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, solo and groups, to exhibit their artwork within public facilities. Preference is given to North Shore-based artists, yet all artists are encouraged to apply. 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
Delbrook Community Recreation Centre – 851 West Queens Avenue
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.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.
How to apply
Apply using the application form and/or email your name, address, up to five images of your artwork (maximum size 1 MB .jpg format) or link to an online portfolio and/or website that includes examples of your work. Please indicate where you have previously exhibited.The next intake deadline is July 31, 2023 for displaying artwork from August 2023 to February 2024. There is no cost to the artist to participate. Selected displaying artists will be directly responsible for any purchasing inquiries and sales.
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, Centennial Theatre Supervisor and art display program lead, at 604-983-6455 or art-display@nvrc.ca.Display: February to August 2023
DANCERS!
"People fascinate me. I have always been curious about how they think, feel, and cope with the world and what their relationships are like. For many years I worked as a psychotherapist, helping people deal with their emotions. We used words to help connect body and soul. Now as a photographer, I communicate through images instead – my vocabulary has changed from the verbal to the visual. I am drawn to photographing people who express themselves through their actions instead of their words, who tell their stories physically. My camera can translate the dancer’s narrative into an experience that is clear and accessible to all. Both dance and photography speak to us without using words – they connect directly with our hearts. Dancers use their bodies to talk to us. Their stories move us, make us laugh or cry, and connect us with our emotions. Dancers use movement to touch us in ways and places that otherwise might be hard to reach. Dance photography provides a universal language where body and soul meet." ~ Derry LubellDisplay: February to August 2023
Aysha Tamturk’s art can be described as an experimental journey through using different media like photography, digital art, and mixed media. Originally from Istanbul, she immigrated to Canada at a later age which prepared her to express herself through art. She worked in Nilufar Moayeri’s, Persian/Turkish contemporary artist and had classes at Emily Carr University. Her artworks are digital and mixed media pieces where she questions immigration, social issues, and existential crisis of women.
Display: February to August 2023
Cultivating Connection Through Art
Impact North Shore’s Community Innovation artistic events, Cultivating Connection Through Art, held in December 2022, brought together community members from diverse backgrounds to reflect on their shared experiences of immigration.
Painting experience was not required to participate in these events. Impact North Shore provided art supplies with a selection of other materials to be used by the attendees to create mixed media pieces on canvas. Participants were divided into groups of three to work together on one canvas. They were guided by the talented contemporary artist Farahnaz Samari with two artists, Maryam Hatami and Dena Rouhbakhsh, to facilitate the three hours of live painting. The theme of each painting is to convey the emotions felt before, during or after immigration.In this community project, immigrants were inspired to express their sense of connection through art. Impact North Shore provided a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for everyone to feel a connection by working together with diverse community members. Participants created a shared understanding of connection and belonging and illustrated that on a canvas together, building new friendships and connection to their community in the process.
Visit the Impact North Shore website to read the statements from artists who participated in this event: ImpactNorthShore.ca/spotlight/cultivating-connection-through-art.
Display: February to August 2023
Mara Dias’s cross stitch designs are modern reflections of her own pop culture tastes. She blends music, movies, TV, and art into creative projects that are freely inspired in iconic figures. Pop Stitch Club grew out of a love for crafts and customization during the COVID pandemic. The first custom cross stitch portraits were gifts for family and friends in 2020, and now over 150 designs have been created to inspire others who also share the love for needles and threads. Mara lives in North Vancouver, but she is originally from Brazil. She is a proud mom of two kids, and she also loves teaching English to her community.
Display: February to August 2023
“I start with a pen, I start with a brush, I start with a lump of clay, then I just let it flow. From the cute and cuddly, to the green jungles of Earth, to the far reaches of outer space, I keep myself open to the infinite possibilities of what could be created. While my choice of medium changes and my subject matter dances, the common thread that runs through all of my work is a deep appreciation, curiosity, and respect for the natural and celestial worlds. Inspired by love and light, nature, colour, and the Universe.” ~ Tasha T. McNulty
