Each week until the end of August the Terrace Standard will be showcasing a contributing artist to the Skeena Salmon Art Festival at the Terrace Art Gallery. Following the widespread salmon fishery closures along the Skeena and Nass Rivers, organizers hope the exhibit will provide a way for people to express their strong admiration for the fish through artistic expression.
In this feature series, the artists will share their thoughts on the subject in their own words.
READ MORE: Skeena Salmon Art Fest kicks off Aug. 3
This week’s artist, Jeff King:
“I’m inspired by the people like Glen Saunders from the Flying Fish and the organizers of the Salmon Festival for putting their resources behind their community. The Salmon Festival is raising awareness of the do-or-die of the salmon species, it’s time everybody kicked it up a notch and started protecting this resource instead of endlessly trying to kill it. I think the salmon needs to be protected… [The Skeena River] is already in hardship, it’s already suffering the effects of climate change, as are the rest of the fish and salmon-bearing rivers and lakes in Canada. Salmon, they’re a sacred thing up here and should be treated as such. Time to take action, because if things keep going the way they are, there isn’t going to be any salmon left for future generations.”
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