Indigenous Art Tour

indigenous art whorl on the ground in bronze
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Indigenous art tour

Experience VCC’s campuses as culturally safe spaces that honour and celebrate Indigenous voices. Our Indigenous art collection and self-guided Art Tour showcase works that reflect culture, traditions, and community. These pieces create welcoming spaces for Indigenous students while inspiring and enriching everyone who visits.

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Indigenous artwork is a large, circular panel featuring a central face representing the sun, executed in a traditional formline style.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

totem pole

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art of a real size carved canoe in black and red and white with 2 wooden paddles

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

An indigenous art mural of a canoe in water with three people framed in a wooden carved fish and sun

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

The entrance features a doorway with a carved cedar frame, likely in a Northwest Coast Indigenous style, welcoming people into the space.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous art mirror

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art that features a large, vibrant painting titled "Together" by the renowned Cree artist Jerry Whitehead.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous art bronzed of four faces

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous art painting of an animal skull with feathers and patterns

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous glass art of a runner

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

An indigenous art of a fossil of a plant

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

An indigenous art of Northwest Coast First Nations ceremonial dance paddles, often carved from yellow cedar or red cedar.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art installation showcasing birch bark bitings

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous art painting of an animal skull with feathers and patterns

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art weaving

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art painting by artist Jackie Traverse depicting a traditional Indigenous smudging ceremony

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

An indigenous art illuminated four glass panels with etched designs of fish and waves, backlit with green light.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigigenous art of a wooden canoe paddle

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous art installation of salmon illuminated in blue lights

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

indigenous art of carved wooden panel featuring salmon motifs.

Zach George

Tsleil-Waututh Ancestry
Resilience, 2025
Digital Art

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.