2019 Summer Recreation Guide

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What’s On AT SURREY ART GALLERY See art, make art, and meet friends! Free admission. Open Monday-Saturday in summer.

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Artist Talk & Opening Reception Friday, June 28 | 6:30−9pm Celebrate art and artists in our summer shows! Exhibiting artist Cindy Mochizuki will talk about her TechLab summer residency in partnership with the Nikkei Museum at 6:30pm. Welcoming remarks and announcement of the ARTS 2019 and Surrey Photography Club award recipients will start at 7:30pm, followed by a reception.

Cindy Mochizuki: Autumn Strawberry June 29−August 31

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Cindy Mochizuki is our summer artist-in-residence, collecting agricultural stories of Japanese Canadians in the Fraser Valley. Come by our TechLab to see drawings, scripts, and storyboards for her two-channel animated film that will be part of a multimedia installation at Surrey Art Gallery in 2020.

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ARTS 2019 June 29−August 31

Artist Talk with Sara Khan Thursday, July 11 | 7−8:30pm Join exhibiting artist Sara Khan for an in-depth discussion of her poetic watercolour paintings on display in her solo exhibit Sunaj Kinare . Presented with Indian Summer Festival.  Photo of Sara Khan by Laara Cerman.

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 Children’s Art Program Assistants (CAPA) Inspire young artists to express their creativity! Volunteer in art classes or day camps where you’ll develop leadership skills, prepare for art projects, supervise students, and assist artist-educators.

A highlight during summers at Surrey Art Gallery is the Arts Council of Surrey’s juried exhibition. Enjoy painting, glasswork, sculpture, photography, and fibre arts by local artists!

Join us for more exhibits and events including talks, tours, and Family Sunday—where families explore, enjoy, and create art together. We offer many fun and engaging opportunities to connect with the artworks and the ideas behind them. Find out more at surrey.ca/ artgallery.

 Visitors enjoying the art on display. Photo by Pardeep Singh.

Spotlight

SUMMER CAMP & INSTRUCTOR

Katina Giesbrecht Surrey-based artist Katina Giesbrecht has a bachelor’s degree in Applied Design from Kwantlen University and works in a variety of media including drawing, painting, and collage. She specializes in monotype art—a form of printmaking that results in one unique print. Katina enjoys teaching

and draws inspiration from the creative environment. This summer, Katina will be teaching Animals in Art camp for children and The Art of Making Prints camp for tweens. The Art of Making Prints Students will explore a variety of printmaking techniques and processes—monoprints, rubbings, hand-made stamps, relief prints, and more. Then they’ll use their prints in a variety of projects to take home.

 Young artists learning alongside a CAPA volunteer

Gallery Event Volunteers Do you thrive in dynamic settings engaging with people? Gallery Event volunteers provide support at artist talks, receptions, Family Sundays, and more. 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.

THERE’S MORE

Look in the Arts & General Interest section for performing and visual arts classes! Look in these sub-sections for age-specific programming. Parent Participation | Preschool | Children | Youth | Adults

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