Mothers Day at the Gallery

Celebrate a special day with the important women in your life. Spend the day at the Gallery on Mother’s Day and experience a live musical performance by Tiny Souls, Haida and Squamish stories told by Kung Jaadee and art-making activities inspired by the current exhibitions. Explore and play in the exhibition spaces with self-guided Art Agent Packs, available at the Admissions Desk.

Enjoy interactive activities across the entire Gallery that encourage visitors to explore your creativity alongside your mother, caregivers and loved ones.

Click on the button below to see the schedule of activities for the day.

Mother’s Day 2023 Schedule

 

FREE for children 18 and under and Members, or included with admission.

Advance tickets are not required, but encouraged so you can skip the line-up!

 

 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

 

Shadi Toloui-Wallace is an internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer, who has been performing to large and small crowds around the world for over a decade. Born and raised in the Middle East and Australia, Shadi relocated to Vancouver in 2011. She’s independently recorded 4 solo records; performed as lead vocalist of Vancouver based neo-soul band, Tiny Havoc; and is the producer and host of Cloud9 podcast. She is most recently the founder and chief creative officer of Tiny Souls Media–a values based children’s media company that uses the power of content to help children embrace and express their inner nobility every day. She is a wife and a mother and is grateful to play, work and serve on the Unceded lands of the original inhabitants, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, now known as the city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Kung Jaadee (Roberta Kennedy) is a professional storyteller, educator and published author belonging to the X̱aayda (Haida),  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) First Nations. Her Haida name, Kung Jaadee, means ‘Moon Woman’ and was presented to her at her great uncle’s memorial feast by her cousin Crystal Robinson. Over the past 28 years, Kung Jaadee has performed traditional Haida legends, while also sharing vivid personal stories about her clan’s survival of the smallpox epidemic, and the history and culture of her people. She has performed at hundreds of festivals, schools and Aboriginal celebrations across Canada. She is the author of  the popular children’s books, Raven’s Feast and Gifts from Raven (selected as a Local BC Book to Read), as well as curriculum textbooks, Haida Nation: Indigenous Communities in Canada and We Are Home. Her stories have also been published in several anthologies, magazines and online publications. Most recently, Kung Jaadee worked as the Vancouver Public Library’s Indigenous Storyteller in Residence.