SD 22 High School Students Makayla Callender, Grade 12 VSS Dangerous Beauty, 2024, Acrylic paint on paper mache sculpture Art and Soul is made up of artwork created from School District No.22 displaying a maturity of handling various mediums and more importantly, demonstrating a strong conceptual approach. The Opening Day for Art & Soul will […]
April 26th from 10 -11 am: Painting and Collaging This session will begin with a tour of the exhibition There Must be Life by the Germany based artist, Ulrich J. Wolff. This exhibition predominately uses photography and etching to comment on the deterioration of modernism. Inspired by the materiality of the artwork, we will be […]
Gelli Printing - This Session is Full! April 27th from 1:00 - 3:30 pm: This session will begin with a tour of the exhibition There Must be Life by the Germany based artist, Ulrich J. Wolff. This exhibition predominately uses photography and etching to comment on the deterioration of modernism. Inspired by the materiality of […]
Crit Club is a workshop and critique program dedicated to supporting high school school students in their artistic pursuits and development. Each session will begin with a presentation by an established guest artist. Following the presentation, the guest artist will lead a workshop inspired by their practice. After the workshop, students are invited to share […]
Teen Junction: Through Our Eyes Through Our Eyes is a unique community-based project by the youth at the Teen Junction Youth Centre in partnership with the Vernon Public Art Gallery. The Vernon Public Art Gallery strives to connect art and the community and supports emerging artists working outside of mainstream of artistic production. The focus […]
The opening reception for the four new exhibitions will be on May 23rd, from 6-8 PM at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Opening on May 23rd are the following: Accidentals by Robert Fee Emergence by UBCO BFA Students Through Our Eyes by Members of the Teen Junction An Eclectic Collection by Members of the VPAG […]
The Vernon Public Art Gallery will host its AGM on May 28, 2024 at 5:30 pm. We invite members of the VPAG, along with the public to attend and join us for a recap on activities from 2023. Copies of the Annual Report will be available in person and online.
Crit Club is a workshop and critique program dedicated to supporting high school school students in their artistic pursuits and development. Each session will begin with a presentation by an established guest artist. Following the presentation, the guest artist will lead a workshop inspired by their practice. After the workshop, students are invited to share […]
The opening reception for our Midsummer's Eve of the Arts Auction Preview will take place on June 27th. The community is warmly invited to join in the celebration and preview all of the artwork that will be available for bidding during the auction at Midsummer's Eve of the Arts. Light bites and drinks will be […]
June 28th at 10 AMMultimedia Sunflowers This month we will be viewing Emergence, an exhibition by UBC-O graduating BFA students. We will then make multimedia sunflowers using seeds, paint, and other materials! Join us on the last Friday of every month for a diverse exploration of art-making materials and art processes through age appropriate art […]
June 29th at 1 PMPainting and Collage We will begin our session by viewing Robert Fee’s exhibition, Accidentals. Robert Fee’s work uses a collage approach to inform the composition and idea generation in his paintings. Inspired by the exhibition ,we will be painting and collaging. Join us on the last Saturday of each month, Family […]
The Vernon Public Art Gallery welcomes Karina Nardi, one of the Emergence artists, for an Artist Talk on July 3. Karina will discuss the process of building her works, and will have textiles on display as she dives into Fabricated Identities. Join us at the VPAG - admission is by donation.
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