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Art activity at one of the Gallery’s Family Art Parties in the summer. Photo by Pardeep Singh.

EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

10 and 10: Story of Stories June 28–August 9, 2025 This 50th anniversary exhibition pairs permanent collection artworks acquired from the first ten years of collecting (1975–1985) and the last ten years (2014–2024) through themes of landscape, architecture, portraiture, and movement.

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Engage with contemporary art through changing exhibitions, permanent artworks, and events like talks, tours, and artmaking days with friends and family. Surrey Art Gallery is a public art museum that features art from the 1970s to the present, including painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and electronic media art. Since 1975, more than 12 000 local, national, and international artists have shown their work here. We also offer art classes for all ages and skill levels so you can explore your creative side. There’s something for everyone! Admission is free.

Gailan Ngan, Double Hearing , 2017, clay, slips, glazes, metal stand. Collection of Surrey Art Gallery 2019.05.03. Purchased with support of the Surrey Art Gallery Association.

Lyse Lemieux, Mexico , 1984, mixed media sculpture. Collection of Surrey Art Gallery 1984.07.01.

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Experiments in Solitude June 28–August 16, 2025 An exhibition by Brittney Appleby and MV Williams of cyanotypes, analogue photography, video, and more, that is experimental in nature and references experiences of chronic illness, disability, memory, place, and home.

Summer Opening: [e]merging Art Party July 5 | 6pm−9pm Celebrate our summer exhibits! The evening will include the announcement of the ARTS 2025 People’s Choice award, the piecing together of a collaborative collage inspired by MVWilliams’ ideas about home, place, and memory, a conversation with 10 and 10: Story of Stories artists Lyse Lemieux and Sara Khan, and much more. The party then continues offsite at UrbanScreen with 5X Fest.

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VOLUNTEER WITH US Interested in making a difference?

At Surrey Art Gallery, we have some exciting volunteer opportunities! Learn more about our programs and how to apply by following the links below. Children’s Art Program Assistants (CAPA) Gallery Event Volunteers Docents (Tour Guides) Youth Docents Ready to apply? Email us at artsvolunteer@surrey.ca

Family Art Party July 12 | 12pm−4pm Surrey Art Gallery

Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of artmaking inspired by the exhibitions 10 and 10: Story of Stories and Experiments in Solitude . Make art with artist and author Kiranjot Kaur, design your own wire sculpture, and investigate the exhibitions through the Art Monster Guide with GalleryYouth Docents. Join an interactive performance of signing, drumming, and dance with Spakwus Slolem (translated Eagle Song Dancers).

THERE’S MORE Look in the Arts & Culture - Registered Programs section for visual arts classes.

Upper: MV Williams, untitled (still), 2023, digital film. Lower: Brittney Appleby, The Missing Piece (still), 2025, 16mm film.

Volunteer engaging with visitors in the Gallery. Photo by staff.

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