The 91原创 Centennial Museum presents Resurface, a mixed media exhibition featuring the graduating art and design class of Trinity Western University鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media and Culture (SAMC).

The exhibition explores themes of transformation and renewal.  Just as artists鈥� materials are continually repurposed over time (canvases built up with layers, moulds broken and recast), Resurface experiments with re-purposing in evocative pieces such as the multi-layered work by Surrey鈥檚 Melissa Alvaro.

Melissa鈥檚 mixed media piece incorporates drawing and found objects, transforming 鈥渢rash鈥� like smoothie straws and shopping receipts into a structural exploration of consumerism, recycling, and the definition of luxury.

鈥淚 hope that my piece will show how something of no worth can be transformed into something of higher value,鈥� said Alvaro, who will direct her imaginative eye toward digital design and animation work after graduating this spring.

鈥淭he process of collecting objects for this has revealed how much stuff I have purchased and accumulated 鈥� it鈥檚 made me reconsider how much I want to consume.鈥�

Rachel Dyck鈥檚 piece, which incorporates both sculpture and canvas, has an element of social conscience as well.  Inspired by her recent experiences in the Middle East, Dyck鈥檚 work reflects on issues of water scarcity and the use of water as a weapon.

The diverse array of works exhibited in Resurface is the culmination of four years of academic study, but as the artists acknowledge in their statement: 鈥淭his exhibition is not a final surface.  What is here will one day be a layer of memory.

鈥淏ut now we celebrate the images presently visible, the dialogues currently exchanged, and the artists鈥� emergence into professional practice.鈥�

The senior studio class has been directly involved in every step of this professional show鈥檚 planning and execution.

鈥淭his is a much-anticipated show that will highlight our growth as artists. It鈥檚 been amazing to be a part of this process and see how far each of us has come over the years,鈥� said Alvro.

Both women will exhibit alongside fellow SAMC Art + Design majors Chapman Chan, Chelsea Davidson, Elizabeth Ellis, Katrina Grabowski, Braden Jones, Laura Klassen, and Rebecca Sellers.

Resurface runs March 29 to April 28 at the 91原创 Centennial Museum, 9135 King St., Fort 91原创.  Opening Reception March 29 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.  Presented as part of TWU鈥檚 Festival of the Arts, Media and Culture.  Visit www.twu.ca/samc or www.langleymuseum.org.