Burnaby Art Gallery is freshening up their programming this spring with a selection of new workshops, tours and artist talks.
The new programs are meant to encourage participants to interact with the exhibits at the gallery, with an emphasis this year on printmaking, bookbinding and related media.
Christina Froschauer, who designs the gallery’s fine art programs, says their spring programs will be exciting for children and adults.
“Participants are encouraged to explore their creativity in the cozy atmosphere of the Fireside studio,” she said in a release.
Parents and their children ages four to six, and six to nine, can sign up for the Collage Masters classes that run on Saturdays from April 21 to May 12. The series will explore patterns and mixed materials with printmaking. They’ll look to inspiration from David Ostrem’s exhibit Why Won’t You Be Art?
For wine lovers, there’s Printmaking and Pinot, an evening for adults 19+ to try out some different printmaking techniques with instructors while sipping on their choice of pinot (May 16, 30, and June 20).
There’s something just for older adults aged 55+ as well, with the Tea and Tour – a guided tour of the current exhibit, followed by tea and treats – on April 24 and June 19.
New this spring is Nature Prints on Saturday afternoons starting April 21. Children ages six to nine will try different printmaking techniques using objects found in nature, like leaves, flowers, twigs and reeds, to make relief prints, stamps and collographs.
The gallery’s popular BAG Family Sundays series is back. The free, monthly drop-in program, starts with a gallery tour and ends with a different family-friendly art project each month, including photo abstraction, cartoons and collages.
Those who came to the first bookbinding class can sign up for Bookbinding 202 from March 18 to 19, and learn advanced techniques for creating cloth bookcases, and a hardcover book.
For a full program list, including dates, times and fees, pick up a copy of the BAG spring/summer program guide in person, or visit burnaby.ca/assets/spring+summer+2018+biannual.pdf. Call 604-297-4422, or visit burnaby.ca/webreg to register.
