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CARVING STUDIO
and art gallery
A new carving facility now welcomes visitors as they arrive at the Clayoquot Campus. Completed in 2025, it features a covered carving studio, as well as an indoor art gallery and workshop space designed for resident carvers and community programs.
Although this purpose-built facility is new, carving has been an active part of the Clayoquot Campus since 2021. During this time, Nuu-chah-nulth and local carvers have worked in temporary on-site spaces to create totems, welcome figures, dugout canoes, and smaller works of art.
This new carving facility strengthens the preservation of intergenerational knowledge and enhances access to cultural education. In Nuu-chah-nulth culture, governance and laws are depicted through art. In addition to being beautiful and striking, Nuu-chah-nulth art also carries important teachings and laws about our roles and responsibilities toward each other and the land.
Upcoming Events
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Gallery
This project was made possible thanks to support from First Peoples’ Cultural Council Heritage Infrastructure Fund, Island Coastal Economic Trust, Grace Projects Inc., the University of Victoria’s Civil Engineering Department, and RJC Engineers.
