Join us as we explore the exhibitions, engage with interactive activities in the Gallery and create artwork inspired by the exhibitions in our studios. This spring, we explore our relationships to “things” and investigate how certain objects become special to us.

Young Interpreters is offered as one of our new School Programs for Homeschoolers and Alternative Learners. These programs are informed by the new BC Curriculum and encourage student-led, inquiry-based learning.

Parents, guardians and younger siblings are welcome to join in, too!

Does your child enjoy teaching? Encourage them to sign up as a Special Helper! Every month, we invite one of our Special Helpers to join our instructor to assist in leading the group.

Contact our School Programs Coordinator, Finn Modder, for details // 250.377.2405 // fmodder [at] kag.bc.ca.

Please be sure to indicate which program your child is interested in when signing up.

Special Helpers of all skill levels and abilities are welcome.

Back by popular demand, Harsh Crit invites you to bring your half-baked ideas, in-progress artwork and freshly finalized artist statements to get honest and critical feedback from your peers. If your work is too big to transport, digital images are okay too.

A cash bar and popcorn will be available.

Join us for a fun day of exploration and experimentation with painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed media!

Campers will go on interactive tours of our current exhibitions and play in our studios to create four of their own art works. We finish up the day by teaching your young artists how to curate and let them create their own exhibition in our studios.

Extended care is available from 8:30 to 9:00 am and 3:00 to 3:30 pm for an additional $5 per day. Please call the Gallery to enquire.

Register online or by calling the Gallery 250.377.2400

Led by Paolo Bortolussi, the UBC Contemporary Players, a graduate and undergraduate student ensemble from the UBC School of Music, will animate the Gallery for an afternoon program inspired by the exhibition Hexsa’am: To Be Here Always.

The program will feature an original composition by Leslie Opatril who worked closely with artists Marianne Nicolson and Althea Thauberger when Hexsa’am: To Be Here Always was on view at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery. For this performance, the Kamloops Art Gallery has commissioned Opatril to write a second movement to expand her original work. Opatril is a Master’s student at the UBC School of Music working under the supervision of Dorothy Chang.

Image: Nabidu Taylor, Untitled, 2018

Join us in our studios for a lively student-centered adventure in art-making. Each month, our instructor will guide the group through an exploration of a new theme and technique using storytelling, music and mark-making and then give your young artists time and support to work on their own. Shortly before the end of class, we will all gather to share our artwork and talk about what we learned.

All materials are provided.
No registration required.

Generously supported by the Jann LM Bailey Legacy Fund.

Young Peoples' Drawing Club is offered as one of our new School Programs for Homeschoolers and Alternative Learners. These programs are informed by the new BC Curriculum and encourage student-led, inquiry-based learning.

Parents, guardians and younger siblings are welcome to join in, too!

Does your child enjoy teaching? Encourage them to sign up as a Special Helper! Every month, we invite one of our Special Helpers to join our instructor to assist in leading the group.

Contact our School Programs Coordinator, Finn Modder, for details // 250.377.2405 // fmodder [at] kag.bc.ca.

Please be sure to indicate which program your child is interested in when signing up.

Special Helpers of all skill levels and abilities are welcome.

Join us on a tour of our exhibitions that encourages the youngest among us to share what they see, feel and think about the art work on view. On each mini-tour, we choose two art works to look at closely and explore with our eyes, minds and bodies. Participants of all ages are welcomed on these child-focused tours.

Tours begin at 10:00 am & 10:30 am

Tours with Toddlers is a part of our Multigenerational Programs that encourage creative cross-generational collaboration and honour the contributions that participants of all ages bring to our conversations. Children under the
age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Drop in to our studios to participate in hands-on art-making workshops and interactive tours of our exhibitions that encourage you to share your voice.

Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome, and all materials are provided.

Art is for Everybody is a part of our Multigenerational Programs that encourage creative cross-generational collaboration and honour the contributions that participants of all ages bring to our conversations. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Join us on Monday afternoons for engaging conversation in our galleries followed by guided art-making activities in our studios. Each week we select one to two artworks from our current exhibitions or our collection to explore in depth.

Guided by our art instructors, participants will be encouraged to become comfortable with sharing what they see, feel and think about art and to experiment with different ways of creating artwork.

Participants of all skill levels are welcome and no previous experience is necessary. The content of this program is designed for participants aged 14+ but you are welcome to bring your younger friends and children with you.

Join self-proclaimed art nerd Emily Hope to read and chat about art history, theory and practice. This month we are reading Amy Fung's "Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being." Copies are available for purchase in the Gallery Store.

Have something you'd like to read together? We welcome your suggestions! Bring them to a meeting or email them to Emily Hope, Education and Public Programs Director.

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October 15 // Red Collar Brewing: 355 Lansdowne Street
November 12 // Bright Eye Brewing: 292 Tranquille Road

Are you up to the challenge of creating a brilliant masterpiece in 60 seconds or less – while blindfolded and in costume? You could be our next Art Duel champion! Participants will be judged on their costumes, performances and their completed drawing. The winner will be awarded a solo exhibition on our Open Gallery, and has the honour of taking home a magnificent trophy to display on their mantle.

Not interested in participating? Join the Art Duel Hecklers! Mock contestants as they fumble through their performance, cheer for your friends and dance to the live DJ set. Free snacks and a cash bar will be open throughout the event.

Art Duel has space for 8 competitors. Register early to ensure your place in the competition. Visit the Gallery or call 250.377.2400.

Image: Our 2018 Champion, Frog Prom!