Wed, May 01
|Western GM Gallery
45th Anniversary Exhibit – Drumheller
It’s what we do. It’s who we are. CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF THE BURNS VISUAL ARTS SOCIETY
Time & Location
May 01, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – May 30, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Western GM Gallery, 80 Veterans Way, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y2, Canada
About the event
The Burns Visual Arts Society of Calgary (BVAS) was formed when dozens of independent artists who rented studio space in the historic Burns Building were evicted to make way for the construction of the Calgary Performing Arts Centre (Arts Commons).
Under our mandate, BVAS provides affordable studio space for working artists. Since its establishment in 1979, over 200 artists have maintained studios within the society. This includes artists of all backgrounds and differing areas of expertise.
BVAS is Canada’s oldest continual artist studio cooperative. Its existence has supported the creation of an astonishing body of artistic work and illuminated thousands of lives through a multitude of connections between artists, students, and the public.
In 2003 BVAS initiated what has become the very popular and well-known East Side Studio Crawl, an annual arts open house in Inglewood and Ramsay. As a co‑op, our members mentor within the society and the greater…