Burnaby Arts Council & Deer Lake Gallery

Thanks to our ‘cultural compadre” Tamaka Fisher, Abbotsford’s Arts and Heritage Coorinator, for today’s inspiration:

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
-The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Article 27.1

"Escape Into the Light" by Burnaby's Jack [...]

…After 22 days straight of heavy rain and low lying cloud and fog, sometimes artistic inspiration in nature is hard to come by no matter how talented or disciplined.

…but today its blindingly clear and bright …snow capped mountains, brilliant against flawless deep blue skies…the ghost of last night’s full moon still lingering. The bushes [...]

When I first visited the studio of Burnaby artist Tamera Olsen, and stood surrounded by her bold, intense images, I immediately connected with their energy and the story they portrayed.

In early 2004, her partner’s work moved Olsen and their young family from their native Pacific north west coastal environs, to [...]