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summer 2022
ART Growing up in small-town Ontario, sports were a focal point of
community activity. The local arena was a hive of activity, every
kid (including me) was signed up for little-league, hockey, or soccer,
HISTORY and a glimmer of athletic prowess could catapult even the most
unassuming child to hometown-hero status.
CULTURE
It is fascinating to consider the ways that sports shape normative
expectations for gender, race, and ability in our lives. While
some of the values instilled through athletics are positive—like
teamwork, sportsmanship, and perseverance—some are divisive
and prejudicial. Whether or not we recognize it openly, sports fields
summer
and arenas are amongst the most powerful sites in contemporary
society for inscribing and reinforcing identities.
2022
The artists in our summer exhibition Game/Culture use art to draw
attention to the relationship between sport, art, and society. They
ask us to question some of the ways that we think about sports
through the lenses of identity, values, social rituals, economics,
and sometimes even the idiosyncrasies of the games themselves.
HOURS Of course, we could hardly host an exhibition about games
and sports without getting in on the action ourselves! Our public
Tuesday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm-5:00pm
programming for the summer season is all about play: whether
it’s through our kid’s summer camps, our Wiffle Ball Game Day,
Admission by donation the Go Play Outside initiative in partnership with the City of
Abbotsford, or any of the other unique events we’re planning.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, gender
There’s a lot of fun to be had at The Reach this summer,
inclusive restrooms, limited free parking.
and we hope you’ll play along.
Game On!
The Reach is a contemporary There’s always something to do at The
art gallery and local heritage Reach! Visit our website for a full list of
museum located on unceded activities and events!
Stó:lō territory.
thereach.ca Laura Schneider
32388 Veterans Way Executive Director
Abbotsford, BC, V2T 0B3
604.864.8087
exhibitions
Summer 2022 Calendar
Exhibitions
Game/Culture _____________________________________________ MAY 27 - SEPT 3
Voices of the Valley _____________________________________________ ONGOING
Programs
Community Art Space
Abbotsford Senior Secondary School Art Activism Class ___________________ JUN 3 - 23
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Classes and Workshops
Summer Art Camps ________________________________________ BEGINNING JUL 4
Drop-in Yoga _________________________________________________ MONDAYS
Events
Opening Reception_______________________________________________ MAY 27
Artist Panel Discussion ____________________________________________ JUN 22
National Indigenous Peoples Day Online_______________________________ JUNE 21
Drag Storytime ___________________________________________________ JUL 12
Wiffle Ball Game Day______________________________________________ JUL 23
Film Screening: Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew_______ DATE TBC
Outreach Events
Canada Day_________________________________________ JUL 1, EXHIBITION PARK
Go Play Outside ______________________________ BEGINNING JUL 7, MILL LAKE PARK
Berry Fest___________________________________JUL 16, DOWNTOWN ABBOTSFORD
Fraser Valley Pride______________________________________ JUL 16, JUBILEE PARK
Docent Tours
Thursdays & Fridays _______________________________________________10 - 2PM
This summer, The Reach is excited
to stretch our creative (and physical)
muscles with exhibitions, film screenings,
and activities that explore the connections
between sports and art!
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Game/ Culture
MAY 27 – SEPT 3, 2022
EXHIBITIONS
Lucas Morneau, Nathalie Quagliotto, Mallory Tolcher, Craig Willms
This exhibition explores the ways that sports and games have
fundamentally shaped societal expectations of gender, sexuality,
race, and ability. Artworks by four contemporary artists are displayed
alongside photographs and objects from The Reach’s historical
collections to examine how sports and games sanction certain kinds
of behaviors and bodies, and in doing so condition our understanding
of ourselves in relation to others.
Much of our social conditioning has encouraged the idea that sports
and art are somehow worlds apart, however the similarities between
these pursuits are numerous and profound.
Game/Culture investigates the connections and contradictions
between contemporary art and sports. One need look no further
than frequent controversies surrounding public art or the Olympics
to understand that the implications of both sports and art are deeply
symbolic. Both require rigorous practice, training, hard work, and
drive in environments that are often very competitive. Perhaps most
critically, the worlds of art and sports are both known to privilege
and reward certain kinds of bodies, to the exclusion of others.
Guelph-based artist Mallory Tolcher’s Nothing But Net celebrates
the beauty of basketball in a series of hand-crafted basketball nets
made of unusual materials such as lace, crystals, and silk flowers,
that simultaneously challenge stereotypes of masculinity and
aggression within professional sports.
New Brunswick-based Lucas Morneau’s Queer Newfoundland Hockey
League asks similar questions of professional hockey. The artist uses
pejoratives that have been leveled against the LGBTQIA+ community
in the names of the 14 teams in his fictional hockey league, reclaiming
Sports and games have fundamentally
shaped societal expectations of gender,
race, and ability.
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these terms both on and off the ice. Shown alongside a series
of camp-inspired hockey cards and crocheted goalie masks, Morneau’s
work challenges the perceived hegemonic masculinity of the sport.
Two performance based works by Kamloops artist Craig Willms explore
EXHIBITIONS
quirky, unorthodox methods in sports and games that make elite skills more
accessible for the average person. Sissy Shot encourages visitors to attempt
to make a basketball free throw by tossing the ball underhand, a technique
proven to be more accurate than the overhand standard, but which has
failed to gain popularity in the NBA. In Kid’s Game, meanwhile, Willms sets
up a standard Wiffle Ball® target at which viewers may take aim. Wiffle Ball
has long been a popular kids game that adapts baseball to the back yard,
yet has also recently become a highly competitive sport for adult leagues.
Finally, Nathalie Quagliotto’s participatory installation Doubled Persistence
invites two people to step up onto the “green” with a putter and ball,
and to simultaneously aim for the same target. By reconfiguring the game’s
structure to render the competition between players both explicit and
entertainingly ridiculous, Quagliotto changes both the goals of the game
and our reasons for engaging in the first place. In Maturity Turn a simple
game of tic-tac-toe becomes a much more intimate experience by doubling
and fusing two tic-tac-toe panels together. XOXO is understood as symbol
for love and sex, rather than XOX, which is a children’s game.
With humour and an invitation to participate, the exhibition encourages
visitors to make connections between their own experiences and identities,
and the world of game/culture.
This exhibition is made possible through generous support from Presenting
Sponsor Victory Creative Group/SLAM® Canada
Presenting Sponsor Generously supported by
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The Queen of Basketball
MAY 27 - SEPT 3, 2022
EXHIBITIONS
On display in the Grotto Gallery, the short documentary
film The Queen of Basketball is being screened as part of the
exhibition Game/Culture. From director Ben Proudfoot and
executive producers Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry,
The Queen of Basketball is an Academy Award® winning portrait
of Lusia “Lucy” Harris, who scored the first basket in women’s
Olympic history and was the first and only woman officially
drafted into the NBA. Despite her incredible accomplishments,
Harris, who died unexpectedly on January 18, 2022, has remained
largely unknown—until now. Here, she shares her story
in her own words.
An engaging portrait of Lusia “Lucy” Harris,
the first and only woman officially drafted
into the NBA.
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Touring
MAY 12 – JUL 17, 2022
EVERGREEN CULTURAL CENTRE, COQUITLAM
Semá:th Xo:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh Sxó:tsa / Great Gramma’s Lake,
featuring E’yies’lek Rocky LaRock
On tour to the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam, this
exhibition features two contemporary masks by Stó:lō master
carver E’yies’lek Rocky LaRock and unfolds to share the history
of Semá:th Xó:tsa (Sumas Lake) in the Fraser Valley. Illustrations
by Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor and three large-scale puppets
tell this history through the eyes of a young boy and his Gramma,
who take an afternoon drive around the area—once occupied
by the lake and now turned into farmland—while she shares
knowledge with him. Based on the award-winning book
produced by The Reach, Semá:th Xo:tsa: is co-authored
by Thetáx Chris Silver, Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor,
Kris Foulds, and Laura Schneider.
winner of the 2021 Governor General’s
History Award for Excellence
in Community Programming
For millennia, a vast lake existed between
Sumas and Vedder mountains in the unceded
territory of the Stó:lō people, in what is now
known as the Fraser Valley.
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CITI/ SEEN
SUMMER 2022
This summer, The Reach is pleased to present the 4th
EXHIBITIONS
annual installment in our CITI/SEEN mural program, which pairs
a professional artist with a team of emerging artists to create
an exciting new piece of public art in Abbotsford’s downtown core.
CITI/SEEN is part of Emerge, a program at The Reach which acts
as an incubator for creative talent in the Fraser Valley, offering
mentorship and professional opportunities to aspiring artists
and arts professionals between the ages of 18-35. The program
is designed to allow participants to gain professional experience
and practical skills in the arts and culture sector.
Emerge is made possible through generous support from
the RBC Foundation™.
Supporting up-and-coming artists and arts professionals.
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Voices of the Valley
ONGOING
Explore rich collections of historical objects, photographs,
and archival materials that tell the story of the community
through the eyes of individuals who have shaped it.
winner of the 2016 Governor General’s
History Award for Excellence
in Community Programming
Learn more about the many different people
who have called the Fraser Valley home.
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Community Art Space
programs The Reach has a longstanding commitment to presenting community-based
artworks. We partner with organizations from within the arts community and from
broader fields of interest who have undertaken visual arts initiatives to create
visibility for their efforts. Community Art Space is an application-based opportunity
for all community groups to exhibit art projects at The Reach.
Art Activism Class
JUNE 3 - 23
ABBOTSFORD SENIOR SECONDARY
Teacher: Nikita Griffioen
Artists: Abby Berg, Eisha Chahal, Mia Gill, Jennifer Guthrie, Max Han, Brianna
Johnstone, Tanisha Kashyap, Reena Khattar, Jaye Kovacs, Brandon Lalonde, Zyrelle
Languido, Tanisha Litt, C. Luu, Mushaan Mann, Zyana Marteja, Breanna McQuillan,
Shaan Pabla, Sarah Par, Emma Ransom, Jaiden Reitsma, Avreet Saran, Emily Shanh,
Jatin Sharma, James Sullivan, Ari Zwinge.
For this exhibition, art activism students at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School
explored why there is an overincarceration of Indigenous individuals in Canadian
prison institutions. The students spent over a quarter of the year investigating
these concepts through historical inquiry, project-based learning, and class
discussion. The themes that emerged through these activities informed their final
paintings. The students hope that their paintings will elicit emotional and thoughtful
responses from viewers as they present some realities of the overincarceration
of Indigenous individuals in Canada.
14 15classes & workshops
Summer Art Camps Drop-in Yoga
BEGINNING JULY 4 EVERY MONDAY
10:30 - 2:30PM | 6 TO 13 YEARS EXCEPT STAT HOLIDAYS
REGISTRATION REQUIRED 5:15 - 6:15PM
$15 DROP-IN
$150 PER 5 DAY CAMP
CLASSES
10% OFF FOR FRIENDS OF THE REACH Instructor: Betty Baerg
Join us for yoga at The Reach. The instructor,
Week 1: July 4-8 (Ages 6-9) Betty Baerg, is an Abbotsford-based
educator and trauma-conscious yoga
Week 2: July 11-5 (Ages 10-13)
teacher. She uses restorative and Hatha
Week 3: July 18-22 (Ages 6-9) flow yoga along with poetry and music,
Week 4: July 25-29 (Ages 10-13) offering a class that is suitable for beginners
as well as more experienced yogis. Teaching
Week 5: August 2-5 (Ages 6-9. Please note
classes in the community and with local
this 4-day camp is $120)
inmates, she hopes to aid others in finding
Week 6: August 8-12 (Ages 10-13) deeper levels of self-awareness, strength,
Week 7: August 15-19 (Ages 6-9) joy and peace through practice.
Week 8: August 22-26 (Ages 10-13)
Pre-registration required
for first-time participants.
Our popular Summer Art Camps return
this summer! Please email:
kfoulds@thereach.ca
Do you have a talented young artist
in your life and want to foster their
creativity? Our camp leaders will show
your kids how to get creative in a variety
of artistic mediums, and have a great
time doing it.
This summer, our campers will be
painting, drawing, sculpting, and much
more, so make sure your young artist
wear comfortable clothes that can get
messy. Campers are asked to bring
a nut-free lunch, a water bottle, and
weather-appropriate clothing for
outdoor art adventures.
Visit our website for registration
links, or call us at 604.864.8087
for more information.
16 17Opening Reception National Indigenous
Peoples Day
summer events MAY 27 | 6:30 - 8:30PM
Join us in a celebration of our new season JUNE 21
of exhibitions at The Reach! Opening Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples
parties are a great opportunity to meet Day by visiting our website to access
the artists, learn more about upcoming Indigenous resources, and stop by
events, and connect with the thriving The Reach for special offers on
cultural community in Abbotsford. Don’t our award-winning children’s book
miss this special event, all are welcome! Semá:th Xó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh Sxó:tsa
(Sumas Lake: Great Gramma’s Lake) and
Free | Everyone welcome Skwó:wech (Sturgeon) Plush Toy EduKit.
Free | Virtual Event
Family-Friendly
Artist Panel Discussion
JUNE 22 | 12 - 1PM
Join The Reach’s Curator of Art & Visual
Winner of the 2021 Governor General’s History Award
Culture in conversation with all four for Excellence in Community Programming
of the artists included in the exhibition
Game/Culture. The artists will discuss
their individual practices, the works
they have currently on display, and their
thoughts on society, art, and sports.
This will be a virtual event, register in
advance to receive a link to the live event.
Free | Virtual Event
Pre-Registration is Required
18 19Drag Storytime Wiffle Ball® Game Day FILM SCREENING Canada Day
Handle With Care:
JULY 12 | 3 - 4PM JULY 23 | 1PM JULY 1 | 1 - 5PM
The Legend of the Notic
Join us for Drag storytime at The Reach Popular since the 1960s, Wiffle Ball, Streetball Crew Stop by The Reach Zone at the City of
in support of Fraser Valley Pride week! is played in backyards, on city streets, Abbotsford’s Canada Day celebration
and on beaches. WATCH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA for fun and engaging family activities.
Drag performers Anida Queen of the FOR DATE AND TIME!
SUMMER EVENTS
Valley, Jo King, Armand Hammer, and Inspired by Craig Willms’ work Kids Game, FREE | Exhibition Park
Largely composed of immigrants
Justice will be reading children’s stories we invite the public to sign up for a Wiffle 3240 Haida Drive
and first-generation Canadians
that celebrate diversity, inclusion, Ball game to play with and against The
from Vancouver’s suburbs, The Notic
and the LGBT2QIA+ community. Reach’s staff! Recently, highly competitive
underground basketball collective
Wiffle Ball tournaments have sprung up
overcame all odds to achieve global
This event supports literacy development across North America. Fraser Valley Pride
fame 20 years ago. In defiance of
in a positive environment, encourages
their high school coaches’ casual JULY 16 | 12 - 8PM
self-love, and provides an opportunity No experience is required to take part.
racism and desire for oppressive
to learn about acceptance. Our event will be part kids game, part This year is the 10th anniversary
conformity, this gregarious group
performance art, and loads of fun! Sign up of Fraser Valley Pride! Visit The Reach’s
discovered self-expression through
FREE | Family-Friendly sheets will be in the exhibition, please sign booth for fun family activities that
streetball’s loose structure and
up in person when you visit The Reach. celebrate and promote diversity.
aversion to rules.
FREE | 16+ FREE | Jubilee Park
Filmmakers Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux
Pre-Registration is Required and Kirk Thomas chronicle the
Location to be confirmed underdog group’s rise, fall, and
with registrants rebirth in a riveting documentary
that’s equally euphoric and cathartic. Berry Fest
The archival footage remains as
JULY 16 | 12 - 8PM
jaw-dropping as ever, but it’s the
contemporary interviews that lend Visit Berry Fest to see our Semá:th
the film emotional resonance. Xó:tsa storyboards and learn more
about Sumas Lake and its importance
FREE | 19+ Event to Stó:lō people.
FREE | Downtown Abbotsford
20 21Go Play Outside:
Radical Raquets!
JUNE 30 | JULY 7, 14, 21, 28
AUGUST 4, 11, 18, 25
3 - 7PM
The Reach has partnered with the
SUMMER EVENTS
City of Abbotsford’s Go Play Outside
Team to bring culture to the great
outdoors this summer!
The kits contain all the materials
necessary to make your own Radical
Raquet. Kits will be distributed at Mill
Lake Park throughout the summer.
Check the City of Abbotsford’s social
media pages for up-to-date information
about these events.
Guided Tours
FREE | Mill Lake Park
Ware Street Entrance THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS
ANYTIME FROM 10 - 2PM
Recommended for Ages 6-13 Want to learn a little more about our art
In-park/ at home activity exhibitions? Drop into The Reach on Thursdays
and Fridays anytime from 10am to 2pm for
a tour with a knowledgeable docent. These
tours are free, informal, and a great chance
to ask questions about the art currently on
display. Just let the front desk know you
Get your FREE would like a docent tour when you arrive!
Radical Raquets craft kit!
Kits are available while supplies
last. Order yours today by emailing
programs@thereach.ca or collect one
in person from the Go Play Outside
Team at Mill Lake Park, on the days
listed above!
22 23meet our new
Emily Gorner
(they/them/theirs)
VISITOR EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
team members Emily Gorner (they/them/theirs) is an
English-and-a-little-bit-of-French speaking
white settler of northern European descent.
They were raised and currently live on Stó:lō
We’ve got three talented new team members!
Téméxw — the unceded territories of
the Stó:lō Nation.
Anjuman Grewal They are a multimedia artist and writer. Since
Emily completed their Bachelor of Arts (major
GRAPHIC DESIGNER in Political Science, extended minor in History)
at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2016,
Anjuman (Uhn-ju-mun) is a Graphic they have worked in administration and
and Digital Designer who specializes hospitality, and done communications and design for charitable and
in print, communications, and user nonprofit organizations. This work has led them to several different
experience and interface design. communities across the northern side of Turtle Island.
She enjoys integrating her passions
and interests in design, fine arts,
technology, history, and culture in
her work.
Manisha Ramlu
Originally from the West Kootenays, SUMMER PRACTICUM STUDENT
Anjuman moved to the Fraser Valley
in 2006. She graduated from the
Hello I’m Manisha! I am currently attending
University of The Fraser Valley in 2018
the University of the Fraser Valley pursuing
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and Double Minors in Visual
a Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor
Arts and Graphic & Digital Design. In 2019, she pursued the Digital
in Psychology and Visual Arts.
Design Diploma program at Vancouver Film School: majoring in
Interface Design and graduating with honours in 2020.
This summer, I will be at The Reach Gallery
Museum for an art-based practicum
With over five years of experience working as a Freelance Graphic
opportunity. My career path is to focus on
and Digital Designer, Anjuman has had the opportunity to work
helping children who come from troubled
with small businesses and educational institutions. Her mission is
backgrounds and those who are battling
to solve problems by creating immersive, human-centered designs
with mental health. Given this, I am planning
while integrating both empathy and philosophy into the research
to apply to the Master’s in Counselling,
and design process.
specializing in Art Therapy program.
In her spare time, you can find her working in her sketchbook,
I love to spend my spare time outdoors
experimenting with acrylic paints, playing video games and
absorbing nature, hiking, enjoying long walks and taking photographs
frequenting movie theatres to wind down or look for inspiration.
of the world around me.
24 25Image Credit
Cover image: Mallory Tolcher, Lace Net, from the series Nothing But Net, 2020, lace and
basketball hoop, 108 x 18 in.
Page 1: Clockwise from top: Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor, book illustration for Semá:th
Xó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh Sxó:tsa / Great Gramma’s Lake, 2020, dimensions variable; The Queen
of Basketball, 2022, Breakwater Studios, 23 minutes; Lucas Morneau, Ferryland Fairies, from
the series Queer Newfoundland Hockey League, 2021, crocheted and rug-hooked wool yard
on burlap, 28 x 67 in.; Mallory Tolcher, Lace Net, from the series Nothing But Net, 2020, lace
and basketball hoop, 108 x 18 in.
Page 2: Top: Mallory Tolcher, Peony Net, from the series Nothing But Net, 2020, silk flowers
and basketball hoop, 5 x 26 in. Bottom: Lucas Morneau, Port Union Pinkos, from the series
Queer Newfoundland Hockey League, 2021, crocheted and rug-hooked wool yard on burlap,
28 x 67 in.
Page 4: Craig Willms, Kid’s Game (detail), 2022, bronze, Wiffle Balls ©, target, shovel, netting,
dimensions variable.
Page 5: Nathalie Quagliotto, Maturity Turn, 2011, tic-tac-toe plastic playground blocks, metal,
48 x 36 x 7 in.
Page 8: Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor, cover illustration for Semá:th Xó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh
Sxó:tsa / Great Gramma’s Lake, 2020, dimensions variable.
Page 18: Mallory Tolcher, Leather Net, from the series Nothing But Net, 2020, faux leather
and basketball hoop, 36 x 18 in.
Page 19: Xémontélót Carrielynn Victor, book illustration for Semá:th Xó:tsa: Sts’ólemeqwelh
Sxó:tsa / Great Gramma’s Lake, 2020, dimensions variable.
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Abbotsford, corporations, private citizens and Reach Friends.
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