Join artist Rebecca Chaperon for a guided tour of her exhibition Mortal Magic. After the tour join the CRAG and the Artist for a social hour. Tea and treats will be provided by donation.

About Mortal Magic & Rebecca Chaperon:

Mortal Magic is a new body of work by Rebecca Chaperon, born from a longing for connection and a touch of enchantment in difficult times.

Chaperon’s practice centers on the archetypal witch of Western mythology — a figure who is strong, feminist, nature-loving, and thriving at the edges of society. During the pandemic, she and poet Kate Horowitz (Maine) began Witch Post: Coast to Coast — an exchange of letters written in the voices of fictional witches. Into this imagined world crept the fear and uncertainty of the real pandemic, embodied as the “Bleak Inertia,” a force the witches countered with spells, protective charms, and acts of care.

From this correspondence grew a new body of work in which Chaperon experiments with installation and immersive techniques to bring their fictional world to life. Here, the veil between truth and invention is thin: a garment holds hope in; a line of salt on a windowsill wards off evil; a “wobbling rainbow” pulses with creative energy.

Visitors are invited to read the letters, follow the story, and discover these talismans for themselves. In the end, Mortal Magic reminds us that magic can be a form of solidarity — a way to sustain each other with words, symbols, and hope.

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Thank you for your donation, all proceeds go back to the Campbell River Art Gallery which is your local Public Non-Profit Contemporary Art Gallery aiming to provide barrier-free programming to our community.

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ACCESSIBILTY INFORMATION

The Campbell River Art Gallery is wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a two main doors to the Centennial Building, with an accessible parking space at the rear of the building. There are two gender inclusive and accessible washrooms located inside for workshop/ event participants. If you have any other questions or concerns about accessibility, please contact the Campbell River Art Gallery office at 250-287-2261 or email admin@crartgallery.ca

Venue Campbell River Art Gallery
Starts Sat Sep 20 2025, 10:00am PDT
Ends Sat Sep 20 2025, 1:00pm PDT