Emily Carr Chronicles Bus Tour

We'll meet up at For Good Measure at 579 Niagara Street in James Bay at 11:30am. After introductions and a short presentation on Emily Carr, we'll board the bus and make a quick drive by her family home, the Carr House (we'll be back at 1pm for our scheduled guided tour), visit her nearby sister's houses (also historic sites), as well as the House of All Sorts, the Emily Carr Stone Footbridge in Beacon Hill Park, her father's store on Wharf Street, the Emily Carr Statue in front of the Empress Hotel, the Crystal Gardens where she made an important speech in 1930, her gravesite in Ross Bay Cemetery in Fairfield and other historic locations she painted, sketched and wrote about.

Along the way, you'll get to hear about some of the important people in her ilfe such as her four sisters, her handyman Willie Newcombe, her listening ladies, her childhood art instructors, her years in Vancouver, Ira Dilworth, Lauren Harris, The Group of 7, Woo, the Elephant, her lifelong friend Sophie Frank and her Indigenous guides for her two lengthy sketching trips in Haida Gwaii in and 1928.

We'll also visit her gravesite in Ross Bay Cemetery. Breathtaking ocean views, intricate pillars, stately mausoleums and towering trees are some of the charm of this historic Victorian-era cemetery, along with it being the resting place of Victoria's most beloved artist.

Then we'll head back to Carr House in James Bay for our scheduled one hour guided tour that starts at 1pm. Our final stop on the tour will be James Bay Inn where Emily died on March 4, 1945 and where we will see and hear about the legacy she left behind.

Whenever the time and location permits, we'll look at some of her most famous paintings and talk about what makes them so highly valued today. Her painting Crazy Stairs (1928) was purchased for $3.3 million by the Audain Gallery in 2013 , breaking her previous record and the third highest amount paid at auction for a Canadian artist and the highest paid at auction for a Canadian female artist. If only she knew!

We'll meet up at the outdoor patio at For Good Measure at 579 Niagara Street, at the corner of Government and Niagara, at 11:30am.

feedback from the May 25, 2024 Emily Carr Bus Tour...

"I enjoyed getting together with such a like minded group. So wonderful to be in such a friendly group whether you were alone and came with friends. It was a great adventure to explore her life and see the places she lived her life . Take the bus tour and learn as much as possible to share with other interested Art and History enthusiasts. Thank you Marilyn."
~ Sharyn Artist
May 26, 2024

OF SPECIAL NOTE:

• We will stop at the most important locations where possible so participants can off the bus during the stop.
• Participants can stay on the bus thoughout the 15 location tour if they wish
• There will always be one of us on the bus at all times if anyone else is on the bus
• We suggest you bring your own snacks or pick up some at For Good Measure

Feedback on the Emily Carr Chronicles walks, talks, and bus tours:

• "I cannot wait for your survey to tell you how much we three enjoyed the Emily Carr Bus Tour yesterday. By the time we set out, everyone was chattering away, sharing ideas, insights, stories, etc. Wonderful! Thank you for the gift of yesterday." ~ Susan L | Victoria
• "On a scale of 1 - 10, the bus tour was a 10. I particularly liked visiting Emily's gravesite. I am impressed by Emily Carr and her life and felt empowered by learning more about this fascinating person." Susan B | Victoria
• "If you are interested in Emily Carr, you should definitely get in touch with Marilyn Jones at Emily Carr Chronicles and see what she is offering because this lady is passionate, friendly and wanting to share her wealth of knowledge with you. I enjoyed out time together." | Elizabeth L | Victoria

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