Richmond BC, Canada #richmondartgallerybc
Please book your visit or classroom art kit at least three weeks in advance by contacting our School Art Program Coordinator, Melanie Devoy at mdevoy@richmond.ca. For prices and booking information visit the elementary or preschool programs pages. Current exhibition and workshop information listed below, or download our brochure.
IN THE GALLERY
July 20 – September 29, 2024
Group Show: It begins with knowing and not knowing
This compelling group of artists engage with dimensions of spirituality, ceremony, and ritual to find greater meaning, rebuild ties with community, or regain a sense of optimism. This exhibition transforms the gallery space with a dynamic mix of textiles, photographs, cyanotypes, sculptures, videos, ceramics, and paintings. Featured artists include Rebecca Bair, Xinwei Che, Patrick Cruz, Zoë Kreye, Ogheneofegor Obuwoma, Michelle Sound, and Ximena Velázquez (La PosmoBaby).
Art Workshop: Sunshine Photography
Inspired by the exhibition’s cyanotype artworks, students will learn how to compose and create their own cyanotype prints using the sun’s rays to “photograph” plants and objects.
October 19 – December 31, 2024
Group Show: FOODWAYS
Showcasing artworks from the 2010s to the present, FOODWAYS will focus on artists who explore food and food cultures, addressing a rich range of questions regarding cultural identity, personal and collective narratives, colonialist histories, community, and the transmission of knowledge. Featured artists include Derya Akay, Sara Angelucci, Patrick Cruz, Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Tania Willard, Marlene Yuen, and Shellie Zhang, among others.
Art Workshop: Printmaking Plates
Students will explore the themes of food and culture though the medium of printmaking and experiment with shape, texture, and layering.
January 18 – March 23, 2025
Persimmon Blackbridge: Speak No (emergency)
In this compelling installation by Persimmon Blackbridge, dozens of faces and figures on wall-mounted panels track the devastation of climate change. Faced with the forest fires of Lytton, the plastic-clogged Pacific Ocean, and other challenges to BC’s environment, this wooden army comes together in persistence, anger, despair, and hope.
Art Workshop: Salvaged Sculptures
Students will create a sculptural artwork incorporating mixed-media art materials, found objects, and recycled materials to reflect the challenges to our climate and environment.
April 12 – June 8, 2025
Mary Sui Yee Wong, 1990s-2000s
Revealing the breadth of Wong’s rigorous artistic practice, this exhibition will showcase her previous artworks including sculpture, installation, video, performance, and costume culminating with new work. Wong’s artwork explores the histories and experiences of Chinese Canadians and engages with personal memory, cultural history, and familial legacy.
Art Workshop: Cultural Clothing
Responding to Wong’s playful costumes, students will create a mixed-media clothing design reflecting on their cultural heritage.
CLASSROOM ART KITS
Can’t visit the gallery? Have the gallery come to you! We have designed these kits with simplicity in mind, to make incorporating art content into your classroom as easy as possible. Each kit is a combination of video lessons plus high quality art supplies and tools available for a three-week rental. Find out more about the kits and how to book them on our Classroom Art Kits page.
FREE – ONLINE ART LESSONS
HOMESCHOOL ART KIT – NATURE ART
The School Art Program has created a family art kit for students learning at home. This kit includes access to a series of online video art lessons, a package of student handouts and lesson plans, and specialty art materials mailed to your home to complete the lessons. To order a kit, click the order form button below.
Nature Art Kit $24.00
Kit includes:
