Kootenay Gallery AGM
2020-09-23 17:00 - 17:30 (America/Vancouver) | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Annual General Meeting
The Kootenay Gallery of Art will host its Annual General Meeting on September 23 at 5:00 pm. Covid protocols will apply. Seating will be physically distanced. Everyone is welcome to attend and members are encouraged to come.
120 Heritage Way, Castlegar. Across from the airport, between the Doukhobor Discovery Centre and the West Kootenay SPCA

Domestic Fetishes Open House
2020-09-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Domestic Fetishes by Susan Andrews Grace
August 28 – October 31

Open House September 25
5pm – 8 pm
Come-and-go style
No formal speeches, COVID protocol in place

Ann Swanson Gross Open House
2020-09-25 17:00 - 20:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Reflections: An Ann Swanson Gross Retrospecive
August 28 – October 31, 2020
Open House on September 25 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Come-and-go style
No formal speeches, COVID protocol in place

Susan Andrews Grace Artist Talk
2020-10-31 13:30 - 14:30 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Artist Talk
with Susan Andrews Grace
October 31 at 1:30 pm
Join Curator Maggie Shirley as she hosts a discussion with artist Susan Andrews Grace on her current exhibition, Domestic Fetishes. This will be an insightful way to finish the exhibition and deepen our understanding of Andrews Grace’s art and Tracy Valcourt’s essay on the art.
The event will be hosted within the exhibition space, with seats physically distanced apart.
Everyone is welcome to this free event.

Low Tech Printmaking
2020-11-07 10:00 - 14:30 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Low-tech Printmaking
with Artist Natasha Smith
November 7
10:00 am – 2:30 pm
$45 + $20 material fee (members)
$50 + $20 material fee (non-members)
Bring your own exacto/utility knife, scissors, apron/paint shirt and a bag lunch.
Contact Kootenay Gallery to register. Maximum 6 participants – register soon!
Read more information here.

Facebook Live Shopping Event
2020-11-21 19:00 - 20:00
November 21, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Grab a glass of wine and join Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff and Judy Madelung from the comfort of your couch as they host a virtual tour of Christmas at the Gallery. See something you like? You can send us a message and we will set it aside for you. You can pay over the phone and pick it up later. For a small fee, we can even deliver the items to your home in Castlegar and surrounding area, If you live further away, we can mail them to you for the cost of shipping.

Sweetheart of a Deal
2021-02-11 10:00 - 2021-02-13 17:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Looking for something for the one you love? Or something to complete your new renos? We have a Sweetheart of a Deal for you.
Save 20% off of everything in the Gift Store and Galleries.*
The Gallery will be open until 8 pm on February 12 for late night shopping.

*In-store purchases only. Does not apply to online store.

Young Visions Open House
2021-04-24 10:00 - 16:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Join us for a come-and-go style Open House to celebrate Young Visions 2021.

Overburden at Oxygen
2021-06-01 10:00 - 17:00
Exhibition at Oxygen – June 1 – July 10
Overburden brings together a group of artists whose shared concerns address geology and its relationship to shifting climate patterns and resource extraction, in both a regional and global context. This collaborative exhibition features two unique live exhibitions in Oxygen Art Centre (Nelson) and Kootenay Gallery of Art (Castlegar).
Artists exhibiting at Oxygen:

Keith Langergraber
Asinnajaq
Tara Nicholson
Randy Lee Cutler

Overburden at Kootenay Gallery
2021-06-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
June 18 – August 21
Overburden brings together a group of artists whose shared concerns address geology and its relationship to shifting climate patterns and resource extraction, in both a regional and global context. This collaborative exhibition features two unique live exhibitions in Oxygen Art Centre (Nelson) and Kootenay Gallery of Art (Castlegar).
Artists exhibiting at Kootenay Gallery:

Gabriela Escobar Ari
Jim Holyoak and Darren Fleet
Randy Lee Cutler
Sarah Nance
Tsema Igharas
Carol Wallace
Tara Nicholson

Overburden Virtual Programming - June 19
2021-06-19 10:30 - 17:00
10:45 am Opening Words from Curators Genevieve Robertson and Maggie Shirley
11:00 am Keynote Address – Patti Bailey, qÊ·nÌ“qÊ·inÌ“xÌŒnÌ“ is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation snÌ“Ê•ayÌ“cÌŒkstx (Sinixt), in Inchelium, Washington and practices traditional and contemporary weaving. The last twenty years of her career were spent working as an Environmental Planner for the Colville Tribal government to develop and implement strategies and cooperative working relationships to deal with decades of impact to river communities, Tribal people, and natural resources from Columbia River pollution sources in Canada. Patti Bailey shares this story through a discussion of downstream toxicity, environmental advocacy through citizen science, and lack of corporate accountability.
Register to Participate
1:00 – 2:30 pm Panel Talk #1 / Documenting Change: Place-based knowledge, resource extraction and shifting climate patternsw/ artists Tara Nicholson, Carol Wallace, Sarah Nance, Gabriela Escobar Ari
Register to Participate
2:45 – 4:30 pm Panel Talk #2 / Imaginaries: Speculative and embodied ways of relating to rock, mineral and mountain w/ artists Jim Holyoak & Darren Fleet, Randy Lee Cutler, Asinnajaq, Keith Langergraber
Register to Participate
4:30 – 4:45 pm Closing Remarks

Christmas at the Gallery Opening
2021-11-12 16:00 - 20:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Join us to browse beautiful gift items and enjoy delicious treats between 4 pm and 8 pm at the Kootenay Gallery on November 12 as we celebrate the opening of Christmas at the Gallery.
Stop by the Doukhobor Discovery Centre to visit the Spinners and Weavers’ Guild Studio at the same time.
Masks are required.

Host Your Own Soup for the Cultured Soul
2022-03-26 08:00 - 17:00
One of Castlegar’s favourite social events is back – with a twist. Kootenay Gallery is on the move and now the soup event is too. The Kootenay Gallery is looking for people to host in your homes or wherever you prefer.
Organize a party of between 4 and 10 people. On the day of March 26, volunteers will deliver gourmet soups from each of the participating restaurants with heating and serving instructions, hand-crafted pottery bowls that each person can keep, buns donated by Castlegar Safeway, bottles of Hester Creek wine, and Doodle Bug Chocolates. The package will also contain recipe books, activity ideas, and coupons.
The chefs who are creating this year’s soups are from The Black Rooster, Chef’s Choice, The Grateful Table (formerly The Wandering Greek Oven), Kim’s Catering Creations and The Nineteenth.
Cost is $55 for Hosts and Gallery Members or $65 for guests who are not Gallery Members. This is a good value as the bowls alone often retail for $30 to $45, the soups are spectacular and we will be generous with the wine.
Funds raised through this fun event will go towards relocating the gallery downtown.
Please register to be a host by contacting the Kootenay Gallery at 250 365 3337 or email kootenaygallery@telus.net by March 12. The deadline for purchasing tickets is March 19

Young Visions '22 Opening Night
2022-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Young Visions 2022
Students & Staff of Stanley Humphries, Rossland Summit School and Kootenay Columbia Learning Centres
Opening Night Celebration – 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us to celebrate the skill and talent of our local youth in a year-end showcase of art and more! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

Holyoak & Lee
2022-06-24 17:00 - 21:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Live Music & Drawing Event
Jim Holyoak & Jesse Lee
June 24 | 5 pm – 9 pm
Entrance by donation. Snacks available.
Draw along or watch Jim draw with crayons, pencils, brooms and brushes as Jesse plays guitar, keyboard, loopers and percussion.
Funding gratefully received from the Canada Council for the Arts

Monster Drawing Workshop
2022-06-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
All Ages
Monster Drawing Workshop
with Jim Holyoak
June 25 from 1:00 – 3:00
Try a variety of monster-drawing exercises using pencils and wax crayons. Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome.
To register, click the Eventbrite link below. Spaces are limited.
Entrance by donation. Funding gratefully received from the Canada Council for the Arts

Artist Talk
2022-07-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Jim Holyoak Artist Talk
July 9 at 11 am

Join artist Jim Holyoak for a slide presentation and conversation with curator Maggie Shirley. Jim will no doubt have fascinating things to say about his art, his process and life, in general.
This event is by donation. Thank to Canada Council for the Art and Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance for funding of this project.

Rewilding for Everyone
2022-08-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
The Creation of the Native Plant Gardens at the Kootenay Gallery
Presenters:
Olga Hallborg, Castlegar Butterflyway Rangers Coordinator
Bren Beckwith PhD, Owner, KinSeed Ecologies

This talk will highlight the progress on the development of native plant gardens that attract and support native pollinators at the Kootenay Gallery. The space, located behind the gallery, is being transformed into a suite of garden spaces showcasing different approaches to native plant gardening, often called rewilding, and include a butterfly garden, pollinator meadow, and flowering shrub hedgerow. More garden space is being added to these gardens this year and will feature interpretive signage following an EcoGarden approach, a program developed by the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS). Olga Hallborg will share her inspiration for developing a Castlegar chapter of Butterflyway Rangers and passion for building a public space for native plants and their pollinators. Bren Beckwith, the gardens designer, will describe the transformation of the space into pollinator habitat, highlight some of the key plant species in the gardens, and link this project to others in the region, as well as provide information on how people can continue to learn and get involved. Most of the plants that are growing in the Kootenay Gallery gardens have been provided by KinSeed Ecologies, Bren’s Nelson-based company that specializes in wild seed and plants that are truly native to the West Kootenay region. The Kootenay Gallery Native Plant Demonstration Gardens are a proud partnership of the Kootenay Gallery, Castlegar Butterflyway Rangers, Castlegar Communities in Bloom, KinSeed Ecologies, CKISS, and the Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS).

Artist Talk
2022-09-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
Artist Talk with Jan Kabatoff
Saturday, September 24 at 2:00 pm
Join artist Jan Kabatoff and curator Maggie Shirley for a conversation about Jan’s exhibition, Transcience. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
Everyone is welcome to this free event. Donations appreciated.

Dinner for the Cultured Soul
2022-10-29 18:00 - 21:30 | The Nineteenth, 1602 Aaron Road, Ootishenia, BC, Canada
Dinner for the Cultured Soul
An elegant evening of chance and entertainment
Saturday, October 29
Doors open at 6:00 pm
Dinner is served at 7:00 pm
Enjoy a catered three-course meal plus an array of appetizers and a complimentary glass of bubbly. Vegetarian option available. No host bar follows. Live music provided by the Rob Funk Duo.
Pay between $15 and $75* Find out the amount you pay at the event. To reserve a spot, call the Gallery with your credit card number by October 14.
The dress code is smart casual or as posh as you like.
* The majority of tickets are $55 or above. This is a fundraiser for the new Gallery. Guests will be charged $75 per person for last-minute cancellations or no-shows.
Many thanks to Florio and staff at the Nineteenth and the Castlegar Golf Club. Sponsored in part by Area I.
Call 250 365 3337 to reserve

Exhibition Opening - Shawn Brigman
2023-03-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
ʔax̌ʷmn ̓ – Brush the Water
The Renaissance of Plateau Canoe Culture
on the Upper Columbia River (2012 – 2023)
Shawn Brigman

Exhibition Opening - Sarah Lawless
2023-03-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Kootenay Gallery of Art, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, Canada
SMOKED
Sarah Lawless

Host Your Own Soup for the Cultured Soul
2023-03-25 12:00 - 17:00
Sign up and pay (a minimum of 4 guests)
We will deliver the party to you!
Early bird bookings for current Kootenay Gallery members begins February 1
Bookings for others begins February 16
