Event Type : Arts and Culture

Copping’s practice has developed in two distinct directions. The first is grounded in the development and exhibition of sculpture and installation work. This work usually includes the use of glass and has transitioned from commercial galleries to public galleries as the work has increased in scale and complexity. The second direction is the blown and carved glass vessels, and very functional production glassware series.  Both aspects of Copping’s practice started their evolution around his attempts to understand our place in a world where change is the only constant. While the functional blown and carved glass vessels have become an exploration of form, surface and light, it is through the sculptural work that he has continued to examine that initial idea.

As the Shoreline Disappears will be on display at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery from July 23 to September 19, 2026.  The Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  All are welcome.  Admission is by donation.

Artist Biography

Copping was an Artist-in-Residence at the Canadian Canoe Museum.  Through the work produced during this residency, he began to explore the history of Indigenous–settler relationships and to examine his own position within this legacy.  A more recent project, Resource Room, a collaboration with Anishinaabe artist Alice Olsen Williams, was an immersive installation of blown glass, textile, sound and projection in the former King George Public School in Peterborough.

Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm & 5:00pm-7:00pm

The documentary, directed by Tasha Hubbard and co-written by Hubbard and Betty Ann Adam, follows three sisters and a brother adopted as infants into separate families across North America, who meet for the first time. Glimpse into Betty Ann, Esther, Rosalie and Ben’s experiences as four of 20,000 Indigenous children between 1955 and 1985 taken from their families and brought into foster care. Experience the heartfelt moments their shared history mend together while their cultural and familial bonds flourish.

Presented in collaboration with the Haliburton County Public Library and supplied in courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), this screening is open to all ages. Admission is free. No pre-registration is required.

The Nest (2025), directed by Chase Joynt, follows a decolonial writer, Julietta Singh as she returns to her haunted childhood home. As she digs into the history of the house, she uncovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and political rebels she never knew. Indigenous, deaf, Japanese and South Asian communities and histories are all connected through the building’s walls. The Nest explores who gets lost in the archives of history, and what we stand to gain by resurrecting them. Presented in partnership with Haliburton County Public Library, this screening is open to all ages.

Admission is free. No pre-registration is required.

The Pacifist Who Went to War (2002), directed by David Neufeld, follows the story of two Mennonite brothers from Manitoba who were forced to decide in 1939, as Canada joined World War II. In the face of 400 years of pacifist tradition, should they now go to war? Ted Engbrecht chose to become a conscientious objector, serving in alternative service camps, while his brother John made the difficult choice to enlist and serve in the military. The film examines how the brothers’ contrasting paths impacted their relationship and their community. Presented in partnership with Haliburton County Public Library, this screening is open to all ages.

Admission is free. No pre-registration is required.

Griefwalker (2008), directed by Tim Wilson, follows Stephen Jenkinson, who was once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. He experiences people go through what he calls “a wretched anxiety and an existential terror” even when there is no pain. This film aims to announce deaths are not something to be denied or avoided but ‘befriended’ as challenging. Combining beautiful imagery of the impermanence of nature, Griefwalker leaves us with a deeper understanding of how our deaths could be held as a prized possession. Presented in partnership with Haliburton County Public Library, this screening is open to all ages.

Admission is free. No pre-registration is required.