Burnaby Art Gallery

06/19/2026

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day tomorrow, June 20, from 1-5 pm, at Civic Square!🎉

The event has activities for the whole family including our mobile printing station, BAG on a Bike, which features a newly commissioned artwork “Wolf and Weaving” by Coast Salish artist Atheana Picha . She states:

“This artwork is about the power of family, biological and chosen, and how even when we aren't around them physically, we know we are still wrapped in the love and care of our family and ancestors.”

Atheana Picha is a Coast Salish artist from the Kwantlen First Nation, and her grandmother is from Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island. She carries the name Xwii Xwa from her late Uncle Shane Pointe, and the name Nash'mene'ta'naht from Gerry Oleman. These names mean Echo and Go-getter woman. She works in many mediums such as wool weaving, wood carving, painting, and drawing. Atheana has shown work internationally in England and the USA and is a two-time recipient of the YVR Art Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarship.

⭐ National Indigenous Peoples Day
📅 June 20, 1-5pm
📍 Civic Square, 6100 Willingdon Ave, next to Bob Prittie Metrotown library

Image 1: Atheana Picha, Wolf and Weaving, 2026, City of Burnaby National Indigenous Peoples Day commission; Image 2: Atheana Picha headshot. Image courtesy of the artist.

06/18/2026

💥We are thrilled to announce a new basketball court mural designed by artist Angie Quintanilla Coates at Willingdon Heights Park!🏀

Join us on June 27, 11–4 pm at Day of Play at Willingdon Heights Park to celebrate the grand opening of the new mural. The event will feature youth basketball camps, music, food trucks, art activities, outdoor games, ice cream and more!

The mural design led by Burnaby Public Art Roster artist Angie Quintanilla Coates engaged more than 40 youth. Through design input sessions, youth shared their visual references, ideas about basketball and community, preferred colour palettes, and the emotions they want to experience while playing. The mural was created in collaboration with Buckets & Borders, Burnaby Public Art, and Burnaby Youth.

About the artist:
Angie Quintanilla Coates is a visual artist born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, based in Port Moody, BC. Inspired by Mexican tile design and folk art, repetition plays a central role in her practice. She uses it not only as a visual structure, but to build movement, rhythm, and connection. In her work, colour becomes a language, one that’s both cultural and deeply personal. Rooted in her Mexican heritage, known for its unapologetic, defiant optimism, and shaped by her own path toward healing, her pieces become conversations in that language. Through shape and colour, she extends an open invitation to pause, celebrate, and experience what she likes to call dopamina mexicana.

Image 1: Basketball court mural design by Angie Quintanilla Coates, 2026; Image 2: Angie Quintanilla Coates headshot, courtesy of the artist.

06/17/2026

Indulge in an exclusive experience of artmaking while listening to the VSO Symphony and Opera in the Park on July 18 & 19! 🍷

Enjoy an inspiring evening of creating art over some light hors d'oeuvres while sipping wine. Listen to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (July 18) and Vancouver Opera (July 19) reach new heights while immersing yourself in a historic and unique location. Our professional art instructor will guide you through an unforgettable creative experience, all while seated outside on the veranda of the Burnaby Art Gallery.

⭐ Art & the Symphony: En Plein Air
📅 July 18, 6:30–9:30 pm

⭐ Art & the Opera: En Plein Air
📅 July 19, 6:30–9:30 pm

📍 To register, visit: https://ow.ly/Q8Ru50Z8UO5 or call 604-297-4422

Image 1: Symphony in the Park 2025, Photography: Angus Kwan Photography; Image 2: Photography: Sarah Race.

06/16/2026

🎨 Explore the world of printmaking this summer!

Join our beginner-friendly workshops for adults on July 2 & 3 and discover two unique printmaking techniques. Learn new creative skills, experiment with different printing processes, and create your own artworks.

July 2 – Linocut Printmaking: carve your design into a soft vinyl surface and create a one-of-a-kind print.

July 3 – Drypoint Etching: use a sharp etching tool to scratch directly into a printing plate and produce soft, delicate lines.

Register for one session or both!

⭐ Printmaking: Linocuts & Drypoint
📅 Linocuts: July 2, 10 am-1 pm; Drypoint: July 3, 10 am-1 pm
📍 To register, visit: https://ow.ly/YyS550Z8Ujl or call 604-297-4422

Image: Photography: Sarah Race.

06/15/2026

Thank you to all who joined us for the opening of "Trophies" by Myfanwy MacLeod . It was a particularly special evening with music by neo-psychedelia brother duo Malcy and many friends new and old celebrating the newest exhibition and the accompanying full-colour publication. We hope you enjoyed the beautiful summer evening as much as we did.

Engaging Burnaby Art Gallery's history as a former fraternity house through research of the site, Myfanwy MacLeod's "Trophies" examines the connections between ancient Greek rites and sculpture and the visual and performative codes of contemporary fraternity culture, proposing new narratives. The exhibition is on view from until August 30, 2026. Click the link for more info: https://ow.ly/9wTe50Zc4q7.

Images: Photography by Sarah Race.

06/12/2026

Explore the unique story of Chinese Canadian history unfolding on the grounds of Deer Lake Park!

Featured in the brochure created for the public artwork “Hak Chu/Pak Chu” by Nathan Lee is the comic “Chance Encounters: Journey of a Pak Chu,” which brings together Lee’s writing with illustrations by Marlene Yuen . The comic celebrates how a modest and playful object such as the chu game piece can reveal the history of a specific place and become an artwork that lives on into the present day.

View the brochure online or pick up a free physical copy at the front desk, available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, and wander through Century Gardens, encountering 40 cast-concrete, enlarged chu game pieces that celebrate the rich history of migration, perseverance, and many lives who have shaped these grounds.

To read the full comic in the “Hak Chu/Pak Chu” brochure, click the link: https://ow.ly/nhXE50Z5f5n.

Images: Panels in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese in “Chance Encounters: Journey of a Pak Chu,” written by Nathan Lee, illustrated by Marlene Yuen, 2025, in “Hak Chu/Pak Chu” Burnaby Public Art brochure, 2025.

06/12/2026

06/10/2026

Join us tomorrow, June 11, for the opening reception of "Trophies" by Myfanwy MacLeod from 6-9 pm. The artist will be present at the reception and there will be a special performance by local experimental, neo-psychedelia brother duo Malcy at 6 pm.

Engaging Burnaby Art Gallery's history as a former fraternity house through research of the site, Myfanwy MacLeod examines the connections between ancient Greek rites and sculpture and the visual and performative codes of contemporary fraternity culture, proposing new narratives.

“Myfanwy MacLeod: Trophies” is on view from June 12–August 30, 2026. Click the link for more info: https://ow.ly/jcFT50Z5eSZ.

Image: Myfanwy MacLeod, Philip, 2025, collage with vinyl paint on linen board, 40.0 x 40.0 cm. Photography: Rachel Topham Photography.

06/10/2026

Looking to round out your summer plans? We still have select availability in our summer programs, Printmaking, Art & the Symphony: Art En Plein Air and Healing Arts. Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged.

Sign up today: https://ow.ly/mNYv50Z7Hkj

Photo credit: Sarah Race

06/08/2026

This summer, let your child’s imagination run wild in full colour! 🎨☀️

Our summer camps focus on art techniques and creative imagination, encouraging children to hone their visual literacy skills while playing with the materials and tools of a professional artist! Led by artists and makers, these camps will teach children skills in printmaking, painting, collage, sculpture and more. Each week focuses on a different theme to spark imagination:

⭐ Down in the Dirt (ages 4-6): July 6-10
⭐ Days of Colour (ages 6-8): July 13-17
⭐ Art in Nature (ages 9-12): July 20-24
⭐ Find It, Make It (ages 6-8): July 27-31
⭐ Art Investigators (ages 9-12): August 4-7
⭐ Art Unusual (ages 6-8): August 10-14

Space in the camp is always fluctuating, so we encourage parents to register for the waitlists to signify interest. If a spot opens, we will get in touch!

📍 To register or be added to the waitlist, click the link https://ow.ly/1Oq150Z5p7R or call 604-297-4422