You May Dream in Chomutov

More than twenty artists from British Columbia present their works across two interconnected exhibitions – You May Dream in HOT and You May Dream in Chomutov.
Both exhibitions are linked by the imagination of writer Karl May and by contemporary stories from the Ore Mountains, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Chomutov, and British Columbia.

Artists from Vancouver, the Okanagan, and the Shuswap regions follow in the footsteps of Karl May – creating from imagination and from visions of places they have never personally visited.
Their works draw inspiration from real stories on both sides of the Ore Mountains, as well as from short stories about the region written by Calvin White and Reg Kienast – all in the spirit of “You May Dream” and “May It Happen.”

In Chomutov, visitors can see among others:

• • a tribute to Jiří Hromada by visual artist Raj Jain from Kelowna,

  • an object by Deborah Wilson, named by National Geographic as one of the world’s finest jade sculptors,

• wooden objects by Reg Kienast,

• a heartfelt greeting by Aj Jaeger,

• a community artwork connecting Indigenous artists and local residents from the Shuswap region, created as part of Cathy Stubington’s Runaway Moon Theatre activities,

• and a Madonna for Chomutov by Julie Oakes, an artist represented in collections around the world.
  For the local church, she created a Madonna incorporating her used make-up remover pads.

  

The exhibition also features videos with Indigenous artists Stephen Lytton, a survivor of residential schools, and storyteller Kenthen Thomas, as well as short fiction films by Calvin White and Brad Norish.

The exhibition showcases diverse artistic approaches and personal visions of places far from the artists’ homes – yet deeply connected to their imagination.

Visitors are encouraged to combine their visit with the exhibition You May Dream in HOT, opened on September 20 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, the birthplace of Karl May.

The exhibition will be open until 14 December 2025 during the opening hours of the Regional Museum in Chomutov
(usually Tuesday to Friday 12:00–18:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00–18:00).
Entrance through the historic Town Hall building, Náměstí 1. máje 1.

Admission is free. Voluntary donations help continue European–Canadian cultural collaboration.