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Contemporary art museum showing work by local, national, and international artists.
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Surrey Art Gallery is the second largest public art gallery in the Metro Vancouver region. Internationally recognized, the Gallery showcases diverse artistic practices including digital and audio art, by local, national and international artists. The Gallery's mission is to engage the public in an ongoing dialogue about issues and ideas that affect our numerous communities as expressed through con

temporary art, and to provide opportunities for the public to interact with artists and the artistic process. Learn more at www.surrey.ca/artgallery

Surrey Art Gallery recognizes that our building is situated on the unceded traditional lands of the Salish Peoples including the Katsie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, and Tsawwassen Nations.

09/03/2026

Join the Surrey Art Gallery Association on Thursday, September 10, from 7-8:30 pm for “Movements in Ink” with Asma Burney.

Burney will share techniques and tips on how to make marks with the intense colours and spontaneous movement of the medium. Burney will also share about her practice and works in the saga shop located on the upper floor of the Surrey Arts Centre.

saga shop hours🛍️
Thursdays 3:30–7:30pm
Saturdays 12–4pm
Other select dates for Gallery and Theatre events

Photo 1 by Carla Alcantara
Photo 2 courtesy of the artist

ID1: Asma sits in front of her artwork at last year's Heart to Home holiday market. The artworks are abstract with vibrant and colourful reds, yellows, blues, and pinks. Some framed artworks are standing upright on small easels; others are staked in loose piles on the table. Behind Asma are more framed art and display items.

ID2: An artwork by Asma made with alcohol inks that looks like an abstract bouquet of flowers. Petal shapes in the upper right half are soft and flowing with vivid colours like pink, magenta, orange, and yellow. On the left side, the petals blend into blues and greens. At the center of the work is a beige flower contrasted against the green stem

08/28/2026

“Making Connections” opens this weekend!

This exhibition was organized by a group of Gallery Docents supported by education and curatorial staff. The docents are volunteer tour guides who lead exhibition tours for visiting K–7 students in connection with the Gallery’s School Programs.

The artists in this exhibition have direct connections to Surrey and invite us to reflect and be inspired— to reimagine our sense of place. These artworks from the Gallery’s permanent collection examine the idea of place from multiple perspectives. They portray nature in unique ways and contemplate a range of communities, social connections, and how we understand the diverse cultures and histories of this region.

In dialogue, the works of these artists encourage us to consider where we are, how we engage with communities, act as stewards of the natural world, and reflect on the stories that define us.

On view until Jan 31, 2027.

Jeremy Herndl, “View from Whalley BC, 2011", 2011, oil on canvas. Collection of Surrey Art Gallery. Photo by SITE Photography.

ID: In the centre of a graphic poster, there is a painting of a neighbourhood with a mix of different trees. While most trees have no leaves on them, there is an evergreen tree with colourful green foliage. Amongst the trees, there are brown fences, rooftops, and a light blue body of water. Below the painting, the text reads in dark green “Making Connections” with more information in black text listed below: Aug 29, 2026–Jan 31, 2027. Free admission, surrey.ca/artgallery.

08/17/2026

Engagement Facilitator Meeti Dhanoa reflects on the current exhibition, Keerat Kaur’s "If Gardens Could Dream."

Keerat’s capacity to create worlds in such depth has been an honour to witness. Curated by Suvi Bains, the exhibition is a portal for remembrance, celebration and resilience of Kaur’s multidisciplinary practices. Echoes of the Panjabi Sikh diaspora lives throughout the Gallery; reflections of the natural world coexist within distant lands and homelands.

While recently visiting my homeland of Panjab, I was in awe of the sacred root-like plants called Banyan trees. Central to the villages, people gather around the base of the tree to socialize or seek refuge to rest. The canopy gives structural shelter for birds, insects, and other plants becoming a bridge between humans and the natural world. In the center of the Gallery is the living beaded Banyan tree, a collaborative sculptural work created alongside local community members from a workshop Kaur facilitated. The exhibition becomes a place for community to come together, calling visitors to sit with one another with collective harmony.

For me, these trees have acted as a guide in grounding my understanding of safety and community. As I would navigate through different villages, the banyan tree is significant in establishing the importance of gathering; where important conversations were shared, where children would play, where people would leave offerings and prayers with, and a place to listen.

While supporting this exhibition, I have been able to locate the language in which I can reflect the intricacies of the histories, folklores and stories passed down from songs, oral storytelling, and visual motifs. It hasn’t been just the work that frames this exhibition, it has been the people who walk through the Gallery doors and share their stories in relation to Kaur’s artwork and witnessing their joy.

“Keerat Kaur: If Gardens Could Dream” is up until Aug 30th.

Image Credit Photo 1: Dennis Ha Photography
Image Credit Photo 2: Taken at Anandpur Sahib by Meeti Dhanoa

08/12/2026

Thank you for celebrating the summer opening with us. ✨

We’re looking back on Seeds of Imagination Art Party, an evening filled with music, poetry, conversation, and art as we celebrated our summer exhibitions: "Keerat Kaur: If Gardens Could Dream, ARTS 2026, and Mustaali Raj: Across the Fire."

The evening brought together artists, community, and audiences to celebrate the many ways art can take root, connect us, and open new ways of seeing.

Exhibiting artist Keerat Kaur joined Associate Curator Suvi Bains for a conversation about If Gardens Could Dream, followed by a live reading of Kaur’s original poetry. The evening continued with a musical performance by The Banyan Tree, featuring Payman Rouhandeh.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this evening so memorable. 🌿

"If Gardens Could Dream" is open until August 30.

08/08/2026

Now open, “Marking the Seasons” by South Surrey White Rock Art Society.

Over the past year, members of the South Surrey and White Rock Art Society took their sketchbooks, paints, and folding chairs and headed outdoors to paint the ever-changing beauty of Bear Creek Park. Working plein air through sunshine, clouds, blossoms, and falling leaves, each artist returned to favourite spots throughout the park, capturing the changing seasons one brushstroke at a time.

On view until Nov 1 🌸🍂🌲🌻

ID: Watercolor painting of a park scene with a person walking along a path surrounded by trees in various stages of foliage in pink, green and brown. Below, black text against a light blue background announces "Marking the Seasons" art exhibition by South Surrey and White Rock Art Society at Surrey Art Gallery from Aug 8 to Nov 1, 2026, with free admission, with Surrey Art Gallery logo on the right side.

08/06/2026

Come to the Gallery’s Family Art Jam this Saturday, Aug 8, 1:30-3 pm — a fun artmaking program for children and their families lead by the Gallery educators. Playfully investigate the art in Keerat Kaur: If Gardens Could Dream followed by a hands-on artmaking workshop.

To register for this free program, call 604-501-5566 (dial 0) or email [email protected]

Photos by Carla Alcantara.

ID 1: An image of two children looking at an artwork in the Gallery. The wall behind them is a deep green and features an orange and yellow abstract painting. The two children with long black hair look carefully at an installation of dark gray ceramic forms, the child on the left is holding a pencil and a workbook activity.

ID 2: An image of two people in an art workshop. A smiling middle-aged person wearing a green and yellow striped sweater and a young child with shoulder length black hair sit at a table. The child, sitting at the left, is waving hello while holding a lavender pencil crayon in the same hand. They are taking a short break from drawing.

07/30/2026

Get creative at the Gallery’s Family Art Jam, Saturday Aug 8 from 1:30-3pm.

Join in a fun afternoon designed specifically with young children and their families in mind. The day will include experiencing the exhibition Keerat Kaur: If Gardens Could Dream followed by a hands-on artmaking workshop.

To register for this free program, call 604-501-5566 (dial 0) or email [email protected]

Photo credits: Image 1 by Carla Alcantara and Image 2 by Maxine Bulloch.

ID 1: An adult and a child are working together on a clay project. They are seated together at a table. The adult is smiling as they help the child through the process of printing a detailed pattern onto the clay surface. The child is curiously looking at the circular object that imprints the pattern onto clay as they roll it on the surface.

ID 2: Two children are writing on their activity booklets in front of a white yarn-based sculpture that resembles a polypus, a sea anemone or coral. The children are looking down in intense focus and curiosity.

07/28/2026

Last week to view ARTS 2026, closing on August 1.

Highlighting the photographic work of Laura Davis who states” When taking this photograph of a bumblebee and a flower, it captures the fragility of the world, knowing how one missing piece can cause everything to crumble. Macro photography is a meditative process for me, allowing me to slow down and focus on the small parts of the living world. My inspiration comes from the beauty of nature itself and from the joy of capturing a perfect moment as it unfolds.”

Image: Laura Davis, A Day in the Life of a Bumblebee, 2025, photography.

ID: a photograph of an orange flower with bee on it. The flower is in the middle with hits petal open and the green stem coming in from the left. A bee with a fuzzy-black-and-white body with translucent wings in on the center part of the flower. The background of the photograph is very colourful and blurred, with shades of yellow, green, purple, and pink, giving a soft, dreamy effect.

07/24/2026

saga shop artist spotlight✨

Asma Burney’s practice moves fluidly between semi-representational and abstract painting, drawing inspiration from travel, current events, and the natural world. Each work is built through a process of layering and experimentation, using acrylic paint alongside pens, pencils, pastels, collage, mark-making, stencils, and a range of gels, pastes, and other mixed media. Rather than pursuing realism, Burney expresses emotion through colour, texture, and expressive brushstrokes. For her, painting is an intuitive language—one that invites connection and conversation.

“I use paint to express myself. Art is my language that I use to welcome everyone into my world. I want people to speak to me through my art,” Burney states.

Find Burney’s original paintings, woodblock prints, and greeting cards in the saga shop, where every purchase directly supports local artists and the Surrey Art Gallery Association.

saga shop hours🛍️
Thursdays 3:30–7:30pm
Saturdays 12–4pm
Other select dates for Gallery and Theatre events

Images courtesy of the artist.

ID 1: An abstract painting that looks like a loose bouquet of flower-like shapes made with alcohol inks on white paper, with colours bleeding and blending into each other. On the right are bright, rounded blooms in pink, yellow, green, and magenta, surrounded by soft washed of beige. On the left are large blue and green areas that come together, suggesting leaves or petals.

ID 2: An abstract painting with a colourful composition using alcohol inks on paper. The colours bleed and blend into each other in organic shapes. The central area is dominated by deep reds, burgundy, and magenta forms that look like a cluster of flowers. Around the central areas, there are bright accents of yellow, orange, green, pink, and white, creating the impression of leaves, smaller blossoms, and reflected light.

07/23/2026

Mark Your Calendar! 🌿

Thursday, July 30 | 7–8:30pm

Join us for a special evening with exhibiting artist Keerat Kaur, featuring a live performance and guided tour of If Gardens Could Dream in Panjabi.

Kaur will share her artistic practice and speak about the importance of celebrating the Panjabi language and Gurmukhi script, and why preserving and honouring the language is central to her work.

Associate Curator Suvi Bains will lead portions of the tour in English, offering additional context and insight into the exhibition.

Come celebrate language, art, and the many ways stories and cultural histories are carried forward. We look forward to welcoming you!

Image 1 and 2 by Dennis Ha Photography. Image 3 by Rattan Prakash Singh.

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Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
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