Gus Modeste: CBC & Memorial Service
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 6:04PM Gök Sarioglu passed on this impressive and moving link to the CBC’s national article about Gus Modeste and his amazing art. There is a ceremony Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the elementary school on Penelakut. A Thetis presence would be great.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gus-modeste-coast-salish-artist-1.5425662
A memorial service for Penelakut carver and artist Gus Modeste will be held at the Penelakut Elementary School at 9 am friday morning. Gus passed away in hospital late last week related to a medical condition. Gus was well-known internationally and by many people on Thetis. If you plan to attend the service, it may be helpful to know it is customary in Coast Salish culture and appreciated to discretely offer a financial contribution to the family to support the costs of hosting extended family and friends who come to honour the memory of the loved one who has passed.