The 2023 Graduating Students of New Westminster have come together to showcase and celebrate their finest works of art with the New Westminster community before they set out to forge their own path. Presenting a diverse collection of mediums, formats and materials – students have created paintings, photographs, drawings, sculptures and other mediums to share their unique take on life and the teenage perspective. These artists are excited to launch themselves into the big world and land in a way that honours their hard work and creativity. Congratulations Grad Class of 2023!
At the Arts Council of New Westminster (ACNW), we live and work on the unceded, traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the QayQayt (qiqéyt) Nation as well as all Coast Salish Nations.
The Arts Council of New Westminster aims to have exhibitions that feature a variety of visual arts by a wide range of artists from the Metro Vancouver region. The exhibition program aims to reflect both the cultural and artistic diversity of contemporary art and serve as an educational forum for New Westminster and surrounding communities. This program is open to applications from both established and emerging artists.
The Arts Council wishes to highlight the diversity of our community, and in order to break down any exclusionary barriers and create a platform for marginalized voices, artists on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, non-binary artists, artists of colour, Indigenous artists, and disabled artists, are strongly encouraged to submit. Please indicate in your submission, if you identify as any of the above.
Submissions are open May 1st – July 15th, 2023.
Overview:
The ACNW operates a picturesque gallery in the Centennial Lodge, Queen’s Park, known as The Gallery at Queen’s Park. The ACNW also curates and coordinates the Community Art Gallery within the Anvil Center, in downtown New Westminster. This call to artists is inclusive of both gallery spaces.
The primary differences between the two locations are:
Gallery at Queen’s Park
Anvil Center Community Art Gallery
– Monthly exhibits
– Exhibits run for 2 months
– 2D & 3D art
– 2D art only
– Individual artists (unless it is a group show including 3D artworks)
– Groups of 2 or more (*does not have to be a formal group, it can be a partnership with other artists)
Below/attached you’ll find more information about the two gallery spaces and details for the submission requirements of both.
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