ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Mel Baird

The triptych of frogs rib/bit (left); cro/ak (top right); and bel/low (bottom right) is by Mel Baird, a Grade 12 student at Coquitlam’s Gleneagle Secondary Baird’s artwork is now up in the Appleyard Parlour at PoMoArts for the monthlong exhibit True Colours, a celebration of youth artists who identify as queer or questioning, or are allies of the LGBTQIA2S+ community The show during Pride Month is a youth initiative aiming to connect viewers with art and create safer, welcoming spaces for LGBTQ2S+ youth. Baird was one of the original members of the youth planning committee for the True Colours Youth Pride Program in 2021–22. The opening reception for True Colours, as well as A Look Inside (Nickie Lewis); Morsel Scavengers (Max TS. Yang); and Walking in Two Worlds (Priscilla Omulo), is on Thursday, June 15 at PoMo Arts (2425 St. Johns St., Port Moody) from 6 to 8 p.m. VIA POMOARTS