Gabriela Hirt described receiving hundreds of postcards from across the province as something like Christmas, every time she received a new box.

The cards werenB次元官网网址檛 personally addressed to the local artist B次元官网网址� instead, the 330 postcards were sent to the gallery from across the province over the last two months as part of a collaborative art project voicing potential climate crisis solutions, set to be featured in a Gage Gallery exhibit from Feb. 22 to March 6.

The postcards will be strung from the ceiling of the gallery in Bastion Square, allowing visitors to wander between the expressive visuals and the explanation of the idea on each side, Hirt said. Suggestions from B次元官网网址減lant more trees,B次元官网网址� to B次元官网网址渉op on your penny (bike) and get a pint at the penny,B次元官网网址� and even placing a new monetary value on the future, were submitted from across B.C. Participants have included elementary school students, other artists and advocacy groups including the Sierra Club.

Several feature simple crayon and coloured pencil work, but others incorporate oil painting, textured collages and professional photography.

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Her favourite submission is a card that includes several smaller, pasted-on postcards depicting letters to world leaders that its creator intends to write and send.

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The installation has also proved a great tool for pulling together what could be considered an over 300-piece conversation, as in-person meetings have been limited, Hirt said. The gallery had planned to host workshops throughout last year B次元官网网址� in light of that, B次元官网网址渢his works so well because families can sit, make art together and talk about (the subject matter),B次元官网网址� she said; discussing the reportedly immense social and economic shifts required to avert a climate crisis.

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