Ranger Station Art Gallery

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.

Due to COVID-19, The Gallery was closed from March to July and all scheduled shows have been postponed until further notice.
We will be re-opening the gallery on July 11th and presenting the oil paintings of our in house artist in residence for the months of July and August.
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.

Ranger Station Art Gallery
2020 Schedule
Greg Ekberg: Current Paintings March 7 – April 1
Greg Ekberg’s show consists of acrylic on canvas paintings, all produced within the last year and a half. Ekberg considers his abstract paintings as exercises in composition, contract and colour, executed in a hard edge, cellular style. He is currently exploring these characteristics as they relate to forests and trees.
Opening Reception – Sunday, March 8   2:00pm

Ross Bollerup     April 4 - 26
This show features the work of well known local printmaker, painter and drawer Ross Bollerup. The work will span quite a few years and focus on the various processes he has used on paper to develop his vision.
Opening Reception – Sunday, April 5    2:00pm

Young at Art     May 3 - 31
A show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region. Come and vote for your favourite.
Awards Ceremony – Sunday, May 31     2:00pm

Artist in Residence Show    June 6 - 28
Ava P Christl
Opening Reception – Sunday, June 7    2:00pm

Harrison Festival of the Arts    July 9 - 28
Visual Art Exhibit
Alex Turner Retrospective
A Retrospective exhibition of Alex’s visual art. Alex grew up in Harrison and though he moved to Vancouver for his post-secondary education and, later, to Toronto to teach art, Harrison and the surrounding area remained his spiritual and artistic home. For nearly sixty years, he was a chronicler of its natural environment—its rainforests, its lakes—and of the increasing encroachment of a fragmented suburban sprawl.

August 1 – 31
Ronan Considine of Langley BC
Monochromatic Photography Show
Using long exposures on the horizons Ronan creates surreal dreamlike effects and deeper sense of the spirit of a place and its timeless qualities. This gives a deeper feeling to his work, showing the passage of time on the horizon, the clouds streaking through the sky and the waves becoming a mist on the shore.
Opening Reception - Sunday August 2 2:00pm

Jessie Klassen    September 5 - 27
Through surreal and abstract imagery, Jesse Klassen’s works engage the viewer through the traditional form of storytelling. The stories told, despite being autobiographical, allow for both literal and creative interpretations by the viewer. This freedom of interpretation is encouraged by the artistic use of abstraction and surrealism, which stimulates a deeper connection between artist, viewer, and the work itself.
Opening Reception – Sunday, September 6 2:00pm

Bibliocache Aaron Moran and Sylvana Dangelo     October 3 – November 1
Bibliocache is an experimental library of curated self-published projects. In an attempt to move beyond the traditional bookshelf, Bibliocache encourages the audience to engage with printed materials through a playful, thoughtful, and social experience. Viewers are invited to explore structures housing printed materials where they can flip through books and investigate content.
Opening Reception – Sunday, October 4   2:00pm

Small Works     November 7 - December 13
Annual show of small works (12” x 12” panels) by new and established artists. Panels for this show can be purchased at the Ranger Station Art Gallery after September 15.
Opening Reception - Sunday, November 8 2:00pm

Arts Council Members’ Show       December 18 – February
Call for work from all Kent Harrison Arts Council members. Each member can enter two pieces of artwork which will be displayed to create this group show.
Opening Reception - Friday, December 18 7:00pm

The Ranger Station Art Gallery is operated by the Kent Harrison Arts Council and is located at 98 Rockwell Drive in Harrison Hot Springs.

Contact us:                                                                  Gallery Hours:
Email:           kentharrisonartscouncil@shaw.ca                Weekdays 10 am to 4 pm
Phone:          778 819 8668                                                                  Weekends noon to 4 pm
On the Web: kentharrisonartscouncil.com
Facebook:      facebook.com/Kent Harrison Arts Council

2019 Exhibition Schedule

March 2 - 31

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.
Opening Reception – Sunday, March 3 2:00pm

Modern Surrealism April 6 - 28
A group show featuring paintings by contemporary surrealist artists.
Surrealism - A twentieth-century literary, philosophical and artistic movement that explored the workings of the mind, championing the irrational, the poetic and the revolutionary.
Opening Reception – Sunday, April 7 2:00pm

Young at Art May 4 - 26
A show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region. Come and vote for your favourite.
Awards Ceremony – Sunday, May 26 2:00pm

Artist in Residence Show June 1 - June 30
"We Hold Our Grief in the Lungs"
Aileen Penner - The work in this show examines our species role in the natural world and in natural history. Aileen looks to transform scientific and conservation information into a series of portraits that attempt to critically address the human-caused threats to wild species. Mixed media installation, assemblage and encaustic.
Opening Reception – Sunday, June 2 at 2:00pm

Harrison Festival of the Arts July 7 - 28
Visual Art Exhibit
A show curated by the 41st annual Harrison Festival of the Arts. Details to be announced.

Mallory Donen August 3 - 25
I Come From a Long Line of Machines explores the dichotomy between fast-paced digital technologies and the time-consuming practices of cross-stitching, knitting, and other needlework.
Opening Reception - Sunday August 4 2:00pm

Eriq Wong September 1- 25
/ro͞ot/
( or root)
Installation/Painting by emerging North Vancouver artist.

Circle October 5 - 27
Textile Sculptures by Sylvie Roussel-Janssens
Circle is an exhibition of Roussel-Janssens’ textile sculptures of the last ten years. She has selected six pieces of different aspects of her art practice: light sculpture, window pieces and folding wall installations. Specially selected for the Ranger Station gallery, most pieces are part of larger Series.
Opening Reception – Sunday, October 6 2:00pm

Small Works November 2 - December 8
Annual show of small works (12” x 12” panels) by new and established artists. Panels for this show can be purchased at the Ranger Station Art Gallery after September 15.
Opening Reception - Sunday, November 3 2:00pm

Arts Council Members’ Show December 13 - February 15
Call for work from all Kent Harrison Arts Council members. Each member can enter two pieces of artwork which will be displayed to create this group show.
Opening Reception - Friday, December 13 7:00pm