In Conversation: Billy Gauthier: The Earth, Our Mother
Date: Nov 27
7:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Where: Theatre
A conversation with Activist and Artist, Billy Gauthier and Art Educator, Jason Sellars, followed by an engaging question-and-answer.
Billy Gauthier has been carving since 1996, sculpting using a various materials including stone, bone, antler ivory sinew and baleen often depicting traditional Inuit practices, cosmologies, spiritualities and personal memories.
His work has been exhibited and collected across the country and had his first mid-career retrospective Saunituinnaulungitotluni | Beyond Bone at The Rooms in 2019.
Hear from the artist about his inspirations, process, and the story his largest work to date, The Earth Our Mother and the story of how it arrived on long term display in the art gallery.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms Members. Tickets are available online or by calling 709-757-8090.
Events & Programs
Join us for a delightful afternoon at The Rooms! Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4.
No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front desk and drop in anytime between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm!
Please note that caregivers must accompany their children throughout the session. While our program room can accommodate up to 20 adults with their little ones, if it reaches capacity, we kindly ask caregivers to momentarily step back to make room for others to join in the fun.
The Playdate is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms Members.
With support from Thomas and Susan (Kent) Foran Family Foundation.