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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Steph Patsula: Sound Performance
Thursday, November 12
6:00 to 6:45 pm
All ages, FREE
RSVP
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, October 22 & November 26
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 16+
FREE, drop-in
Themes in Art Book Club
Thursday, December 3
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 18+, FREE
Kamloops Library
Stories We Share: Celebrating Black History & Culture
Thursday, November 5
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adults, 19+
Themes in Art Book Club
Thursday, November 5
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 18+, FREE
Kamloops Library
Plant Pigment Workshop
Thursday, October 29
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio
Pay-What-You-Can // $20 - 40
REGISTER
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, October 22 & November 26
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 16+
FREE, drop-in
Pine Needle Basket Workshop at the Kamloops Art Gallery
Sunday, October 4
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Kamloops Art Gallery Studios
Ages 13+
FREE
Pine Needle Basket Workshop at The Chief Louis Centre Assembly Hall
Saturday, October 3
11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Ages 13+
FREE
2026 Municipal Election Forums Watch Party
Wednesday, September 23
10:00 to 5:00 pm
FREE, all ages
By Hand: Leather Notebooks
Thursday, September 10
6:00 to 8:00 pm
Adult Studio, Pay-What-You-Can scale
Art & Conversation: Dancing through to the other side
Tuesday, September 8
10:00 to 11:00 am
Open to KALS members
Ceramic Forms
Thursday, July 23
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Ages 15+
Registration, Pay-What-You-Can scale // $40 - $60
Join us for an evening of clay exploration in the KAG studios.
Body and Breath in Landscape: Movement Workshop with Andrea Nann and Sarah Chase
Body and Breath in Landscape: Movement Workshop with Andrea Nann and Sarah Chase
Sunday, July 19
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Ages 15+, registration required
Dance Performance and Talk
A Crazy Kind of Hope: Dance Performance by Andrea Nann, choreographed by Sarah Chase
Saturday, July 18
11:00 to 11:30 am
All ages, FREE
Brief performance by singer/songwriter Andy Maize between programs
On Trust and Inspiration: Andrea Nann and Sarah Chase in Dialogue
Saturday, July 18
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
All ages, FREE
Drawing as a Creative Form of Self-Care!
Saturday, July 11
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Ages 15+, by donation
The Kamloops Art Gallery is pleased to host this community workshop in collaboration with Kamloops Society for Community Inclusion.
Join local artist Jill Kavanaugh in our studios for a fun, relaxing workshop exploring radial patterns and repetition through ink and stencils.
Themes in Art Book Club
Thursday, July 2
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 18+, FREE
Bodies in Space
Sunday, June 28
10:00 to 12:00 pm
All ages
Registration, Pay-What-You-Can scale // $10 - $30
Join somatic facilitator Vanessa Woulfe at the Kamloops Art Gallery for an embodied movement workshop inspired by the exhibition Dancing through to the Other Side and the exploration of dance within the gallery space.
Botanical Gel Plate Printing
Thursday, June 25
6:30 to 8:00pm
Ages 14+
Registration, Pay-What-You-Can scale // $20 - $40
Slow Stitch Club
Thursday, June 25
6:15 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Downtown Library
Ages 16+
FREE, drop in
Ceramic Forms
Thursday, June 18
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Ages 15+
Registration, Pay-What-You-Can scale // $40 - $60
Join us for an evening of clay exploration in the KAG studios.
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!
Rainbow Connections: The Rainbow Magic Passport Program
Saturday, June 13
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
All ages, FREE admission
Themes in Art Book Club
Thursday, June 5
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
Location: Kamloops Library, Downtown
Ages 18+, FREE
Intro to alternative photo processing: Caffenol
Intro to alternative photo processing: Caffenol
Thursday, June 4
5:00 to 7:00 pm
Ages 12+
By donation
Join local lens-based artist Jess Beaudin in our studios to explore alternative black-and-white film photography processes!
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.
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.
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