AN ERA OF DISCONTENT: ART AS OCCUPATION
Central Gallery, Charo Neville, An Era of Discontent: Art as Occupation, 2012 Frank Luca Central Gallery, Charo Neville, An Era of Discontent: Art as Occupation, 2012 Frank Luca

AN ERA OF DISCONTENT: ART AS OCCUPATION

Central Gallery
October 12 to December 31, 2012

Curated by Charo Neville, Kamloops Art Gallery

The Kamloops Art Gallery’s final exhibition of 2012, An Era of Discontent: Art as Occupation, brings together artwork that speaks to the current momentum of Occupy movements and Arab Spring revolutions, which are radically transforming our global reality. A group exhibition containing work in wide ranging mediums such as silkscreened posters, large-scale sculptures, video and installation works, An Era of Discontent: Art as Occupation offers diverse artistic responses to local and world politics, shifting social moralities, and destabilizing balances of power.

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CONFLUENCE
2012, The Cube, Craig Willms, Confluence Frank Luca 2012, The Cube, Craig Willms, Confluence Frank Luca

CONFLUENCE

The Cube
September 8 to November 3, 2012

Curated by Craig Willms, Kamloops Art Gallery

Ernie Kroeger brings together historical and contemporary images in an examination of the confluence of the North and South Thompson rivers, a natural phenomenon that has been central to the shaping of Kamloops. Confluence traces Kamloops’ history through text and photographs, speaking to the city’s historical relationship to the rivers. The word “Kamloops” is derived from the Shuswap word “Tk'?mlúps,” meaning “confluence.” The text portion of the exhibition reveals the many iterations of the city’s name, sourced from signs, books, magazines, encyclopaedias, local historical accounts, and the Internet…

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RE-STORY: WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Central Gallery, Charo Neville, 2012, Re-Story: Works from the Permanent Collection Frank Luca Central Gallery, Charo Neville, 2012, Re-Story: Works from the Permanent Collection Frank Luca

RE-STORY: WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

Central Gallery
June 30 to August 25, 2012

Curated by Charo Neville, Kamloops Art Gallery

Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of human communication. The Kamloops Art Gallery’s summer 2012 exhibition, Re-Story: Works from the Permanent Collection, expands upon notions of witnessing explored in the preceding KAG exhibitions this year and imparts a re-vision, re-telling, and re-dress of dominant storylines. The exhibition features a large selection of significant works from the KAG’s permanent collection as well as works borrowed from other institutions and the studios of local artists.

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THE WILD MAN APPRECIATION SOCIETY
2012, The Cube, Craig Willms, The Wild Man Appreciation Society, Emily Hope Frank Luca 2012, The Cube, Craig Willms, The Wild Man Appreciation Society, Emily Hope Frank Luca

THE WILD MAN APPRECIATION SOCIETY

Emily Hope

The Cube
June 30 to August 25, 2012

Curated by Craig Willms, Kamloops Art Gallery

This year’s Curator’s Choice is the eighth annual exhibition of work by students graduating from Thompson Rivers University. Selected by Kamloops Art Gallery Assistant Curator Craig Willms, Curator’s Choice features Emily Hope’s museum of The Wild Man Appreciation Society.

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CONNECTING THE DOTS
2012, The Cube, Connecting the Dots Frank Luca 2012, The Cube, Connecting the Dots Frank Luca

CONNECTING THE DOTS

Transart Collective

The Cube and BMO Open Gallery
March 24 to June 16, 2012

Curated by Tricia Sellmer, Craig Willms

Connecting the Dots is a multi-gallery project organized by Kamloops-based artist Tricia Sellmer that brings together international artists with artists from the Kamloops region at the Kamloops Art Gallery, Thompson Rivers University Art Gallery and Arnica Artist Run Centre.

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