First Performance "Of Weather Movements" by Paul Walde @ 1 pm (12:45 pm entry) In-Person
Join us for a 45-minute performance entitled Of Weather Movements as part of artist Paul Walde's Weather Conditions exhibition at the Legacy Gallery Downtown at 630 Yates Street in downtown Victoria. During the performance, the pictures in the exhibition are activated by a team of art-handlers in a performance based on motion picture camera movements and techniques to an original soundtrack in what Walde calls an "image ballet."
Seating is limited to 30 people, with a small number of seats reserved for Elders and guests with accessibility needs, and standing room for 10 people. For specific accessibility concerns, please email legacy@uvic.ca, or feel free to request assistance from event staff at the time of the performance. We will work to ensure that guest needs are met.
The performance is free and all are welcome to attend. All performances will take place at the Legacy Gallery downtown.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE ATTENDING THE PERFORMANCE:
For the 1 pm performance, all audience members must arrive no later than 12:45 pm, and leave no later than 1:45 pm to allow for the next timed entry performance at 2 pm. Please arrive on time, at your required time of entry.
If you would like to view the works in the exhibition we recommend arriving 1 hour before the performance.
One ticket per person to a maximum of 1 guest per person, per timed entry.
Latecomers will NOT be admitted entry due to the performative nature of this event, and tickets are NOT transferable between timed entries or related events.
Please note there will also be two additional performances for Of Weather Movements by Paul Walde with a live string quartet at 1 pm and 2 pm on Saturday March 28th. Seating is limited.
Questions? Please email the Legacy team at legacy@uvic.ca or call 250.721.6562
- Date:
- Saturday, February 28, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 1:45pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Legacy Gallery (Map )
- Library/Gallery:
- Legacy Art Gallery
- Audience:
- General public Open to everyone
- Categories:
- Exhibition
About the Exhibition: Paul Walde: Weather Conditions curated by Dr. Carolyn Butler Palmer, brings together two video installations, Of Weather (for Geoff Hendricks), and Tom Thomson Centennial Swim, by interdisciplinary artist and University of Victoria Visual Arts Professor Paul Walde. Prominent within the exhibition are the large-scale photographic prints of cloudscapes from Of Weather. Each artwork in Paul Walde's Weather Conditions documents site-specific performances accompanied by original soundtracks also created by Walde. These works transport weather conditions from their apparent distance in the natural world into the immediacy of the gallery space.
The exhibition runs until April 11th, 2026
About the Artist: Paul Walde is an interdisciplinary artist living in Victoria, Canada on lək̓ʷəŋən territory where he is a Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Victoria. Walde is a graduate of Western University Visual Arts program and received his master’s from New York University. For the past 30 years, his work has been engaged with addressing environmental issues including: exploring non-human activity and communication, global warming, deforestation, land use, endangered species, and the art world. Originally trained as a painter, Walde’s music and sound compositions have been a prominent feature in his artwork for over 25 years. He is best known for his interdisciplinary performance works staged in the natural environment, and documentation of these events is frequently used as the basis of Walde’s sound and video installations which have been the subject of exhibitions nationally and internationally.