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The Reconciliation Pole anchored by the 15-foot-wide disc depicts four salmon.

New art connects The Reconciliation Pole to Musqueam territory

The 15-foot-wide disc, titled θəʔit, depicts salmon carved by Musqueam master-carver Kayám̓ Richard Campbell.

May 11, 2023

Event: New art connects The Reconciliation Pole to Musqueam traditional territory

Event: New art connects The Reconciliation Pole to Musqueam traditional territory

New art connects The Reconciliation Pole to Musqueam traditional territory.

May 11, 2023

Michael Audain. Credit: Bob Frid

UBC expands research into historical Indigenous art through $6 million endowment

UBC alumnus, Michael Audain, OC, OBC, one of B.C.’s most ardent champions of the visual arts has donated $3 million to UBC to create the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Art. The gift, supported through the Audain Foundation, will be matched by the university to create a $6 million endowment. Recruitment of an internationally recognized scholar will begin shortly.

Jul 21, 2020

Reconciliation Pole installed on UBC Vancouver campus

Reconciliation Pole installed on UBC Vancouver campus

Thousands of copper nails are important markers on a carved pole installed on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

Mar 30, 2017

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