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The Kamloops Art Gallery (KAG) is a public art gallery located in Kamloops, British Columbia. The gallery has grown steadily since its incorporation in 1978, and reported 29,310 visitors in 2010. In addition to the main exhibit space, the gallery also houses the smaller Gallery Under Glass and The Cube exhibit spaces. A gallery gift shop, library and archives of the gallery, and studio space are also found on site.

Kamloops Art Gallery

Established	1978
Location	Kamloops, British Columbia
Type	Public art gallery
Visitors	29,310 in 2010
Director	Jann L.M. Bailey
Website	http://www.kag.bc.ca

Collection

The gallery’s permanent collection is focused primarily on contemporary Canadian art, with a particular emphasis on artists who have lived or worked in British Columbia. The collection includes work by Barbara Astman, B.C. Binning, Pierre Coupey, Ann Kipling, Daphne Odjig, Jane Sasaki, Brian Wood, and Jin-Me Yoon.

Building

The gallery was originally housed within the City of Kamloops Museum at 207 Seymour Street. The gallery moved to its current location, the Thompson Nicola Regional District Civic Building, in 1998. The building, which is shared with the Kamloops branch of the Thompson Nicola Regional District Library System and the headquarters of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, was designed by Peter Cardew Architects and Nigel Baldwin Architects and won the 1998 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence.

Community outreach

The gallery offers programming for adults, children, seniors, and the First Nations community, including studio programs, school programs, tours, workshops, and guest lectures. The gallery is also involved in the Art in the Hospital program, which installs contemporary Canadian art in Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.