ACT Art Gallery

Location

11944 Haney Pl
Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8K9, Canada

About

The ACT Art Gallery’s mission is to present stimulating and diverse displays of artwork by local, regional, and national artists and artisans. It also offers talks, workshops and other presentations intended to broaden and enrich the public’s appreciation and understanding of visual culture in its many forms.

The ACT Art Gallery is operated by the The ACT Arts Council. Located within The ACT Arts Centre, it is a large purpose-built space with views overlooking Spirit Square Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge. Comprising 1,400 square feet, the gallery provides a neutral context that can accommodate artwork in both intimate and monumental settings. In adhering to its mission and mandate, The ACT Art Gallery endeavours to serve the interests of its audience by exhibiting the work of artists working at all levels, and is equally dedicated to excellence in fine art and fine craft.

In recent years, The ACT Art Gallery has been able to publish professionally printed artist catalogues honouring the work of two senior artists, Lyle Wilson and Barbara Heller. The Lyle Wilson ‘Paint’ catalogue was made possible through generous funding from The Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Michael O’Brian Family Foundation, and the Canada Council, the latter of which supported the artist directly through its Aboriginal traditional art forms program. The Barbara Heller catalogue was made possible through a grant from the Vancouver Foundation. The Gallery also published an online catalogue to accompany a retrospective exhibition of the works of local artist Kristin Krimmel. A printed version of that catalogue is currently in production and will be available, along with other ACT Art Gallery publications, from the Gallery Gift Shop.

Admission to the gallery is free, however, donations are much appreciated as we also rely on public support.