The Burnaby Art Gallery provides access to and interpretation of contemporary visual art in alternative venues throughout the City of Burnaby. Themed exhibitions created from the permanent collection and emerging artists’ works comprise the Burnaby public library exhibit program. The McGill and Bob Prittie libraries are the main branches where exhibitions occur. Exhibitions are traditionally between 35 and 60 days in length and reference topical subjects within the art world and media related news and information. All exhibits are curated and organized by the Burnaby Art Gallery.
At Bob Prittie Metrotown Library and McGill Library:
Linocuts by Raymond Verdaguer: The New York Times Commissions
August 30 - October 24, 2010
Much of the graphic work done by Raymond Verdaguer is the result of commissions from clients as varied as Harpers Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and the International Herald Tribune. These two Art In the Library exhibitions feature the 36 linocut commissions completed by Raymond between 2003 and 2010 for The New York Times. Many of the linocuts produced for the Times editorial and opinion page have to be made under severe time constraints - often less than 24 hours.
The linocut commissions cover such diverse topics as the conflict in Darfur, this year’s earthquake in Haiti and the state of the environment. Although their initial purpose is to illustrate the thoughts of a Times editor or feature writer, each commission can stand alone as a graphic depiction of the state of the world at the time of their creation. Born in France and a one-time British Columbia resident, Raymond now lives and works in New York City.
To view additional works by the artist, visit: www.rverdaguer.com
Bob Prittie Library
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, British Columbia
Tel: 604.436.5400
The Bob Prittie Library is open Monday to Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. For information on holiday hours call 604.436.5410.
McGill Library
4595 Albert Street
Burnaby, British Columbia
Tel: 604.299.8955
The McGill Library is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Call for information on holiday hours.
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Paintings by Erin Bulycz
August 31 - October 10, 2010
The Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present this exhibit of paintings by Erin Bulycz as part of our Art In the Libraries program. A Burnaby resident, Erin is a secondary school teacher, a civilian employee of the Burnaby RCMP and a former art gallery volunteer. The artist picked this selection of her artwork specifically for presentation here at McGill Branch Library.
A statement by the artist, her extensive cv and more information about the work on exhibit here can be found at www.erinbulycz.com.
McGill Library
4595 Albert Street
Burnaby, British Columbia
Tel: 604.299.8955
The McGill Library is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Call for information on holiday hours.
The Burnaby Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the City of Burnaby and the British Columbia Arts Council in presenting the Art in the Librairies program.