Mountain Mentors Community Art Show

Join us at the Brackendale Art Gallery for the Mountain Mentors Community Art Show, celebrating local artists and community initiatives!

This event is an opportunity to gather and celebrate the creative humans in the Mountain Mentors Community, connect, learn about the winter backcountry mentorship program, and raise a few funds to support Mountain Mentors’ programming.

The show is open to anyone to view, featuring diverse artwork by local alumni talent. Join us at the opening reception for an opportunity to meet the artists behind these creations.

Exhibition: October 5, 2025 - November 4, 2025

Opening reception: Sunday, October 5, 5 pm - 7 pm

Tickets for opening reception: Donations accepted online or at the door, but not maditory. Come and support local visual arts and community!

Featured Artists:

Sarah Keller
Sarah Fodemesi
Alix Tier
Rain Scott
Varsha Gill
Nina LaFlamme
Steffi Lai
Bailey Shandro
Christina Radvak
Yolanda Clatworthy
Jurga Hoffman
Megan Ritchie
Tatenda Gurure
Clare Chambers
Flo Godineau
Natalia Martinez
Camille Ryan
Sheen Darbari
Chantelle Chan
Amy Mahony
Beth Dangerfield
Jocelyn Popowich
Kelly Kurtz

We encourage those interested in applying for the winter backcountry skiing and splitboarding program to join this community event to chat with alumni and learn more about the program. Applications for the winter cohort will be open Oct 1-27th!

We would like to acknowledge that this event takes place on the unceded and traditional territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation.

About Mountain Mentors

Mountain Mentors is a community committed to self-development and support in the backcountry and beyond. Our vision is backcountry spaces where everyone belongs and feels safe. We realize this vision through facilitating one-on-one mentorship pairings for marginalized genders including women, non-binary, gender non-conforming, trans masculine and trans feminine folks. We recognize that intersectionality affects an individual's experience, and aim to provide programming that is inclusive and accessible. We offer backcountry mentorship programming in the summer (hiking, climbing) and the winter (ski touring, split-boarding). Each season, we pair mentees and mentors and provide the programming to empower pairs to define their objectives to experience growth.

About the Show

Mountain Mentors recreates on the lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), St̓át̓imc Tmicw (St’at’imc), and Líl̓wat (Lil'wat) Peoples and neighbouring territories. Art, especially landscape-based art, embodies the connectedness we share with place. Sharing our experiences through art reminds us that the backcountry is not a place to be owned, conquered, or disrespected.

This Art Show features the work of program alumni, with much of the art inspired by the outdoors and the trips shared within the Mountain Mentors community. We hope to celebrate the holistic and diverse identities of our participants who engage in outdoor recreation, and challenge the narrative of how we relate to the land around us.

From landscape photography, hand-carved wood, homemade jewelry, felting, watercolours, a collaborative linocut, and more - diverse interests and identities come together to create an inspiring and expansive collective. Each of our artists explores how art and the outdoors are intertwined into their identity, with a common reflection on the role of relationship (to ourselves, each other, and to the land) coming to light.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brackendale Art Gallery, 41950 Government Road, Squamish, Canada

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