ARTS/CULTURE

Sunday, May 20 Wonderful! The children enjoyed themselves. It's very creative and hands-on. - Family Day visitor On Sunday, May 20, between 12noon and 5pm, the Surrey Art Gallery will host a Family Day celebrating the exhibitions The Art of the Sari and Cultural Mashups: Bhangra, Bollywood + Beyond. Families will have the opportunity to explore, enjoy and create art together. Drop in to: · Discover the art of the sari in a family-friendly tour. · Try on a sari and learn how to drape it. · Decorate clay tiles or create a unique scarf inspired by sari fabric patterns, using textile paint and dyes. · Get energized in a Bhangra dance workshop. · Enjoy stories and poetry readings featuring the sari. · Be adorned with a beautiful mehndi tattoo. Everyone welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested donation is $2 per child. The Art of the Sari exhibition celebrates the sari as a form of living art. Centuries old traditional crafts of weaving, printing and decoration are represented in historical saris, as well as the glamour of the contemporary saris designed and created especially for this exhibit. These are complemented by poems written on the theme of the sari, in English, Punjabi and Hindi. The Art of the Sari was made possible with the assistance and contributions of many individuals in Surrey and Greater Vancouver. This exhibition continues to June 10. Cultural Mashups: Bhangra, Bollywood + Beyond is an immersive, interactive exhibit in the Gallery's TechLab. This project is inspired, in part, by the evolution of Bhangra music and dance from its folk roots to hip hop, paired with the increasing importance of Bollywood films, and the presence of its movie stars within western media. Using the strategies of DJ and VJ artistry, combined with viewer-activated technology, this edgy mashup will "show and tell" as you dance. Featuring sound by Beats with out Borders, visuals by Suez, and more by project team members: Tarun Nayar, Lady Ra, Suez, Leonard Paul and Niranjan Rajah. This exhibition has been extended to August 19.