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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.

  • A dancer has their arms in the air and back to the camera in front of draping sheer fabric.
    Chipo Chipaziwa, To Those Before And After Me (detail), 2019, video still.

Film Screening and Art Performance

In-person

Dance Film & video Performance Visual arts
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Location

Surrey Art Gallery

13750 88 Ave

Surrey, BC

Access

Free.

Offered in English.

Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.

About

Join the Black Arts Centre at Surrey Art Gallery for an art performance and screening of films made by exhibiting artist Fegor Obuwoma alongside a performance by Chipo Chipaziwa. Obuwoma’s and Chipaziwa’s work highlight themes of black identity, spirituality, and female agency. The screening will be followed by a conversation between the Black Arts Centre curator Olumoroti (Moroti) Soji-George and the two artists.

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Surrey Art Gallery

Founded in 1975, Surrey Art Gallery presents contemporary art by local, national, and international artists, including digital and audio art. Recognized for its award-winning programs, the Gallery engages children through to adults in ongoing conversations that affect our lives and provides opportunities to interact with artists and the artistic process. The Gallery is located at 13750 88 Avenue in Surrey on the unceded territories of the Salish Peoples, including the q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), and Semiahma (Semiahmoo) nations. Surrey Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges operating funding from the City of Surrey, Province of BC through BC Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Surrey Art Gallery Association.

This event is part of a hub:

City of Surrey Arts and Culture Activities

City of Surrey Surrey, BC

Enjoy a wide variety of Arts and Culture activities spread across the City of Surrey. Culture Days programming includes a range of free activities and events organized by the Surrey Civic Theatres, Surrey Art Gallery, Historic Stewart Farm,...