Community Events

an Ongoing list of community carving events

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Past Events

Carving Club
May 31, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
May 17, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
May 03, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
April 19, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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April 10, 2023

Artist Meet & Greet

Hosted by: Atheana Picha
Come meet & mingle with fellow art lovers. Join us for an artist talk and small pop up art exhibit.
Common Loaf Bakeshop, 180 First Street, Tofino
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April 10, 2023

Printmaking Workshop

Hosted by: Atheana Picha
Learn the art of printmaking from Coast Salish artist Atheana Picha.
Common Loaf Bakeshop, 180 First Street, Tofino
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Carving Club
April 05, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
March 22, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
March 09, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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Carving Club
February 22, 2023

Carving Club

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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November 26, 2022

ƛaʔuukʷiatḥ Canoe Steaming

Hosted by: Carl Martin
Witness a canoe steaming led by Carl Martin Sr.
1084 Pacific Rim Hwy., Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens (down by the mudflats)
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Carving Club
November 16, 2022

Carving Club – Autumn 2022

Hosted by: Robinson Cook
All are welcome - let's carve together!
316 Main St., Tofino, BC (Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Office)
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September 12, 2022

Drop-In Cedar Bark Weaving

Hosted by: Weavers
Join us for drop-in cedar bark weaving with Shy Watters and Liz George at the Edge Exhibit
The Shore Pier (368 Main Street), Tofino, BC
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Photo by Melody Charlie
September 12, 2022

Haida Modern at Monday Night Movies

Hosted by: Carving on the Edge Festival
In partnership with the Clayoquot Sound Theatre and Monday Night Movies.
Clayoquot Sound Theatre (380 Campbell St)
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September 11, 2022

Painting on Wood

Hosted by: Robin Rorick
This workshop, hosted by Robin Rorick, will introduce beginners to painting on wood.
Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens
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September 11, 2022

Talking Circle and Snacks

Hosted by: Carving on the Edge Festival
This event brings participants together to discuss feedback and ideas.
Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens
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September 11, 2022

Introduction to Viking Relief Carving

Hosted by: Christen Dokk Smith
This workshop, hosted by Christen Dokk Smith, will introduce carvers to low-relief Viking designs.
Naa'Waya'Sum Gardens
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Photo by Barbara Schramm
September 11, 2022

Carving with Women

Hosted by: Francine Champange and Mary Martin
This carving class is intended for beginning carvers, women who would love to learn to carve.
Naa'Waya'Sum Gardens
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Photo by Christopher Roy
September 11, 2022

Tool Making Workshop – Elbow Adze

Hosted by: Aaron Nelson Moody
This workshop, hosted by Aaron Nelson Moody, will take students through making an adze.
Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens
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Photo by Barbara Schramm
September 10, 2022

Raven Plaque Relief carving

Hosted by: Patrick Amos
This workshop, hosted by Patrick Amos, takes carvers through raven relief carving.
Naa'Waya'Sum Coastal Indigenous Gardens
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