Samantha Salvat – Artist in Residence

Residency Dates: June 1-30, 2023 Studio H Canada is thrilled to welcome Samantha Salvat (she/her), a visual artist from Mexico City, based in Vancouver Island, BC. While at Studio H Canada, Samantha will develop and work on her artistic goals related to large scale artwork and installation techniques. About the Artist Samantha Salvat’s mediums are … More Samantha Salvat – Artist in Residence

The Cowichan Women’s traditional sweaters, issues of intellectual property and cultural appropriation.

by Heidi Bergstromre-post from NorthernWomen.org I wanted to contribute a blog to the Northern Women’s Art Collaborative (NWAC) about the Cowichan Tribe’s struggle with the Hudson’s Bay Company in 2010 over their intellectual property rights and the cultural appropriation of First Nations cultural expressions.  I am from the west coast of British Columbia in Canada … More The Cowichan Women’s traditional sweaters, issues of intellectual property and cultural appropriation.