Join us in the Gallery for philosophical discussion and exploration. Led by TRU Philosophy and Visual Arts alumni Emily Dundas Oke, the reading group will explore themes in the current exhibition The Poetics of Space.

June 2 // The Psychic Weight of the Domestic
Roland Barthes, Mythologies, "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"

June 7 // Mapping Space
Anna Guilo, "Border Art and Borders of Art: an Extradisciplinary Approach," Antiatlas Journal

June 21 // The Poetics of Space
Lecture and Discussion with Special Guest, Dr. Bruce Baugh

A complete list of supplementary readings with links to download PDFs is available here.

Join us during the exhibition The Poetics of Space to read, discuss and elaborate on salient themes from the exhibition.

For our final date, June 21, we are joined by local philosopher and educator Bruce Baugh for a discussion about spaces. Gaston Bachelard’s "Poetics of Space" (1958) used poetry to explore the qualities of spaces: open, closed, intimate, vast, sheltered, exposed. In this talk, Baugh will use philosophy to explore different kinds of space: bodily, lived, public, private, interior, domestic, outdoor, wild, geometrical and pictorial.

Learn new skills from local and visiting artists in our Adult Open Studio workshops. All materials are provided. No experience is necessary. Each workshop has space for 20 participants, unless otherwise noted. Register by calling the Gallery 250-377-2400.

June 21 // Shadow Prints: Exploring the Cyanotype Process

July 26 // Landscape Drawing
Meet us at the KAG studios to grab a sketch kit and then embark on a short walk to Riverside Park to enjoy the evening air and sketch the landscape. This workshop involves a 15-minute walk on flat and hilly terrain, and may include sitting on the grass or standing for prolonged periods. Participants are encouraged to bring their own assistive devices, chairs or portable easels if desired.
August 16 // Up Close in the Gallery
Spend a couple of hours contemplating, talking about and sketching art works from our permanent collection on display in the exhibition Through the Memory Atlas: 40 Years of Collecting. Discover how the artworks change through close and extended observation and learn new ways to draw what you see.
October 25 // Accordion Books
Make your own journal, diary, sketchbook or ledger using a simple and clever accordion book technique that allows you to add more pages as the book fills up.
November 15 // Block Printing on Fabric
Create beautiful fabric through simple, geometric block printing techniques. Some fabric will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own if they have something special in mind.
December 13 // E-Textiles
Learn how to sew with conductive thread, and incorporate LEDs, batteries, switches and microcontrollers to create a soft sculpture that lights up! This workshop only has space for 12 participants.

Enjoy a specialty mocktail while experimenting with flavour pairings at our popcorn bar. Try your hand at miniature screen printing, make your own buttons, learn how to make a zine using only one piece of paper and experiment with Sumi Ink drawing.

We will also be celebrating the launch of our new summer internship program, The Lab, where participants will learn from local artists, curate an exhibition, design our fall youth programming—and get paid to do it!

This workshop is offered through our youth program, After School Special and is generously sponsored by the Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund.

Join us at Zack’s Coffee on the last Monday of every month to contribute to large-scale collaborative drawings, play Surrealist drawing games and enjoy some of Kamloops’ best local coffee. No experience is necessary. All supplies are provided.

Join us in our studios to drink coffee and tea, meet new friends and develop your art-making skills. Each week, we
will lead a short workshop exploring a particular technique and look at the work of contemporary and historical female artists to inspire your own artwork.

All materials are provided. No experience is necessary. No registration is required.

Generously sponsored by Wilson M. Beck Insurance Services.

Expand your art-making knowledge in a relaxed and social atmosphere. Each month we
explore a new topic – come to them all, or only those that interest you.
No experience is necessary. All materials are provided (and some snacks). Each workshop has space for 12 participants. No registration is required.

June // Exhibition Practices 101
Everything you need to know about installing a show. Learn practical skills such as how to select, frame and hang artwork and how to design and print a catalogue.

This program is generously sponsored by the Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund.

Join us in our studios for songs, stories and puppets with Kathy from the Kamloops Library, followed by baby-friendly art making at 11:00. All of our art materials are safe for small children who want to put everything in their mouths. Art can be messy! Dress your child in something you won’t mind getting dirty. No registration required. All supplies provided.

This program is generously sponsored by Forward Law LLP.

In these three-hour workshops, we’ll cover the basics of using the tools, introduce some solid beginner techniques and share the work of contemporary textile artists to inspire your practice. Each workshop comes with a complete kit for you to keep.

June 28 // Introduction to Embroidery
$60 // $54 for members
Kit includes a 6" wooden hoop, monk's cloth, two embroidery needles and a selection of cotton thread.

No experience necessary. Each workshop has space for 10 participants.

Register ONLINE or by calling the Gallery at 250-377-2400.

Please advise at time of registration if you have any wool or lanolin sensitivities and an acrylic option will be provided.

Join us in the Gallery to work on your fibre arts project and socialize with fellow yarn enthusiasts. Stitchers of all ages and skill levels are welcome-- bring your knitting, crocheting, weaving, needle punch, embroidery, sewing or other textile-related project and join in. No registration is necessary. If you're interested in participating but don't yet know how to stitch, try one of our introductory textile arts workshops!

All the same fun, friends and art-making you’ve come to love with our Ladies’ Afternoon Drawing Club, but at night. Join us to drink coffee and tea, meet new friends and develop your art-making skills. No experience is necessary. All materials are provided. No registration is required.

Join us at Red Collar Brewing Co. on the second Wednesday of every month to contribute to large-scale collaborative drawings, play Surrealist drawing games and enjoy some of Kamloops’ best local beer. No experience is necessary. All supplies are provided. Minors are welcome at Red Collar with an accompanying parent or guardian.

Join Charo Neville, Curator Kamloops Art Gallery for a tour of Through the Memory Atlas: 40 Years of Collecting. Neville will provide background on the artists and discuss key ideas and works in the exhibition. Everyone is welcome.

Let’s come together to celebrate the opening of our summer exhibitions. Meet the artists and curators, mix with other art supporters, get creative at the Kids Table and enjoy live music. Cash bar with wine and beer sponsored by Red Collar Brewing and appetizers sponsored by Eats Amore. Everyone is welcome. Memberships are 25% off.

Join us for Summer Art Camp for five weeks of painting, sculpting, drawing and more!
We will have weekly themes inspired by the exhibition, Through the Memory Atlas: Forty Years of Collecting, which features over 200 art works drawn solely from our permanent collection made by local, national and international artists.

Each day, we will go into the Gallery for an interactive tour and activity. Then it’s back to the studios for art making and experimenting!

Participants will learn about the essentials of art making and will be encouraged to apply their knowledge to traditional art materials, like painting, drawing and sculpting. They will also be encouraged to experiment with non-traditional materials in new and exciting ways!

Each week, the older campers (aged 7+) will get to go on a variety of mini adventures to the Kamloops Library, the Kamloops Museum and Archives and Riverside Park.
At the end of the summer, we celebrate all the talented young artists who participated in our summer art camps with an exhibition on our Open Gallery. We will hold an opening reception for this exhibition on Saturday, August 25 at 12:00pm.

Ages 4 to 6
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
$105 // $83 for members

Ages 7 to 12
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
$193 // $160 for members

Extended care is available for all camps. Call the Gallery at 250-377-2400 to enquire.

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Discover dynamic landscape sketching in this four-session course with local artist Mairi Budreau. Learn to translate expansive scenes onto the pages of a small sketchbook, build depth while capturing light and shadow, decide what to keep and what to leave out, and compose with an interesting focal point. Whether sketching for pleasure or in preparation for paintings, these techniques develop observation skills and guide you in capturing the essence of the landscape. Participants are encouraged to bring their phone or camera.

This course incorporates sketching in the landscape at locations such as Cooney Bay, Riverside Park, Barnhartvale and Six Mile Point and may include sitting on the ground or standing for prolonged periods. Most of the walking will be on level terrain, but may include some low to moderate hills. Participants are encouraged to bring their own assistive devices, chairs or portable easels if desired.

This course comes with a complete travel sketch kit including a sketchbook, pens, pencils and more for you to keep.

No experience is necessary.

This course has space for 12 participants. Registration fee is for all 4 classes and includes supplies.

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Summer session
July 21, 28 // August 4, 11, 18

Fall session
November 3, 10, 17 // December 1, 8

We are delighted to announce the KAG is now offering introductory ceramics courses in our studios. Participants will learn the basics of hand building and wheel throwing to create small vessels and a mug. All materials are provided. No experience is necessary.

Each course has space for 10 participants.

Generously supported by Thompson Rivers University Department of Visual and Performing Arts.

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Join us in our studios for an evening of hilarity that brings together an unlikely pairing: figure drawing and B-movies. We begin with a short introduction to figure drawing techniques and then we watch the movie and draw the figures—aliens, sea monsters, mad scientists and the like—in motion on the screen.

All materials are provided (and some popcorn). No experience is necessary. No registration is required.

July 25 // Teenagers from Outer Space
August 15 // Night of the Living Dead
August 29 // Plan 9 from Outer Space
October 24 // The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
November 28 // Babes in Toyland
December 19 // 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Build your own portable drawing studio and join local artist and KAG art instructor Niki Mahon for a week of exploring and drawing outside. This program has space for 6 participants.

Generously supported by the Jann LM Bailey Legacy Fund.

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Join us for a fun afternoon of family-friendly mini-tours and hands-on art-making activities inspired by our exhibitions.
We thank parents for staying with their children throughout tours and art-making activities.
No experience is necessary. All materials are provided. No registration is required. Exhibition admission is included.

For five hundred years perspective drawing has been a fundamental aspect of representational drawing and painting and is based on a few basic principles: the artist’s viewpoint, the landscape’s horizon, the shape and orientation of the drawing’s subject, etc. Using locations in Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Park, this three-day workshop introduces participants to those basic principles and will challenge participants who already have a good understanding of perspective drawing to push their skills further.

Donald Lawrence teaches in the Visual Arts program at TRU. Perspective drawing is a regular part of his practice, including in elaborate travel journals, and his current research is about the history of perspective in relation to visual perception.

This course incorporates sketching in the landscape and may include sitting on the ground or standing for prolonged periods. Most of the walking will be on level terrain, but may include some low to moderate hills. Participants are encouraged to bring their own assistive devices, chairs or portable easels if desired.

This course comes with a complete travel sketch kit for you to keep.

No experience is necessary.

This course has space for 10 participants. Registration fee is for all 3 classes and includes supplies

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Join us to explore traditional and contemporary Indigenous art practices with our Indigenous Art Instructor.
All materials provided (and some snacks). No experience is necessary. No registration is required.

Come draw on our walls! Taking inspiration from the giant wall paintings in Eleanor King: Inverted Pyramids and Roads to Nowhere, participants will collaborate to create their own design for a chalk mural that covers every wall in our studios.

Extended care is available.

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