THE SHAPE OF MEMORY

Summer Art Camp Participants

Open Gallery
September 2 to 16, 2023

Curated by Adrian Romeo and Kora Ellison 

What is the shape of memory? How can we physically represent something so variable and expansive? How can we express our personal relationship to memory through art making?  

The artworks included in this exhibition were created over the course of six weeks by 96 artists aged 5 to 12 enrolled in the Kamloops Art Gallery’s Summer Art Camp.   

Inspired by the artists and artworks in echoes and The Fadeaway, these young artists explored materials, concepts, and techniques represented within these spaces. Connecting how memory relates to the artwork in these exhibitions encouraged us to delve into our own relationships with memory.    

We hope that you will take your time exploring the artworks created here this summer. As you read through the memory zine library and engage with these paintings and sculptural works, consider those initial questions—how might you respond? What is the shape of your memory?  

Generously sponsored by Watson Engineering Ltd.

Summer Art Camp, 2023
Photo: Frank Luca