Indigenous art at Foundry Richmond
Creating safer spaces is a critical part of the work we do to support Indigenous clients, patients and families to feel comfortable, seen and valued. It also supports our Indigenous Cultural Safety Pillar - our commitment to reconciliation and learning, and providing the best care informed by the history and culture of Indigenous Peoples.
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Courage to Climb
By Darryl Blyth
Location: Foundry Richmond, 101-5811 Cooney Road, Richmond
About Courage to Climb
This piece titled “Courage to Climb” was created for Foundry Richmond and is meant to echo Foundry BC’s tenet of providing a welcoming, inclusive and accessible space of support for young people and their families. With Coast Salish style and Foundry colours, a young bear is shown climbing to new heights with the presence and support of an older guardian bear. This imagery is meant to convey that while there is always support from the older bear, the courage to take first steps and charge forward is ultimately taken by the young bear.
Meet the artist
Darryl Blyth is a Musqueam artist born in Richmond, B.C. and has lived in the Vancouver area all his life. Blyth’s artistry includes the use of pencil and pen drawing combined with digitally rendered and painted designs. He explores subjects and styles using organic forms (plants and animals) and inorganic forms (architectural and machines), respecting realism and proportion, but adding depth with traditional and non-traditional abstract shapes and patterns. Traditional Musqueam and Coast Salish art forms and styles inspire his work, blending old and new elements.
