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Start with Art
March 4 – April 26, 2025
Start with Art is a unique exhibition that focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger!
This year, Start with Art turns 20! For this special anniversary exhibition we’ve invited established artists who’ve exhibited in Start with Art over the past two decades. As in past years, artwork is hung lower in the gallery, visitors can colour on the walls in the ‘secret room’, and we’ve planned family-friendly programming throughout the exhibition to make Start with Art truly kid-centric.
Our take home art projects – Kids’ Kits – are available by donation. We’re also playing a short video in the gallery featuring advice the exhibiting artists offer to budding artists. This advice frequently sparks the idea in kids that one day their work could be shown in a gallery, too.
Artists: Kristian Adam, Sichen Grace Chen, Wesley Clowder, Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk, Pen Hsuan-Hsing, Eri Ishii, Shima Itabashi, Paige Jung, Heike Kuzminski, Ron Love, Meghan Parker, Robin Reid, Jess Stanley, Mary Anne Tateishi, Joan Tayler, Liane McLaren Varnam, Sande Waters, and Kate Whitehead
Secret Room drawing by Kara Wightman and Take your Own Hike workbook by Graeme Zirk
Exhibition Reception: Sunday, March 9 from 2 – 4 p.m.
Family Art Sunday with Svetlana Bardos: Sunday, March 30 from 2 – 4 p.m.
‘How I Build a Bot’ with Lynne Tayler Fahnestalk: Sunday, April 6 from 1 – 2 p.m.
Painting with Light Workshop with Artist Meghan Parker: Sunday, April 13 from 10 – 11 a.m.
Zine-Making Workshop with Artist Paige Jung: Sunday, April 20 from 1 – 2:30 p.m.
More information about these family-friendly programs below!
Calls for Artists
ART PARTY! 2025
Deadline to apply: April 4, 2025
As in past years, this fundraising exhibition will support the non-profit Seymour Art Gallery. It is open to all local artists, and all media is welcome. All work will be offered for sale at $300, $200, or $100.
Art Party! will once again begin with a fun and artful evening reception, where exhibiting artists can mingle with buyers and enjoy live music, our silent auction and more.
Illustration Credit: Meghan Parker
New & Emerging 2025
Deadline to apply: April 4, 2025
Open to all artists in British Columbia, but local drop off and pick up is required. This juried group exhibition is looking to provide exposure to new and emerging artists; therefore, eligibility is limited to artists who self-identify as emerging artists. Artwork may be individually or collaboratively produced.
Photo from New & Emerging 2024
Coming Soon
ART PARTY! 2025
We’re kicking off a fabulous and eclectic local art exhibition on Sunday, May 2, 2025 at 5 pm. The evening event, with admission by donation, features a silent auction, great local art, and a live musical performance.
The ART PARTY exhibition will showcase the art of local artists, available for purchase at $100, $200 and $300. After our opening party, the exhibition will continue until May 10, 2025. Funds raised over the course of ART PARTY will help us in our ongoing support of local arts and culture through our exhibitions and related public programming.
Opening Event: Sunday, May 2, 2025 at 5 p.m
Programs
FREE 30-Minute School Tours
School Tours are half-hour tours of our exhibitions, led by a staff member or docent, for school classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Sessions must be booked in advance, but we will do our best to accommodate teachers’ schedules if classes are unable to attend the regularly scheduled tours. Our School Tours (without a workshop) are presented free of charge but donations to our non-profit society are always appreciated.
School Tours during Start with Art
School tours are available on your schedule, by request. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you would like to schedule a visit!
Illustration by Kara Wightman
Family Art Sunday with Svetlana Bardos
Sunday, March 30, 2025 from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m
Appropriate for children of all ages
Admission by donation . Children must be accompanied by and adult
Join Svetlana Bardos for an afternoon of creativity and fun making paper bugs and butterflies! Create an artwork yourself or collaboratively as a family.
Svetlana Bardos has always been passionate about visual arts and literature, and her primary interest is textile art. After the completion of the Textile Art Program at Capilano University, she got deeply interested in puppet design, fabric design and creating one-of-a kind pieces of clothing. She enjoys experimenting with unusual materials and combines them with hand printed materials and found objects.
Illustration by Kara Wightman
‘How I Build a Bot’ Demonstratoin with Artist Lynne Tayler Fahnestalk
Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Appropriate for all ages . Children must be accompanied by an adult
FREE
Please join us in the gallery for a demonstration of how Lynne creates her one-of-a-kind upcycled metal robots! Learn about her process, inspiration, and watch a robot come to life.
Lynne Taylor Fahnestalk is a Canadian artist specializing in metal sculpture, single panel cartooning, and magazine illustration. She is a two-time recipient of the Canadian Prix Aurora Award for Artistic Excellence. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, gallery exhibitions, and art shows and she has also served as Art Director for two national magazines and was co-owner of a small fine art printing company. Lynne currently creates one-of-a-kind robot sculptures from upcycled metal objects. These sculptures have been described as 3-D cartoons and she likes that comparison.
Painting with Light Workshop with Artist Meghan Parker
Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Appropriate for children 4+
Admission by donation . Children must be accompanied by and adult
Please join us for a hand-on workshop with exhibiting artist Meghan Parker. In this workshop, you will create your own painting that actually lights up!
Meghan Parker is an artist and educator based in North Vancouver. She paints wild and whimsical colourful floral forests as well as lots of bears. Her recently published book, Teaching Artfully, is an autobiographical comic exploring the questions and experiences of a high school art teacher and celebrates and advocates for the arts in education.
Artwork by Meghan Parker
Zine-Making Workshop with Artist Paige Jung
Sunday, April 20, 2025 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Appropriate for children 6+
Admission by donation . Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please join us for a hands-on workshop with exhibiting artist Paige Jung! In this workshop, learn how to make a zine from scratch using mixed media and your own unique ideas!
Paige Jung (she/her) is a Chinese-Canadian illustrator, muralist and artist from so-called “Vancouver”, Canada. Paige is known for her proficient use of colour and gestural shapes to create illustrations that tell stories of connection, community power, and what makes us human.
Illustration by Paige Jung
Kids’ Kits
We’ve put together fun project-based art kits for creative kids who visit the gallery. Kits are available by donation and each one will contain instructions for a hands-on arts and crafts project as well as the required set of materials. We’re so excited to see what your little artists create with these kits!
Stop by and pick one up today!
Summer Art Camp for Pre-Teens
July 21 – 25, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. each day
Ages 9+ | $215 per child plus tax
This week-long Summer Camp at the Seymour Art Gallery with teacher Jennifer Butterfield will be spent exploring various materials. We’ll mount our own mini-exhibition for family and friends on the last day of camp, to celebrate together and share the artwork created in class.
Jennifer Butterfield loves living and working in Deep Cove. She has taught elementary school and art programs in North Vancouver for over 25 years. When she was little, she dreamed of growing up and being an artist, just like her dad. Making art and helping children create are her biggest passions and she can’t wait to work with the kids at this summer’s Art Camp!
Please call or email the gallery to register today!
Summer Art Camp for Kids
August 11 – 15, 2025 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. each day
Ages 6 – 9 | $215 per child plus tax
This week-long Summer Camp at the Seymour Art Gallery with teacher Jennifer Butterfield will be spent exploring various materials. We’ll mount our own mini-exhibition for family and friends on the last day of camp, to celebrate together and share the artwork created in class.
Jennifer Butterfield loves living and working in Deep Cove. She has taught elementary school and art programs in North Vancouver for over 25 years. When she was little, she dreamed of growing up and being an artist, just like her dad. Making art and helping children create are her biggest passions and she can’t wait to work with the kids at this summer’s Art Camp!
Please call or email the gallery to register today!
Visiting Deep Cove
Pay parking in parks
Between March 1 and October 31, pay parking is in effect at Cates Park/Whey-ah-Wichen, Deep Cove Park, Lynn Canyon Park, and Panorama Park.
Parking is $3 per hour, from 8:00 m to 6:00 pm, with revenue going towards District Parks improvements and program costs for pay parking.
Indigo manages and enforces pay parking at our parking lots in parks. Please contact Indigo regarding enforcement notices.
Parking passes for DNV residents
District residents can purchase a seasonal resident parking pass that allows them to park in the Lynn Canyon Park, Cates Park/Whey-ah-Wichen, Deep Cove Park, and Panorama Park parking lots without paying the hourly rate.
Get more details about DNV seasonal resident passes
Accessible parking spaces for people with mobility limitations
Hourly pay parking is exempt for vehicles parked in a designated accessible space for people with mobility limitations with display of a valid disability permit issued by Social Planning and Research Council BC (SPARC). These spaces are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Posted parking time limits apply.
Ongoing
Volunteer
You can help contribute to the community by volunteering in our warm and vibrant gallery! Seymour Art Gallery, established 1985, is a non-profit public gallery in the heart of Deep Cove, North Vancouver and the only public gallery located in the District of North Vancouver. We acknowledge, with respect, that the Seymour Art Gallery stands on the traditional, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We are currently seeking volunteers to assist in many roles, including but not limited to helping at events and receptions, fundraising committee work, and welcoming visitors as a gallery attendant. Training is provided and a parking space is available during your shift. We are looking for enthusiastic people who are interested in the arts and in learning about our thriving local creative community!
Become a member
By becoming a gallery member, you are supporting our efforts to cultivate appreciation for the arts through our many programs. Members receive a 10% discount on local handmade gifts in our Gallery Shop and discounts for our ticketed events and programs.
Donate
The Seymour Art Gallery is committed to continuing to present compelling exhibitions which are complemented by relevant and engaging educational and creative programming.
We need help to accomplish our vision financially, and are asking for your support. Become a Patron of the Seymour Art Gallery and help us provide a dynamic artistic future for our community. Your gift will be acknowledged on our website, in our newsletter, and in our annual report. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations over $25.
The Seymour Art Gallery Society
Seymour Art Gallery, established 1985, is a non-profit public gallery in the heart of Deep Cove, North Vancouver. We are working to establish and maintain an active and financially sustainable art gallery that will foster excellence and promote interest in the arts. We welcome more than 26,000 visitors yearly to our gallery, Gallery Shop, and special events. Along with a busy exhibition schedule, we present performance events — including music, artist demonstrations, interactive art-making, and events for children. The Seymour Art Gallery establishes a high standard in our balanced program of visual and performing arts. The gallery also plays an educational role, by organizing programs for schools and activities for the general public in conjunction with our exhibitions.
Show your support
Our annual membership is only $25 and your membership directly supports our many programs. Gallery members also save 10% in the Gallery Shop and discounts on ticketed events and programs!