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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Art & Conversation: Cindy Mochizuki
Tuesday, May 14
10:00 to 11:00 am
FREE for KALS members
Opening Talk & Reception
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Seated Conversation - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Reception - 6:30 to 8:00 pm
FREE admission
Everyone welcome
Artist’s Talk with Patrick Lundeen
Friday, March 8
12:30 to 1:30 pm
All ages, FREE
Thompson Rivers University
Old Main, OM 1564
Art & Conversation: ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ DOUBLE VISION
Tuesday, February 13
10:00 am
FREE for KALS members
Art & Conversation: Black Drones in the Hive
Tuesday, November 7
10:00 am
FREE for KALS members
Opening Tour & Reception
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Opening Tour with Artists & Curators - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Reception - 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Everyone welcome
FREE admission
Pleasure Viewing: An Embodied Approach to Viewing Art
Thursday, June 29
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Ages 16+, FREE
Art & Conversation: I know about lots of things I've never seen. And so do you.
Tuesday, June 6
10:00 am
Join us at the Kamloops Art Gallery for an interactive guided tour of the exhibition, Zoe Kreye: I know about lots of things I've never seen. And so do you., and engage in lively explorations of some of the relevant themes.
Art & Conversation: The 215 Le Estcwicwéy̓ (“the Missing”)
Tuesday, May 9
10:00 am
Join us at the Kamloops Art Gallery for an interactive guided tour of the exhibition, Johnny Bandura: The 215, and engage in conversation with peers and KAG educators.
Art & Conversation: Queer Newfoundland Hockey League (QNHL)
Tuesday, March 7
10:00 am
FREE for KALS members
Art & Conversation: Glacial Resonance
Tuesday, February 7
10:00 am
FREE for KALS members
Opening Talk & Reception
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Opening Seated Talk with Artists & Curators - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Reception - 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Everyone welcome
RUG HOOKING WORKSHOP with LUCAS MORNEAU
Thursday, January 19
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Ages 7+, FREE
Kits available for purchase, $25
ART NERDS BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, December 14, 6:30 pm
Mittz Kitchen, 227 Victoria Street
Join local art nerds and KAG Educator Harrisson Ladouceur at Mittz Kitchen to discuss Black Matters, a collaborative book of poems and photographs focused on everyday Black experiences created by Halifax’s former Poet Laureate Afua Cooper and photographer Wilfried Raussert.
Art & Conversation: Witnessing
Tuesday, November 15
10:00 am
Join us at the Kamloops Art Gallery for an interactive guided tour of the exhibition, Alicia Henry: Witnessing, and engage in lively explorations of some of the relevant themes.
Opening Tour & Reception
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Opening Tour - 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Reception - 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Everyone welcome
Please join us at the Gallery to celebrate the opening of Alicia Henry: Witnessing, curated by Daina Augaitis, and Autumn Christopher: Astral curated by Craig Willms.
Exhibiting artists will be in attendance, along with curators Daina Augaitis and Craig Willms.
Following the tour, we will have a casual reception in the Studios and Atrium with music compliments of Ronan McGrath as well as beverages by donation. Everyone is welcome. We encourage you to bring a friend!
Generously sponsored by Bright Eye Brewing.
Behind the Scenes Collections Tour
Thursday, September 15, 2022
6:00 pm
All ages, FREE
Join Krystyna Halliwell, Kamloops Art Gallery Collections Manager/Registrar Thursday, September 15 at 6:00 pm, for a glimpse behind the scenes of our collection.
Through stories, statistics, and conversation, Krystyna will share the origins and growth of the Kamloops Art Gallery collection. Participants will have the opportunity to explore our collections storage and our summer exhibition, Reading the Land: Ten Years of Collecting, and be encouraged to ask questions.
Some Notes on Time in Jin-me Yoon’s Here Elsewhere Other Hauntings: Virtual Lecture with Victoria Nolte
Tuesday, June 28, 2:00 pm (PDT)
All ages, FREE
Online via ZOOM
Join Victoria Nolte, art historian, online on Tuesday, June 28, for an exploration into the experience of time in Jin-me Yoon’s exhibition Here Elsewhere Other Hauntings.
Slow Looking with Euijung McGillis—Exploring Jin-me Yoon: Here Elsewhere Other Hauntings
Thursday, June 2, 6:00 pm (PDT)
Ages 14+, FREE
Online via ZOOM
Join Euijung McGillis, Guest Educator, online on Thursday, June 2, for an experience in slow looking and affective encounters with Jin-me Yoon’s artwork. Over the course of an hour, Euijung will guide participants through a small selection of artworks in the exhibition Here Elsewhere Other Hauntings, encouraging conversations and a self-reflective experience.