Post Anthropocene
July 17, 2025
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August 31, 2025
Kacey Hughes’ Post Anthropocene presents an imaginative museum of the future, envisioning our contemporary world as if unearthed and examined through the lens of ancient anthropological artifacts.
The Anthropocene refers to the current geological era, one defined by the lasting imprint of human activity on the planet. In this site-specific installation, Hughes speculates on the material remnants that may persist beyond this era. Combining industrial by-products like plastic and concrete with organic forms, the exhibition explores cycles of decay and regeneration, prompting reflection on human presence and what we leave behind.
About the Artist:
Kacey Hughes is an interdisciplinary artist and educator from Surrey, British Columbia. Hughes received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and was a recipient of the Margaretha Bootsma Award for Excellence in Visual Art following her BFA thesis exhibition. She has been the recipient of other awards, including the Francis H. Holliger Award for Ceramic Excellence, the Linda Schwartz Endowed Award, and the Jason Singh Endowed Memorial Award. Hughes has exhibited in several galleries throughout the lower mainland and has attended three artist residencies: the Medalta International Artists in Residency Program at the Shaw International Centre for Contemporary Ceramics in 2018; a short-term artist residency at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in 2022; and Darts Hill Garden Park’s Artist in Residence Program in 2023. Hughes has been a ceramics and visual arts instructor for Semiahmoo Arts Society since 2021, and is a recipient of the 2025 Kwi Am Choi Scholarship at PoMoArts.
About the Kwi Am Choi Scholarship:
Established in 2007, the Kwi Am Choi Exhibition Scholarship is an annual award of $2,000 that recognizes an emerging BC artist between the ages of 18 and 32, and is designed to fund the costs of new artwork creations and mounting a solo exhibition at PoMoArts. This initiative provides recent graduates and students currently enrolled in Fine Arts programs at recognized post-secondary institutions in Canada with the opportunity to display their work in a public art gallery, receive curatorial mentorship, and network with other artists and art professionals. Learn more at pomoarts.ca/get-involved/kwi-am-choi-scholarship
