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Celebrate Culture Days in Burnaby!

Experience fun and free public programming at the Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby Art Gallery and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

Saturday, September 29

• Burnaby Art Gallery

  1-4pm

  Multilingual Tours: Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads Location: Lower and Upper Galleries

  Join our knowledgeable guides for French, Mandarin, Cantonese and English tours of Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads, a retrospective exhibition featuring over 70 original artworks by Anna Wong (1930-2013), a significant Chinese-Canadian master printmaker with an international career that spanned seven decades. For tour registration and specific times, please call 604-297-4422. Please note: limited drop-ins available, registration by phone prior to the event is encouraged for guaranteed space.

• Burnaby Village Museum

  11am-12pm	Ismaili Centre Architectural Tour	Tour Burnaby’s Ismaili Centre. Completed in 1985, the building is an important example of modern Islamic architecture in North America. The project’s lead architect, Bruno Freschi, designed the building to serve the religious and cultural needs of the Ismaili community while blending harmoniously with the surrounding environment. The tour will be led by Aly Sunderji. This is a free event, but registration is required.
  1-2pm	Hastings Street History Walk	Join Museum Curator Lisa Codd for a tour of Hastings Street from Carleton to Ingleton Avenues. Lisa will share stories about well-known landmarks as well as little known facts about the vibrant commercial area known today as “the Heights.” This is a free event, but registration is required.

• Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

  9am-9pm	Artist Betty Woo Retrospective - Life well-traveled	View long-time Shadbolt instructor and artist Betty Woo’s art work spanning over 50 years.
  9am-9pm	Shadbolt’s Ceramic Fine Arts Instructor Show	View art work made by Shadbolt  instructors of Ceramic Arts.
  10am-2pm	Ceramic Artists in Residence Open House	Open House highlighting Artists in Residence Tony Wilson and Kristine Aguilar.
  10am-2pm	Horsehair Raku Firing Viewing	Watch students raku fire and decorate pottery with horsehair and feathers as it comes hot out of the kiln.
  10am-2pm	Painting demonstration with Farhad Sadeghi Amini	Watch Shadbolt instructor Farhad Sadeghi Amini as he captures the landscape of Deer Lake Park on canvas.
  11am-1pm	Silkscreen Printmaking Demonstration	Watch an artist in action: silk screen demonstration by Visual Artist in Residence Miles van Yperen.
  11am-1pm	Silk Screen Printmaking Activity	Pull your own print of a Miles Van Yperen image inspired by the vintage architecture around Deer Lake Park.
  11am-1pm	Ceramic Tea Bowl Tea Ceremony	Tea Ceremony hosted by Ceramic Artist in Resident Danny Kostyshin and tea expert Lam Wong.
  1-2pm	Community Dance - Umbrella Project	The South Plaza comes to life with dance to live accompaniment.

Sunday, September 30

• Burnaby Art Gallery

  2-4pm

  Panel Discussion: The Art and Life of Anna Wong Location: Fireside Room

  Join us for a moderated panel, including writers Zoë Chan, Keith Wallace, and independent curator Steven Tong with Director/Curator Ellen van Eijnsbergen, focusing on the life and artistic practice of Anna Wong. Registration encouraged. Please call 604-297-4422.

• Learn more about Culture Days in Canada.