A local non-profit group is inviting the public to its first ever Fall Classic Art Show this Saturday.
New West Artists will be featuring pieces from 36 of its members at the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby. The organization usually has an art show in May and another one before Christmas, but board members thought it was time to change it up a bit and offer a fall counterpart.
“This is our first time taking it out of New West. We usually have it at River Market, but we’re growing out of that venue, so we thought we’d try a new location,” said promotions coordinator Janet Kvammen.
Kvammen added there will be a variety of options when it comes to shopping for that perfect Christmas gift.
“We’ll have acrylics, watercolours, photography, fabric art and mixed media,” she said. “There will be cards for sale and jewelry, so really something for everyone.”
Pricing will be affordable, too, according to Kvammen.
“We want the art to sell because it’s more of a sale than an exhibition. A lot of artists will have tables with small pieces for viewing, then the big pieces will be hanging.”
Kvammen expects a few hundred visitors between the 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. event. There will also be a raffle of an acrylic blue landscape, painted by Andre Minardi.
Kvammen, who will also be displaying her work at the show, told The Record, the art scene in New West is definitlely growing.
“Our membership was up and down, but it has picked up recently,” she said.
Admission into the show is free. For more information about the group, visit newwestartists.com.
