Culture Days in Canada
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.
- Burnaby Art Gallery
1-3pm BAG on a Bike
Location: Deer Lake ParkKeep an eye out for the Burnaby Art Gallery’s BAG on a Bike cruising around Deer Lake Park. Engage in a hands-on printmaking activity. Weather dependent.
- Burnaby Art Gallery
1-3pm Printmaking
Location: Burnaby Art GalleryExplore the Burnaby Art Gallery’s exhibition, Saints, Sinners and Souvenirs: Italian Masterworks on Paper, a show featuring Italian classical drawings and prints. Join experienced printmakers in the Fireside Room for a hands-on printmaking activity.
- Burnaby Village Museum
2-4pm Heritage Bus Tour to the Transit Museum of BC
Location: Bus tour begins at Cameron Branch Library, 9523 Cameron StreetJoin the Transit Museum Society of BC on a bus and walking tour of their vintage fleet and see buses from as far back as the 1930s. Participants will have a chance to learn and explore BC’s transportation history with experts. Tour includes a ride to and from Cameron Branch Library on a vintage bus. Tour is free, but space is limited to 30 participants. To avoid disappointment please register online or by calling 604-436-5400.
*Note: the bus is unable to accommodate wheelchair users. Please inform staff at time of registration to make alternate arrangements. Sensible footwear with closed toes are required.
- Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
10am-4pm Visual Arts Exhibition: Instructor Invitational
The walls of the Centre Aisle Gallery and Encores Café will be transformed by an intriguing array of artwork created by the talented Shadbolt Visual Arts Instructors.
10am-4pm Ceramic Arts Exhibition Spectacular artwork created by Shadbolt’s own Ceramic arts instructors will be displayed in plinths throughout the Shadbolt Atrium and ceramic pieces showcasing the rich surfaces produced in the wood fired kiln will fill the Galleria cases.
10am-4pm The Kiln Station Viewing Drop by The Kiln Station in Deer Lake Park to view ceramic artists stoking the wood-fired “train” kiln with guest artist Tara Wilson, a visiting potter from Montana.
10am-4pm The Steam Plant Open House Visit the small heritage building in Deer Lake Park which was home to resident artist Heather Lippold this summer. Get a glimpse of the works created over the six week residency with the Shadbolt Centre’s resident artist program.
10am-4pm En Plein Air in Century Gardens View visual artist in residence Susan Falk as she creates works of art in the beautiful outdoor surroundings of Deer Lake Park and Century Gardens. Feel free to join in or just observe as she captures her surroundings in natural light.
- Burnaby Art Gallery
2pm Curator's Tour
Location: Burnaby Art GalleryJoin guest curator Dr. Hilary Letwin for an in-depth tour of the exhibition Saints, Sinners and Souvenirs: Italian Masterworks on Paper.
Friday, September 27
Saturday, September 28
Sunday, September 29
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