Sandeep Johal, Untitled, 2025. Acrylic paint, textiles, and embroidery. Image courtesy of the artist.
Art Activity: Collage
Students visiting this exhibition cannot help but be immediately transfixed when immersed in the vivid colours and bold shapes of Sandeep Johal’s Indo-folk paintings, collages, textiles and murals. Born and raised in Kelowna and now Vancouver-based, Sandeep Johal explores women’s resilience through her work which is filled with vibrant colour, beauty and joy.
Students will learn about Johal’s storytelling through her work, which uses anthropomorphic animals and eyes drawn from Indian folklore. Older students will have the opportunity to consider the difference in women’s experiences in the world while younger ones can revel in the storytelling depicted through the motifs and colours inspired by textiles, folk art and Indian temples and mosaics.
Students will complete a mosaic-style collage using colour and shape to create their own design inspired by Sandeep Johal’s work.
In-Person School Tours:
Cost: $6 per student
Tour time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Capacity: Up to 30 students
PLEASE NOTE:
All school tours are booked online. Once your online form has been submitted you will receive an email confirmation within 5 business days. Tours are not booked until a date and time slot have been confirmed via email by Kelowna Art Gallery staff. All requests will be handled on a first come, first serve basis.
We require 48 hours notice should you need to cancel your tour. A fee of $45 will be required for any cancellations after this time.
Payment: We will require the exact number of students on the day of the field trip and will email an invoice to your school within two weeks following the field trip.
Exhibition dates may be subject to change. If this occurs, you will be contacted ahead of time and provided with alternate tour options.
For additional information please contact:
Sumi Ali
Education Coordinator
Phone: 250-762-2226 ext. 307
Email: sumi@kelownaartgallery.com
Want to book a full day field trip?
Other school tour programs are available nearby through the Rotary Centre for the Arts and Kelowna Museums. Please refer to the contact information below for additional details.
Rotary Centre for the Arts
Angela Roy
Phone: 250-717-5304
Email: programs@rotarycentreforthearts.com
Website: https://rotarycentreforthearts.com/learn/arts-discovery-program/
Kelowna Museums
Phone: 250-868-4836
Email: education@kelownamuseums.ca
Website: https://www.kelownamuseums.ca/education/
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