work

  • 2013

    World Mask Exhibition

    December 20, 2012 to March 20, 2013

    National Museum Malaysia—Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    This interactive exhibition celebrates art and anthropology and the stories about masks from around the world. The exhibition continues to March 20, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    Masks from the Museum of Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert, Canada are featured in the exhibition.  The exhibition includes ancient and new masks crafted from wood,...

  • 2014

    The Green Walls Favela Art project commemorates the visit of members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) to Museo de Favela--AUGUST, 2013.

    During the month of April 2014, five artists living in the favela Contagalo, created this unique outdoor gallery.  Professor Emeritus, Emily Carr University of Art and Design—Vancouver, Britrish Columbia, Canada curated the project-installation. The "team" visited Rio Botanical Gardens and learned about growing plants in repurposed...

  • 2014

    The Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design celebrate British Columbians who through their creativity contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of the Province.
    The awards recognize individuals whose work has a practical function. Artists and designers who work in jewelry, glass, wood, fibre, clay and metal or in such areas, but not limited to, textiles, furniture, weaving, ceramics, fashion and industrial design are eligible.

    Both...

  • 2014

    The Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design celebrate British Columbians who through their creativity contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of the Province.
    The awards recognize individuals whose work has a practical function. Artists and designers who work in jewelry, glass, wood, fibre, clay and metal or in such areas, but not limited to, textiles, furniture, weaving, ceramics, fashion and industrial design are eligible.

    Both...

  • 2012

    This exhibition features BC design history-eartliest times to present with inclusion of local work as it travels across B C.

  • 2012

    In Spring of 2012, Sam was appointed Honourary Professor, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication. He worked with 47 First Year Students and 30 Master's students on the theme of "56 Ethnic Minority Groups of China". The First Year students expressed their ideas and reseach in the form of a scale-model that utilized image, artefacts, colour and patterns associated with each of the 56 Ethnic Minority Groups of China.

    Master's students particicpated in a "charettes"...

  • 2012

    In Spring and Fall of 2011, co-curators; Associate Professor Salmah Abu Mansor, scholar and Senior Research Fellow-Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia and Sam Carter, Professor Emeritus-Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada selected applied arts from indigenous communities across Malaysia and Canada.

  • 2012

    The Asia Pacific Applied Arts and Creative Industries Forum (APAAF) is a non-profit educational project organized by students and faculty of Emily Carr University of Art and Design and the Canadian Society for Asian Arts both located in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.

    A key issue, central to late twenty first century applied art practices, is the dynamicrelationship between traditional approaches and global trends in craft and design. TheAsia Pacific Applied Arts and Creative...

  • 2000

    To celebrate Year 2000, year of the dragon and the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival in Vancovuer, Carter created 2000 dragons from clay, bronze and paper.  These were installed at the Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver and at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.

  • 1990

    This Vancouver Public Art Project celebrates Salmon and Water. It is a shrine in that it celebrates the life of a local Gastown personality and one of his favourite creatures:Salmon.