[BCMA] MEDIA RELEASE: Art Adventures art camps for youth returns to the Kelowna Art Gallery

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Media Release

 

For Immediate Release

 

Art Adventures returns this summer to the Kelowna Art Gallery with innovative, intriguing, and affordable art camps for youth 



May 26, 2010 - Kelowna, BC: The Kelowna Art Gallery is now accepting registrations for this summer's art camps for children. Art Adventures begins July 4 and runs until August 19. Camps are available for pre-school children, children ages 6 to 9, and ages 9 to 12. Full day camps and morning-only "mini camps" are offered, with activities running Monday through Friday. 

 

The focus of each Art Adventures week-long camp varies, with some including off-site trips as part of the program. Guest artists will be a major part of each of the camps, as they share their expertise with the children to help them reach a better understanding of art. All programs highlight skill-building, as well as the introduction of new ideas and artistic techniques. 

 

"Art Adventures pushes the boundaries of how we traditionally look at art," says Renée Burgess, Head of Public Programming at the Kelowna Art Gallery. "It's important that we create programs that are relevant and interesting to the participants. Art Adventures is a fun, interactive, and innovative way to expose youth to the visual arts." 

 

Some of the camps that may be of particular interest feature professional cartoon instruction, learning about world-wide destinations, performance art, the world of insects, and skateboarding. A perennial favorite is the Art and Grind skateboard camp, which teaches children graphic design for their skateboard decks and includes a lesson from a professional skateboarder. 

 

In addition to creative exploration for participants, Art Adventures can offer parents peace of mind that their children will be spending their summer days with their peers in a nurturing and creative environment. 

 

Now in its 25th year, Art Adventures is a core part of the Kelowna Art Gallery's summer programming for youth.  For more information or to register your child, contact the Gallery at 250-762-2226 or online at www.kelownaartgallery.com <http://www.kelownaartgallery.com/> . 

 

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For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact: 

 

Kris Johnson, Marketing and Events Coordinator

Kelowna Art Gallery

W 250.762.2226 ext. 305 

kris at kelownaartgallery.com

 

 

NOTE: A full list of camps with descriptions and pricing is attached to this message 

 

 

 

Kris Johnson
Marketing & Events Coordinator
KELOWNA ART GALLERY 
1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R3 
T: 250.762.2226 x 305
M: 250.212.6508
F: 250.762.9875
www.kelownaartgallery.com <blocked::http://www.kelownaartgallery.com/>  
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SUMMER IS COMING!

Register now for Art Adventures <http://kelownaartgallery.com/programming/childrens-art-classes/art-adventures/> 


ON VIEW NOW AT THE GALLERY

Gabor Szilasi: The Eloquence of the Everyday, organized by the Musée d'art de Joliette and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
Barbara Astman: Dancing with Che: Enter Through the Gift Shop | Jasmine Reimer: 1000 lbs. 3 days | Art in Action: Time Frame 

 

 





 

 

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