No.3 Road Art Columns Program – Ab…
No.3 Road Art Columns Program – Aberdeen
By Susan Viccars
No.3 Road Art Columns Program
Richmond Public Art Program
Photograph courtesy of the Richmond Public Art Program
The No.3 Road Art Columns Program was launched in 2010 in partnership with the Appia Group of Companies, in collaboration with InTransit BC. The inaugural exhibition was presented in partnership with the Necklace Project, an inter-municipal collaboration for public art, involving 10 local cities and newly commissioned artwork on the theme of “illuminating communities.” Since then, the program has featured the work of dozens of local artists with rotating exhibitions that change twice a year.
The three (3) circular backlit display columns are located at the base of the concrete piers that support the Canada Line guide-way at Aberdeen and Lansdowne Stations. These unique displays showcase artwork by local visual artists who work in 2D media and are part of the City’s and the Richmond Public Art Program’s commitment to enhance the No. 3 Road streetscape.
Art Columns: Exhibit 17, Part I
Feb 4 – Jul 31, 2023
Exhibition Statement: This six-month exhibition showcases the work of Bernadette C De Jesus, Yanqun Xue, and Susan Viccars. The Richmond-based artists in this exhibition are exhibiting work that celebrates Richmond’s local culture, history and natural heritage.
Aberdeen Station: Susan Viccars is a long-time Richmond resident and artist. Her series of reproduced paintings highlights Richmond’s heritage homes. These vignettes of farm and fishing life have largely disappeared as some search for a sense of place in a modern city that is rapidly changing.
- “Farmhouse on the West Dyke”
- “Cottage in Steveston”
- “Parsons House”
- “Cottages Along Finn Slough”
The Art Columns program is funded from the Public Art Program Reserve supported by contributions from the Private Development Public Art Program.
Presented in partnership with the Richmond Public Art Program and the Canada Line Public Art Program – InTransitBC
