Art Classes

Art Classes offer opportunities for all ages to learn about the work featured in KAG exhibitions. Focussing on KAG’s current presentations, the classes include customized exhibition tours and discussions, followed by instruction in arts and crafts techniques, basic design concepts, various art media and new technologies. Participation in KAG art class activities is inspirational, educational, enlivening and fun.

Sponsored by London Drugs, McDonald's and Teck Highland Valley Copper

 

FOR CHILDREN

 

Spring Art Camp

Half-day art camps for children ages 4 to 12.

Monday to Friday, March 8 to 12

Limited spaces available.

Students experience an interactive guided tour of the exhibition Two Visions: Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt. Using this exhibition, students explore the lives of Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt, their art practices, influences and points of connection. Emily Carr was born, lived and died in Victoria; Jack Shadbolt was born in England and died in Vancouver. Students learn pencil sketching, how to create a painting based on the sketch; they study colour and how Carr and Shadbolt used colour, and learn how to create images of butterflies and other creatures with collage and paint. As part of the week-long session, students learn how to create a realistic drawing and how to turn it into an abstract image.

 

Ages 4 to 6

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Fee: $63 (per week)

Extended Care available 9:00 to 10:00 am at a cost of $4 per hour per child

 

Ages 7 to 12

1:00 to 3:30 pm

Fee: $125 (per week)

 

UPCOMING

Summer Art Camps

July 5 to August 27

Made possible with assistance from Canadian Heritage through the Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions program.

The Kamloops Art Gallery is planning a summer packed with fun. Sign up for camp, join a guided tour of the exhibition and participate in art-making in the studios.

University fine arts and education students lead the classes. Working with a theme of the week, participants experiment with a variety of art materials and discover new art techniques. Students create a range of imaginative 3-D projects in plaster of Paris, book arts, jewellery, and multi-media sculpture. Students also learn basic drawing, painting, colour mixing and various printmaking techniques.

Art Camps run from July 5 to August 27 with week-long sessions of full-day classes for ages 7 to 12 and half-day classes for ages 4 to 6.

Registration begins Monday, May 10, 2010.

FOR EVERYONE

 

Community Group Tours

If you are a community group interested in customized art experience, the Kamloops Art Gallery offers a variety of options appropriate for all ages and levels of art experience. Days and times are arranged based on needs and availability.

 

Guided Interactive Tour

• 60-minute exhibition tour
• $35 per group, plus Gallery admission at group rate
• maximum 20 participants

Guided Tour and Workshop

• 30-minute exhibition tour
• 60-minutes experiential workshops
• $50 per group, plus Gallery admission at group rate
• maximum 20 participants

Customized Series of Workshops

• weekly two-hour experiential workshops with exhibition tour component
• multiple weeks (6 weeks recommended)
• $70/week per group
• maximum 16 participants

Contact Linda Favrholdt at 250-377-2403 to book a tour or workshop.

 

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INFORMATION

Pre-registration and payment required for all studio programs. Call 250-377-2400.

Members receive a discount on fees.

GST is added to program fees, where applicable.

Most major credit cards accepted.

No refunds or exchanges.

All supplies included except where noted.

Programs take place in the Ken Lepin and Tricia Sellmer Studios, except where noted.

Courses with low registration may be cancelled, in which case fees will be refunded.