Culture Days

Sunday, September 27, 11 am-4:30 pm

Learn about Burnaby’s rivers and natural resources. In partnership with 15 dedicated environmental community groups, performers and Indigenous educators, the museum opens the whole site to celebrate this important resource, our waterways. Drop-in. No registration required. Carousel rides are $2.71 + tax.

Sunday, September 20, 2-4 pm

Join us for a talk that explores additional entry points into the themes present in the exhibition, "RESIST!"

Image credit: Laurence Hyde, Southern Cross, 1951, wood engraving on paper, 13.5 x 15.2 cm, City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection.

Sunday, September 27, 1-4 pm
Barn Studio

This month's In the BAG responds to the themes and artwork found in the Burnaby Art Gallery's current exhibition, RESIST!. Take time with friends, family or on your own to create and make in a relaxed setting.

Sunday, September 20, 2-4:30 pm
Mathers House, Pottery Studio

Established in 1977, the Burnaby Potters' Guild is an intergenerational working guild that creates and fire pottery together at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. In this special edition of Tips & Tricks, guild members invite the public into the Pottery Studio at Mathers House to observe technical demonstrations as they prepare for a series of sales and community events. Burnaby Potters' Guild members will answer questions about working with clay, collaborating as a guild, and their history within Deer Lake Park. Please note, no hands-on learning will be offered.

Image credit: Carla Alcántara

Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29, 4-6:30 pm
Atrium

Express your creativity through the power of zines! Write, draw, cut and fold to create one-page zines in a variety of formats. Whether it's a poem, a letter, a story or a personal note, join us for an afternoon of hands-on making and sharing. This family-friendly activity is suitable for ages 8 and up. Led by artist, writer and book-maker Logaine Navascués.

Saturday, October 3, 10:30 am-1 pm
South Plaza and Deer Lake Park (Atrium if raining hard)

Capture the natural setting of Deer Lake Park through your own eyes and creativity while two Shadbolt artists/instructors, Ian De Hoog and Broderick Wong, lead live sketching demonstrations, share practical tips and techniques and offer guidance as you draw. Members of Urban Sketchers Vancouver will be participating and sharing their sketches. Learn approaches to capturing landscapes, trees, architecture and natural details while developing your own sketching style.

Bring your sketchbook and drawing materials, and enjoy sketching alongside fellow artists, students and community members in a welcoming, informal setting. Everyone welcome to participate no matter age or experience. Drawing materials will be provided for those that need them.

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Saturday, October 3, 1:30-3:30 pm
Atrium

Ever wondered what a flower sounds like? Come listen in as Sol Chiniquay demonstrates the techniques and technology behind biodata sonification and creates music from the flowers of Deer Lake Park.

Saturday, October 3, 1:30-3:30 pm
Atrium

In this site-specific demonstration, Louise Reimer will sculpt clay responsive to the sounds and shapes of the Shadbolt Centre Atrium.

Louise is a queer Vancouver-based artist working primarily in drawing and handbuilt ceramics. She holds a Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr University. Her ceramics blend sculpture with function, drawing inspiration from nature, symbolism, and classical antiquity.

Saturday, October 3, 3:30-5 pm

Join us for a special opportunity to explore Modern Dance. Open to adults of all levels, from curious beginners to experienced movers! An introductory class for all levels of experience focusing on connecting more deeply with your body and breath while finding your natural movement expression. Class will consist of a basic warm-up, exercises across the floor and movement exploration drawing on themes of land, place and identity. Wear clothing you can move in and dance in bare feet.

Registration will open September 12.

Image credit: Starr Muranko

Tuesday, October 6, 6:30-9 pm
Studio Theatre

Hosted by the inimitable Cory Weeds of the Cellar Jazz Society, Jazz Jam features a stellar line-up of local jazz musicians in an improvised evening of music. The Jam is open to musicians of all ages and abilities and offers a fun, informal and free opportunity to get your groove on with the best of the local jazz scene.

Tuesday, September 29, 1:30-3 pm
Deer Lake Park (The Steam Plant)

Come see why Burnaby is world-renowned for its municipal ceramic arts. You are invited to the Steam Plant, which houses Deer Lake Park's community wood, soda, sawdust and raku kilns. A Ceramic Technician will present examples of the various types of atmospheric firings. This tour coincides with the unloading of the Vault soda kiln, so you will also get to see the reveal of newly fired work! All potters, pottery-enthusiasts and the general public are welcome.

Note: this event may be cancelled if raining.

Image credit: Carla Alcántara

Saturday, October 3, 1-3:30 pm
Deer Lake Park near Burnaby Art Gallery

BAG on a Bike, Burnaby Art Gallery's mobile printing press, will be down near the Shadbolt Plaza celebrating all the cultural activities happening in Deer Lake. Come and make a print with us!

Image credit: Sarah Race