Nurturing Nature at Family Art Party
Join Surrey Art Gallery for an afternoon of artmaking and a theatrical performance at their spring Family Art Party.
Surrey, BC – Join Surrey Art Gallery for an afternoon of artmaking and a theatrical performance at their spring Family Art Party on the theme “Nurturing Nature” on Sunday, June 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. inspired by the exhibition A Tangled Thicket. All are welcome at this free drop-in event—children must be accompanied by an adult.
A Tangled Thicket features paintings and handcrafted installations by south Surrey-based Z·inc Artist Collective comprised of Willa Downing, Lesley Garratt, Cora Li-Leger, and Claire Moore. The exhibition invites visitors to contemplate ecology, the natural world, and humanity’s place within it. Visitors are encouraged to playfully investigate the exhibition, answer questions, and try activities in the Art Monster Booklet guided by the Gallery’s Youth Docents.
In response to Cora Li-Leger’s reflective art books, visitors will design and illustrate their own accordion book with the artist. They can also imagine nature’s unseen underground, creating a clay tile riffing off Willa Downing’s ceramic sculpture Rearranged Landscapes. Finally, participants can sculpt their own mobile with Claire Moore inspired by her ethereal sculptural installation hanging from the ceiling, Running on Sunlight.
The Gallery will host a performance of The Great Bloom by Sydney Marino with the Story Theatre Company. This new Canadian comedy for young audiences is about discovering the value each person can add to the world, even when one path looks different from another. It promotes self-acceptance and touches on ecological themes. Pick up free tickets on arrival for the show in the Studio Theatre at 2:00 p.m.
A dedicated sensory-friendly space supports quieter creativity with a paper landscape collage-making activity, resources like noise-cancelling headphones, soft seats, and sensory toys all in a comfortable, relaxed setting. Please contact us with any access needs or concerns you might have at artgallery@surrey.ca.
About Surrey Art Gallery
Founded in 1975, Surrey Art Gallery presents contemporary art by local, national, and international artists, including digital and audio art. Recognized for its award-winning programs, the Gallery engages children through to adults in ongoing conversations that affect our lives and provides opportunities to interact with artists and the artistic process. The Gallery is located at 13750 88 Avenue in Surrey on the unceded territories of the Salish Peoples, including the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), and Semiahma (Semiahmoo) nations. Surrey Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges operating funding from the City of Surrey, Province of BC through BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Surrey Art Gallery Association.