A JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION of Literary and Visual Arts
GROUP EXHIBITION
December 1-14, 2025
COMPETITION GUIDELINES | The Arts Council of Surrey invited artists and writers to submit 2D images of their original artwork or up to 8 lines of poetry or prose for a juried competition to be featured on our annual Holiday Card.
First place for both visual and literary entries received 25 Holiday Cards with their image printed on the front of the card or their words printed on the inside, as well as their name and headshots on the back of the card.
All works are on display in the ACS Gallery from December 1 – 14 or in our Virtual Gallery at artscouncilofsurrey.ca.
In-Person Viewing at the ACS GALLERY
in Newton Cultural Centre
No Appointment Required | 604.594.2700
ENJOY THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION BELOW | Click on Button to access exhibition.
All image are subject to copyright.
VISUAL
VISUAL | 1st Place: Elayne Preston 'Vintage Ornaments'
VISUAL | 2nd Place: Nancy Wright 'Christmas CARDinal'
VISUAL | 3rd Place: Samantha Dean 'Shaken in the Snow'
HM: Eileen Fong 'Yuletide Serenity-Cottage in Lights'
HM: Lukas Smith-Weston 'Blue Christmas'
HM: Noeline Gonsalves 'Christmas is Creative'
VERSE
First Place
YULETIDE BLESSINGS
Amanda Smith-Weston
May your Yule Log burn bright,
Your feast be plenty,
Your heart be full,
And your faith be restored
This holiday season.
Second Place
HAPPY HOLIDAY
Helga Parekh
Oh joy it is when coloured lights are shining bright
Though shopping up and down the aisles
May sometimes feel like walking miles.
With love, old and young gather at home
Or just as eagerly chat on the phone
If they are distant, or alone.
Wishing You
Happy Holidays
Third Place
CHRISTMAS PAST
Amanda Smith-Weston
I always get a little sentimental around the holidays.
For a time filled with delicate shiny ornaments and too warm rooms
bustling with family and friends.
For crinkly paper-wrapped boxes hiding treasures and little glass bowls
with hard candies on coffee tables.
For homemade baking adorning the tables and twinkling lights
on the tinseled and flocked tree.
For the magic that comes when you are the height of everyone’s knee, the apple of their eye, and a beloved family member dressed up as Santa places a package in your candy-cane stained sticky hands *just for you*
Wishing you a holiday filled with peppermint kisses under the mistletoe and jingling bells ringing in the New Year!
Honourable Mention
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Ken Westdorp
The Christmas Wish Book
offers a menagerie of toys
for both girls and boys.
Much-desired gadgets
to fulfil the desires of
sophisticated teenagers.
Perhaps a culinary play set,
or a rudimentary tool kit for
projects around the home.
Highlighted holiday gifts
still vivid in one's adult memory
despite mature responsibilities.
NOW ONLINE...
Join Producer and Interviewer WENDY MOULD as she delves into the thoughts and inspirations behind the works of current exhibiting artists. You can find more ACS GALLERY TALKS at artscouncilofsurrey.ca.