Deer Lake Gallery is gearing up for a busy year in 2019.
The Burnaby Arts Council’s gallery is currently closed until Jan. 16 for the winter break but will reopen for a busy winter season starting Saturday, Jan. 19.
That’s the date of the opening reception for Rich Dark Soil, a new exhibition of work by artist Jay Senetchko. The reception runs from noon to 4 p.m., and the exhibition will continue until Feb. 9. (More on this show ran in the Dec. 14 edition; see an online version here.)
During its run, the gallery will host its first Live at the Gallery music night of the year, featuring local musicians Eddie Lam and Sillken. Lam is a Vancouver-born veteran of the local music scene, most known for being the front man for the all-Asian rock band Cry of Silence and one of the instrumentalists in the Vancouver-based cover band The Naturals. Sillken is a musical indie songwriting duo featuring Michele Schmidt and Ken Cade, who perform original folk-pop-country fusion music.
On Saturday, Feb. 9, the gallery will continue with its popular Park’s Edge Live Paint Off series, with an artist-versus-artist battle that’s set to run from 7 to 10 p.m. A winner will be chosen by popular vote.
From Feb. 16 to March 9, the gallery will play host to Horizons, a group exhibition featuring work by Deb Chaney, Jan Rankin, Wolfgang Vogt and Ronald Watt. An opening reception for that show will be held Saturday, Feb. 16 at noon.
Coming up in March is the fourth edition of the gallery’s show paying tribute to the spring equinox. Luminescence IV follows in the footsteps of three highly successful predecessors, and it will feature two- and three-dimensional art of all kinds – all on the theme of light. Art will be indoors and outdoors, and the event will kick off with a gala evening on Saturday, March 17. The exhibition will run from March 16 to April 6.
A current call for entries is ongoing; artists who’d like to take part must submit by Feb. 4 at 4 p.m.
For all the details about gallery events, see www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322.
