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September 17 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Teachers are invited to join us for Cheers & Chat on Wednesday, September 17 at 4:00pm at the Vernon Public Art Gallery.
This special gathering will offer an exclusive preview of our upcoming exhibitions and an overview of the educational programming available for the 2025/2026 school year. It’s a great opportunity to learn how these exhibitions and resources can enhance your students’ learning experiences.
Enjoy a complimentary drink while we share exciting new opportunities and discuss how the gallery can support your classroom.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Exposed! VPAG Member Exhibition
Exhibition on view from October 16 – December 18
Members are invited to submit to this year’s edition of Exposed!, the Vernon Public Art Gallery’s annual members’ exhibition celebrating the creativity and talent of our community. This much-anticipated show offers artists of all backgrounds and experience levels the opportunity to present their work in a professional gallery setting.
As a fundraiser for the Gallery, artists are encouraged to make their works available for sale, with a portion of proceeds supporting VPAG’s exhibitions and programs. New this year, however, members may also choose to list their work as Not For Sale (NFS), ensuring that everyone can participate without the pressure of selling.
Above all, the Members’ Exhibition is about giving back to those who support us year-round. This is your opportunity to bring out your best work and share your talents with the community in a professional gallery environment. We are proud to showcase the diverse creativity of our membership and to celebrate the vital role you play in sustaining the arts in our region.
How to Participate
- Open to all current VPAG members
- Submit up to two artworks in any medium (painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, etc.)
- Maximum size: 24 x 36 inches (2D) or 50” total dimensions (3D)
- Works must be ready to hang or display
- Sales encouraged as part of our fundraiser (30% commission applies), with the option to list works as Not for Sale (NFS)
- Works must be delivered to the Gallery on or before October 3, 2025
*New* this year we’ve added an NFS (Not-For-Sale) option for artists who wish to participate but do not want to sell their work. While this exhibition remains a gallery fundraiser, we also recognize that offering a platform for members to share their artwork without the pressure of sales is important. This shift is part of our longer-term vision to transform the Members’ Exhibition into a fully Not-for-Sale exhibition, reflecting our role as a public gallery where the focus remains on presenting art in a non-commercial context. Above all, this exhibition is about celebrating you and your creative contributions to our community!
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How to Print a Multiblock/Multicoloured Woodcut
Friday, September 5, 2025
Starting at 1 pm
September 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join exhibiting artist Rhonda Neufeld for a live demonstration of her large-scale multi-block woodcut printmaking process. This in-depth session will focus on the hand-printing techniques used to create the works featured in Leaving Home, offering insight into the artist’s meticulous and physical approach to printmaking.
Rhonda will begin by sharing how she develops her imagery, selects her woodblocks, and carves the image using specialized tools. The emphasis will be on her method of hand-printing (without a press) highlighting the challenges and precision required to produce consistent editions.
The demonstration will also include a discussion of:
- Creating and using a registration template
- Selecting papers suitable for hand-printing
- Ink qualities and mixing
- Tools such as brayers and glass inking surfaces
- Safe cleaning methods for blocks and tools
Attendees are encouraged to arrive promptly at 1:00 pm to experience the full demonstration. A Q&A session with the artist will follow.
September 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us at the gallery on Thursday, September 11, at 6 pm to discover the stories behind Leaving Home, a deeply reflective exhibition by artist Rhonda Neufeld. In this artist talk, Neufeld will share insights into her creative process, her connection to the land, and the experiences that have shaped her practice. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage directly with the artist and explore the themes of place, memory, and belonging.
July 25 @ 8:00 am – October 8 @ 5:00 pm
Sylvan Hamburger
Caroline Galbraith Gallery
July 25 – October 8, 2025
Opening Reception: July 24 from 6 – 8 PM
In Soft Architectures, Vancouver-based artist Sylvan Hamburger transforms everyday materials—bedsheets, plywood, floral fabrics—into large-scale installations that reflect on the changing face of our cities. Using printmaking, sculpture, and found objects, Hamburger captures the textures of demolished homes and disappearing buildings, turning them into poetic imprints of memory, loss, and resilience.
His prints don’t just depict buildings—they are made from them. By pressing fabrics against salvaged wood and walls, Hamburger gathers physical traces of the spaces we live in, and the ones we’ve lost. These haunting, delicate works explore how the surfaces around us—like the grain of old floorboards or the floral pattern of a bedsheet—can hold personal and collective histories.
Soft Architectures brings together work from the past five years, documenting not only physical spaces, but the emotional and cultural imprints they leave behind. At a time of intense change in our communities, Hamburger’s work offers a thoughtful reminder to look closely at the surfaces around us, noticing the textures and traces that are often erased in the rush of redevelopment.
Image Description: Sylvan Hamburger, Open House Press (detail), 2020, relief print on bedsheet, wooden dowels, shiplap boards.
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July 25 @ 10:00 am – September 24 @ 5:00 pm
Rhonda Neufeld
Topham Brown Memorial Gallery
July 25 to September 24, 2025
Opening Reception: July 24 from 6-8 PM
Artist Demo: September 5 from 1-3 PM (part of First Friday’s Art Trail)
Artist Talk: September 11 from 6-7 PM
In Leaving Home, artist Rhonda Neufeld shares a deeply personal body of work that reflects on her connection to the landscape she called home for over 40 years. Through walking, touching, and closely observing the natural world around her, Neufeld captures the details of place—tree bark, stone surfaces, shifting light—and translates them into prints that hold both memory and presence.
Using traditional printmaking techniques, Neufeld makes rubbings directly from trees and rocks, transferring those impressions onto copper plates, wood blocks, and lithographic stones. The result is a series of works that feel both grounded and poetic, inviting viewers to slow down and experience the land in a more intimate way.
This exhibition is a quiet celebration of place, a reflection on the joy of being close to nature, and a way of saying goodbye to a landscape that shaped a lifetime of artmaking.
Photography: Digital Perfections
January 8, 2026 
