Surrey Muse is an inclusive space initiated by writers, performers and artists who want to excel in our art, who strive to create supportive platforms for ourselves and our peers, and who wish to bring together through art and literature Surrey’s diverse communities.
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The group now meets on the fourth Saturday of each month except December. Each gathering features an author, a poet and an artist/performer at varying levels of artistic development, followed by two emerging artists and an Open Mic session.
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The language of presentations is English but writers/performers are welcome to read/present in other languages of their expression with English translation of their work.
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From January 2023, Surrey Muse will feature and give space to the winners of awards and distinctions of the five Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards.
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The first meeting of Surrey Muse took place on Friday, November 25, 2011 at the City Centre branch of Surrey Libraries, and that became its permanent home. View posters from then to now: surreymuse.wordpress.com/posters
If you are a writer, poet, artist, visual artist, musician or practice any other art form, we will be happy to have you. Please contact Surrey muse at surrey.muse@gmail.com, use the Recommendations form below or better still, drop by at one of our gatherings.
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Organizers
Fauzia Rafique, Coordinator/Webmaster
Mariam Zohra D, Art Director/Media Producer
Michael Stark, Treasurer/Outreach
Samantha Krilow, Community Engagement Lead
Angel-Clare Linton, Web Content Editor
Tiesa Leudy, Graphic Designer
Literary Advisers
Joanne Arnott (since 2011)
Previous
Randeep Singh, Legal Advisor/Treasurer (2011-2022)
SheLa Nefertiti Morrison, Literary Advisor (2015-2022)
Manolis Aligizakis, Literary Adviser (2015-2018)
Sonja Grgar, Media Coordinator (2018-2019)
Sonja Grgar, Media Rep/Treasurer (2012-2018)
Helga Parekh, Event Co-Organizer (2012-2018)
Alex Macilwain, Event Co-Organizer (2012-2018)
Valerie B-Taylor, Literary Adviser (2011-2014)
Founders
Sana Janjua, Fauzia Rafique, Randeep Purewall, Mariam Zohra D, and, Valerie B-Taylor as our first Literary Adviser.
Funding Support
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.
Cultural Grants program, the City of Surrey for funding Surrey Muse since 2019
Surrey Libraries for supporting Surrey Muse gatherings since 2011
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Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Revive Surrey’s Poet Laureate program
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
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Contact
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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
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