Gallery Information
The Ranger Station Art Gallery is operated by the Kent Harrison Arts Council with the assistance of the Harrison Festival of the Arts and is open year round. The Ranger Station building is owned by the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. Both The Harrison Festival of the Arts & The Kent Harrison Arts Council work side by side to promote arts and culture in our communities. The gallery also provides living and studio space year round to our artist in residence, providing further outreach and cultural exchange to residents and visitors alike.
Ranger Station Art Gallery
2021 Schedule
Greg Laxton Exberg: Current Paintings. March 6 - 28
Greg considers his abstract paintings as exercises in composition, contrast and colour, executed in a hard edge, cellular style. He is currently exploring these characteristics as they relate to forests and trees.
Ronan Considine: Monochromatic Photography Show. April 3 - 25
Using long exposures on the horizons Ronan creates surreal dreamlike effects and deeper sense of the spirit of a place and its timeless qualities.
Young at Art. May 1 - 30
A show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region.
MikRo Art Factory. June 5 - 27
MikRo Art Factory is a local artist team, Mike Edwards and Rosa Quintana Lillo, working collaboratively on an installation project at the Ranger Station Art Gallery. The main materials to be used are found and discarded rope and recycling jars and bottles.
To Be Announced. July
Fraser Valley Regional Biennale. August
Planned by The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, in partnership with the Kent Harrison Arts Council and other regional arts organizations, the Fraser Valley Regional Biennale is a dynamic, collective representation of exceptional artwork produced by artists in the Fraser Valley region over the past two years.
Anne J Steves. September 4 - 26
CAST (away) features part of Steves' ongoing A-Luring Object(s) project, in which she has been working with the fishing lure as a mode of connectivity with the landscape and other species. At multiple shorelines across Canada she has been creating fantastical lures that may attract resident lifeforms.
Barbara Shelley. October 2 - 31
Barbara Shelley is a textile, fabric artist and colour theorist. In her abstract work, se evokes her surrounding landscape in Balcarra, BC and in her representational work, she transcends the ephemeral beauty of our West Coast.
Small Works, 2021. November 6 - 30
An annual show of small works (10" x 10" panels) by new and established artists. Panels for this show can be purchased at the Ranger Station Art Gallery after September 15.
Arts Council Members' Show. December 4 - February 13, 2022
Call for work from all Kent Harrison Arts Council members. Each member can enter two pieces of artwork with will be displayed to create this group show.
2021 Schedule
Greg Laxton Exberg: Current Paintings. March 6 - 28
Greg considers his abstract paintings as exercises in composition, contrast and colour, executed in a hard edge, cellular style. He is currently exploring these characteristics as they relate to forests and trees.
Ronan Considine: Monochromatic Photography Show. April 3 - 25
Using long exposures on the horizons Ronan creates surreal dreamlike effects and deeper sense of the spirit of a place and its timeless qualities.
Young at Art. May 1 - 30
A show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region.
MikRo Art Factory. June 5 - 27
MikRo Art Factory is a local artist team, Mike Edwards and Rosa Quintana Lillo, working collaboratively on an installation project at the Ranger Station Art Gallery. The main materials to be used are found and discarded rope and recycling jars and bottles.
To Be Announced. July
Fraser Valley Regional Biennale. August
Planned by The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, in partnership with the Kent Harrison Arts Council and other regional arts organizations, the Fraser Valley Regional Biennale is a dynamic, collective representation of exceptional artwork produced by artists in the Fraser Valley region over the past two years.
Anne J Steves. September 4 - 26
CAST (away) features part of Steves' ongoing A-Luring Object(s) project, in which she has been working with the fishing lure as a mode of connectivity with the landscape and other species. At multiple shorelines across Canada she has been creating fantastical lures that may attract resident lifeforms.
Barbara Shelley. October 2 - 31
Barbara Shelley is a textile, fabric artist and colour theorist. In her abstract work, se evokes her surrounding landscape in Balcarra, BC and in her representational work, she transcends the ephemeral beauty of our West Coast.
Small Works, 2021. November 6 - 30
An annual show of small works (10" x 10" panels) by new and established artists. Panels for this show can be purchased at the Ranger Station Art Gallery after September 15.
Arts Council Members' Show. December 4 - February 13, 2022
Call for work from all Kent Harrison Arts Council members. Each member can enter two pieces of artwork with will be displayed to create this group show.
COVID-19:
We are following BC Health Authority and WorksafeBC guidelines, new protocols are in place to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable visit. We are closely monitoring the situation and will adapt as necessary. We thank you for your patience and cooperation. And, as always, we welcome your feedback.
We are following BC Health Authority and WorksafeBC guidelines, new protocols are in place to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable visit. We are closely monitoring the situation and will adapt as necessary. We thank you for your patience and cooperation. And, as always, we welcome your feedback.