The Blue Cabin
Docked at the Heritage Harbour, The Blue Cabin will run residencies and contemporary art programs adjacent to the Vancouver Maritime Museum, the Museum of Vancouver, and the renewing Senakw site, contributing to the area’s heritage, contemporary arts, cultural, and educational activities.
Chief Janice George and Willard Buddy Joseph, weavers and culture-bearers from the Squamish Nation, will hold the first artist’s residency in Fall 2024. The Blue Cabin will host welcoming events, open houses and workshop events.
Please click below for more information about The Blue Cabin, including its history and residencies.
About the artists
Chepximiya Siyam Chief Janice George and her husband, Skwetsimeltxw Willard (Buddy) Joseph have reclaimed the Salish weaving tradition and taught others throughout the Salish speaking territory and beyond. Their work began in Squamish Territory, weaving the technical, spiritual and generational teachings together. Janice and Buddy integrate the Squamish teachings from their late Grandmother Kwitelut-t Lena Jacobs—an elder and knowledge keeper who was directly connected to pre-contact times, as well as those of other Squamish ancestors. Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph along with Leslie Tepper, co-authored the 2017 book, Salish Blankets: Robes of Protection and Transformation, Symbols of Wealth. Janice is a hereditary chief, trained museum curator and educator. Janice also co-organized the First Canada Northwest Coast Weavers Gathering, with other Squamish Nation Weavers.
