The Alberni Valley Museum will be the first Vancouver Island venue to host an exhibit of the national Sampson-Matthews silkscreen prints.
This collection was assembled by Ian Sigvaldson of Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art on Salt Spring Island.
The prints, produced from 1942–63, “were part of a concerted effort by Sampson-Matthews to contribute to building Canadian identity,” museum curator Jamie Morton said.
The exhibit will open on Saturday, April 4 and will only be in Port Alberni for one month, until May 6.