Virtual Reality (VR) is not just for gamers. 

In the upcoming program at the Comox Valley Art Gallery, art and the magic of virtual reality are combined to create immersive experiences of real and imagined landscapes. 

The immersive installation TEXADA created by co-directors Josephine Anderson and Claire Sanford merges 360-degree live-action footage, and 3D animation to depict a journey through the Earth鈥檚 formation to the current moment of the mining community this work is named after. 

Years in the making, the twenty-four minute Uninterrupted-VR created by Nettie Wild, Betsy Carson, Rae Hull and Michael Brockington is an 'in the water" spectacle that chronicles a Pacific Salmon migration in a river that runs through a city. 

Now in its fifth year, the Return to Water series of exhibitions and community activations in the community to explore the enduring relationship we have with this watery region.

The exhibition opens on April 12 with an opening event at 1 p.m.. The artists will be present to talk about their work and meet with visitors.