New West was made for walking. One stroll down Columbia Street, along the Fraser River waterfront, weaves you in and out of beautiful heritage buildings and stunning modern architecture like the Anvil Centre where inside, the New Westminster museum traces 10,000 years of culture in the region, next to the New Media Gallery that celebrates contemporary art created in a world transformed by technology. Prepare to be moved.
“Coloured Strokes exhibition includes a variety of topics but is made in a colourful almost impressionist technique. This exhibition shows the moment of an artists’ feelings at certain hours of
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“Coloured Strokes exhibition includes a variety of topics but is made in a colourful almost impressionist technique. This exhibition shows the moment of an artists’ feelings at certain hours of life.
What is unique about the arts is that this exact artwork could only be painted at this time and place. Any minute change means other colour combinations or a stroke wave. It gives an absolutely different perspective for the final piece. The colours and strokes are capturing the moment. But instead of showing the moment of the subject, the art is more focused on a moment inside an artists’ vision. In an era of mass production, it is a luxury that there are no two same art pieces that exist.” ~ Ania Salmina & Gayatri Yelegaonkar
Location: Anvil Center, Community Art Gallery
Exhibition Dates: Aug. 5 – Sept. 25, 2024
“Sundays are For Art” Public Programming:
Event Date: Aug 11, 2024
Event Hours: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Event Location: Studio Room 411, fourth floor
Acrylic Painting Workshop, “Strokes of Colours; Painting Mountain View”, facilitated by exhibiting artist Ania Salmina.
Art supplies will be provided.
No registration required but space is limited.
Acryilic Painting Workshop, “Colours and Textures; Intuitive Flower Vase”, facilitated by exhibiting artist Gayatri Yelegaonkar
Art supplies will be provided.
No registration required but space is limited.
Time
August 5 (Monday) 9:00 am – September 25 (Wednesday) 5:00 pm PST
“Journey” is a compelling solo exhibition that chronicles Fiona’s artistic evolution. This showcase spans from her initial monumental mural-sized drawing to her most recent work, each piece symbolizing a pivotal
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“Journey” is a compelling solo exhibition that chronicles Fiona’s artistic evolution. This showcase spans from her initial monumental mural-sized drawing to her most recent work, each piece symbolizing a pivotal moment in her creative and personal development. Through this curated collection viewers gain insight into Fiona’s transformative artistic journey and the challenges she has overcome.
Through my large scale drawings, my hope is to minimize the distance between humans and animals. I want the viewers to engage with my work emotionally and/or physically and be overwhelmed with a sense of vulnerability and wonder by the sheer size. Through interacting with these animals, the audience is made aware of their existence and I hope to reverse the passive relationship between the viewer and artwork. The subjects are chosen with a strong urge to translate them onto paper and usually reflect what I am experiencing in my personal life at the time of execution. The animals help to represent abstracted forms of battles, struggles, or successes in my life. I retain the raw beauty in their forms, the energy, and the story behind the animal to my fullest capability through research. My subject and I truly become one through the act of drawing and my feelings are translated through the intense gestural mark makings and the use of trompe l’oeil.
Please join us at the Gallery at Queens Park for an Artist Talk with exhibiting Artist, Fiona Tang, where she’ll explain and provide more insights and back stories for the artworks in this exhibition. There will also be time for Q&A.
