Film Screening: boundless returns
Centre A is excited to announce the film screening: boundless returns, bringing together four films by the artists Rehab Nazzal, Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Razan AlSalah, and Larissa Sansour. Looking to how Palestinian artists are employing lens-based mediums to disrupt colonial framings and contribute to a living archive of resistance—the artists in this series […]
Paper Weaving Workshop
Paper Weaving Workshop Saturday, November 2, 2024 4 – 6 PM Centre A – Join us for a paper weaving workshop inspired by Ramona Ramlochand’s woven work from her current solo-exhibition, Green Swans: Wildfires and Rising Seas, that confronts the devastating impact of global warming on all the planet’s living species. As we gather to […]
How was work today?
How was work today? Saturday, October 12, 2024 5 – 8 PM PT Centre A – If you’re an arts and cultural worker, come join members of ACWU (Arts and Cultural Workers Union) for a casual meet-up at Centre A to chat and mingle with other workers from local galleries and arts organizations. No RSVPs […]
Gallery closure
The gallery and Reading Room are closed to the public until September 21 for deinstallation and installation of our next exhibition, opening the night of September 21. Stay tuned! Our Boutique will remain open until Saturday, August 31.
In Plain Sight: Conversation and Catalogue Launch, Henry Tsang
In Plain Sight: Conversation and Catalogue Launch Henry Tsang Friday, August 23, 2024 7 – 9 PM PT Door open at 6:30 PM – Surrey Art Gallery, Centre A, and Powell Street Festival are pleased to celebrate the catalogue launch of Henry Tsang: In Plain Sight with a conversation between Henry Tsang, Judy Hanazawa, […]
Split Ends – 2024 Art Writing Mentorship Public Reading
Split Ends Date: August 16, 2024 Time: 6 – 8 PM Location: Centre A _ Join us for an intimate evening of readings by participants in our 2024 Art Writing Mentorship Program on August 16. Using place, body, and memory, they will share works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and performance that think through […]
Zool Suleman – Notability: Contemporary Canadian South Asian cultural histories and notations
Notability: Contemporary Canadian South Asian cultural histories and notations Friday, August 9, 2024 2 – 3 PM PT Online (Zoom) – RSVP HERE. – Join us on Friday, August 9 for Zool Suleman’s virtual talk, Notability: Contemporary Canadian South Asian cultural histories and notations. Part of Centre A’s 2024 Art Writing Mentorship, this event is open […]
Steff Hui Ci Ling – Preambling the art workers’ inquiry
Preambling the art workers’ inquiry Friday, July 19, 2024 2 – 3:30 PM PT Online (Zoom) – RSVP HERE. – Join us on Friday, July 19 for Steff Hui Ci Ling’s virtual workshop, Preambling the art workers’ inquiry. Part of Centre A’s 2024 Art Writing Mentorship, this event is open and free for all. This workshop […]
Open Studio: 2024 SLOW RELATIONS + PRACTICES EMERGING BIPOC ARTIST RESIDENCY
Open Studio Saturday, June 22, 2024 12 – 4 PM PT Centre A – No RSVP required. – Centre A is delighted to invite everyone to an open studio by our current residents of the SLOW Relations + Practices Emerging BIPOC Artist Residency: Phoebe Bei, Kaila Bhullar and Rawan Hassan. This month, the cohort is […]
Larissa Lai – Archive and Utopia: Art and Literary Criticism for a Better World
Archive and Utopia: Art and Literary Criticism for a Better World Friday, July 5, 2024 2 – 3:30 PM PT Online (Zoom) – RSVP HERE. – Join us on Friday, July 5 for Larissa Lai’s virtual talk, Archive and Utopia: Art and Literary Criticism for a Better World. Part of Centre A’s 2024 Art Writing Mentorship, […]
