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Northern Lights

June 9 to Aug 8, 2010

Featuring works from UVic's newly acquired Hal Knight Collection, as well as prints and drawings from the permanent collection, Northern Lights highlights Inuit themes of transformation, shamanism and the unity of the human and natural worlds. featured works also celebrate family life, hunting and traditional practices.

Art Beyond Beauty

In the Small Gallery
July 14 to Aug 8, 2010

Art Beyond Beauty attempts to provoke critical thinking on contemporary issues as local artists working in different media present their artistic expressions on the theme Hope in the 21st Century. The exhibition affirms and recognizes the role that artists play in society and reclaims the potential of art as a potent means of communication.

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Graphic Radicals

Aug 11 to Oct 31, 2010

The art of subversion comes to the Legacy! Graphic Radicals is a “themed” presentation of the work of World War 3 Illustrated, a New York artist collective, from the 1980s to the present day. The art confronts issues such as anti-war protests, squatting in New York, the tragedies of 9-11, racism, prisons and anarchism. Graphic Radicals includes dozens of works in the form of posters, graphic illustrations, paintings, banners and other media.