Looking for a weekend outing? Here's what's on in Burnaby's galleries this weekend.
ARCTIC SOJOURN
Feeling the need for a last blast of winter? Visit the Deer Lake Gallery (6584 Deer Lake Ave.) to check out this exhibition of work by Nicola Tibbetts, featuring her painted observations of Iqaluit and Cape Dorset. It’s open Saturday noon to 4 p.m., and admission is free. See www.burnabyartscouncil.org for all the details.
NEW ACQUISITIONS
Stop in to the Burnaby Art Gallery, 6344 Deer Lake Ave., to see this exhibition showcasing recently acquired works. It includes works on paper that are both historical (yes, we’re talking Rembrandt van Rijn and Francisco Goya, among others) and contemporary (Ann Kipling, Kelly Lycan, Eric Metcalfe and more), from a variety of national and international artists. Visit between 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday to take a curator’s tour of the show, or stop in anytime on the weekend between noon and 5 p.m. See www.burnabyartgallery.ca. Admission is by donation (suggested donation $5).
SUMIE: INK BRUSH PAINTINGS
Pay a call on the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre to see this exhibition of work by Takao Tanabe, featuring traditional Japanese ink brush paintings from 1959 and 1960. The centre is at 6688 Southoaks Cres. and the gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ART AT THE LIBRARIES
Swing by Burnaby Public Library branches during opening hours to check out two ongoing Burnaby Art Gallery off-site exhibitions. At the Metrotown branch (6100 Willingdon Ave.), it’s Gordon Friesen: Beyond Kingsway, featuring nostalgic scenes of Vancouver, contemporary portraits and commentary on the current state of the environment in the form of disfigured landscapes. At the McGill branch (4595 Albert St., North Burnaby), it’s Diana Kemble: Selections from the Birdsong Series, featuring a series of spectrograms, also known as sonograms - images that depict birdsong as it was represented in the 1970s, when the prints were produced. See more at www.burnabyartgallery.ca.
