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777 Columbia StreetNew Westminster, B.C. V3M 1B6

T 604.527.4640www.anvilcentre.com

To register online and see the full range of city-wide New Westminster Cultural offerings, go to

www.newwestcity.ca/services/arts-and-heritage or call 604.527.4640

For New Media Gallery: www.newmediagallery.ca

or call 604.875.1865

New Westminster Arts & Culture Programs

SUMMER 2018

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NEW WESTMINSTER ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMS

SUMMER 2018Public Hours for Irving House (302 Royal Ave) and Samson V (880 Quayside Drive)Until May 22Saturdays & Sundays 12:00 pm - 4:00 pmMay 22 - AugustIrving House: Wednesdays - Sundays 12:00 pm - 5:00 pmSamson V: Wednesdays & Thursdays 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Fridays – Sundays 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

EXHIBITIONSNEW WESTMINSTER MUSEUMBe/Longing… (Page 22)February 18, 2018 – October 7, 2018

People Gotta Move… (Page 22)July 5, 2018 – November 16, 2018

NEW MEDIA GALLERYTrace… (Page 23)April 28, 2018 - July 1, 2018

COMMUNITY ART SPACELimitlessPresented by New West ArtistsJune 4, 2018 - August 3, 2018

Worlds of Light and Shadow Presented by Artists in the BoroAugust 4, 2018 – October 5, 2018

NEW MEDIA GALLERYFor information about current and upcoming New Media Gallery exhibitions, come visit the gallery for a curator-led tour, email sjoyce@newmediagallery.ca or call 604.875.1865

CULTURAL PROGRAMSArts Programs… (Page 3)Heritage Programs… (Page 15)New Media Gallery Programs… (Page 23)

CULTURAL SPACESANVIL CENTRE777 Columbia Street 604.527.4640New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6anvilcentre@newwestcity.ca

NEW MEDIA GALLERY3rd Floor – 777 Columbia Street 604.875.1865

NEW WESTMINSTER MUSEUM3rd Floor – 777 Columbia Street 604.527.4640

COMMUNITY ART SPACE3rd Floor - 777 Columbia Street 604.527.4640

NEW WESTMINSTER ARCHIVES2nd Floor – 777 Columbia Street 604.527.4640

Public Hours for New Media Gallery, New Westminster Museum, and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm daily*Thursdays until 8:00 pm*New Media Gallery is closed on Mondays

Public Hours for New Westminster Archives:10:00 am – 5:00 pm dailyReference Services available 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm daily

Cover: The Play, Ruth van Beek, Capture Photography Festival, 2018

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INFANTS & TODDLERS Parent & Baby Yoga (0 - 10 months)This class begins with a Baby Yoga Flow that supports Baby’s developing systems. Following is a Parent’s Yoga Flow that loosens and opens areas of the body that often experience repetitive strain while caring for an infant.  Each class will include pranayama and core strengthening sequences. Please bring your own yoga mat and a blanket for your baby. Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415 Sundays, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm 6597July 8 – August 26 (no class August 5)Registration Fee: $59.00 (7 classes) Wednesdays, 11:15 am – 12:30 pm 6598Wednesdays, 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm 6599July 11 – August 29 Registration Fee: $67.00 (8 classes) Instructor: Doreen Chand

PARENT PARTICIPATIONArt Splash (2 - 4 years) Parent ParticipationPlay, laugh and learn with your child! Together you will explore different materials and techniques to create your very own masterpieces. This multimedia experience will leave you inspired, and maybe, a little messy! Supplies included.Anvil Centre Studio 413Saturdays, 10:00 am – 11:00 amJuly 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6585 Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)

CHILDREN & YOUTHStART! (5 - 8 years) Incorporating popular and classic children’s literature into art projects, this program provides an opportunity for children to explore their imaginations and experiment together with weekly projects! Children will consider storytelling and images, develop fine motor skills, explore their social environment, expand their spatial awareness and work with a variety of mediums each week. Anvil Centre Studio 413Saturdays, 11:15 am – 12:30 pmJuly 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6586 Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)

SUMMER CAMPSTheatre Intensive: Take the Stage! (8 - 18 years) The play’s the thing! Whether your first or hundredth time, this drama class will open your eyes to character and script work, strengthen ensemble building and help you find your confidence onstage. Learn to create a character from scratch and explore a story from your own imagination while deepening your fundamental skills of drama.

ARTS PROGRAMS

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Theatre Intensive: Take the Stage! cont’dAnvil Centre Studio 411B/415Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm July 3 – July 13 (13 - 18 years) 6587 August 7 – August 17 (8 - 12 years) 6588Registration Fee: $200.00 (9 classes)Instructor: Seamus Fera

Creative Moves - Yoga & Dance (4 - 6 years)In this introduction to creative movement and yoga, little movers will explore their bodies and breath, while developing coordination, rhythm, spatial awareness and cooperation. On the last day of this week-long movement camp invite your family and friends to a finale presentation.Anvil Centre Studio 415Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 11:30 amJuly 23 - July 27 6618Registration Fee: $60.00 (5 classes)Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 am - 11:30 amAugust 7 - August 10 6622Registration Fee: $45.00 (4 classes) Instructor: Carolina Bergonzoni

Cartooning Day Camp (5 - 7 years) Learn to draw characters, create short narratives through image and text, and discover the endless possibilities of cartooning. This program will introduce curious minds to comic strips, trading cards, animated flip-books and more! On Friday invite your family to our finale showcasing all of the fabulous work you and your friends have created during your week at camp.Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm July 9 – July 13 6623Registration Fee: $80.00 (5 classes)Instructor: Melissa Thorpe

Graphic Novel Day Camp (8 - 13 years) Bring your stories to life through cartooning! Learn to draw characters, create narratives through image and text, and play with the comic strip format. Projects include comic strips, storyboarding, animated flip-books, book-binding techniques and more! Discover the endless possibilities of cartooning and graphic novels! For the Friday finale, introduce your characters and stories to friends and family.Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday – Friday, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm July 9 – July 13 6624Registration Fee: $80.00 (5 classes) Instructor: Melissa Thorpe

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Artist Focus Day Camp (4 - 12 years)Join Melissa Thorpe for an art-filled journey, reviewing the life and work of a different famous artist every day. From Frida Kahlo to Andy Warhol, this program encourages a love of learning through creativity, making and fun. Kids will be exposed to age appropriate art history while working in a variety of mediums, inspired by works of famous artists.Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday July 23 – Friday July 279:30 am – 12:00 pm (4 - 6 years) 66251:00 pm – 3:30 pm (7 - 12 years) 6626Registration Fee: $80.00 (5 classes)Instructor: Melissa Thorpe

Paint/Draw/Sculpt Day Camp (4 - 12 years)This dynamic program develops skills, techniques and art vocabulary through painting, drawing and sculpture! Encouraging creativity and confidence, students will discover the thrill of creating projects with a wide variety of media, including acrylics, plasticine, pastels and more. Designed to foster imagination, build confidence and provide a fun, fresh approach to art. Come make with us!Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday July 30 - Friday August 3 9:30 am – 12:00 pm (4 - 6 years) 66271:00 pm – 3:30 pm (7 - 12 years) 6628Registration Fee: $80.00 (5 classes) Instructor: Noelle Horrocks

Mini Coding: Game Design (6 - 13 years)Create your own video game! In partnership with UME Academy experts, learn creative problem solving skills, physics and math through the game design process using today’s games, tools and technology. There is also time to create, play and evaluate games while finishing with an open house showcasing their creations to family and friends. Hardware and software provided.Anvil Centre Studio 411AMonday August 13 – Friday August 179:30 am – 12:00 pm (6 - 8 years) 7420 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm (9 - 13 years) 7425Registration Fee: $150.00Instructor: UME Academy

Music Makers (4 - 6 years)Sing, clap and play together! Music Makers will test out new ways to make music, learn the basics of rhythm & pitch and participate in a variety of group song activities. No previous musical skill required.Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 12:00 pmAugust 13 – August 17 6629Registration Fee: $75.00 (5 classes)Instructor: Kaitlin Deavy

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Rock Star Music Camp (7 - 11 years) Have you always wanted to stand on stage and rock out with your friends? Rock Star Music Camp is your big moment! Form a band, play a new instrument and learn the basics of music at this 4-day rock adventure! No previous musical skill required.Anvil Centre Studio 413Monday – Friday, 1:00 pm – 3:30 pmAugust 13 – August 17 6630Registration Fee: $75.00 (5 classes)Instructor: Kaitlin Deavy

ADULTS - WELLNESSPrenatal Yoga (16+ years)Join Doreen Chand for a nurturing yoga class that will help prepare you mentally, physically and emotionally for childbirth and motherhood. Through pregnancy-safe poses, improve posture, balance and flexibility for your changing body and growing baby. Strengthening, stretching and relaxation exercises will support you now and as a new mother.  Enjoy mind and body benefits of this class while connecting with other moms-to-be in your community!Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 11:00 amJuly 11 – August 29 6632Registration Fee: $54.00 (8 classes)Instructor: Doreen Chand

YogaLates (16+ years) This class combines core strengthening and toning of Pilates, with Yoga poses to open the mind and the body. A great accompaniment to Yoga Basic Back Care, take your core strengthening a little further, while still moving at your own pace. Come and explore the similarities and the differences of Pilates and Yoga and how they can benefit you. Move mindfully! Beginners welcome. Bring your own yoga mat. Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415 Saturdays, 9:30 am – 10:45 am July 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6635Registration Fee: $57.00 (7 classes) Instructor: Cindy Couturier

Yoga Basic Back Care (16+ years)This class provides a gentle approach to healthy toning of the low back, strengthening the core and developing a full range of motion throughout the joints. Our instructor brings attention to alignment in each pose and engages the whole body in a full variety of strengthening and opening poses. Expect to move through your comfortable range of motion and discover the possibility of going beyond. Join our yoga community – no previous yoga experience required. Bring your own yoga mat.Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Saturdays, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

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Yoga Basic Back Care cont’dJuly 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6638Registration Fee: $57.00 (7 classes) Instructor: Cindy Couturier

Healthy Hips Yoga (16+ years)Healthy hips can positively affect how we live, sit, walk, and run. Joining a weekly yoga class can benefit the release of stress that sits in the hip joints. Stretch and strengthen hamstrings, ankle joints, gluteus muscles, and enjoy an overall yoga class for the whole body and mind. Suitable for runners, hikers, or those who sit at a desk all day. Join our yoga community – no previous yoga experience required. Bring your own yoga mat.Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Saturdays, 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm July 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6639Registration Fee: $57.00 (7 classes) Instructor: Cindy Couturier

Stretch & Meditation (16+ years)The benefits of mediation include a clearer and more grounded mind. This program starts with full body stretches and exercises, to prepare you before dropping into mediation. Instructor Cindy Couturier will cover several different techniques; come and find out what works best for you. Bring a yoga mat, cushion or blanket. Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Saturdays, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm July 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6640Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Cindy Couturier

Yin Yoga (16+ years)Help improve circulation and flexibility in the body, while cultivating awareness and inner silence in the mind. Yin yoga employs a slow-paced style with longer poses to help release stiff connective tissues like tendons, ligaments and fascia. Join Doreen Chand for deep stretches to improve your wellbeing. No previous yoga experience required. Bring your own yoga mat.Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Sundays, 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm July 8 – August 26 (no class August 5) 6641Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Doreen Chand

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ADULTS – CREATIVE MOVEMENT Intro to Adult Ballet (16+ years)Learn the fundamentals of ballet and discover the joy of dance in a supportive environment! Participants will develop body awareness, musicality, ballet technique, strength and coordination. No previous experience necessary.Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Tuesdays, 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm July 10 – August 21 6643 Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Jessie Au

Cardio Ballet (16+ years)Get creative with your exercise routine! This program is designed to help promote balance and alignment, with a focus on lengthening your body and strengthening your legs, feet and core. An upbeat and energetic class, movements are founded on ballet basics, but require no previous ballet or dance experience. Come move with us! Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Thursdays, 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm July 12 – August 23 6644Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Jessie Au

Intro to Adult Jazz (16+ years)Explore styles such as jazz, lyrical and contemporary dance in this beginner dance class! This class will work to develop technique, strength, musicality, flexibility and coordination. Each class will consist of full body warm-ups, cross-floor movements and end with learning a short choreography. No previous experience necessary. Anvil Centre Dance Studio 415Thursdays, 5:15 pm – 6:30 pm July 12 – August 23 6645 Registration Fee: $58.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Jessie Au

ADULTS – ARTSPainting: Watercolour En Plein Air (16+ years)Leave the four walls of the studio behind and experience drawing and painting in the open air. A long standing practice made popular by French Impressionist painters, join Riette Gordon and learn how to capture the ephemeral qualities of landscape, light and life. This program includes sketching, painting, and the use of documentation. Beginners and adventurous spirits welcome! Bring a sketch book, pencil and eraser to the first class and supplies will be discussed. Some

supplies will be provided.Anvil Centre Studio 411BSaturdays, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm July 7 – August 25 (no class August 4) 6646 Registration Fee: $120.00 (7 classes)Instructor: Riette Gordon

Painting: Pen, Ink & Watercolour (16+ years)Enhance your creative skills and painting repertoire with pen and ink and watercolour! Gain confidence and develop techniques that will take your work to the next level. The instructor will lead you through demos and provide individual guidance. Bring a sketch book to the first class; all other supplies will be discussed. Some supplies provided. Anvil Centre Room 413Wednesdays, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm July 11 – August 29 6647Registration Fee: $150.00 (8 classes)Instructor: Riette Gordon

Painting: Water-Based Oils (16+ years) Discover oil painting without the use of harsh chemicals! Learn about paint, brushes and surfaces, toward more advanced methods of colour mixing and medium manipulation. Gain an understanding of this medium through exercises and projects, and explore the versatility of oil painting! Suitable for beginners; supplies included.Anvil Centre Room 411Wednesdays, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm July 11 – August 29 6648Registration Fee: $100.00 (8 classes)Instructor: Pilar Mehlis

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Museum Off-Site PRESCHOOLFaery Fantasy (4 - 6 years) Kids will explore the secrets of garden fairies as they discover the age-old mysteries inspired by the stories and rhymes of fairy frolic. An afternoon of fairy lore and fun with garden games and crafts will captivate young minds and hearts. Irving House Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pmJuly 7 6538Registration Fee: $16.75

CHILDRENA Day in the Life of a Pioneer (5 - 8 years)Travel back in time to experience a day in the life of a child in pioneer times. Learn about lighting and toys before electricity and batteries by creating your own dipped candles and a wooden toy to take home! Try children’s daily tasks like churning butter or scrubbing laundry using real antiques and make some lemonade to drink with a snack. Irving House Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pmJuly 14 6539Registration Fee: $18.75

Hit the Dirt! (9 - 12 years)Learn how trees and plants have been used by people in New Westminster for thousands of years. Get your hands dirty and harvest fresh vegetables from our Heritage Kitchen Garden to eat, explore Irving House and learn how the family used plants and wood in their everyday lives, and weave willow branches to create a cuff or bracelet to take home! Irving House Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pmAugust 25 6549Registration Fee: $16.75

ADULTSOur Working Waterfront Walking Tour (19+ years)Walk along New Westminster’s waterfront as we highlight the instrumental role of waterfront industry in New Westminster over the last 70 years. Learn about New Westminster’s international shipping ports, saw mills, shipbuilding outfits and how that legacy continues to reverberate in today’s increasingly residential waterfront. The tour will end at Steel & Oak, an example of contemporary waterfront industry, where guests are encouraged to continue the conversation about our working waterfront. Meet at the World’s Tallest Tin Soldier (East end of River Market). Saturday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmJuly 21 6550Registration Fee: By Donation

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neighbourhood parks for some old fashioned fun and games. We’ll be set up with artefacts from our Teaching Collection and each week we have a different activity, craft, or game for you to explore, play, and learn.New Westminster Museum 604.527.4640Thursday, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pmJuly 5 Moody Park July 12 Queens Park August 2 Hume Park August 9 Quayside ParkDrop-in Fee: By Donation

Family Friday Drop-In (all ages)Every Friday afternoon this summer, families can enjoy fun crafts and games for all ages in New Westminster’s heritage spaces. In July, learn about the work Samson V did on the Fraser River and explore the last surviving wooden steam-powered sternwheeler. In August, join us at Irving House to explore Victorian life in the oldest intact house in the lower mainland. Samson V & Irving House 604.527.4640Samson V - JulyIrving House - AugustFriday, 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Drop-in Fee: By Donation

Victorian Book Club (18+ years)Discuss Victorian (and Edwardian) literature and culture as you sip tea in the luxurious 1865 Irving House. We will read literary works by the Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, H. G. Wells, Joseph Conrad, Henry James, Mark Twain and others. This is the perfect opportunity to meet new people and get involved in your community! The book club meets on a Saturday afternoon every two months. Irving House Saturdays, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPlease call for dates and more informationRegistration Fee: By Donation

FAMILYHomes, Hangouts and Hidden History: A Walking Tour of Twelfth Street (all ages)Join the West End’s knowledgeable walker Mary Wilson and New Westminster Museum Curator, Oana Capota, in a walk down Twelfth Street and side streets, exploring the idea of home and transportation in the neighbourhood. Learn about the street’s secrets, with its long-gone orphanage, homes, trams, its hidden graffiti and sidewalk history, and a shocking story from the 1950s.  This walk is part of the Museum’s exhibits Be/Longing and People Gotta Move. Meet at 12th St. & 10th Ave. (NW corner)                              Saturday, 10:00 am – 12 noonAugust 18 7505Registration Fee: By Donation   

Saving Our Stones: Cemetery Preservation Project The New Westminster Museum is continuing our successful program to help the public preserve the City’s grave markers. Under the guidance of museum staff, local groups and individuals are invited to volunteer their time to clean gravestones using best practices. This is a unique way for the community to work together and show respect to those who came before them. Please meet at the main office located at 100 Richmond Street. Registration required. Fraser Cemetery, 100 Richmond StreetThursday & Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pmJuly 19 6540July 21 6542July 26 6547July 28 6548August 9 6543August 11 6544August 16 6545August 18 6546Registration Fee: FREE

Pop-Up Museum in the Park (all ages)This summer the Museum comes to you! Join us at our

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NEW WESTMINSTER MUSEUM &ARCHIVESMUSEUMLocated on the third floor of Anvil Centre, the New Westminster Museum cares for over 36,000 objects that celebrate our city’s stories and history. Taking you on a journey from 10,000 years ago through today, our exhibits focus on the land, people and development of the place we call New Westminster. We aspire to be a fun and entertaining place of learning and use the objects in the Museum’s collection as an entry-point to inquiry, discussion and exploration about the city.

ARCHIVESVisit the archives to learn about the history of your community, “lost” relatives, significant historical events or facts about older homes. Located on the second floor of Anvil Centre.

TOURSGuided group tours can be booked for New Westminster Museum at Anvil Centre or Irving House on weekdays for $66.00 (adult groups) and $59.00 (children’s group) for a maximum of 25 participants.

OTHER HERITAGE SITESBe sure to check out the other heritage sites the City has to offer. Irving House at 302 Royal Avenue is the oldest intact house in the Lower Mainland, built in 1865 by riverboat captain William Irving and interpreted to the Victorian era. Located by the River Market, the 1937 Samson V snag-boat is BC’s last steam-powered sternwheeler. This former working ship tells the story of the Fraser Port. Admission at both sites is by donation.

SCHOOL PROGRAMSThe New Westminster Museum offers a variety of guided school tours and student workshops that are in line with the current school curriculum, K-12. Tours are inquiry based, heritage oriented, and age appropriate.

CONTACTFor research assistance, to book a tour, or for more information call 604.527.4640 or email museum@newwestcity.ca

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FEATURE EXHIBITIONSBe/LongingFebruary 18, 2018 – October 7, 2018Through a series of commissioned artwork and a series of community stories, this exhibition explores experiences of belonging, and longing to be at home in contemporary New Westminster. Be/Longing is the culmination of a series of year-long collaborative conversations between the New Westminster Museum & Archives, New Westminster Arts Services, artists and the residents of our city. The focus of these conversations was “home”, and the numerous meanings of the word. During Canada’s sesquicentennial, we wanted to know what people imaged, felt or dreamed of when they thought of home.

People Gotta Move July 5, 2018 – November 16, 2018Crossroads of Roads, Rails and River, People Gotta Move is a new exhibition about transportation in New Westminster, developed in collaboration with the Vancouver LEGO Club.

website: nwmuseumarchives.cafacebook: facebook.com/NW Museum and Archivesinstagram: instagram.com/newwestmuseum

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NEW MEDIA GALLERY

NEW MEDIA GALLERY PROGRAMMINGNew Media Gallery offers a variety of after-school programs, weekend and school workshops as well as artist talks, performances and exhibition openings. Educational programs at New Media Gallery are STEAM focused, bringing the Arts into play with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Through creative problem solving, interactive play and innovative teaching techniques children and adults alike combine a range of cutting-edge technologies with an exciting spread of art, design and engineering materials. New Media Gallery programs span from kindergarten through to university.

www.newmediagallery.cacontact@newmediagallery.caGallery Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Open until 8:00 pm Thursday

Our goal is to break down complex technologies so that everyone can build, prototype and invent! New Media Gallery programs are offered in the LEARNING LAB at Anvil Centre. LEARNING LAB is a state-of-the-art workspace fitted out with a range of diverse technologies. The lab aims to continually offer resources and encouragement to tomorrow’s creative thinkers. Sunshine Frère: sfrere@newmediagallery.ca newmediagallery.ca/nmg-steam

TRACEApril 28 - July 1, 2018 So Kanno & Yang 02, Tokyo/BerlinPatrick Tresset, London/ParisBertrand Planes & Arnauld Colcomb, ParisGregory Chatonsky, Montréal/Paris

There is an innate relationship between drawing, human behaviour and technology. Over time we have honed the role of our body, perfected our tools and refined our media to make marks that interpret the world around us. We have observed, represented, reproduced and interpreted through technology and, in the process, we have merged with these technologies. Trace is an exhibition of drawing machines, our relationship with these technologies and the marks they leave.

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Community Rentals Commercial/Private Rentals

Room name Meeting Activity Meeting & ActivityCultural Studios 15.71/hr 31.43/hr 94.29/hrPartitioned Cultural Studios 7.86/hr 15.71/hr 47.17/hrDance Studio N/A 31.43/hr N/AMeeting Room 15.71/hr 31.43/hr 94.29/hrMusic Practice Rooms N/A 5.00/hr 15.00/hr

PROGRAM CANCELLATIONSDue to a basic cost recovery mandate, we reserve the right to cancel programs that do not meet the minimum required participant number.

WE THINK YOU’RE ‘PICTURE PERFECT’ We’re proud of our programs and we like to show it. So picture this...we have several friendly photographers who visit our programs and events looking for a picture of you. These photos are used to promote civic services. If you object to having your child’s picture taken, please let our photographers or staff know. They will be happy to comply.

RENTALSThe Anvil Centre’s Cultural Studios are top of the line professional studio spaces that offer quality settings for visual, performing, applied, sound and new media arts. They are available for workshops, lectures, screenings, rehearsals as well as drop-in studio time. The Anvil Centre also offers professionally outfitted, acoustically insulated music practice rooms. All Cultural Studios and Music Practice Rooms can be rented at affordable prices. Studio space bookings are available up to one month in advance online or via email. For regular and weekly bookings, or for booking requests beyond one month, please contact museum@newwestcity.ca or call 604.526.4640.

REFUNDSThe City’s Refund Policy has recently changed! Cultural Services will offer refunds, with reasonable conditions, to meet customer and service delivery needs.For Registered Programs:

• Full refunds are granted if the Department cancels the Registered Program (prorated as applicable).

• Refunds are granted if the program is not suitable for the customer (i.e. ability, safety, maturity concerns, etc.) and prorated as applicable.

• Refund requests, with less than 7 days’ notice before the registered program, are subject to a $10.00 withdrawal fee.

• Prorated refunds are granted until the end of the day of the second class and are subject to a $10.00 withdrawal fee.

• No refunds are issued after the end of the day of the second class.• No refunds are issued for registered programs offered by or with

third party service providers if the Department has incurred third party provider costs and the refund request has less than seven days’ notice.

• No refunds are issued for day camps with less than five working days’ notice.

• No refunds are issued for Private Lessons with less than seven days’ notice.

If you have any questions or concerns about refunds, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at museum@newwestcity.ca or call 604.527.4640 for more information.