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Arts & Culture
Northwest Coast Art at the Bill Reid Gallery
An intimate downtown gallery for Haida master Bill Reid and contemporary Indigenous artists, where the jewellery cases invite actual leaning-in.
Arts & Culture
An intimate downtown gallery for Haida master Bill Reid and contemporary Indigenous artists, where the jewellery cases invite actual leaning-in.
The Bill Reid Gallery on Hornby Street is the downtown answer to the big museum's scale: compact, beautifully focused, and devoted to the Haida master goldsmith and carver Bill Reid alongside a rotating roster of contemporary Indigenous artists. The centrepiece is a glittering bronze frieze, and the jewellery and carving cases are close enough that you can lean right in with no roped-off perimeter between you and the work. No crowds means no shuffling for position, just the two of you and the intricate thing in front of you, which is a surprisingly rare feeling in a city museum. Plan for about an hour, go on the first Friday afternoon of the month when it is free, and agree in advance that you will each pick the carving you would commission if the budget were entirely hypothetical. The rest of the downtown evening is yours.
