Kelowna Art Gallery

Kelowna Art Gallery The Kelowna Art Gallery is located in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Kelowna, B.C. See our Accessibility Statement for more information.
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The Kelowna Art Gallery offers four different exhibition spaces for visitors to explore both contemporary and historical Canadian art in the heart of downtown Kelowna's Cultural District. We offer four different exhibition spaces for visitors to explore both contemporary and historical Canadian art. The Kelowna Art Gallery is proud to be an inclusive and welcoming space for everyone, especially th

e 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are a Rainbow Registered business & team who feel — we all belong here. We offer art classes and workshops for adults and teens in the fall and winter, and art camps during spring and summer breaks for children. Our popular Family Sundays offer visitors the chance to get creative with guided hands-on art activities. The Art Lab is a community space that offers a variety of self-guided art activities for visitors to explore. We are dedicated to providing meaningful access and services to ensure our gallery and programs are as accessible and barrier-free as possible. The Gallery hosts a number of events throughout the year, including artist’s talks, film screenings, fundraisers, community projects, and other special events. We partner with organizations like Kelowna Pride to provide a welcoming space to host their important community events. Our Permanent Collection houses nearly 1,000 works of art, which can be seen through periodic exhibitions that draw work from the collection. The Kelowna Art Gallery is a registered non-profit society ( -12999).

H A P P Y P R I D E Pride week is in full swing 🏳️‍🌈 in Kelowna. This year's theme "Community is Our Power" is such a v...
06/03/2026

H A P P Y P R I D E

Pride week is in full swing 🏳️‍🌈 in Kelowna. This year's theme "Community is Our Power" is such a vibe. We love it. ❤️

The amazing intergalactic branding for Kelowna Pride this year by Cyan Bold Design is gorgeous.

We're sharing this mixed media drawing by artist Charlotte-Ann Brown (b. Moncton, NB: 1929-2019) from our Permanent Collection. The colour and vibrancy of this landscape is reflective of just how diverse and beautiful our 2SLGBTQIA+ community is.

Together.
Always.

Follow Kelowna Pride for a list of all of the events you won’t want to miss this week.
📷 Charlotte-Ann Brown, There's Still Snow on Big White, 1989, mixed media on paper, 76 x 112 cm. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery.

Meet Kirsteen 👋As Public Programs and Engagement Manager, Kirsteen McCulloch shapes our school tour program, art classes...
06/01/2026

Meet Kirsteen 👋

As Public Programs and Engagement Manager, Kirsteen McCulloch shapes our school tour program, art classes, art events, Family Sundays, and other cool opportunities to connect with artists (like the ones coming up on June 13).

Kirsteen's upbringing was steeped in art, debate, and conversation. She studied Art History and English Literature at UBC. An unexpected detour into business and technology shaped much of her career in Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. Returning to the Okanagan, she led the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan for the past six years.

A placemaker and dreamer at heart, Kirsteen meditates on ideas and laughs at her own jokes. Outside the Gallery, you'll find her on the lakeshore or the trails of Knox Mountain with Duncan, a Westie with strong opinions and excellent comedic timing.

Join us in making Kirsteen feel welcome ❤️

The season of "The Tree Planters" winds down.Final weekend.Rita Leistner's portraits of tree planters captured in real-t...
05/29/2026

The season of "The Tree Planters" winds down.

Final weekend.

Rita Leistner's portraits of tree planters captured in real-time amongst the chaotic aftermath of clear-cuts and wildfires are mesmerizing.

The Canadian photographer and filmmaker who spent a decade working as a tree planter, now points her lens at the people on the ground who continue this work.

See them this weekend.

📍 Nicola Wealth Gallery
🎟️ Half Price Admission (Just $5) until May 31

'The Tree Planters' is organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and curated by John Geoghegan.

🖼️ Rita Leistner, Planter Lily Anne Leclipteux (detail), 2017, pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Silk Baryta Paper flush mounted to Aluminum Composite Panel, courtesy of Rita Leistner / Stephen Bulger Gallery. © Rita Leistner.

With the Memorial Cup in town, we’re highlighting a connection between sport, nature, and contemporary art. "The Helmet"...
05/28/2026

With the Memorial Cup in town, we’re highlighting a connection between sport, nature, and contemporary art.

"The Helmet" (2000) by artist Aganetha Dyck is at the epicenter of this three-way collision of worlds.

Aganetha Dyck (1937–2025) was a celebrated Canadian artist known for her extraordinary collaborations with honeybees. She introduced everyday objects into beehives (this time a hockey helmet), allowing the bees to gradually transform them through wax and comb.

The results are beautiful and speak to ideas of protection, fragility, and the unexpected relationships between human-made objects and natural systems.

🖼️ Aganetha Dyck, The Helmet, 2000, hockey helmet and beeswax on wooden beehive box. Collection of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Gift of Deborah Dyck, 2005.

Tarralik Duffy makes art that looks familiar but hits different. "Sugar Rush" opens this weekend (May 30).It presents th...
05/27/2026

Tarralik Duffy makes art that looks familiar but hits different.

"Sugar Rush" opens this weekend (May 30).

It presents the Inuk multidisciplinary artist's oversized soft sculptures and digital drawings that explore Inuit identity, memory, and contemporary life in northern communities.

Visitors will see towering textile pop cans (Kuuka-Kuula), red leather jerry cans sewn with the word DANGER, and digital prints, such as her viral image Blubberlicious, a retro bubblegum wrapper advertising "NEW! juicy flesh flavour."

See it first.

📍 Camille and David Saltman Gallery
🎟️ Half Price Admission until May 31

Save the Date: Opening Reception | Friday, June 12, 6 to 8 pm

🖼️ Tarralik Duffy, Blubberlicious, 2025, digital drawing printed on archival paper, 24 x 24 in. Collection of the artist.

05/26/2026

FINAL DAYS. Floor Opener closes May 31.

“Global warming is a way for me to paint what I see or what I feel from memory. What has happened to our forests?” — Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun

This is what it looks like when an artist refuses to look away. You cannot feel the vibration of these paintings on a screen. You have to be in the room.

This is your last chance…

📍 Nicola Wealth Gallery
🎟 Half Price (Just $5) until May 31

Thank you to Royal Bank, Nicola Wealth , Kimmitt Wrzesniewski, and online media partner Castanet.

Organized by with assistance of

🌈 Drag Storytime with Freida Whales 🐳We invite children, parents, and caregivers to attend this fun event that helps you...
05/26/2026

🌈 Drag Storytime with Freida Whales 🐳

We invite children, parents, and caregivers to attend this fun event that helps young readers to love and cherish books. (free books while supplies last!)

📅 Saturday, May 30
⌚10:00 am
🎟️ Free

Start the Kelowna Pride celebrations with stories, songs, rhymes, and an art activity where participants can make a colourful heart-shaped wand 🪄

This event is popular for a reason! We try our best to accommodate everyone, but space is limited so consider arriving early to secure a spot.

14 lucky winners joined us last night for an exclusive art experience.The contest was promoted though our friends at "He...
05/22/2026

14 lucky winners joined us last night for an exclusive art experience.

The contest was promoted though our friends at "Heard About Harold." Recipients joined us for a private tour of "Floor Opener" and "The Tree Planters."

Afterwards, we revealed all of our secrets with a behind-the-scenes look at our art vault and through the maze of corridors and rooms that help us to stage the exhibitions that audiences see here.

Lastly, we sat down to Bannock and refreshments courtesy of Kekuli Cafe and a discussion of what we saw, how we felt, and what stuck with us.

Sound like something, you'd like to do here?
Let us know. We're listening.

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Welcome to Kelowna, hockey fans!For the next 10 days, teams will vie for the hardest trophy to win in sport... the Memor...
05/21/2026

Welcome to Kelowna, hockey fans!

For the next 10 days, teams will vie for the hardest trophy to win in sport... the Memorial Cup.

We're thrilled to join the community celebrations (we're right next to the barn, aka: Prospera Place).

Come see WACKem SACKem, take a selfie with our goalie (centre of photo), get your game on with fun hockey-inspired art activities, or browse our 4 other exhibition spaces.

TIP: Half Off Thursdays (Just $5)

The Players (l-r): Joe, Amanda, Nataley, Clea, Aidan, KAG Goalie, Kirsteen, Glenn, Josh, Kyle

Address

1315 Water Street
Kelowna, BC
V1Y9R3

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12507622226

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