pals & kin

Our inspiration for this event is our Executive Director’s pal and the council’s resident dog – Alice. Like all paw companions, she has continued to support our community over the past 15 years, bringing comfort, joy and a lot of hair to the many volunteers and staff that have passed through our doors. It was serendipitous that the work in Carly Nabess’s upcoming exhibition (Aug-Sept) was co-created through relationships with ancestors, mentors, archival materials, and kin, including plant relations and Banjo, her dog. The initiative is rooted in a simple but powerful idea: that the animals in our lives are more than pets. They are pals, companions, and chosen family – our kin.

Proceeds from sales will go to CCBC, supporting our non-profit programming and a percentage of 10% will be going to the BCSPCA

CCBC acknowledges that the land on which we work is the unceded shared traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.