The historical layers of Coquitlam unfold in an art exhibit that opens this weekend at the city’s Evergreen Cultural Centre.
Coquitlam, Canada is the title of the new display that includes art, artifacts and text from Coquitlam Archives as well as work by renowned Canadian photographers William Eakin and Arni Haraldsson, among others.
The show, which launches Saturday with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m., coincides with Canada 150 and comes a year after the city celebrated its 125th year.
It also comes half-a-year after the $1.3-billion Evergreen Extension opened — with its terminus outside the Evergreen Cultural Centre.
The exhibition charts Coquitlam’s growth from the country’s Centennial year to present day.
Back in 1967, the city counted 41,000 residents; a decade later, 15,000 more people called Coquitlam home. Today, there are about 150,000 residents in the Metro Vancouver suburb.
Besides the rapid-transit line, there have been other massive capital projects that have helped to shape Coquitlam’s landscape such as Coquitlam Centre mall, which moved the city epicentre from Maillardville to Town Centre.
Coquitlam, Canada runs from May 20 to Aug. 22 in the Art Gallery at Evergreen (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam). Admission is free. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. from Wednesday to Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Follow the show conversation using the Twitter and Instagram hashtags #artgalleryevergreen.
