Registration is now open for these summer art camps at the Kelowna Art Gallery

Registration is no open for the Kelowna Art Gallery’s popular summer art camps for children and youth.

The Art Adventures camps are organized for children ages 3 to 12. They give children the chance to explore drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media, and sculpture. They can also draw inspiration from the current exhibitions at the gallery.

Leading the art camps and excursions to artists’ studios, Kasugai Gardens, Waterfront Park, the beach, and to see public art throughout the Cultural District this year are two local university students who are currently studying in the arts.

Abigail Wiens is a current student at UBC Okanagan majoring in Psychology and minoring in Visual Art. Haley Seven Deers is currently a student in the Bachelor of Art program at UBC Okanagan with a focus on visual anthropology and history.

“I am so happy to be working with the Kelowna Art Gallery this summer to bring the wonder of art to kids of all ages," says Wiens. "I look forward to developing the natural creativity of our young artists and teaching them a variety of media and techniques during the many Art Adventure Camps we will be hosting this summer.”

“I am extremely delighted to be working together with Abby as one of the Art Adventures Supervisors this summer and looking forward to sharing many fun activities and learning experiences with the young artists," adds Deers.

Full-day camps, half-day camps, and partial-morning preschool camps are scheduled Monday through Friday, beginning July 3 until August 23, 2019.

“The way we approach our camps is to focus on creating a fun and interactive experience for engaging children and youth with art,” says Laura Wyllie, who heads up the Gallery’s education programs.

“We know a lot of the kids will be tired of classrooms by summer, so we make sure to take the kids out on fun and exciting off-site trips to encourage their curiosity and imaginations.”

Full-day camps, half-day camps, and partial-morning preschool camps are scheduled Monday through Friday, beginning July 3 until August 23, 2019.

The cost for a week of Preschool Camps (daily: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.) is $100.00, or $90.00 for members of the Kelowna Art Gallery; a week of Half-Day Camps (9 a.m.-12 p.m.) is $120.00, or $110.00 for members; and a week of Day Camps (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) is $170.00, or $160.00 for members.

For more information, or to register a child or youth, please contact the Gallery at 250-762-2226. Additional camp information including weekly themes can be viewed online here.