Exhibitions
Art is all around us
ARTSCO’s exhibitions highlight local creativity across a range of spaces—indoors, outdoors, and online. Explore our current and past exhibitions below.
in our spaces
on our streets
across our screens
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The ARTSCO Community Gallery encourages emerging artists to apply to exhibit work. While small, the space can be incredibly flexible. The space doubles as a resource centre and administrative office.
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The ARTSCO Member's Galleria Wall is a dynamic showcase featuring the diverse talents of ARTSCO members. With month-long slots available year-round, it's a revolving door of creativity where our members proudly display their work for all to appreciate.
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The two outdoor venues—the ArtWalk and the Kelowna Community Theatre—serve as dynamic platforms for a range of digital exhibitions. They allow local artists to showcase their work while engaging the community in meaningful dialogue about art, nature, and innovation. The digital installations are designed to inspire, educate, and entertain, creating a sense of belonging and pride within our community. Learn More.
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Our community collaborations highlight the power of partnership in making art accessible and visible throughout the Okanagan. These projects vary year to year—from exhibitions co-presented with institutions like the Kelowna Art Gallery, to showcasing local artists’ work in the windows of small businesses. Together with our community, we continue to reimagine where and how art can be experienced.
FEATURED EXHIBITION
Between Worlds
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![Interior of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, featuring framed newspaper clippings on the wall, a pink poster, an art exhibit sign for 'Cosmic Toothache', and a metal shelf with bottled water.]()
Cosmic Toothache
2024 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![Two women smiling and holding glasses of wine in front of a circular painting of a dragon. The painting features a dragon curling around the Earth with a background of fire on one side and icy blue colors on the other.]()
Ebb and Flow
2025 | Kelowna Art Gallery Collaboration
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![Neon sign with the word 'BAI' written twice, with the first 'BAI' in the top half and the second in the bottom half, on a black background.]()
BAI BAI
2024 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![Decorative wall art featuring a rock guitar, a dancer performing a handstand on a bridge at night with mountain and water reflections in the background.]()
Under the Snow Moon
2024 | ARTSCO Members Galleria Wall
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![Colorful geometric wall art with patterned squares and a pink illuminated arch-shaped decoration center.]()
one thing is certain and the rest is lies
2023 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![Art gallery with paintings on the wall, a large black umbrella leaning against the back wall, and a sign with the text 'Arche-Fossil' and 'Connor Charlesworth' in rope-like frames.]()
Arche-Fossil
2023 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![A pink decorative pedestal with classical column details, topped with a glass bowl filled with colorful wrapped candies and a paper label that reads 'Eat Me'.]()
Tissue
2023 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![A painting of two women dressed in Western-style clothing sitting closely on a bench, gazing into each other's eyes, with a background of trees and rocks.]()
Cowfolk
2022 | ARTSCO Community Gallery
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![Woman wearing a layered beige dress with structured shoulder details, standing against a black background.]()
Storytellers
2021 | Kelowna Art Gallery Collaboration
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![Colorful abstract background with the text 'Downtown Gallery 2016' in stylish white and black font.]()
Downtown Gallery
2016 | Collaboration with 36 local businesses
Light Up Kelowna
EXHIBITIONS
Light Up Kelowna is an initiative in collaboration with the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) at UBC Okanagan, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), with the support of the City of Kelowna. Dr. Miles Thorogood, Dr. Aleksandra Dulic and Dr. Yujie Gao, professors in FCCS, worked with Kirsteen McCulloch at ARTSCO to design the site-specific anti-structure and cutting-edge software to make the images come alive.
How to Apply for an Exhibition
Have some work to share?
We need a few things from you:
Artist Statement
Exhibition Proposal
Digital Portfolio/Website Link