Join us at The Campbell River Art Gallery THIS Friday as we celebrate and honor the gallery’s new entryway mural ‘Trials and Tribulations’ by Kwakwaka’wakw artist James Kwaksistala! Light refreshments will be provided. All community members are invited!

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Friday, July 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM

The Campbell River Art Gallery

Register now at our events page! https://www.crartgallery.ca/events/#!event/register/2026/7/17/celebration-of-the-crag-new-entryway-mural

About the mural:

Rendered in the traditional Kwakwaka’wakw style, ‘Trials and Tribulations’ transforms the gallery doors into a meaningful cultural threshold. Framing the entrance, two eagles spread their wings inward so that all who enter pass directly between them. 

The mural features rich traditional iconography, including figures contending over a copper, the traditional emblem of wealth and status. It also depicts human figures falling into the open mouth of the sisiutl, a powerful double-headed serpent.

“The sisiutl grants strength to those who face it,” explains artist James Kwaksistala. “To go in headfirst is to meet what we fear undefended, the act of humbling oneself—to die to a self better left behind, and be reborn stronger.”