Around the Island is a series initiated in 2018 by the AGGV to support projects in formation in smaller remote areas and/or by emerging artists throughout the CRD, Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands.

The first project that has taken shape through the resources provided by the Around the Island series is Alexis Hogan’s lichen. Conceived of by Alexis as “a mobile programming and project space not limited to foundations, nor the traditional construction of an art gallery or artist-run space.” Her intention for this roving structure is for it to be responsive to site, place-based and ecologically-centered art practices and community. lichen aims to be a decentralized arts creation, programming, and gathering space conceived as an adaptable multi-purpose entity, much like its namesake lichen.

The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is located on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen peoples, today known as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on this territory.Around the Island is a series initiated in 2018 by the AGGV to support projects in formation in smaller remote areas and/or by emerging artists throughout the CRD, Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands.
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