Coast Salish Cedar Basket Weaving

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 3x3x3 cedar basket.

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022
Time: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, V6J 3J9
Tickets: $75 for non-members, $65 for MOV members, $50 Indigenous Peoples*

*Please call 604-736-4431 during MOV business hours to obtain a discount code if you are an MOV Member or Indigenous. A service fee and GST are also applied to ticket sales. Please note that this price point is based on covering the artist’s fee and materials.

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For general inquiries regarding this workshop please contact Indigenous Programs and Community Engagement Coordinator, Jasmine Wilson here.

BASKET SAMPLES

Workshop Facilitator

Rita Kompst, Local Artist, Musqeaum

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.

“I had never considered myself to have any artistic abilities at all but while delving back in my culture and heritage, I discovered a passion for cedar weaving and knitting. I currently work full-time as an executive assistant and now that my children are grown, spend my free time being creative!”