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76 SUMMER 2016   604.501.5100
LOCAL ARTISTS OFFER UP
INNOVATION AND VARIETY
ARTS 2016
June 25–August 27 | Opening Reception: June 24
A highlight during summers at the Surrey Art Gallery is
the Arts Council of Surrey’s juried exhibition. Visitors, who
see artworks by established and emerging visual artists
from Surrey and the surrounding region, enjoy the variety
of images, styles, and media. There’s painting, glasswork,
sculpture, photography, and fibre arts—truly something
for everyone! Visitors are even invited to vote for the
People’s Choice Award that will be announced at the
opening reception.
Interested? Join us at the opening reception on June 24
from 7pm to 9pm. Come alone or with friends–either way
it’s a great opportunity to mix and mingle.
Art Instructor PROFILES
Surrey Art Gallery invites you to learn
with instructors who are experienced art
educators and practicing artists. Here are
three of our summer instructors.
Christina Farrant
Christina Farrant graduated
from Simon Fraser University
with a Bachelor of Fine Art
and a Bachelor of Education,
and teaches visual art in the
Surrey School District. She
believes that everyone is an
artist, and encourages her
students to pursue their individual creative expression
by fostering an engaging and compelling learning
environment. Christina constantly expands on her
knowledge of teaching visual art—she loves to teach and
hopes that her passion is contagious! Christina will be
teaching a number of camps for children and tweens this
summer. See the Day Camp insert pages 12, 16, 17.
Amelia Butcher
Amelia Butcher grew up in
Peru and BC, and graduated
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
(concentration in ceramics)
from Emily Carr University in
2013. She has since taught
and worked in studio spaces
all over the Lower Mainland.
She produces sculptural and functional ceramic work
with decorated surfaces, mixing porcelain with narrative
cartoons and casual illustration. Amelia’s artistic and
teaching practice encompasses painting and drawing as
well as clay slipcasting, wheelthrowing, and handbuilding.
She is a founding member of the Dusty Babes Collective
and currently works in their communal studio in Surrey.
Amelia will be teaching a number of camps for children,
tweens, and youth this summer. See the Day Camp insert
pages 12, 16, 17.
Murray Sanders
Murray Sanders has been
a full-time potter for over
twenty years, and has
taught children, youth, and
adult pottery courses at
the Surrey Art Gallery for
the past eighteen years. He
holds a Fine Arts diploma
and a diploma in Adult Education. Murray creates mostly
functional work—bowls, teapots, mugs—and enjoys
exploring the relationship between form, design, and
surface decoration. This summer he will be teaching a
selection of adult and youth pottery courses and camps.
See pages , and the Day Camp insert pages 16, 17.
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Children’s Art Program Assistants
(CAPA)
Share your passion for art with eager young minds!
Volunteer at our art day camps or classes where you’ll
get to lead games, organize studios, and assist the artists.
Apply by Aug 15 for fall classes
A CAPA shares in the joy of artmaking with young learners.
Gallery Event Volunteers
Are you a people person? Gallery Event Volunteers help
at exhibition openings, artist talks, Family Sundays, and
other events.
Apply anytime!
Youth Docents
Discover contemporary art and ideas, develop public
speaking skills, and gain leadership experience. Join our
Youth Docents—enhance exhibitions through activities
that are equal parts fun and educational. Opportunities to
inspire and be inspired abound!
Apply by Sept 15 for the fall program
There’s More
Look in the Arts & General Interest section.
For performing arts classes look in these sub-sections:
Children | Youth | Adults
For visual art classes look in these sub-sections:
Early Years | Children | Youth | Adults