The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford is committed to preserving and sharing the stories of our rich and diverse cultural heritage and showcasing the best in visual arts. Exhibitions include local history, local, regional and national visual artists and Canadian travelling exhibitions. Tue to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Thurs till 9 pm, Sat, Sun noon - 5 pm.
The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford
32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 0B3
32388 Veterans Way, Abbotsford, British Columbia V2T 0B3
604-864-8048
Open Tue to Fri 10 am - 5 pm, Thurs till 9 pm, Sat, Sun noon - 5 pm.
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The Reach Receives Provincial Award
The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford has received an award from the B.C. Museums Association.
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Tales Untold
Works by Davida Kidd, Rebecca Chaperon and Chris Reid trigger the imagination. Writers as notable as Susan Musgrave and Zsuzsi Gartner were happy to respond.
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The Reach In Abbotsford Welcomes New Curator of Art and Visual Culture
The Reach staff team and board of directors will welcome Adrienne Fast as their new Curator of Art and Visual Culture on February 2, 2018.
Jan 24, 2018
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The Reach launches digitized heritage photos website
The new PastPerfect site not only contains new enhanced features and searchability for the public 24/7, it also features information about The Reach’s material culture collection or artifacts.
Nov 22, 2017
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Youth Culture in the Eighties
Brendan Tang and Sonny Assu collaborate on an exploration of youth culture at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford, B.C.
Jul 16, 2017
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RBC Foundation Gives Hand Up to Emerging Artists at The Reach
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Jun 14, 2017
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ABBOTSFORD MUSEUM WINS AWARD FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford has won a prestigious national award for its work to engage the local community—one of just two such awards to be presented nationally.
Oct 22, 2016
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Sarindar Dhaliwal: Oct. 29 to Jan. 10, 2015 at The Reach in Abbotsford, B.C.
Toronto-based artist Sarindar Dhaliwal was born in the Punjab region of India and raised in London before she moved to Canada in 1968. Her work reflects on identity and the immigrant experience, often addressing the dissonances between East and West.
Oct 2, 2015
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Lorena Krause, March 5 to Aug. 2, 2015 at the Reach Gallery in Abbotsford, B.C.
Lorena Krause invokes European and pre-Hispanic references in paintings that mix figuration and surrealism. By altering proportions and combining the ornamental with the symbolic, she seeks a world where fauna becomes a living jewel.
Feb 5, 2015
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The Reach in Abbotsford names new Director
Sheila Perry will become Executive Director in mid-June taking over from Suzanne Greening who has left to be Executive Director of the Audain Gallery under construction in Whistler.
Apr 28, 2014
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BRENNA MAAG: "Observation of Wonder," To June 30, The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford
When Brenna Maag was browsing in thrift shops a few years ago, she noticed crocheted doilies at rock-bottom prices. “In one display case, the doilies had been lovingly stacked,” she says. “But they didn’t seem to be popular items anymore.”
May 14, 2013
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Social Media Campaign Helps Reach Gallery Win 2012 EMC Heritage Trust Project Grant
Money will be used to digitize extensive community photo collection showing evolution of Abbotsford, B.C.
Oct 23, 2012
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GU XIONG, "Waterscapes .. Reframed," January 20 to March 25, 2012, The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford
Gu Xiong is a multimedia artist and photographer interested in the symbolic merging of two rivers he has come to know very well — the Yangtze River in China and the Fraser River in British Columbia.
Dec 31, 2011
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"From Different Perspectives: Photographs from the Agricultural Landscape," April 8 to June 9, 2010, The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford
Open just since 2008, The Reach Gallery in Abbotsford was created to reflect the culture of the Fraser Valley region, through visual art and heritage exhibitions.
Apr 30, 2010
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LOU LYNN, "Retroactive," The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, March 19 to May 24, 2009
Lou Lynn’s mid-career retrospective Retro-active evokes both a physical and conceptual unfamiliarity. Her glass and metal sculptures are markedly not functional, yet they imply a purpose.
Apr 30, 2009
