[BCMA] For Immediate Release: Artful Events this Spring at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Fri Mar 11 11:37:11 PST 2011

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News Release
For Immediate Release: March 11, 2011
Contact: Sher Hackwell, Marketing Assistant, Burnaby Art Gallery
Tel. 604.297.4414   Email:sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca

Spring Happenings at the Burnaby Art Gallery

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(BURNABY, BC)   The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present a spring season chock full of artful events.  The season starts off with an engaging line-up of exhibits as well as the Burnaby Art Gallery's 2nd Annual Spring Open House.  Saturday, April 2nd, we invite the community to join us as we Open the BAG.  Visitors will enjoy an afternoon exploring the many facets of the Burnaby Art Gallery. Activities include a gallery tour, learning the fascinating history of Ceperley House and discovering the gallery's many public services such as Art Rentals and Sales and the gallery's Library Resource Room.   Visitors may pre-register and participate in a complimentary mini-course for a taste of upcoming adult programs or drop-in for tea and cookies in the Fireside Room and watch the gallery's instructors demonstrating their techniques.

Open BAG
Burnaby Art Gallery's Spring Open House
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Gallery tours: 12, 1 and 2 pm           Ceperley House tours: 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 pm
Mini-courses are free of charge but you must pre-register by calling 604-297-4422. Space is limited.
Drypoint Etching with Pat Beaton 12 - 1 pm
Linocut with Patricia Baldwin 1:30 - 2:30 pm
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Spring Exhibits at the Burnaby Art Gallery

Sybil Andrews
Through April 3, 2011
Artist Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) is considered one of the most significant Canadian printmakers of the 20th Century. Known primarily for her linocut prints, she was influenced stylistically by Cubism, Italian Futurism, and Vorticism and found her primary interest in the rhythm, pattern, and movement of her subjects.
This exhibition includes 22 works from the original Art Gallery of Greater Victoria exhibition combined with seven works from the Burnaby Art Gallery's collection. The exhibition surveys Andrews' career in Britain and Canada and includes several linocuts and engravings, a watercolour and a drypoint.

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Selections from the Permanent Collection:The Linocut
Through April 3, 2011
In response to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria's travelling exhibition Sybil Andrews, currently on exhibit at the Burnaby Art Gallery, the gallery is showcasing an exhibit of linocuts from its permanent collection.  The ideas behind the Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Linocut exhibition are twofold: one, to complement Sybil Andrews by showcasing pioneering and important works that chronicle the history of the linocut technique within the Burnaby Art Gallery's permanent collection; and second, to exhibit works that reflect a multitude of genres and approaches to subject matter. The result is an intimate exhibition of 25 works that exemplifies the diversity of the Burnaby Art Gallery's holdings and represents some of the most engaging relief prints to be found within the City of Burnaby's Permanent Art Collection.

Alistair Bell's Animals: Portraits of the Wild
April 14 - June 19, 2011
Reception: April 14, 5 pm

Alistair Bell's prints are an important part of the City of Burnaby's Permanent Art Collection. In 2010 Allan Bell donated a significant number of prints and preliminary sketches of some of the most notable works created by his father.  This exhibition shall explore Bell's creative arc from its early beginnings until his death in 1997.

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AlistairBell
PiedHornbill
1978
Edition2/20
Mezzotinton paper
21.9x 10.9 cm
Cityof Burnaby Permanent Art Collection, 1979.060
Purchase,1979
(c)Estate of Alistair Bell, 2011

Arts Alive 2011 (Elementary)
April 14 - May 15, 2011
Reception: April 14, 2011

Arts Alive 2011 will fill the main gallery with artwork by elementary students in
Kindergarten through Grade 7, from across Burnaby School District 41. This year,
students have taken inspiration from prints and drawings of animals by BC printmaker
Alistair Bell.
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Gallery Programming

In the B.A.G. - Free Family Sunday Programs
Alistair Bell exhibit
April 17    1-4pm
Join us for an interactive experience that combines the current gallery exhibit with a free, hands-on studio activity starting every half hour from 1:00-3:30pm. No registration required, all ages welcome.

Lunch BAG Days
Sybil Andrews exhibit
March 18

Alistair Bell exhibit
April 29
Tour the current exhibit with the gallery's public programmer.  Afterwards, enjoy a lunch of fresh greens, breads, tapas, a tasty cheese selection and something sweet with your tea and coffee.
Email gallery at burnaby.ca<mailto:gallery at burnaby.ca> or call 604-297-4422 to reserve your space. Limited seating, book early. Bookings must be made 24 hours in advance of tour. Cancellation without 24 hours notice will not be refunded. $9.00 per single registration.  16 yrs & up
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The Burnaby Art Gallery is dedicated to collecting, preserving and presenting a contemporary and historical visual art program by local, national and internationally recognized artists. As the stewards of the third largest public art museum collection within the province, the Burnaby Art Gallery cares for and manages over 4000 works of art. The Burnaby Art Gallery is a nationally recognized leader in print culture dedicated to showcasing original hand pulled prints and ephemera related to printmaking in Canada. The Gallery also provides a diverse and challenging range of educational programs for the general public and Metro Vancouver schools.

For more information about the Gallery's exhibits, programs, tours or registration call 604.297.4422 or visit: burnabyartgallery.ca. Located in the beautiful surroundings of Deer Lake Park, the Burnaby Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-4:30pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm. Admission is free.

The Burnaby Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the funding support provided by:

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