In celebration of Canada鈥檚 150th birthday, the Fort Gallery is hosting Postcards from Canada, an exhibit of original postcard-sized works of art from across Canada.

The show, which opened Wednesday, will continue until July 16.

鈥淧ostcards will be physically hung in the gallery, and auctioned off ,鈥� explained gallery manager Margaret Campbell.

All proceeds will be donated to Canadian Feed the Children First Nations nutrition program.

鈥淭he gallery鈥檚 mailbox has been full to bursting in the last several weeks,鈥� she said.

鈥淲e鈥檝e received postcards from all corners of Canada; from Burns Lake, B.C. to Orillia, Ont. and Gatinau, Que. We鈥檝e even received one from a Canadian artist living in Florida,鈥� she explained.

Postcards from Canada is the result of a call to artists the gallery posted a few months ago, asking artists of all ages and stages to send us their postcard-sized original works of art, Campbell said.

鈥� We鈥檝e had a great response and it looks like it will be a full exhibit.鈥�

A show reception will be held in conjunction with the July鈥檚 First Thursday community arts event, on Thursday, July 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fort Gallery, 9048 Glover Rd. Info: 604-888-7411 or fortgallery.ca.

The Fort Gallery is a community-based artist collective located in Fort 91原创.

Just up the street

In the meantime, the FLAGstop Gallery at the historic CN train station in Fort 91原创 is also celebrating Canada Day.

The artists group is taking part in a Canada Day passport stamp program that encourages participants to visit eight partner locations within the village. Those who complete the passport, are entered to win a $250 gift basket, including an original piece of art from FLAG.

The gallery is open Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, noon to 4 p.m. throughout the summer.

Info on their , by calling 604-888-6256, or in person at the intersection of Mavis and Glover Roads.