Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Our Ancestral Spirits Walk With Us, 2022, acrylic on canvas, courtesy Macaulay + Co. Fine Art and the Artist.
Art Activity: Painting
During this tour students will view two exhibitions in one space. Floor Opener, featuring paintings by Canadian artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun who is of Cowichan (Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish) and Okanagan (Syilx) heritage, presents works that blend traditional Northwest Coast forms with Surrealist and pop art aesthetics. Students will have time to consider Indigenous rights and environmental destruction when viewing these works.
The environmental theme continues with The Tree Planters. Students will have a brief chance to view these large scale photos which document the lives and labour of Canada’s tree planters.
Students will explore acrylic paint and colour in the art activity following this tour.
Floor Opener is organized by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery with the assistance of Macaulay + Co.
Rita Leistner: The Tree Planters is organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Rita Leistner: The Tree Planters is curated by John Geoghegan, Curator, McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
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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