Art Galleries & Artists
Glass artwork (Danielle Hayes photo)
Surrey offers a vibrant, emerging arts scene, and was honoured by the federal government as the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2008. Discover artistic talent throughout the sprawling city's six town centres.
Surrey Arts Centre
Nestled at the edge of Bear Creek Park, the Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave) is home to the Surrey Art Gallery, which hosts a wide range of rotating exhibitions featuring local and international artists. Recent themed shows have included Pop Prints, focusing on the creativity of 20th-century artists like Andy Warhol and David Hockney, and Heaven's Breath, a new media installation interconnecting images of the Hindu god Shiva with contemporary digital technology.
The Surrey Arts Centre also has two theatres that present plays, live music, and dance performances. Browse the gift shop for pottery, paintings, jewelry, and more by local artisans.
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Mikelson Mind and Matter Art Gallery
For more than 40 years, the Mikelson Mind and Matter Art Gallery (13743 16 Ave) has attracted art lovers. It's named after late founder Arnold Mikelson, a renowned Latvian-born Surrey resident, who specialized in wood sculptures. The 185sq m/2,000sq ft gallery sells soapstone carvings, paintings, glasswares and other creations by various artists. The Mikelson Mind and Matter Gallery is open daily in the afternoon.
Surrey's Public Art
More than 50 public art features spice up Surrey's vast landscape. Admire the huge "Tree of Life" woodcut print at the Semiahmoo Library (1815 152 St), the "From Frozen Ponds" hockey mural on the Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex (16555 Fraser Hwy), or the poetic Memory Stones display at Crescent Beach, to name a few examples. Check out the Tourism Surrey website for more details on public art, or phone the Public Art Coordinator at 604-501-5537.
Arts Events & Festivals
The Arts Council of Surrey promotes visual, performing, and literary arts in the community. Its initiatives include juried art exhibitions at area galleries and shopping malls, and events like the annual Surrey Festival of Dance and the BC Cultural Crawl.
In addition, the Arts Council of Surrey supports the Surrey International Writers Conference, which takes place each October at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel, and regularly features star authors like Diana Gabaldon and Jack Whyte.
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1711 - 152nd St
White Rock, British Columbia
V4A 4N3
Websitehttp://www.cherylstradingpost.com
Toll-free
Phone604-538-5008
Selling authentic handmade art and products by Native Peoples of the Americas. Hand carved totems, plaques, masks, drums, jewelry, and masterpieces including carved tables, cradle and Spirit Canoe from the Northwest Coast. Original art from Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala, Kuna and Mexico. Handmade cloth, shawls, clothing colored with plant dyes. Jewelry from Peru and Navajo. Rugs by Navajo, Oaxaca and Peru. Huichol (We-chol)yarn and bead art. Carved and painted figures also by Oaxaca. A charming selection of dream catchers, collector's items, and bead work.
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13743 16th Ave
Surrey, British Columbia
V4A 1P7
Websitehttp://www.mindandmatterart.com
Toll-free
Phone604-535-6460
Established in 1966, this 186 sq m (2,000 sq ft) gallery sits quietly on 1.2 ha (3 ac) of beautiful gardens. Here, Arnold Mikelson created his dreams and philosophized his emotions into every one of his wood sculptures. Arnold Mikelson was born in 1922 & passed away in 1984, but his magnificent works of art live on. Today the gallery offers several mediums of original art for sale - paintings, pottery, soapstone carvings, glass - along with an extensive collection of Arnold Mikelson wood sculptures. The gallery is host to 2 yearly shows, The Festival of Arts in July and Art for Christmas.
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