Burnaby Arts Council & Deer Lake Gallery

Celebration of Spring 2010:   ‘ Rebirth & Renewal’

image: “Renewal” Rachel Baum

There will be a People’s Choice vote at the Exhibition for favourite work, and the artist who’s piece garners the highest number of [...]

“The Seen of the Unseen” paintings by NICU LIUTA

On exhibit February 5-28th 2010

NICU LIUTA uses both spiritual and painterly strokes to capture the luminescence of our life cycles in his breathtaking expressionistic and figurative paintings. He blends color and form in a gripping collection of signs which point out the soul’s pilgrimage in [...]

Catch the Spirit of the Flame!
Join us for a Burnaby Community Celebration

Date:Thursday Feb 11 2010

Time: 2:30-6:30pm

Venue: Metropolis at Metrotown (Grand Court)

Presented by the Spirit of BC Committee, Showcasing “The Best of Burnaby”

Performances at 3:30, 4:45 and 5:45pm

Complimentary snacks, refreshments and souvenirs

Autographs with Speical Guests

Kids Activity Centre

Burnaby Ecosculpture on display

Performers include:

Bhangara Dance

Burnaby North [...]

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts will be alive with

performing and visual artists at the Burnaby Arts

SHOWCASE 2010, Saturday February 6th!

10am – 5pm.

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre and Rm 103  will present

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 [...]