from Wilfrid Laurier University
A celebration of nature’s symbolic properties and people’s connections to Earth will be on display at Wilfrid Laurier University as part of the exhibition Take Only What You Need with Métis visual artist Christi Belcourt.
With a display of vibrant colour and meticulous attention to detail, Belcourt’s work challenges her audience to acknowledge their dependency and responsibility to the survival of Mother Earth.
“My paintings are primarily calls to action,” said Belcourt, a visual artist, designer, community organizer, environmentalist and social justice advocate. “They express my soul-love for Mother Earth and I see her and all living beings including humans as being one. Mother Earth is alive.”
Take Only What You Need runs at the Robert Langen Art Gallery in the Laurier library, Waterloo, Ontario, until December 6. The gallery’s hours are: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.