The Surrey Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum specializing in exhibitions and education. Since 1975 we have featured artwork by local, national and international artists. Learn directly from artists at lectures, workshops and courses.
Since 1999 we have supported the production and presentation of digital media. Check out the TechLab to see new work created using technology.
Surrey Art Gallery is the second largest public art gallery in the Metro Vancouver region. Internationally recognized, the Gallery showcases diverse artistic practices including digital and audio art, by local, national and international artists. Gallery interpretive programs include talks, symposia, demonstrations, workshops and school programs with artists, educators and other specialists.
The Surrey Art Gallery's mission is to engage the public in an ongoing dialogue about issues and ideas that affect our numerous communities as expressed through contemporary art, and to provide opportunities for the public to interact with artists and the artistic process. It accomplishes these aims through exhibitions, programmes, and publications of contemporary art. To meet its mandate, the Surrey Art Gallery also acquires, manages, researches, preserves, and exhibits work from its contemporary art collection, held in trust for present and future citizens of the City of Surrey. The Gallery focuses on contemporary art made since 1975.
The purpose of the Gallery is to facilitate learning about, and understanding and enjoyment of, contemporary art practice. To achieve these goals, the Gallery intends to be:
The Surrey Art Gallery is a municipal art gallery supported by the Surrey Art Gallery Association, and funding from individuals, organizations, and operating and project grants from the Arts Council of British Columbia and the Canada Council for the Arts.
To learn more about the Surrey Art Gallery’s programs, take a look at our Portrait of 2009 and 2010