UPCOMING PROGRAMS + EVENTS
Our programs and events offer opportunities for people of all ages to learn how art connects us with our daily lives. Focusing on the KAG’s current exhibitions, programs include art camps, interactive tours, activities and workshops that encourage self-expression and experimentation while learning about art techniques, basic design concepts and a variety of media. Our events include exhibition opening receptions, fundraisers to inspire you and special happenings in the Gallery Store.
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Juice, Jazz & Joy
Saturday, May 9
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Ages 13+
Free, drop-in
Come by our studios for Juice, Jazz & Joy! Connect with local youth, make your own buttons and zines, and enjoy music from jazz combo, the Ellis Sextet.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
PD DAY CAMP
Friday, May 15
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ages 5 to 12
$50 // $45 for members
Join us for a fun-filled day of art making and exploration at the Kamloops Art Gallery!
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Opening Talk & Reception
Saturday, May 30
Welcome Prayer and Remarks // 5:30
Panel Discussion // 5:45 to 6:30 pm
Reception // 6:30 to 8:00 pm
All ages, FREE
Everyone is welcome
Panel Discussion
Saturday, May 30
5:45 to 6:30 pm
All ages, FREE
Please join us for an exchange of ideas expanding on the exhibition Dancing through to the other side. Kamloops Art Gallery Curator, Charo Neville, will be joined by exhibiting artists Justine A. Chambers and Luciana Freire D’Anunciação along with dance artist and curator Jenn Goodwin and Vanessa (VK) Kwan, Director + Curator, Libby Leshgold Gallery at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
BECOMING: An embodied dance and writing workshop with artist Luciana Freire D’Anunciação
Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1
2:00 to 5:00 pm
Ages 19 +
FREE, registration required
Through this two-day workshop, artist Luciana Freire D’Anunciação invites participants to experience the creative process that she used to develop her work Becoming, a multi-screen video installation on view in the exhibition Dancing through to the other side.
Themes in Art Book Club
Thursday, June 5
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 18+, FREE
No Space for Hate: Screen- Printing Workshop
Saturday, June 13
3:00 to 5:00 pm
2SLGBTQPIA+ and allies aged 16+, FREE
Get ready for the Pride Parade and make wearable art that you can show off year-round! Cut out your own paper stencil design or use one of ours!
YOUTH SUMMER ART CAMP
WEEK 1 // July 27 to 31
WEEK 2 // August 17 to 21
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ages 10 to 13
$275 per week // $247.50 for members
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Pollinator Festival: Masks, Props, & Sign Making Workshop
Saturday, April 18 & May 2
12:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: 140 Laburnum Street
Registration, Pay-What-You-Can // $5 - $30
All ages, everyone welcome
Join us at the Stínesten Gallery to make props, signs, hats, and other creations for the upcoming Kamloops Pollinator Festival Parade!
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, April 30
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 16+
FREE, drop-in
By Hand: Leather Notebooks
Thursday, April 30
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can scale
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
PD DAY CAMP
Monday, April 27
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ages 5 to 12
$50 // $45 for members
Join us for a fun-filled day of art making and exploration at the Kamloops Art Gallery and celebrate Earth Week with us as we connect art and nature, during an afternoon excursion to the park!
Wild Wor(l)ds: Poetery & Nature-Friendly Yards
Saturday April 25, 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Location: Kamloops Art Gallery Studios
Doors open at 1:30 pm
Readings from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Mingling 4:00 to 4:30 pm
All Ages, everyone is welcome
Free, registration required
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Pleasure Viewing: An Embodied Approach to Viewing Art
Sunday, April 19
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Ages 16+
Pay-What-You-Can// $10 - $30
Pleasure Viewing is an embodied movement practice, where we invite the body to fully come along as you engage with artwork. It does not require any previous movement training, simply a willingness to participate.
Afternoon Drawing Club
Friday, April 10, 17, 24
3:00 to 5:00 pm
Ages 16+
FREE for Members, $5 Drop-in
Join us in the Engagement Space on Friday afternoons to draw, meet new friends, and talk about art.
Each week will begin with some light instruction highlighting a drawing tool, followed by open studio time with an option of guided topic. Practice what you just learned, work on a personal project, or just gab!
National Canadian Film Day
Thursday, April 16
Ages 14+, FREE
Join us at the Kamloops Art Gallery to celebrate Canadian film!
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Tabletop Garbage Sculpture Workshop with Bree Apperley
Tabletop Garbage Sculpture
Saturday, April 11
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Ages 16 +
Join artist Bree Apperley for a tour of her exhibition, Slug Eggs, and a hands-on workshop in our studios to learn how to create your very own Tabletop Garbage Sculpture!
Family Fun Zone: Tissue Paper Collage
Saturday, April 11
10:30 to 12:30 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 0 to 12, FREE
Drop-in
Explore the art of tissue paper collage. Play with colour, shape, pattern, and texture as you layer translucent paper to create unique works of art. This hands-on session encourages creativity, self-expression, and play for artists of all ages.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, March 19 & April 30
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 16+
FREE, drop in
Craftivism: Seedy Saturday
Saturday, March 14
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: 140 Laburnum Street
FREE, Drop-in
All ages, everyone welcome
Join us for Craftivism on Seedy Saturday!
Craftivism is the practice of using creative expression to strengthen our collective voice, engage our imaginations, and deepen our community organizing towards food sovereignty, affordable housing, and climate justice.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, February 19
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 16+
FREE, drop in
An opportunity to connect, slow down and stitch. Bring a well-loved object in need of repair and learn the art of visible mending.
By Hand: Futures
Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can scale
Thursday, February 12 // Paper marbling
Thursday, February 19 // Drawing
Thursday, February 26 // Gouache painting
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
FAMILY ART SATURDAY
Saturday, February 14
1:00 to 3:00 pm
All ages, FREE admission
Celebrate Family Day weekend by joining us for a fun afternoon of family-friendly mini-tours and hands-on art making activities inspired by our exhibitions.
This is a family-focused program where parents and/or caregivers participate with their children throughout the tour and art-making activities.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ages 15 to 25
FREE , drop in
Join us in our studios on Wednesday evenings to develop your skills and art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and try out a variety of art materials, styles, and techniques.
Youth Hub: Pass and Draw
Youth Hub: Pass and draw
Friday, February 11
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 12 to 18
FREE, Drop-in
Join KAG art instructor Jyelle Vogel for a playful, collaborative drawing session using the “pass and draw” technique. Collage fragments will act as visual prompts to launch the “pass and draw” process where participants begin a drawing and then pass it along for others to add their own imaginative twists.