NVRC's art display program offers opportunities for local artists to showcase their work.
NVRC's art display program is designed to encourage emerging artists - both solo and groups - to exhibit their artwork within public facilities. While we prioritize North Shore-based artists, we welcome applications artists from other local communities. Program goals are to:
- Encourage the pursuit of lifelong learning
- Create opportunities for artists to connect with their community
- Promote cultural awareness and dialogue
- Showcase the wealth of creative talent in North Vancouver
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Delbrook Community Recreation Centre – 851 West Queens Road
Located on the top floor hallway, the gallery offers 70 linear feet of hanging space and is ideal to display 2D artwork of all types and sizes.Lions Gate Community Recreation Centre - 1733 Lions Gate Lane
Located off the main lobby, there are two black walls suitable for hanging framed artwork. Both walls are 8 ft 9 in high but the preferred maximum height for the artwork would be 40". The first wall is 15 ft 2 in wide and the second wall is 10 ft 5 in wide.Parkgate Community Centre – 3625 Banff Court
Located in the main lobby, a glass display unit is available for handcrafted art, small sculptures, and pottery. Other artwork will be considered pending space availability. Estimated sizing: two tiered display cabinets 6 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft.Ron Andrews Community Recreation Centre – 931 Lytton Street
Located in the main lobby, two glass units are available for a variety of handcrafted and 2D artwork and pottery. Other artwork will be considered pending space availability. Estimated sizing: two tiered display cabinets 4 ft x 11 ft x 3 ft and 6 ft x 9 ft x 2 ft.Centennial Theatre – 2300 Lonsdale Avenue
- South lobby - the exhibit space is ideal for 2D artworks. Up to 175 linear feet high mounted nearer the ceiling. Depending on the size of the work, space is available for up to 15 pieces. Artwork must be stretched with finished sides and properly wired for hanging. Due to the location of the gallery, theatre staff may be engaged in mounting the work.
- West lobby - up to 20 feet of linear space available for 2D art including photographs. Must be fully framed and ready to mount by the artist.
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Apply using the online application form. Or you can email your name, address, five images of your artwork (max. size 1 MB .jpg format) and your artist statement/bio or link to an online portfolio and/or website that includes examples of your work. Please indicate where you have previously exhibited.
There is no cost to the artist to participate. Selected displaying artists will be directly responsible for any purchasing inquiries and sales.
When to apply
There are two intakes each year and the art will be displayed for a six-month period. Display periods are mid-February to mid-August and mid-August to mid-February.- The application deadline for artwork exhibited from February to August: the first Wednesday in January.
The application deadline for artwork exhibited from August to February: the first Wednesday in July.
Selection criteria
The work is adjudicated by NVRC Cultural Services staff and selected artists will be notified.More information
Please reach out to Neil Scott, Theatre Supervisor and art display program lead, at 604-983-6455 or art-display@nvrc.ca. - The application deadline for artwork exhibited from February to August: the first Wednesday in January.
Art currently on display
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Chandra Junck is a contemporary artist based in North Vancouver, BC.
Her watercolour paintings explore space and depth, inspired by galactic imagery - nebulas, supernovas, the Milky Way. Her orbs feature many layers and rich colours, creating the illusion that the viewer is peering through a portal into a distant galaxy.
Further playing with the concept of space, the orb also functions as a container for hidden narratives, as each piece is a deeply personal journey for the artist. These ethereal landscapes blur the boundaries between tangible and abstract.
With a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of British Columbia, Chandra founded an educational platform for young children, Wee Creative Co., teaching them to bring their stories to life through a combination of play, learning, and stop motion animation. She has long approached her life and art practice with this same sense of curiosity and playfulness.
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Atelier Mitenand, based in North Vancouver, has been creating jewellery and crafts since 2023.
With a background in Chemistry and Product Design, the designer enjoys experimenting with various materials, bringing out their unique charm in each piece.
Her experiences living in different countries have shaped her style defined by balance and harmony.
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Display: February to August, 2026
Artist's Statement
George Weston is a painter and arts educator working out of North Vancouver. He often draws similarities between art and chess, finding himself trusting his creative intuition despite the temptation to over-calculate. His oil paintings juxtapose softly blended, fluid shapes against hard edges and chess-like perspectival backdrops, generating geometric and surreal compositions that speak to mental processes, logic, and the calculated chaos they cause.
Textural experimentation is complemented by rigid structures and strict rules in Weston’s work, resulting in precise yet playful artworks that walk the line between the conscious and subconscious. Through his meticulous approach to painting, he aims to create a pensive, impactful, yet calming space that acts as a visualisation of memory and trauma, with the intention of inspiring viewers to deliberate over how their own setbacks and passions have impacted their way of thinking and how they experience the art of play.Biography
George Weston received a BFA in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art & Design in 2021. He has since immersed himself in art education, teaching in high schools, private studios, and recreation centres. Currently working as North Vancouver Recreation & Culture’s Visual Arts Instructor, he holds consistent weekly classes out of Parkgate Community Centre. Weston finds the same joy from painting whether he is the one holding the brush or not, and has found that aspiring artists of all ages - be it five year olds learning watercolour for the first time, to adults rediscovering their passion for oil painting - have benefitted from both his technical knowledge and contagious enthusiasm for art-making.
Weston’s artwork has received recognition from several exhibitions and competitions, including from Royal Academy of Arts, London (2016), Outsiders and Others (2023), Art Battle (2023), and Bravo Art Projects (2025). Several of his original artworks can be found in private collections across England, Ireland, Canada, Malaysia, South Korea, and Peru.
If you would like to inquire about purchasing an artwork you see, or commissioning a piece, please get in touch via email or through his website: www.georgeweston.art.Instagram: @georgewestonart
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Display: February to August, 2026
Artist statement
My art explores the medium where everyday reality begins to blur into fiction. Approaching art
from a contemporary perspective, I place digitalization at the core of my artistic process. Using
multimedia tools, I transform photographs, textures, color, light and found visuals from daily
life into layered visual narratives that I define as digital collages.As an interior architect and environmental designer, light, figure, space and environment are
essential components while constructing each scene. Familiar imagery becomes a point of
departure for questioning what lies beneath the surface of the image—what is real, what is
constructed, and how meaning is shaped through visual language.Through this series of work, I aim to create visual stories that resonate emotionally, touch the
human soul, and invite audience to think about digitalization concept at art practice.I am open to collaborations and commissioned projects; you can send me an email. I view my practice as an ongoing dialogue with individuals, communities and creative partners who value thoughtful, concept-driven visual stories.
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Display: February to August, 2026
Beth W. Stewart is an abstract artivist who creates colourful and complex abstract acrylic paintings inspired by social justice.
Having begun painting expressively in the midst of conducting research in post-conflict northern Uganda, Stewart’s creative practice is consequently rooted in an ethic of bearing witness. Now, as a history and social justice editor and researcher, she draws inspiration from past and present stories of resistance, resilience, and revolution.
Influenced by postwar expressionism, Stewart’s process begins with active painting, producing expressions of her raw emotional responses to the powerful stories she encounters. Using putty knives and large paintbrushes, this initial phase produces bold gestural compositions with jolting colour combinations. As a painting progresses, Stewart transitions to focused mark-making. This detailed work is intuitively guided by the architecture of the initial composition and expresses Stewart’s contemplative engagement with the stories and ideas that move her.
The complex, incomprehensible line work layered atop vibrant, emotional gestural compositions creates a tension suggestive of the intensity in Stewart’s subject matter. The resulting artwork is always embedded with meaning, emotion, and audacious hope.
Instagram: @artbybws
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Artist statement
I started my art journey in childhood, drawing in pencil from imagination. As a professional graphic designer, I have continued to explore my love of drawing through digital tools. While completing the Illustration Certificate Program at Emily Carr, I began experimenting with various traditional mark-making tools and techniques. I discovered a love for loosely constructed ink and watercolour paintings, where I could freely explore ideas.
I’ve recently been drawn to more realistic expressions, learning the strengths and unique qualities of acrylic paint and charcoal. Everyday life—nature, family, and even philosophical concepts—inspires me to create. The most exciting part of making art is the process itself—being in a flow state, experimenting, and finding new ways to bring ideas to life.
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Artist statement
I'm lnnara Walker, and my art is shaped by my fascination with the places we build and the natural world we inhabit. Growing up in the beautiful landscapes of British Columbia, I developed a deep connection to both the built environment and the wild, untamed beauty around me. These dual influences, architecture and nature, have been the core of my creative journey.My artistic practice is driven by a desire to explore the tension between change and permanence. I'm drawn to how both cities and nature are constantly evolving, and how certain moments or structures can slip away unnoticed in the rush of progress. Through my work, I aim to capture these fleeting moments, whether it's the architecture of a once-popular house or a peaceful landscape that may soon be altered by development.
As a young artist, I was surrounded by art and creativity, thanks to my father, an artist and teacher. This early exposure sparked my love for art and helped me develop a deep appreciation for how things are made, both by nature and by human hands. Over the years, my studies in architecture and travels through Europe, Asia and Africa further expanded my view of space, culture, and design. These influences come together in my work, where I focus on the intersection of built environments and the natural world.
What excites me most is the opportunity to reimagine spaces and places that are at risk of being forgotten or reshaped beyond recognition. Whether through bold colours, textures, or intricate details, I aim to highlight the beauty in the details we often overlook, whether it's the symmetry of a building or the quiet harmony between nature and urban life. I want my art to spark conversations about what is worth preserving, both in the world around us and in our memories.
Through every piece I create, I strive to tell stories about the places and spaces that shape our lives—honouring both the past and the ever-changing future. My work is a celebration of the places we call home and a quiet reminder to cherish and protect the beauty that surrounds us before it fades away.
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Sorme Asadpour is an Iranian Canadian artist who grew up in Tehran before immigrating to Vancouver, where she continues to explore and evolve her artistic voice. After studying under distinguished artists in Iran to build her technical foundation, Sorme developed a style uniquely her own, one rooted in magical realism and influenced by elements of naïve art and surrealism. Her work often brings inanimate objects to life in vivid 2D compositions, using bold colors and a playful, childlike aesthetic. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Sorme also experiments with jewellery and tile-making, though these mediums remain outside her current exhibitions. Through her art, she taps into her inner child, creating whimsical worlds as a form of joyful escape from the complexities of immigration and global unrest. At its heart, her work invites others to embrace wonder, creativity, and the healing power of play.
If you are interested in her work or want to learn more, please contact: tehran21@hotmail.com
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
Artist statement
In 2025, I am proud to present my latest collection, “Sky, Sea, & Earth” which explores the emotional essence of living beings from diverse natural habitats. Through the use of charcoal and graphite on paper, I aim to highlight the interconnectedness of life - across the land, air, and sea.My work focuses on capturing the depth of emotion through light and shadow. Dark backgrounds and illuminated focal points allow the subjects – whether animals or human forms – to stand in stark contrast, evoking a powerful presence. The process of finding the right reference images was challenging, but it was essential to convey the emotion I sought to express.
Inspired by the purity of black and white photography, I explore themes of solitude, strength, and unity. This monochromatic medium strips away distractions, allowing raw emotion and detail to take center stage. My hope is to connect with the viewer on a deeper level – to inspire reflection in an increasingly fast-paced, image-saturated world.
This journey through charcoal is also a persona return to my creative roots. After many years in architecture, coaching, and project management, I’ve returned to art with a renewed passion and curiosity. Each piece is an invitation to pause, feel, and reconnect with what unites us as living beings.
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Display: August, 2025 to February, 2026
This artwork commemorates all tennis players, regardless of their age, gender or physical abilities.
With motivation and perseverance, they have dedicated countless hours training in this physically and mentally challenging sport.
However, we have not forgotten the coaches who have made it their career to train tennis players whether for recreation or tournaments.
In my painting, an armature made of wire conceals a protective vest. He/she holds a shield steadfastly against the barrage of tennis balls. The wig serves as a disguise for anonymity. The ethereal background lightly brushed in neutral while and grey colours, creates mystery and evolving into mastery of the fame for this “Tennis Warrior.”
