The ACT Arts Centre
11944 Haney Place V2X 6G1 Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

EXPANDED HOURS at The ACT Art Gallery. Now open TUESDAYS 11:30am | 1pm | 2:30pm, WEDNESDAYS 11:30am | 1pm | 2:30pm, THURSDAYS 5:30pm | 7:00pm, FRIDAYS | 11:30am | 1pm | 2:30pm, SATURDAYS | 11am | 12:30pm | 2pm | 3:30pm. Book your free, timed-entry tickets TODAY at theactmapleridge.org/tickets. Spacious, cleaned, and distanced.

The ACT Arts Centre in downtown Maple Ridge is committed to creating a vibrant arts and cultural environment for residents and visitors. As vaccines begin to become available, your input about arts and activities participation is an important part of The ACT’s planning for performances, exhibitions, and arts programming. This brief survey will guide how we approach the new season and activities in a safe and comfortable way.... Click to provide your valuable insight: www.surveymonkey.com/r/TheACT (If you've already received an email from The ACT, you don't need to complete the survey again)

A call for proposals from artists and independent curators for The WALL public art platform for the 2021 installation. Deadline to apply is March 15th, 2021 at 5pm.

Share some creativity this Valentine's Day. On Tues Feb 16, join artist and instructor Janet Comer to learn about the intricate processes of printmaking. Create your own unique images using a variety of printmaking techniques including mono and relief printing, whereby carved blocks are used to printing multiple times for endless creativity. Registration closes at noon on Friday Feb 12! theactmapleridge.org/artbar #ValentinesDay #Printmaking

Need an antidote to isolation and video screens? The unique retrospective exhibition "Meditations: The Still Lives of Leslie Poole" may be the answer. Opening tomorrow in The ACT Art Gallery, the show offers a way to reengage the material world around us by appreciating everyday objects, perhaps in some new ways. Check it out free, pre-arranged entry at theactmapleridge.org/leslie-poole. Need more Poole? Check out Surrey Art Gallery's upcoming exhibition 'Facing Time', openi...ng January 23 at surrey dot ca / artgallery (Surrey Art Gallery) Painting: Berries with Green (2000), Acrylic on Mat Board, Leslie Poole

We're on the lookout for our 2021 BC @CultureDays Ambassadors! If you're an emerging artist living in BC interested in presenting a project for BC Culture Days ...and taking part in mentorship with an established artist, apply online before March 1, 2021! https://culturedays.ca/en/bc/ambassadors Courtesy of The Nelson Star

Time to get cre-clay-tive! (#seewhatwedidthere) Express your inspired ideas with clay in the Pottery for Kids class (6-10Y) coming up THIS WEEKEND. In this 8-session, hands-on pottery class, students will explore a variety of handbuilding techniques and learn some visual art vocabulary. Sign up now at thectmapleridge.org/arts-programs-pottery

Join Ms. Lauren for two great upcoming classes: Musical Theatre Jr. Level (6-9Y) and Perfect Your Own Play (10-15Y). Each at nine-week sessions, your bright young minds will hone essential theatre skills. Break a leg at theactmapleridge.org/arts-programs-theatre

Adventure Centre For Preschoolers is back! Children aged 3-5Y will access their imagination through creative play, stories, art and music in twice-a-week sessions. Sign up now at theactmapleridge.org//preschool-child-youth-art-classes

With *Art Explorer Holiday Fun*, help your preschooler have some wintery excitement, exploring and creating winter-themed projects with a variety of art materials. In this holiday theme extension of Art Explorer with Ms. Shelley, students will have socially-distanced ‘home bases’ and each will have their own materials. Check it out now at theactmapleridge.org/preschool-child-youth-art-classes

Come and drop in to The ACT for some socially distant artistic fun for those aged 19 and up! ArtBAR is back from 7:00-9:00pm, once a month from October. Check out the fantastic social distanced sessions we have planned for this fall https://theactmapleridge.org/artbar. Get excited to arrange some Christmas flowers on December 8 + 10 while enjoying a nice adult beverage. #artbar #theact #fallclasses #dropin #thingstodoinmapleridge

Register now to join Ms. Janet and get creative with her amazing "Art Mix" and "Young Artists" classes starting this weekend! https://youtu.be/TfxMO7d5w_c

Enjoy a creative morning from 9:30AM to 1:30PM to experiment with felt ornaments at the ACT Arts Centre with instructor Morija Reeb. A complementary coffee as well as all supplies are included in this physically-distanced art session. To sign up for our Creative Fridays, visit https://theactmapleridge.org/adult-art-classes #thingstodoinmapleridge #ACTArtsCentre #mapleridge #artclasses

Days are darker earlier, rain is more frequent. Remember to check in with your friends https://fb.watch/v/2zzuZQ6n0/

Join the ACT Arts Centre for our Creative Friday's lead by instructor Kathy Nay. Experience an inspirational morning from 9:30AM-1:30PM working with watercolour techniques and a complementary coffee! Social-distancing rules will be enforced. More information at https://theactmapleridge.org/adult-art-classes

Sat Nov 21 (7pm) and Sun Nov 22 (2pm) www.theactmapleridge.org/present-laughter National Theatre's 2019 production of Noel Coward's classic comedy Present Laughter - coming to The ACT's screen on Nov 21 and 22 - reminds us to seize the moment in fleeting times.... The play's title is taken from a poem within Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The lines read "What is love? ’Tis not hereafter / Present mirth hath present laughter", meaning joy should come now .. don’t hold it off. Joy now will produce happiness now.