2017 Fall Recreation Guide City of Surrey

Surrey Arts Centre www.surrey.ca/arts 

Fall Exhibitions AT SURREY ART GALLERY Experience new art, new ideas, and new media at Surrey’s contemporary art museum. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. Ground Signals September 23−December 10 Opening Party: Saturday, Sep 23 | 7:30−9pm We’re kicking off fall with an exhibition responding to notions of the land and Canadian identity through contemporary sculpture, audio, and video art. This exhibition features a diverse group of creators including nationally renowned Indigenous artists and others from across the country. We’ve got other exhibits on view too! Over the course of the exhibits, events like talks, tours, and Family Sunday—where families explore, enjoy, and create art together—are fun and engaging opportunities to connect with the artworks and the ideas behind them. Find out more at surrey.ca/artgallery.

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 fall instructors.

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Carly Mucha Carly loves handmade pots. Her work responds to the vulnerability of the human body and the contours of organic forms in nature. Raised in Chilliwack, BC, she was inspired to become an artist by the high school art teachers who encouraged her. Following

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Volunteering Are you a people person who’s passionate about art? Do you enjoy learning new things? Join our dynamic team of volunteers to enrich visitors’ experiences of contemporary art and your own as well! Contact Chris Dawson-Murphy, Volunteer Program Coordinator: artsvolunteer@surrey.ca | 604-501-5198 Gallery Event Volunteers Do you thrive in dynamic settings engaging with people? Gallery Event volunteers provide support at artist talks, exhibit openings, Family Sundays, and more.

graduation, Carly studied ceramics at the Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson, BC. She earned her BFA in Ceramics at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Carly is a member of the Dusty Babes Collective in South Surrey, and is an instructor and the new Studio Operator at Surrey Art Gallery.

April Davis April is a practicing artist and art instructor with experience in a broad range of artistic mediums and processes. She has her BFA from Emily Carr University where she received the Governor General’s Award upon graduation. April believes that through an

appreciation of art and participation in the creative process, we become more aware of ourselves and the world around us. She loves to share in this experience with others through her teaching. April instructs Surrey Art Gallery’s School Programs, which will be starting again in October.

Lyn Lay Lyn has been a part of the local arts community for forty years. Art education from Douglas and Kwantlen colleges, combined with fifteen years in early childhood education and her active background in performing and visual arts, contribute to a rich

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Gallery Youth Docent Program Explore contemporary art, hone your presentation skills, develop education programs, and learn to lead. As a Youth Docent, you’ll enhance exhibitions through activities that are both fun and educational. Children’s Art Program Assistants Inspire young artists to express their creativity! Volunteer at art classes or day camps where you’ll learn to organize art materials, supervise students, and assist the artist educators.

Enjoy contemporary art and meet other art-interested people at our fun and free opening parties!

foundation for her creative skills. Lyn loves creating art with children, as they seem to be open to a world of limitless creative possibilities. Currently, she is the coordinator of the Youth Arts Council of Surrey and mentors youth in visual, performing, and literary arts. This fall, Lyn will be teaching School’s Out Art Adventure and Paint at the Play.

THERE’S MORE Look in these sections for performing arts classes! Children | Youth | Adults Look in these sections for visual art classes! Parent Participation | Preschool | Children | Youth | Adults

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