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New gallery in Pitt’s Osprey Village

Cooperative made up of 16 artists from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
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The Long Wait

A new art gallery has opened in the heart of Osprey Village.

The Blue Heron Gallery opened at the start of this month and is a co-operative venture of 16 artists, mostly from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

It features acrylic, oil, pastel and water colour paintings, pottery, wood sculpture and furniture, glassware and hand-crafted jewelry.

“Most of us know each other. Some of the people are artists are from the Garibaldi Art Club and some of the painters are from the Stave Falls Club,” said Diane Speirs, a member of the cooperative. “Some of us have been involved on the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour.”

Other member artists: Linzy Arnott, Soledad Avaria, Barb Barringer, Roberta Combs, Tina Davis, Jane Gardner, Janis Eaglesham, Soren Isbrand, Cindy Johnston, Jane Mackay, Gina Rubin, Christopher PotterAndres Schneiter, Lyn Thomas and Diane Wooldridge.

Speirs is excited about the location, saying there is a lot going on in Osprey Village.

“People are really enjoying going down there for coffee, going for walks, there’s lots of new little businesses opening. There’s a running club that opened right across from us last week. Creative Kaos is there and they have an artist in residence there,” Speirs added.

“We’re hoping that by us being there will help to make this kind of a go to place and we’ll be able to put this on the map for tourism.”

Also, every month the works of art will be moved to make room for new pieces.

“It will always be looking different,” said Speirs.

The grand opening of the Blue Heron Gallery takes place Feb. 20- 21 at 105-10996 Barnston View Road in Pitt Meadows. There will be door prizes each day, including art cards, small paintings, and a $50 gift certificate towards framing at Lynton Studios.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until 9 p.m. on Fridays.

• For more information call 604-459-0600.