GALLERY GUIDE - Kamloops Art Gallery

January to June 2012
Volume XXV Number 1
GALLERY GUIDE
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Moray Photography
FROM THE
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
We are delighted to launch this new Gallery
Guide. This publication will be produced
twice a year, so keep it handy to remind you
of all the outstanding exhibitions, events and
programs that the KAG is offering over the
next six months.
The KAG has been working closely with the
Kamloops Symphony and Western Canada
Theatre in advocating the importance of arts
and culture in the face of cuts to Provincial
grants. We have met with Mayor Peter
Milobar and MLA Kevin Krueger, and made
presentations to the Community Gaming
Grant Review, the BC Finance Committee,
the BC Arts Council Board and the Premier’s
round table on job creation—it's been a very
busy time!
Our key points in these presentations have
been to emphasize the important role that
the arts and cultural sector plays in sustaining
and enhancing our economy; that we are
an integral part of the fabric that draws
economic opportunities to our Province and
to our Region.
We articulated the connection between the
quality of life within a community and its arts
and cultural activities; that by participating in
or enjoying art classes, parades, festivals, art
IN MEMORIAM
and history museums, theatres and symphony
orchestras community members of all ages
and diverse backgrounds strengthen their
relationships with one another through
shared experiences.
By nurturing creativity and fostering
enjoyment and appreciation of artistic
accomplishments, we develop a better
understanding of ourselves and the world
around us and we expand our capacity to be
thoughtful individuals.
Across the Province these severe cuts are
beginning to effect core operating functions
that have taken decades to build. There are
artists and arts organizations that depend
upon the expertise and facilities the arts
community provides in the TNRD. There are
educational programs, tourism initiatives,
employment and recruitment programs that
rely on our work.
Kamloops is an extraordinary city and the arts
and cultural sector plays an important role in
making this a great place to live and work.
Thanks so much for your support!
Jann LM Bailey
Executive Director
CONTENTS
From the Executive Director 2
Exhibitions 4
The Cube 8
BMO Open Gallery 10
Touring Exhibitions 11
Virtual Exhibitions 12
Publications 13
Calendar of Events 14
Studio Programs 18
Permanent Collection 21
Support 23
Cover: Stephen Shames, Tear Gas Grenade, Berkeley (detail), 1970, silver gelatin print.
Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft.
STAFF
Executive Director
Jann LM Bailey
Fundraising Event
Coordinator
Judy Basso
Manager of Operations
Beverley Clayton
Installation Assistant
Ben Eastabrook
Administrative Assistant
Diane Florence
Collection Research
Assistant
Lisa Henderson
Education Coordinator
Tarin Hughes
Adjunct Curator
Annette Hurtig
Financial Manager
Mike Mitchell
Curator
Charo Neville
Preparator
Matthew Tremblay
Registrar
Dawn Vernon
Assistant Curator
Craig Willms
Art Instructors
Brenna Adkins
Kelly Perry
TRUSTEES
President
Michelle Stanford
First Vice-President
Jaimie Drew
Second Vice-President
Roberta Kjelson
Secretary
Linda Barr
Treasurer
Andrina Antenbring
Board Members
Terryl Atkins
Trudi Backman
Sarah Firestone
David Harder
Manju Singh
Alexander Watt
PAST PRESIDENTS
Richard Hunter 2002-2008
Wayne Semrau (1952-2002) 2002
Linda Jules 1998-2002
Al McNair 1994-1998
Katherine LeReverend 1990-1994
Nancy Levesque 1989-1990
Derek Chambers 1988-1989
Ron Colclough 1987-1988
Wayne Semrau (1952-2002) 1987
Nancy Randall 1985-1987
Jim Gordon 1983-1984
Sandra Howard 1981-1982
Jacqueline Taylor 1980
Joan Leitch 1978-1979
Gallery Attendant/
It is with great sadness that the KAG staff and board acknowledge the passing of Joan
Sales Associates
Fulton & Company
Brenna Adkins
Summerbell. Joan volunteered for nearly 20 years helping out in many areas of gallery
Cates Carroll Watt
Michelle Anderson
operations and special programs. In 2002 the KAG honoured Joan with a Life Membership.
Krystal Chursky
Our thoughts are with her family and friends—Joan will be greatly missed by all of us.
Admissions/Gallery
Rachel Paeth
Store Coordinator
Arnica Sood
2 Mallory Johnson
Melaina Todd
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SOLICITORS

Bearing Witness
EXHIBITIONS
January 14 to March 10, 2012
Members' Opening: Saturday, January 14, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Exhibition Tour with Derek Cook: Thursday, January 26, 7:00 pm
Printmaking Workshop: Thursday, February 16, 7:00 pm
Curator's Tour with Ian Thom: Saturday March 10, 1:00 pm
Socially engaged works of art offer a powerful means of communicating the human
experience. They bring attention to political violence, unjust social realities and man’s
inhumanity to man. Drawn from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s permanent collection, this
exhibition brings together the work of 27 artists who examine industrial exploitation,
large-scale government action, the atrocities of war, the history of slavery, and the
representation of women in society. The strategies and aims of these artists are as
distinctive as the visual languages they employ. The photographers Margaret Bourke-
White and Robert Capa, for example, saw their role as creating a record through
the documentation of unfolding events. The painters Leon Golub and Nancy Spero
responded to events with work that incited debate and galvanized communities.
Others, such as Barbara Kruger and Magdalena Campos-Pons, are committed to
exposing historical invisibility. Provocative and unsettling, the images in this exhibition
bear witness to the powerful forces that shape our lives and world.
Bearing Witness is organized and circulated by the Vancouver Art Gallery with the
generous support of The Killy Foundation and Odlum Brown Limited.
Curated by Ian M. Thom, Senior Curator, Historical, Vancouver Art Gallery
Stephen Shames, Tear Gas Grenade, Berkeley, 1970, silver gelatin print.
Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft.
Magdalena Campos-Pons, The Seven Powers Come by the Sea, 1992, sugar pine, ink. Collection of the
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund. Photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery.
For a detailed list of exhibition-related events and activities,
see the Calendar of Events on pages 16 and 17.
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Esther Shalev-Gerz
WHITE OUT
Between Telling
and Listening
EXHIBITIONS
March 24 to June 16, 2012
Artist's Talk with Esther Shalev-Gerz: Saturday, March 24, 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Members' Opening: Saturday, March 24, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Storytelling Workshop with Chris Bose: Saturday, April 21, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Exhibition Tour with Ashok Mathur: Thursday, May 17, 7:00 pm
Narrative Workshop with Will Garrett-Petts: Saturday, June 2, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Esther Shalev-Gerz is internationally recognized for her investigations into the nature
of democracy, citizenship, cultural memory, and spatial politics. Made in Sweden,
WHITE-OUT: Between Telling and Listening presents a kind of portrait. One comprised
of fugitive stories—stories that exist fleetingly between the actual and the fictional,
between the imagined and the experienced.
Here, the portrait subject is Åsa Simma, a woman who is both Sami (the indigenous
peoples of Northern Sweden, Finland, Norway and Russia) and Swedish. One of two
back-lit projections in the gallery presents Åsa Simma, seen in her home in Stockholm,
as she responds to Shalev-Gerz’s off-screen reading of Sami and Swedish texts. Simma
responds by providing an intimate account of her experience growing up in these
two cultures. The texts are from oral and written sources—myths, fiction and other
literatures, travel stories, historical and archival materials, and articles from newspapers
and magazines—on topics such as nature, war, love, desire, gender and the role and
conditions of women and children. In the other projection on a facing screen, in a loop
filmed in her place of origin in the far north of Sweden, Åsa Simma attentively and
silently listens to her own story. The installation includes the texts read to Simma and a
series of photographs showing the vaults of the Museum of History in Stockholm, which
commissioned this work and where it was first presented.
WHITE-OUT will be accompanied by Shalev-Gerz’s1998-2000 video projection
Perpetuum Mobile in which a 10 Franc coin spins in constant motion so that both sides
merge into one, just as Åsa Simma’s dual identity merges in a unified and perpetually
evolving sense of self. A study of a currency replaced by the Euro and thus no longer
in use, Perpetuum Mobile reflects upon money’s symbolic value and its role among the
other economic forces that determine and interconnect national and individual identities.
Curated by Annette Hurtig, KAG Adjunct Curator, and Charo Neville, KAG Curator
Esther Shalev-Gerz, WHITE OUT: Between Telling and Listening, 2002,
installation view, Jeu de Paume, Paris 2010. Photo: Arno Gisinger
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THE CUBE
Sarah Jules, Jorgens Sunset, Copenhagen, 2011, cell phone photograph
Sarah Jules
iPhoneography
January 14 to March 10, 2012
The Cube
Astrid Menze, Still from all inclusive HERE | THEN | THERE | NOW, 2010,
single channel video, 30 min. Courtesy of the artist
Transart Collective
Connecting the Dots
March 24 to June 9, 2012
The Cube & BMO Open Gallery
The camera phone has created immediacy in photography in a way never seen before
in the history of image making and image publishing. Photographers are now able
to post their snap shots of events and moments to social media and photo sharing
websites within seconds of image capture; subsequently rendering the printed hard copy
photograph out-dated and unnecessary. Sarah Jules captures moments of intimacy that
hint at greater narratives through her iPhone. She weaves a story from her experiences
through these snapshots shown on video monitors and the printed image.
Curated by Craig Willms, KAG Assistant Curator
The Transart Collective consists of a group of international artists collaborating with regional
artists on projects through digital media and technology. The exhibition speaks to the
notion that artists can come together locally and globally, connect and share ideas, issues
and themes. This becomes increasingly apparent with the advent of technology and social
media. Video and photographic works from this collaboration will be featured in The Cube
and BMO Open Gallery. Following the exhibition at the KAG, Connecting the Dots resumes
at the Arnica Artist Run Centre with an exhibition of additional collaborative works.
Curated by Tricia Sellmer and Craig Willms, KAG Assistant Curator
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BMO OPEN GALLERY
TOURING EXHIBITIONS
anonymous, cell phone photo, 2011
My Community
Everyday
January 14 to March 5, 2012
BMO Open Gallery
This past fall, the Kamloops Art Gallery put out a photo call for students in grades 6
through 12 from the Region (Kamloops and TNRD). Participants were asked to capture
their view or perspective of their community. In order to further the idea of documenting
a spontaneous moment, the photo call specifically requested cell phone photography,
a documenting tool that is increasingly used in social media and online communication.
Selected photos will be on display in the BMO Open Gallery.
Submissions for BMO Open Gallery
Jayce Salloum, everything and nothing and other works from the ongoing videotape, untitled, 1999-ongoing, installation view at
the Kamloops Art Gallery, 2009. Photo by Ray Perreault
Jayce Salloum
history of the present
(selected works 1985-2009)
October 7, 2011 to January 13, 2012
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
history of the present is an exhibition organized and circulated by the Kamloops Art
Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery and Confederation Centre Art Gallery. It is supported by
The Audain Foundation and the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of
Canadian Heritage. There are nine installation works in the exhibition gathered from the
collection of the artist, Vancouver Art Gallery and Canadian Museum of Contemporary
Photography. The exhibition was first shown at the Kamloops Art Gallery in the fall of
2009, at Confederation Centre Art Gallery in the fall of 2010 and at the Art Gallery of
Windsor in the spring of 2011.
Curated by Jen Budney, Associate Curator, Mendel Art Gallery
(Curator, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2005-2008)
The BMO Open Gallery was established by the Kamloops Art Gallery for community
based art-related projects. The space can be used by members of a community
organization or by local groups that want to share their stories and ideas. Projects in any
medium will be considered. Please contact the Gallery at 250-377-2405 for information
on the use of the space.
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VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
Collection X Virtual Exhibition
Parkcrest Elementary Mural Project
www.collectionx.museum/en/exhibition/11398.html
This year the students at Parkcrest Elementary in
Kamloops decided to rejuvenate their school with a
series of painted murals decorating selected doors
throughout the school. Individual classes discussed
appropriate themes and ideas with the Artist
in Residence, Joey Nash, and Parkcrest's Metis
Education Worker, Christina Boyer. These unique
painting classes taught students to communicate
inspiring messages by exploring local and West
Coast geography, the seasons, cycles of the sun
and moon, various wildlife and the symbols they
embody. Each mural builds on the last, combining
bright panels of colour, bold lines and traditional
First Nations’ techniques and styles. This project
was funded through ArtStarts in Schools, First
Nations Education Council of Kamloops, and
Parkcrest Parent Advisory Council.
Collection X was conceived by the Art Gallery
of Ontario and its partners and funded by
the Virtual Museum of Canada. Collection X
functions as an open-source museum created
by the public for the public. It represents an
experiment in sharing and community building
that celebrates life and art and encourages
everyone to look at the world from different
perspectives in a creative way.
The KAG will be posting four exhibitions on Collection X annually.
Submissions are welcome from schools, community organizations or local groups.
Please contact 250-377-2405.
Orca Door, Grade Three Class, 2011
On the Nature of Things
Essays by Patrik Andersson and Shep Steiner
Foreword by Jann LM Bailey
Borrowing its title from Roman philosopher Lucretius
and his epic poem dedicated to Epicurean philosophy,
this exhibition catalogue assumes a multi-linear and
non-directional curatorial approach to several individual
artistic practices. While the artists surveyed share an
interest in striking Modernist forms and structures, they
employ surrealist wit to repurpose clichéd images from
our everyday urban environment and popular culture
into extraordinary aesthetic tropes that challenge a
stable understanding of both art and our modernity.
The artists include Kim Kennedy Austin, Andrew Dadson,
Sarah Dobai, Rodney Graham, Alexander Gutke, Sofia
Hulten, Jack Jeffrey, Evan Lee, Kristi Malakoff, Shannon
Oksanen, Kathy Slade, Gordon Smith, T&T (Tony
Romano and Tyler Brett), Jacques de la Villeglé, and Neil
Wedman.
49 pp. 20 col. ill 11 x 8 in softcover, $29.99
Kamloops Art Gallery, 2011
ISBN 978-1-895497-79-3
Esther Shalev-Gerz
WHITE-OUT
Between Telling and Listening
Trapp Editions
Essays by Canadian artist Ian Wallace, independent curator and
writer Elizabeth Matheson and Swedish philosopher and art theorist
Fanny Söderbäck.
Foreword by Jann LM Bailey
PUBLICATIONS
In conjunction with its exhibition of work by Esther Shalev-Gerz to be mounted at the
Kamloops Art Gallery in spring 2012, the Gallery will publish a full-colour exhibition
catalogue. The publication will include documentation of the KAG exhibition and three
commissioned texts exploring Shalev-Gerz’s work from diverse perspectives. Artist Ian
Wallace and curator Elizabeth Matheson will address the work in the exhibition through
a broader discussion of the artist’s practice. In addition, the catalogue will include an
insightful contribution from Swedish academic Fanny Söderbäck, who worked closely
with Shalev-Gerz on the production of WHITE-OUT: Between Telling and Listening.
Available at The Gallery Store and through
ABC Art Books Canada www.abcartbookscanada.com
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January 2012
S M T W T F S
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February 2012
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January 14
Members' Opening
6:30 to 8:00 pm
February 16
Kamloops Printmakers
Society Adult
Printmaking Workshop
7:00 pm
January 21
Mayor's Gala for
the Arts Fundraiser
January 26
Exhibition Tour
with Derek Cook
7:00 pm
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 2012
S M T W T F S
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March 10
Curator's Tour
with Ian Thom
1:00 pm
March 19 to 24
Spring Art Camps
March 24
Aritst's Talk with
Esther Shalev-Gerz
5:30 to 6:30 pm
March 24
Members' Opening
6:30 to 8:00 pm
April 2012
S M T W T F S
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April 5 to 13
Kamloops Wine
Festival Fundraiser
April 21
Storytelling Workshop
with Chris Bose
1:00 to 3:00 pm
May 2012
S M T W T F S
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June 2012
S M T W T F S
May 17
Exhibition Tour
with Ashok Mathur
7:00 pm
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June 2
Narrative Workshop
with Will Garrett-Petts
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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Members’ Preview
and Opening Reception
Saturday, January 14
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Members and their guests are invited to
attend the opening of the exhibitions
Bearing Witness, organized and circulated
by the Vancouver Art Gallery, and
Sarah Jules: iPhoneography. Sarah Jules
will be in attendance.
Mayor's Gala for the Arts
Saturday, January 21
Kamloops Convention Centre
One of the City’s most prestigious events, The
Mayor’s Gala for the Arts is a joint fundraiser
for the Kamloops Art Gallery, Kamloops
Symphony and Western Canada Theatre.
Hosted by the City of Kamloops Mayor Peter
Milobar, the evening includes a scrumptious
dinner, fine wine, fabulous entertainment, and
presentation of the annual Mayor’s Award for
the Arts. Tickets: $100 at Kamloops Live! Box
Office, 250-374-LIVE, kamloopslive.com.
Community Perspectives*
Exhibition Tour with
TRU Professor Derek Cook
Thursday, January 26
7:00 pm
The artists in Bearing Witness use their
artistic mediums to explore historical and
contemporary social and political events.
Professor Derek Cook, Philosophy, History &
Politics Faculty at Thompson Rivers University,
will discuss the artwork in the exhibition in
relation to these key themes.
Community Perspectives
is a new lecture series
contextualizing art practice
within our diverse community.
Kamloops Printmakers Society
Adult Printmaking Workshop
Thursday, February 16
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Throughout history printmaking has been
used in both the field of journalism and art
as a medium for disseminating and recording
information. This printmaking workshop
will be lead by local artist and Kamloops
Printmakers Society President, Sherri May.
Participants will learn the fundamental aspects
of printmaking and create their own prints.
Curator’s Exhibition Tour
with Ian Thom
Saturday, March 10
1:00 pm
Join Ian Thom, Senior Curator, Vancouver Art
Gallery and Curator of Bearing Witness for an
intimate look at this exhibition. This exhibition
brings together the work of 27 artists who
examine industrial exploitation, large scale
government action, the atrocities of war, the
history of slavery, and the representation of
women in society. Ian Thom is an art historian,
curator and writer and was appointed to the
Order of Canada in 2009.
Artist’s Talk with
Esther Shalev-Gerz
Saturday, March 24
5:30 to 6:30 pm
Esther Shalev-Gerz is an internationally
recognized artist. Born in Lithuania and raised
in Israel, she has made Paris her home since
1984. Her work explores sub-altern histories
by addressing issues of representation and
spatial politics. Shalev-Gerz will give a tour of
her exhibition WHITE-OUT: Between Telling
and Listening prior to the opening reception
of the exhibition. The artist’s talk will offer
insight into this major video installation and
photo/text based work by elaborating upon
the key ideas and processes that she engages
throughout her art practice.
Members’ Preview
and Opening Reception
Saturday, March 24
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Members and their guests are invited
to attend the opening of the exhibitions
Esther Shalev-Gerz, WHITE-OUT: Between
Telling and Listening and Transart
Collective: Connecting the Dots. Esther
Shalev-Gerz will be in attendance.
Kamloops Wine Festival
April 5 to 13
Celebrate wine in all kinds of ways! The
Kamloops Wine Festival will host seminars,
tastings and special dinners paired with
excellent wines will be featured at many
of the best local restaurants. The festival
culminates with the Consumer Wine
Tasting at the Kamloops Convention
Centre on April 13. Visit www.kag.bc.ca
for details.
My Story of Origin
Storytelling Workshop
with Chris Bose
Saturday, April 21
1:00 to 3:00 pm, drop-in
WHITE-OUT: Between Telling and
Listening investigates portraiture,
representation, and cultural memory as
they relate to the construction of history.
Chris Bose, local First Nations artist and
founder of ARBOUR Aboriginal Artists
Collective, will conduct a family-oriented
storytelling workshop in the exhibition,
engaging participants of all ages in
considering their own stories of origin.
Community Perspectives*
Exhibition Tour with
Ashok Mathur
Thursday, May 17
7:00 pm
Ashok Mathur, Director of the Centre
for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in
Canada, Thompson Rivers University, will
discuss Esther Shalev-Gerv’s exhibition
WHITE-OUT: Between Telling and
Listening and her artistic practice in the
context of his ongoing consideration of
artists who explore social, economic, and
political implications in their work.
Mystory: Narrative Workshop
with Will Garrett-Petts
Saturday, June 2
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Lunch provided, registration required
Building on the themes of identity, origin
and cultural memory found within WHITE-
OUT: Between Telling and Listening,
Professor and Associate Dean of Arts
at TRU, Will Garrett-Petts will lead
participants ages 16 and up through the
development of a written or visual story.
This workshop delves into the discovery of
meaning through exploration of personal
objects and images.
Garrett-Petts has authored and edited
14 books and catalogues, curated and
exhibited his work in several galleries
(including the KAG), and conducted
writing workshops both nationally
and internationally.
All events are free with Gallery admission unless
otherwise stated.
Where tickets or pre-registration are indicated,
please contact the Gallery at 250 377-2400.
Most major credit cards accepted.
Taxes are added where applicable.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Studio Programs offer opportunities for all ages to learn about art. Focussing on the KAG’s
current exhibitions, the programs include tailored tours and discussions, followed by instruction
in art techniques, basic design concepts and various art media. Participation in the KAG's studio
programs is inspirational, educational and fun.
Sponsored by London Drugs, McDonald's, Spectra Energy and Teck Highland Valley Copper
FOR CHILDREN
Spring Art Camp
Monday to Friday, March 19 to 23
Taking clues from the exhibitions Sarah Jules: iPhoneography and Esther Shalev-Gerz,
WHITE-OUT: Between Telling and Listening, each day participants will explore narrative
themes and elements that shape our identities. Projects will differ in complexity for the
younger and older age groups.
Monday: Endless Landscape
Tuesday: Stories & Soundscapes
Wednesday: Portraits & Identities
Thursday: Comics & Zines
Friday: Artist Trading Cards
Ages 4 to 6
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
$13 per day
Ages 7 to 12
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
$19 per day
FOR TEENS
By Youth 4 Youth/BY4Y
KAG Teen & Youth Council
Have you ever wanted to tell the Kamloops Art Gallery about the kind of programming
and events that you want to see? Now’s your chance! We're calling all youth (age 13-
21) in Kamloops and the surrounding Region who are interested to join our new teen
and youth council—By Youth 4 Youth. BY4Y members will work with the Education
Coordinator to develop programming reflective of the passions, interests, issues and
events that effect and engage the youth community.
Participation is free and, upon school approval, hours may be counted towards required
volunteerism for high school students.
FOR EVERYONE
Community Group Program
If you are a community group interested in a customized art experience, the Kamloops
Art Gallery offers a variety of options 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
• Non-members $95, Members $35 per group
• maximum 20 participants
Guided Tour & Workshop
• 30 minute exhibition tour
• 60 minutes experiential workshops
• Non-members $110, Members $50 per group
• maximum 20 participants
Customized Series of Workshops
• weekly two hour experiential workshops with exhibition tour component
• multiple weeks (6 weeks recommended, 4 weeks minimum)
• $85/week per group
• maximum 16 participants
Contact the Gallery at 250-377-2400 to book a community group program.
FOR TEACHERS & SCHOOLS
Review our School Program information, available on our website, for detailed program
information. Our new fall and winter programs are designed for specific grades
(K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12) and highlight the BC Curriculum to make it easy for teacher’s
to apply KAG field trips in the classroom. A Teacher's Guide accompanies each
exhibition and includes in-class art making activities for each grade group, assessment
guides and a glossary of terms. Book a tour, a tour and workshop, or a customized
series of workshops.
Contact the Gallery at 250-377-2400 to book a School Program.
STUDIO PROGRAMS
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RECENT ACQUISITIONS
Laurie Papou is a Vancouver-based artist who graduated with honours from the Emily
Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1988. For the last 20 years, her practice has focused
on large-scale realist oil paintings that depict human bodies, often nude, in natural
settings, referencing the history of landscape painting and the relationship between
nature and the human body. The Kamloops Art Gallery has earlier works by Papou
in its permanent collection and is very pleased to have the opportunity to enrich this
collection with more recent work by the artist. In the new acquisition, Burning Bush,
Papou incorporates video projection and sound onto the traditional oil painting form
to expand upon the narrative and the static nature of the painting. Burning Bush is a
meditation on beauty, construction and destruction, nature and nurture.
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Birthday
Parties
The Ultimate in Birthday Fun!
The title of the work and the projected image allude to the biblical story of Moses
encountering a spontaneously burning bush through which came the voice of God. The
bush then extinguished itself with no apparent ill effect. In Papou’s Burning Bush, the
bush depicted in the painting is infused with other-worldly spiritual presence through
the tonal resonance of the crackling fire and by the flickering glow of flames. The
underlying narrative is brought forth through the confluence of realism and the dynamic
temporality of the video and audio components. The KAG is delighted to be able to
include this stunning example of Papou’s recent work in its permanent collection.
Leave the party arrangements to us and we will provide:
• large, bright studio and party decorations
• guided tour of current exhibition(s)
• supervised arts and crafts activities
• art-related goody bags (optional, $4.00 each)
We set up and clean up.
You provide your own food, beverages and birthday cake.
Laurie Papou, Burning Bush, 2007, painted burnt mahogany panel on fir stretcher, DVD
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Availability: Saturdays between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm
Length: Two hours per party
Fee: $145
Maximum 20 guests plus the birthday person.
For children’s parties you must have one adult
supervisor for every eight children.
Four weeks advance booking and 50% deposit required.
Two weeks notice required for cancellation.
Contact the Gallery at
250-377-2405 to book a party.
BEYOND OUR WALLS
Brendan Tang’s Manga Ormalu version 5.0-c, 2008, and Manga Ormolu version 2.0-h,
2004 are on loan to the Schneider Museum of Art at Southern Oregon University in
Ashland, Oregon from January 12 through February 2012. The exhibition includes
six contemporary ceramic artists and one of the four galleries at the Museum will be
dedicated to Tang’s work.
Just Another Indian Cowgirl in Iraq (2004) by the late Bob Boyer is on loan to the
MacKenzie Art Gallery as part of the touring exhibition Bob Boyer: His Life’s Work. The
next venue on this exhibition tour is the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, January 19 to
April 8, 2012. The exhibition can be viewed on the Virtual Museum of Canada site at
www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/BobBoyer.
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• Free General admission to exhibitions
• Free admission to select events
• Discount on studio programs
• 10% discount at The Gallery Store
(excluding sale merchandise)
• Discount on fundraising event tickets
• Borrowing privileges from KAG’s Hugh Hanson
Davidson Library
• Voting privileges at the Annual General Meeting
Donations
The Kamloops Art Gallery is a registered charity and not-for-profit society. Your
tax-deductable gift augments funds received through government grants to support
the KAG programs.
Approximately 11% of the KAG’s operating budget is generated from individual and
corporate donations and sponsorships from friends of the Gallery just like you.
Thank you!
Please consider:
• A donation to our annual campaign
• A monthly pledge for as little as $5 per month
• A donation to the Kamloops Art Gallery Endowment Fund
Sponsorships
Rates
Senior (62+), Student, Child $20
Artist $25
Individual $35
Senior Couple (62+) $35
Family $65
Director’s Circle* Single $150
Couple $225
Business & Corporate* $250
Out-of-town 25% discount
(any category)
+HST when applicable,
*additional benefits included
A great way to support the arts and position your company with our audiences.
Sponsorships are not only crucial to Kamloops Art Gallery’s ability to operate effectively,
they also provide businesses the opportunity to support the arts while promoting their
brands, products or services to our patrons.
Kamloops Art Gallery has many opportunities for involvement in-line with your areas
of interest.
Your generosity helps to enhance the cultural fabric of our community.
Thank You!
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101-465 Victoria Street
Kamloops, BC, Canada
V2C 2A9
www.kag.bc.ca
T: 250-377-2400
F: 250-828-0662
E: kamloopsartgallery@kag.bc.ca
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GALLERY HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday:
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday:
10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Closed:
Sunday & Holidays
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
ADMISSION
Gallery Members and children under 6: Free
Adults: $5
Families: $10
Students & Seniors: $3
Groups of 10 or more: $3 each
+HST when applicable
Free admission every Thursday sponsored by BCLC
Wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair available at Admissions desk for use in the
galleries courtesy of MEDIchair
Underground parking available
The Kamloops Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the financial support
of the City of Kamloops; Province of British Columbia through the
British Columbia Arts Council and Gaming Information and Services;
Canada Council for the Arts; and Department of Canadian Heritage
through the Museums Assistance Program and Young Canada Works.
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