Cedar Heart Weaving with Rita Kompst
TWO TIME SLOTS AVAILABLE
Join Rita Kompst of the Musqueam Nation for a workshop on traditional Coast Salish cedar weaving. Participants will learn about the cultural and traditional techniques of Coast Salish cedar weaving. Using the cedar bark that was harvested and prepared by Rita herself, participants will weave their very own cedar hearts!
We are offering two sessions for this workshop. When registering, please select your preferred time slot.
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Tickets: $70 General Admission, $60 MOV Members, $45 Indigenous Peoples
A service fee, processing fee and GST is also applied to ticket sales. Please note that this price point is based on covering the artist’s fee and materials.
Workshop is open to all ages – children 8 years old and under must be accompanied by an adult. One ticket to this event includes supplies for one cedar heart.
Spaces are limited. Register early. Masks are recommended but not required.
For general inquiries regarding this workshop, please contact the Programming Department here.
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Time slot 1 (10:30am - 12:00pm)
Time slot 2 (1:00pm - 2:30pm)
Samples
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Rita Kompst - Local Artist, Musqueam
Rita was born and raised in Musqueam. Her late father, Joseph Becker (Point), was a former Chief of Musqueam. He was also a self-taught artist who was well known for his wood carving and Salish designs. Her late mother, Evelyn Norris (Campbell) was also from Musqueam but lived on Vancouver Island. She is the eldest child and had 5 sisters and 5 brothers.
Please note: Photographs and/or video will be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes . This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be photographed please inform an event organizer.