Harbour City Highlights
Arts & Culture
Renowned Artists Create Island Magic
Colourful Tibetan prayer flags wave us under a wrought iron arch overgrown with scented honeysuckle and ahead a high yellow shrine pays ritual tribute to an international mélange of cultures. The blue plastic head of a hippopotamus peaks from beneath a nearby pond of lily pads, the fish net on hand meant for kids to catch and release the pond’s resident frogs. Winding concrete paths set with gem-like glass and trinkets are shadowed by a towering mix of West Coast rain forest and semi-tropical flowers and greenery. Renowned Nanaimo artists Nixie Barton and Grant Leier have fashioned their whimsical visions into a truly original garden and gallery in the Cedar countryside. The Barton Leier Gallery seemingly worlds away is just 15 minutes from downtown Nanaimo