Chelsea Kemp

"People feel like they’re part of the music."

Ktunaxa Nation member Lillian Rose led an introduction to Indigenous basket making class at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies on Wednesday (Jan. 22). The event marked the kick-off for new cultural programming coming to the museum that aims to build bridges with Indigenous artists, filmmakers, speakers and community members as a way to celebrate the traditional Bow Valley cultural trade routes.

“The piece is very much about caring for the land and having empathy for the plants and animals that are affected by developments and extraction."

Banff and Lake Louise are hosting SnowDays events until Jan. 26 at various locations

“This community is abundant with extraordinary, intelligent, creative, engaged and caring people."

“Hopefully we’ve removed this place on the landscape and will stop or slow down the spread of this infection.”

“You remember when you were a child and the excitement of a snow day, there were heaps of snow and you just got to stay home and play, that’s the feeling that we really want people to have when they come and experience SnowDays.”

“The goal of the festival is to showcase local spirits from Alberta and B.C. and to become one of the biggest craft spirit festivals in Canada."

Artists Cedar Mueller and Pascale Oullet will be meeting with guests for the Unbridled exhibition's featured artists talk on Saturday (Jan. 18) as part of the Banff Gallery Hop. The event runs from 2-4 p.m. and the duo will be hand to speak with guests about their work.

“[They’re] fantastic and mesmerizing – it’s kind of otherworldly.”