlit by candlelight and shown to people worldwide hoping to evoke interest in settling in Canada.
All of the scenes and locations showcased were able to be seen or accessed via stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. There's a stop specfically in Abbotsford!
Stop by between 9am-12pm and 1pm-5pm every day for a tour of our heritage home and to take a look at visions seen from the National railway that shapped our beautiful city in the country!!
-Kay
Just in case you guys haven't heard. The Trethewey House is hosting an exhibit known as the Prints from the CPR Magic Lantern. I spent all of last week organizing our heritage home, preparing it for 50 large prints. I got the opportunity to hang the artwork myself, with the help of fellow student Pam. What a hard job when you consider that we cannot put any nails into our plaster walls from 1920! Thank goodness for J.O. Trethewey's extensive use of picture rails throughout the house (and Reta Trethewey for demanding it!).
These blown up digital prints were created by local artist Micheal Lawlor and will be dipslayed in our heritage home from August 15th to October 20th, 2010.
These prints were blown up from hand painted slides that were usually smaller than a 4X6 standard photograph (!!). These meticulously detailed slides were backlit by candlelight and shown to people worldwide hoping to evoke interest in settling in Canada.
All of the scenes and locations showcased were able to be seen or accessed via stops along the Canadian Pacific Railway. There's a stop specfically in Abbotsford!
Stop by between 9am-12pm and 1pm-5pm every day for a tour of our heritage home and to take a look at visions seen from the National railway that shapped our beautiful city in the country!!
-Kay
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Day camps and Agrifair
Hello everyone. Last week was our first week of day camps and it was a success! Even though we only had four children, each day was educational and fun-filled. The kids enjoyed every activity that we had planned, although Tomb Raiders on Egyptian day seemed to be the most popular. The kids wrapped us (the leaders) up in toilet paper and tried to steal the "treasure" that the mummies were guarding in the gazebo. Even though I tried my hardest to catch the tomb raiders, they still beat the mummies every time! I feel as though the kids learned a lot each day, especially on Heritage day, when we gave them a tour of Trethewey house and concluded with a scavenger hunt. The children left MSA Museum with much more understanding on what every day life was like in 1920s Abbotsford.
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| photo cred: Pam |
From July 29th to August 2nd, the MSA Museum had a booth at the 100th annual Abbotsford Agrifair & Rodeo. We were able to promote our upcoming exhibit-- Prints from the CPR Magic Lantern Slides (1885-1930) which will be on display at the Trethewey house from August 15th to October 20th. We were also able to tell people about our fall programming, which includes the free and family friendly Autumn Light Festival. This event aims to bring the community and families together while celebrating the wonderful tradition of light festivals. The summer students are lucky enough to be planning this event, but unfortunately we will not be around to see it come to fruition as we will all be returning to our respective universities for the fall.
We are also still working on our educational kits and are aiming to have them done by the time the new school year rolls around. Elementary school teachers will get to choose from a variety of kits, including but not limited to: School Days (what school was like for children in the 1800s), Crossing the Pacific (the story of Sikh, Chinese and Japanese immigrants to Canada), Outlaws and Heroes (self-explanatory). Thanks for reading and hope to see you here at the museum one of these days!
LB
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