A new year means new feature artists in the pop-up artist space at the Steveston Museum and Post Office. This month we welcome Patti Tan and Tom Taylor.

Patti Tan

With a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Patti Tan ended up working in the corporate world and continued to pursue her enthusiasm for art in her spare time. She has an art studio in her home and dabbled in gouache, watercolours, acrylics and soft pastels. She enjoys creating with soft pastels the most and it has now become her passion. She is a fan of Impressionism and is inspired by the work of Claude Monet and Edvard Degas. Patti is a Richmond resident of 43 years and enjoys contributing to her community through her love of art.

Tom Taylor

We welcome Tom back to show in the pop up space for the month of January. Tom is a Richmond resident that paints with the local art group “Men in Hats”. Tom’s passion for art was fuelled at a young age while living in Northern BC. During Tom’s business career he continued painting and drawing and now focuses the majority of his time to art. He works mainly in acrylics, gouache, watercolour and pencil. Tom has won numerous awards for his painting and drawings as well as juried selections in BC arts competitions.

Instagram : tomdtaylor
Facebook : Tom D Taylor
Web: tomtaylorart.com

Each month the SHS features different artists. Come by to view this amazing work. A portion of all sales supports the work of the Steveston Historical Society.

The Steveston Historical Society, together with the Richmond Arts Coalition, presents Songs in the Snow. This free seasonal concert series brings Town Square Park to life with beautiful festive lights, seasonal music provided by talented local artists, school groups and community choirs as well as activities, crafts and of course, hot chocolate.

Join us for this beloved family friendly event located in the heart of Steveston Village. This is a rain or shine event.

Dates: Saturdays Dec. 7th & 14th
Time: 3:30pm – 6:30pm

Town Square Park
Steveston Museum & Post Office
3811 Moncton Street

Performance Schedules

Saturday, December 7th, 3:30pm-6:30pm
Luc Lemans
SwingOut Richmond Jazz Band
Ukumeme
Richmond Chorus (ROCA)
The Trollsons / Pangaea Arts
Burnett Jazz
Visual Artist – Cartoon Katie
Visual Artist – Laurence Belzille
Visual Artist – Gemma Doyle

Saturday, December 14th, 3:30pm-6:30pm
Estella Celeste Banez
The Richmond Singers
Ricardo
Four Calling Birds
Dominic Grimm
Marcato Youth Community Band
Visual Artist – Gemma Doyle
Visual Artist – Nadine Flagel

Bea Martin

Bea has been a painter, nature sketch artist and urban sketcher for the last 12 years and has filled dozens of sketchbooks documenting her travel adventures. Her illustrations, murals, public artwork, and nature drawing workshops aim to connect people with nature and with themselves.

When she is not travelling and sketching outdoors (or making bread), she is a character animator and nature drawing educator.

Bea is also the proud recipient of the 2024 Richmond Arts Award in Arts Education.

Sarah Glen

Sarah Glen is a multi-media artist based out of Richmond and Parksville, British Columbia.

Sarah’s illustrative art style interprets the sights and experiences from her adventures in the inspiring Pacific Northwest, often explored via canoe!

Tanya Bone, OPA, SFCA

Tanya Bone is a Steveston, BC resident who was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.  Later, living in Vancouver, British Columbia, she methodically pursued her art training while raising a family, and working in her profession at that time as a Paralegal and Crown Prosecutor Assistant.

Tanya completed art studies at Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver, B.C.  Later, under the tutelage of Jeffrey R. Watts, she completed a full term at Watts Atelier of the Arts, San Diego, CA.

Tanya works with traditional media and classical methods to induce a re-appreciation of time-honoured realism. She creates realistic images that touch upon timeless and universal themes. Rural subject matter often finds a place in her paintings as she says, “time and again my inspiration comes from my happiest childhood memories of days spent on my grandparents’ farm”. Tanya’s work has been exhibited and represented in art in galleries in Canada and across the United States. Her work is in private collections throughout North America and in collections in England, France, Ireland, Germany, and Australia.

Her work has appeared in such publications as American Art Collector, Art of the West and Art Avenue and she has received a large selection of awards and recognition in Canada and USA including the Federation of Canadian Artists Awards of Excellence and multiple prizes in International online competitions. Tanya is a Signature member of Oil Painters of America and Senior Signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. In 2024 Tanya was honoured to be invited as one of five jurors for the prestigious Oil Painters of America National Juried Salon Exhibition held in Indianapolis, Indiana.  In 2022 she was appointed as one of the five jurors as an adjudicator for qualifying submissions of the 2022 OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition.

Each month the SHS features different artists. Come by to view this amazing work. A portion of all sales supports the work of the Steveston Historical Society.

The Steveston Historical Society is excited to share that we have been selected as a finalist in the Outstanding Service Award category for the 47th Annual Business Excellence Awards!

This annual awards event is hosted by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce.