See ‘The Bead’ digital art projected on Surrey building until April 18

See ‘The Bead’ digital art projected on Surrey building until April 18

Published 10:00 am Friday, March 13, 2026

Dana Claxton, the acclaimed artist behind The Bead at UrbanScreen for a month, will talk about the video projection on Saturday, March 21 at Surrey Art Gallery.

The afternoon event at the Bear Creek Park gallery (2 to 4 p.m., free admission) will explore Claxton’s digital art, said to honour beadwork “as a living cultural practice, highlighting its role in expressing identity, lineage and Lakota traditions through handcrafted moccasins of Grace Peigan.”

The exhibition can be viewed 30 minutes after sunset until midnight on the library wall at Surrey Civic Plaza, closing April 18.

Claxton’s work in film, video, photography, single/multi-channel video installation and performance art is shown around the world.

The Bead, says SAG associate curator Suvi Bains, “is a powerful reminder of the vitality of Indigenous cultures on Turtle Island and the ways artistic traditions carry identity, knowledge and history forward. Presenting this work at UrbanScreen creates space for those stories to be seen and celebrated in the public realm.”

Claxton’s talk on March 21 will be followed by a hands-on beading workshop lead by Alanna Edwards, curator of several current exhibitions at Surrey Art Gallery, 13750 88 Ave. Email artgallery@surrey.ca to RSVP.

Also at SAG, Across the Fire is the title of Mustaali Raj’s immersive three-channel video installation, and Art by Surrey Elementary School Students showcases the work of young artists. Both exhibits close May 3.