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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Dear Dorothy
Accepting questions June 7 till July 12
2SLGBTQPIA+ and allies
All ages
Hello Friends,
My name is Dorothy (they/them), and I am your source for anonymous advice on anything 2SLGBTQPIA+ related!
All you need to do is scan the QR code below or write me a note and put it in the box provided. I will write my response and post it right here, on this beautiful pink wall.
No Space for Hate: Sign Making
Saturday, June 14
2:00 to 4:00 pm
2SLGBTQPIA+ and allies
All ages
FREE Drop-in
Get Pride Parade ready! Make a sign and share your message. We will provide signs and have a variety of materials for you to decorate with: paints, drawing materials, stencils, inks, and more!
All skill levels welcome.
This event is offered in collaboration with Kamloops Pride.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Echoes of Sek̓lép: An arts workshop exploring family, memory, and transformation.
Saturday, June 21
1:00pm till 3:00pm
FREE
Join us on June 21 for an afternoon of family-friendly art making in our studios! We will be making Sek’lép (coyote) masks and beaded key chains. Light instruction will be provided, participants will be invited to create at their own pace and explore, create, and play.
This is a family-focused program where parents and/or caregivers participate with their children throughout and art-making activities.
No registration is required. All materials are provided. FREE Admission. We look forward to seeing you at the Gallery!
Art & Conversation: Keith Langergraber, Staircases Leading to Nowhere
Tuesday, June 24
10:00 to 11:00 am
Open to KALS members
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
PD DAY CAMP
Friday, June 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!
COZI CLUB
Saturday, July 5, 12, 19 & 26
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Ages 19+
PWYC
Join local artist Charlie Napcolors at the Kamloops Art Gallery for a cozy, four-week social workshop celebrating the art of paper! Each week, we’ll explore different paper-based crafts; Comics, Origami, Zines, and Illustration, through relaxed, light-guidance sessions focused on process, play, and creativity.
SUMMER ART CAMP 2025
Weekly, July 7 to August 29
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ages 5 to 12
$275 per week // $247.50 for members*
YOUTH SUMMER ART CAMP 2025
YOUTH SUMMER ART CAMP
Weekly, August 4 to August 29
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ages 12 to 14
$275 per week // $247.50 for members
Weeks with only 4 camp days are pro-rated at $220 per week // $200 for members.
Rainbow Connections: The Rainbow Magic Passport Program
Saturday, June 14
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
All ages, FREE admission
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
No Space for Hate: Screen Printing Workshop
Saturday, June 7
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!
All skill levels welcome.
No previous screen printing experience required.
This workshop is offered in collaboration with Kamloops Pride.
Queer Time Opening Reception
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Opening Reception - 3:00 to 5:00 pm
FREE
Everyone welcome
No Space for Hate: Zine Making Workshop
Saturday, June 7
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
2SLGBTQPIA+ and allies aged 16+, FREE
In the Kamloops Art Gallery’s friendly studio space, find your favourite materials to cut, draw, write, and collage. Magazines, markers, scissors, glue sticks, cutting mats and other supplies will be available to help craft your stories and stimulate your creativity.
All skill levels welcome.
Converging Practices: Keith Langergraber in Conversation with Donald Lawrence
June 5, 2025
6:30 to 8:00pm
All ages, FREE, no registration
Join us in our studios for a seated conversation with artists Keith Langergraber and Donald Lawrence. Gain insight into the work of these two artists, and the ways that their artistic practices converge. The artists will talk about their common interest in the relationship between "wilderness” and culture, and reflect on romanticized narratives about the natural world.
Rhythms, Patterns, and Colour with Tricia Sellmer
Saturday, May 31
11:00 to 1:00 pm
Adult, Pay-What-You-Can
The Beaded Junction
Thursday, May 29
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 14 to 19
FREE admission
Join KAG Art Instructors and local artists Ruby and Charlie on the last Thursday of every month for our beading circle, the Beaded Junction. We will focus mainly on Aboriginal art forms and activities, but all members of the community are welcome to join. Whether you’re a beginner or well experienced at beading, participants of all skill levels are welcome to join. Drop in with your in-progress project or get guidance on how to start.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Art & Conversation: Tricia Sellmer, Unfolding
Tuesday, May 27
10:00 to 11:00 am
Open to KALS members
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
PD DAY CAMP
Friday, May 16
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 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Print Social: Screen Printing
Saturday, April 26
2:00 to 4:00pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can
4-Panel Comix Workshop
Saturday April 26th
11:00am to 1:00pm
Ages 18+ PWYC
REGISTER
Join local artist Charlie Napcolors to learn how to make 4-Panel comix. 4-Panel comix are an easy, fun way to write your own story or learn about how story structures work.
The Beaded Junction
Thursdays
Ages 14 to 19, FREE
Join KAG Art Instructors and local artists Ruby and Charlie on Thursday afternoons for our beading circle, the Beaded Junction. We will focus mainly on Aboriginal art forms and activities, but all members of the community are welcome to join.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
4-Panel Comix Workshop
Saturday April 19th
11:00am to 1:00pm
Ages 18+ PWYC
REGISTER
Join local artist Charlie Napcolors to learn how to make 4-Panel comix. 4-Panel comix are an easy, fun way to write your own story or learn about how story structures work.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Slow Stitch Club (Youth)
Saturday, April 12
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Ages 14-18, FREE
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Drop-In
In Dialogue: Ithin-eh-wuk—we place ourselves at the center: James Nicholas and Sandra Semchuk
In Dialogue: Ithin-eh-wuk—we place ourselves at the center: James Nicholas and Sandra Semchuk
April 12, 2025
1:00 pm
All ages, FREE
Join us for an afternoon of conversation alongside Ithin-eh-wuk—we place outselves at the center: James Nicholas and Sandra Semchuk with artist Sandra Semchuk and Secwépemc educator Colleen Seymour.
Slow Stitch Club (Adult)
Thursday, March 13
6:30pm to 8:00pm
18+ FREE
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Drop-In
A Practice in Attentiveness: Photography and Poetry
Thursday, April 10
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
Studio Chill
Wednesdays
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 13 to 21
FREE admission
Join us in our studio on Wednesday evenings to learn new skills and develop your art practice. Studio Chill is a space for you to drop-in and learn about art materials, styles, and techniques.
Each week we will introduce a project and technique. Featured mediums include painting, printmaking and textiles, which will rotate weekly. Light instruction and all materials are provided for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
We welcome folks of all skill levels aged 13 to 21. Bring your friends and make new ones! Registration is not required.
The Beaded Junction
Thursday, March 27
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Ages 14 to 19
FREE admission
Join KAG Art Instructors and local artists Ruby and Charlie on the last Thursday of every month for our beading circle, the Beaded Junction. We will focus mainly on Aboriginal art forms and activities, but all members of the community are welcome to join. Whether you’re a beginner or well experienced at beading, participants of all skill levels are welcome to join. Drop in with your in-progress project or get guidance on how to start.