Past events
CULTURE DAYS
PRINT MAKING WITH NATURE
Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | The ACT Arts Centre
Lessons from a Living World brings together five artists whose art practices centre on their relationships, responsibilities, and hope for the Earth. Artists Cherry Archer, Clyde Richard Brittain, q̓ʷɑt̓ic̓ɑ / Phyllis Atkins, Shawna Davis, and Zuzana Vasko have differing connections with the environment, yet all share a deep awareness of the living world around them. The artworks in this exhibition muse on visual details of nature and entangled connections between living beings.
Inspired by our latest Gallery Exhibition we will create art with an intriguing printmaking technique which utilizes silicone printing plates. Layers of paint and plants will be applied to a jellified surface to create mesmerizing images. This printmaking technique is fast, easy, and best of all, fun! Everyone is welcome.
This is a FREE, family friendly event!
NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
Saturday, September 30, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | The ACT Art Gallery
In the spirit of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The ACT Art Gallery welcomes the public on September 30th to visit our current exhibition, Lessons from a Living World.
This exhibition brings together five artists whose art practices centre on their relationships, responsibilities, and hope for the Earth. Among the five artists are q̓ʷɑt̓ic̓ɑ / Phyllis Atkins (Kwantlen First Nation) whose paintings share the significance of Elders, sturgeon, salmon, and euchalon, as well as Shawna Davis (Gitksan First Nation) whose beadwork is dedicated to her Grandparents as Residential School Survivors.
The ACT Art Gallery supports and will be open concurrently to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event taking place in Memorial Peace Park, hosted by Katzie First Nation, Fraser River Indigenous Society, and Plea Community Services.
Canada Day at The ACT
Saturday, July 01, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM | The ACT Arts Centre Lobby
FREE Event | All Ages | No Registration Required
Families are invited to join The ACT for an afternoon of fun art activities on Canada Day!
Recreate the Maple Ridge landscape in a Canada Day Clay Diorama! Create plants, animals, and people and add them to the community display. Be inspired and imagine, what will the Maple Ridge landscape look like in years to come? Cut, paste and collage all the things you love about your neighborhood and celebrate the spirit of your community. Create a colourful collage artwork inspired by images that remind you of home. Colour and decorate your very own Maple Leaf! Inspired by your cultural heritage, create a unique maple leaf that reflects your family and celebrate the diverse community of Maple Ridge.
All supplies provided. All ages and abilities welcome!
Greg Moore Youth Centre presents
15th Annual Youth Talent show
Monday, May 08, 2023 | 7:00 PM | The ACT Arts Centre
FREE Event
For those who are able, we are accepting monetary donations (cash or debit only) at the door to help fund recreational activities for local youth this summer. 100% of proceeds will go towards youth programming and be allocated with the help of our Youth Council.
Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Memorial Peace Park
The Maple Ridge Earth Day 2023 theme, FLOW, looks at the many flows of life that swirl around us, and encourages people to become more conscious about how they interact and react to these continually changing landscapes.
FREE Gallery Exhibition: Transformation
Saturday, April 22, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | The ACT Arts Gallery
Showcasing the diverse techniques used in pottery! LEARN MORE
FAMILY DAY - Free Art Activities at The ACT
Monday, February 20, 2023 | 12:00 - 3:00 PM | The ACT Arts Centre | FREE - All Are Welcome!
Join in the fun with FOUR magical art activities for the whole family.
Learn how to create a snowflake effect while watercolour painting in the Craft Room, press texture on to a clay pinch pot in the Ceramics Room, explore how to collage together papers to create a winter wonderland in the 2D Studio, and try your hand at creating a magical animated character in our Computer Lab. Come and explore the wonder of art making with your family, everyone is welcome!
The ACT Art Gallery will be open from 12:00 to 3:00 PM. Come check out the current exhibition, Intricated Arrangements: Connotations in Collage.
SPeCIAL FAMILY DAY PERFOrMAnce BY ACT PRESENTS
VITALY - ART OF WONDER
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Celebrate BC Family Day together in an afternoon of astonishing illusion.
Art of Wonder is about capturing a perfect moment of wonder and immortalizing it forever through art. Witness paintings and sculptures coming to life in this one-of-a- kind, interactive show.