A long-awaited mosaic will represent Indigenous presence – and help define an inclusive gathering space – in the uptown arts district in White Rock.
The public art installation False Border, by renowned Indigenous artist Marianne Nicolson, will be officially opened on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at its site, the "amphitheatre" at the Saltaire Building (at Thrift Avenue and Johnston Road).
Created in collaboration with the Semiahmoo First Nation and Roxanne Charles, the piece explores the diversity of Indigenous Nations and the challenges of borders dividing communities.
The artists, with Mayor Megan Knight, members of council and other dignitaries, will be on hand for the opening event, scheduled for 11 a.m.
Nicolson, a Kwakwaka’wakw cultural researcher, historian and advocate for Indigenous land rights, has shown work at the Vancouver Art Gallery, The National Museum of the American Indian in New York, and the 17th Biennale of Sydney, Australia.
