Hop on the bus, meet new friends, and get a tour of three North Shore galleries! No need for an art degree to get on board this bus—just a curiosity for learning about contemporary art and meeting some fellow adventurers along the way!
Date/Time: Oct 26 2016, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Surrey, Surrey Art GalleryAge: 16+
Cost: $39.00
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On Wednesday, October 26, Surrey Art Gallery and the Surrey Art Gallery Association invite you on a guided bus tour to the North Shore.
Led by Surrey Art Gallery curator Jordan Strom and curatorial assistant Rhys Edwards, the tour will start at the Surrey Art Gallery where you'll get a brief orientation over coffee before hitting the road where the first stop will be the West Vancouver Museum. Here you’ll tour The Space in Between, an exhibition of contemporary works by two West Vancouver-based artists who have been extremely influential as ceramic artists and teachers: Sally Michener and Tam Irving. Both have exhibited at the Surrey Art Gallery. Our Hands On Clay workshop in our School Programs is inspired by the work of Michener.
The next stop is Griffin Art Projects, a space that presents exhibitions of contemporary art from private collections. Participants will see Kitchen Midden, an exhibit of artworks, artifacts, and objects from the collections of over seventy artists from Vancouver and its surrounding areas. Artists include Dana Claxton, Douglas Coupland, Gathie Falk, Atilla Richard Lukacs, Kelly Lycan (currently exhibiting at Surrey Art Gallery), Liz Magor, and Paul Wong.
Rounding out the day will be the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art showing the exhibit [Ab-strak shuh n], inspired by the abstract work in their Artists for Kids permanent collection.
On this tour, you'll experience art by celebrated Canadian and international artists in a range of media, from ceramics to paintings and sculpture. See what artists are making today and learn about new gallery trends—all in a friendly, accessible, and conversational environment.
Bring your own lunch or pick something up on site.
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