Chilliwack Visual Artists Association

10/04/2026

A big thank you to CVAA member Iryna Kharina for her excellent workshop on painting a still-life yesterday afternoon. We all learned a lot and enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

09/28/2026

Over a hundred people crowded the Odlum Brown Art Gallery on Friday night for the Opening Reception of the CVAA’s group show “ Art”. The energy was high as gallery-goers enjoyed the wide variety of work represented.The show continues through Oct. 23 . Gallery hours are Wed-Sat , from 12:00-5:00 pm and selected evenings from 6:30-7:30.
Everyone is welcome and admission is free!

09/22/2026

Hello everyone. Our CVAA group show “ Art” went up this morning in the Odlum Brown Art Gallery. The show features the many and varied approaches our members take towards creating art. PLEASE NOTE: our opening reception is not on Saturday afternoon as usual. Instead it will be held on the evening of Friday, Sept. 25 from 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome.
The show will run from Sept 23-Oct 23 . Gallery hours are 12:00-5:00 from Wednesday to Saturday , with occassional evening opening before shows.

09/19/2026

It was wonderful to see students from Imagine High visit the Odlum Brown Gallery today to see and interact with our current show the Sweetness of Circles. The installation creators Tracie Stewart and Teresa Klein gave a talk on how the scrolls/ show was created and the students had the opportunity to make butterflies to add to the cocoon in the centre of the gallery.

09/15/2026

09/01/2026

Good morning everyone! If you have yet to see our current Odlum Brown Art Gallery show, the Sweetness of Circles, or would like to learn more about it, creators Tracie Stewart and Teresa Klein are offering a tour and talk this Saturday, Sept 5 at 1:00 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to see this magical installation and to chat with the artists.

08/26/2026

In conjunction with the Sweetness of Circles show at the Odlum Brown Gallery, we are offering the following free workshop in the gallery on Saturday afternoon. Registration is required.

08/23/2026

The Opening Reception of the Sweetness of Circles at the Odlum Brown Art Gallery was a magical experience. Artists Stacie Stewart and Teresa Klein have created a wonderful homage to Mother Earth based on a series of excursions into nature where participants reacted to their surroundings artistically on paper scrolls. Sto’lo Elder Eddie Gardner welcomed us in with story and song, Teresa and Stacie talked about the project and then reception attendees created butterflies to add to the installation. The Sweetness of Circles continues at the gallery until Sept 19. Gallery hours are Wed.-Sat from 12:00-5:00pm and selected evenings from 6:30-7:30.

03/30/2026

CVAA and Odlum Brown Art Gallery present
April 1 to May 2, 2026
Al-ke-me
… the art of transformation and change in a way that is mysterious and magical. This
exhibition (‘Al-ke-me’) displays the differing approaches of seven artists, Karen
Johnson, Karlie Norrish McChesney, Kathryn Davies, Lilly Thorne, Nancy Riemersma,
Robin Fischer, Terri Van Sleuwen who work in mixed media to transform their personal
visions into 2D and 3D works. Reflected in this exhibit is the energy they bring to the
process of creating as alchemists.
Reception: Saturday, April 4 | 1 to 3pm
There is no admission for this exhibition.
Odlum Brown Art Gallery
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday | 12:00-5:00
some evenings 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St., Chilliwack, BC
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