Local Arts

Writers, are you looking for inspiration? The Royal City Literary Arts Society offers a monthly series of Wordplay New West events, designed to help writers generate ideas. The drop-in group meets next on Thursday, June 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry is offered to Canadian writers who had a book published in English in 2017

The Plaskett Gallery is looking for artists under 30 to take part in an exhibition this fall. Emergence will be on at the gallery at Massey Theatre in November, and a call for submissions is open until July 1.

Visual artists and poets are joining forces for a new exhibition at the Network Hub. New West Artists and members of the Royal City Literary Arts Society are teaming up to present Visual Verse, an exhibition where poetry brings art to life.

Nadia DiMofte has an inviolable rule at the movie theatre: Always stay for the credits. She’s in constant awe of the fact that hundreds or even thousands of people have worked 12- to 14-hour days to make the magic happen.

Grade 8 students at Guildford Park Secondary School show the results of their Inquiry Studies program in an exhibition at Anvil Centre this weekend

A well-known local harpist is up next in the ongoing series of concerts at St. Aidan’s Church. Lori Pappajohn and friends perform on Friday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the church, 1320 Seventh Ave.

New Westminster Secondary School’s graduating students have an art exhibition at the Gallery at Queen’s Park. Our Journey to Here opens on Wednesday, June 6, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

To Wednesday, May 30 Escape From the City, watercolours on paper, canvas and cotton by Donna Polos, at the Plaskett Gallery, Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New Westminster. Gallery open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m.

It’s getting set to be an arty summer in New Westminster. The Arts Council of New Westminster has announced its summer events schedule, and it’s a jam-packed one from June right through to September.