56 Artists to Celebrate 56 Years Opening Reception
The Langley Arts Council's 56 Artists to Celebrate 56 Years opening reception was held on Saturday, November 23rd from 4:00 - 6:30 PM in the Main Hall Gallery. This reception was hosted in the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Center, home of the Langley Arts Council. Our reception had musical performances by Darryl Klassen, Gabriel Regehr, and Crowley Hamill. We thank our sponsors for this event Bard in the Valley, Barley Merchant, Camp Beer Co, Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, Grizzli Winery, Krause Berry Farm, Langley City Film Festival, Langley Little Theatre, Mission Folk Music Festival, Save on Food Aldergrove, The Raving Gamer, Township 7 Winery, Vancouver Bandits, and Vancouver FC. View the 56 Artists to Celebrate 56 Years Exhibition from November 23, 2024 - January 9, 2025, at our Main Hall Gallery at the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Center (26770 29 Ave, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3B8).
Photos for this event were taken by Detlaf Klahm.
Our BC-Wide Prize Winning Exhibition artSpacific and Annual General Meeting
The Langley Arts Council's Annual artSpacific Prize Winning Exhibition's opening reception was held on Saturday, October 19th from 10:00 - 12:00 in the Main Hall Gallery. This reception was hosted in the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Center, home of the Langley Arts Council. This exhibition included 74 artworks by local and regional artists. Adjudicators Cara Guri and Manjot Kaur joined the Arts Council early in the morning to view the artworks in person and discuss this year's winners. Our reception had musical performances by Bryan Phenix and Paul Taylor, and we say a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors AVS Janitorial Services and Kroma Acrylic Paints for their partnership and sponsorship.
First Place - Kirk Gower for their work "Table for One"
Second Place - Sherida Charles for their work "Remnant, Minnekhada Park"
Third Place - Yin Chen Huang for their work "Hold Your Shoes"
Honourable Mention - Jongkook Kim for their work "Light"
Honourable Mention - John Larsen for their work "Hunting Wolf"
People's Choice - Emma Campbell for their work "Back and Forth"
Our Annual General Meeting was held from 12:00 - 1:00. In this year's AGM, we shared the LAC's accomplishments from our 2023 - 2024 Annual Report and what's up and coming with the organization. David Williams, Freda Lombard, Ana Bayona, and Diane Gendron stood for re-election, and Yasir Ali was presented by the nomination committee, voted in, and welcomed to the Board of Directors. We also thanked Lana Hart for her time on the Board of Directors and her dedication to our organization.
We thank everyone who was able to attend, present, and join us in this joyous reception.
Photos for this event were taken by Detlaf Klahm.
2024 Annual Youth Exhibition, Opening Reception
The Langley Arts Council's Annual Youth Exhibition was held on Saturday, April 13th from 12:00 - 2:00 in the Main Hall Gallery. This reception was hosted in the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Center, home of the Langley Arts Council. This exhibition included 193 artworks by youth aged 7 - 30 created by local youth students at Walnut Grove Secondary School, and Aldergrove Community Secondary School. The photos below were taken by photographer Karen Reynolds
2024 Annual Celebration of Culture
The Langley Arts Council's Celebration of Culture took place over 4 weekends in March 2024. Each of these events took place at the Langley Arts Council's home inside the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Center. This celebratory event was a free for all ages to attend and included workshops, performances, talks, classes, and more.