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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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
FAMILY ART SATURDAY
Saturday, January 24
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
All ages, FREE admission
Celebrate Kamloops BEEM Credit Union Unplug and Play and Family Literacy Week with the Kamloops Art Gallery! Join us for a fun afternoon of family-friendly mini-tours and hands-on art making activities inspired by our exhibitions.
Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations
Thursday, January 15 & 22
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
All Ages, FREE
Join us for Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations, a free, multigenerational art program celebrating Black creativity, stories, and cultural contributions across all ages.
Beaver Exchange Passport Program
Beaver Exchange Passport Program
Saturday, January 17
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
All ages
Free, drop-in
This family friendly event, co-hosted with the Kamloops Museum and Archives, is designed to spark creativity and offer playful, hands-on activities to learn more about our animal friend, the beaver.
Collect stamps for your Beaver Exchange Passport at both the KMA and the KAG for a chance to win a beaver-related prize. Submit your passport at either location—start and finish wherever you like.
Screen Printing Workshop
Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio
Pay-What-You-Can // $30 - $60
Join us in for an introductory screen printing workshop! Any level of experience is welcome.
Block Printing for Gift Giving
Thursday, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can
Join us for a fun, social evening to play and experiment with block printing!
Queer Futurism
Thursday, November 20, 27 & December 4, 11 18
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
2SLGBTQPIA+ folx, ages 15+
Queer Futurism is a 5-week, self-directed program exploring the topic of Queer Futurism. Influenced by Afrofuturism, Queer Futurism imagines a future (or re-imagines a past) where all queer and trans identities are celebrated.
During weekly group studio sessions, throughout November and December, we will engage in discussions and art exercises, ponder queer joys, struggles, and hopes as we imagine the future of queer folx together.
Each participant will develop and create artwork which will be included in a group exhibition on the Open Gallery in June and July, 2026. This is an opportunity to develop your artistic practice in a queer space, explore a theme meaningful to the queer community, and be part of an exhibition.
Presented in partnership with Kamloops Pride.
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-favourite mediums include painting, printmaking, and textiles. Come try out our button maker or use our collage materials and upcycle some art. Light guidance and all materials will be available for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
Family Fun Zone: Mirror Art
Saturday, November 15
10:30 to 12:30 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 0 to 12, FREE
Drop-in
Explore the magic of reflection through collage with mirror paper; watch the world warp and transform. Use cut and layered paper shapes to build a colourful frame around your mirror.
Youth Hub: Patch making
Thursday, November 13
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 12 to 18, FREE
Design your own custom patch! We'll provide canvas patches with iron-on backing, along with fabric markers, fabric pastels, and sewing supplies to turn your ideas into wearable art.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library.
YOUNG INTERPRETERS
November 4, 18, 25 // December 2, 9, 16
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
$63 // $56.70 for members (per child)
Ages 5 +
We are delighted to offer weekly school programs for home schoolers and alternative learners.
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, October 30
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.
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-favourite mediums include painting, printmaking, and textiles. Come try out our button maker or use our collage materials and upcycle some art. Light guidance and all materials will be available for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
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-favourite mediums include painting, printmaking, and textiles. Come try out our button maker or use our collage materials and upcycle some art. Light guidance and all materials will be available for you. Come work on existing projects or start something new.
FAMILY ART SATURDAY Culture Days
Saturday, September 27
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
All ages, FREE admission
Celebrate Culture Days with the Kamloops Art Gallery! Join 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. No registration is required, exhibition admission is included. We look forward to seeing you at the Gallery!
Queer Futurism Orientation
Thursday, September 25
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
2SLGBTQPIA+ folx, ages 15+
This orientation is for queer artists interested in taking part in “Queer Futurism,” a FREE studio program and exhibition opportunity. Join us in our studios for a friendly,
low-pressure gathering. Meet the facilitator Teresa
Donck-Matlock, other local queer artists, and learn about
the opportunity.
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, September 25
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.