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Art in the Libraries

Postcards from Barnet Village at Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch
January 12 – March 15

Preview a sample of the wonderful early images of our City selected from more than 10,000 photographs found in the City of Burnaby Archives. Barnet Village was founded in 1889 in the area now called Barnet Marine Park where you can still find a few reminders of the early years.

Kate Hemenway: Paint by Numbers – Death Maps at McGill Branch
January 13 – March 16

Sometimes what our lives are like is a matter of luck. These paintings show how twelve different countries have different luck. All the paintings have green bean shapes; some lighter green than others. Countries that have lots of light green bean shapes have lots of people who die when they are young. The countries with lots of dark green shapes have lots of people who live to old age.

John Esler: Works from the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection at McGill Branch
January 13 – March 16

Born in 1933 in Pilot Mount, Manitoba, Esler became a respected teacher, artist and community leader. He taught etching, lithography and drawing at the Alberta College of Art and Design in the mid-1960s and the University of Calgary from 1968 until his retirement in the 1980s. Esler was a key figure in the arts community, raising the profile of printmaking in Alberta and winning numerous awards. He passed away in 2001.