EVENT CALENDAR

Arrangements | August 20 – October 25, 2020

Fiona Ackerman 
Matilda Aslizadeh 
Kristi Bridgeman & Lisa Shepherd 
Mark Clintberg & Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay 
Erika DeFreitas 
jasna guy 
Hannah Jickling & Helen Reed
Zachari Logan 
Ed Pien 
With online virtual extension by Caoimhe Morgan-Feir  

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: In the exhibition Arrangements, the artists delve into the multiple significances held by cut flowers, ornamental gardens and wild plants to reveal how flowers act as surrogates for all kinds of ideas. Drawing on the personal, the political and the cultural meanings of flowers, the artworks in the exhibition go beyond notions of beauty to take an unexpected look at this familiar floral subject matter. 

The Coquitlam Youth Orchestra began in 2013. Now in its fifth year, it has quickly grown in quality and size from a single orchestra to three orchestras, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior. Students in the the CYO benefit from weekly rehearsals, sectional practices, retreats, and performances. The existence of the CYO has created a community of young musicians and a network of friends that otherwise would not exist. The students learn as much from each other as they do from their conductors and teachers.

The CYO has been asked to perform in city events like the Canada Day Celebrations and the Coquitlam 125 Anniversary Celebrations. Last season the CYO raised $10,850 for the African Drought Crisis which the Canadian government matched making the contribution a total of $21,700.

Rehearsals for the CYO are on Fridays at 3:45-5:15 for the Junior Orchestra, 5:30-7:15 for the Intermediate Orchestra, and 7:30-9:30 for the Senior Orchestra.