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Three Rivers: wild waters, sacred places opened at the Art Gallery of Peterborough in Ontario on May 26, with an enthusiastic response from the 200 guests. Two of the exhibition artists who live in the region, Ron Bolt and Michael Belmore, highlighted their Three Rivers Journey experiences and spoke about the meaning of the Canadian wilderness. Both artists referred to the Three Rivers art works as powerful tools underscoring our urgent call to protect wild nature in the Yukon. On opening day, a group of elementary school students created their own landscape art amongst the inspiring Three Rivers paintings and sculptures.
During the days prior to the exhibition opening, Juri Peepre presented the Three Rivers multi-media show in Peterborough and Kingston. The Cataraqui Canoe Club sponsored the well attended event in Kingston, while the Art Gallery of Peterborough hosted the show at a local cinema.
Many people had some connection to the Yukon, either through a previous trip or family, but the beauty and vitality of the Three Rivers country touched everyone. One of the hosts described how he, as a newly graduated geologist back in the 1960s, helped survey the Peel watershed for its hydro-electric potential. He was relieved that no one had acted on their recommendations, made in an era before wilderness values were considered in such enterprises.
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Three Rivers Opening, Peterborough
May 26, 2006
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