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By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two North Shore artists thought outside the box when crafting pieces to donate for a charity auction in Vancouver Saturday evening. The Bentwood Box Charity Auction features 20 unique bentwood boxes created by Indigenous artists across B.C., with all proceeds collected supporting the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA). Sammy Dawson is one of the artists who donated a box for the auction. Dawson is a Kwakwaka\u2019wakw artist known for carving miniature and ceremonial masks, drums and bentwood boxes. \u201cCrane,\u201d the name of his piece of art, came from the inspiration of a mask carved by Mungo Martin at the Denver Art Museum. He always wanted to recreate the design and saw this as the opportunity. \u201cIt\u2019s always a good feeling to help and… <\/p>\n

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By Abby Luciano, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two North Shore artists thought outside the box when crafting pieces to donate for a charity auction in Vancouver Saturday evening. The Bentwood Box Charity Auction features 20 unique bentwood boxes created by Indigenous artists across B.C., with all proceeds collected supporting the Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA). Sammy Dawson is one of the artists who donated a box for the auction. Dawson is a Kwakwaka\u2019wakw artist known for carving miniature and ceremonial masks, drums and bentwood boxes. \u201cCrane,\u201d the name of his piece of art, came from the inspiration of a mask carved by Mungo Martin at the Denver Art Museum. He always wanted to recreate the design and saw this as the opportunity. \u201cIt\u2019s always a good feeling to help and... <\/p>\n

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