Travelling along No. 3 Road, residents and visitors can now enjoy a new art exhibition near the Aberdeen and Lansdowne Canada Line stations. The work of artists Cherry Archer, Sam McWilliams and Sol Ross has been installed in the large, backlit display cases at the base of three concrete support columns from now until January 31, 2024. This exhibition is the second of a two-part, year-long showcase by artists who have created work celebrating Richmond’s local culture, history and natural heritage.

Cherry Archer’s photographs at Lansdowne Station are from the artist’s Botanical Ice Tile series and highlights plants commonly found in Richmond. With each image, the artist invites the viewer to examine their relationship with the natural world and embrace emotions and sensations they may evoke.

Sam McWilliams’ botanical drawings, also at Lansdowne Station, are inspired by Richmond’s agricultural heritage and aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining a resilient and local food system.

Sol Ross’ series of digital illustrations explores the complexity of repetitive patterns found within fungi specimens and their role in keeping our ecosystems working. Richmond contains an abundance of beauty in its wildlife and greenery. This work celebrates that beauty and aims to inspire the protection and care of our natural world.

The next exhibition (February 1-July 31, 2024) will feature works by three artists participating in ArtRich 2023, the fifth annual juried exhibition organized by the Richmond Arts Coalition, happening at the Richmond Art Gallery November 24 to December 31, 2023.

The No. 3 Road Art Columns Program was launched in 2010 as part of the City’s commitment to enhance the No. 3 Road streetscape, in partnership with the Appia Group of Companies and InTransit BC. Since then, the program has featured the work of dozens of local artists with rotating exhibitions that change twice a year.

For more information about this program, visit www.richmond.ca/culture/publicart/whatsnew/no3rdartcolumns.