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New art unveiled at Canfor Leisure Pool in Prince George

It's from artists Kym Gouchie and Ray Desjarlais
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Artists Ray Desjarlais and Kym Gouchie unveil a new art piece called Talukw Bah Bedukaih/Dipping for Salmon at the Canfor Leisure Pool on Friday, June 21, 2024 in Prince George, B.C.

A new public art piece called Talukw Bah Bedukaih/Dipping for Salmon was unveiled Friday morning at the Canfor Leisure Pool.

Created by artist Kym Gouchie and her son, digital artist Ray Desjarlais, it measures three metres by seven metres and depicts an elder dipping a net at twilight on the Nechako River.

It was introduced on National Indigenous Peoples Day with the artists on hand, along with Lheidli T'enneh Chief Dolleen Logan, Mayor Simon Yu and representatives of Canfor.