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ARTSCO serves the Central Okanagan's artistic community and fuels the creative economy through advocacy, empowerment, and partnership.

The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO) is a non-profit organization that is the underlying support for anything and everything that is art. ARTSCO supports and strengthens the arts throughout the Central Okanagan by championing artistic excellence, accessibility, communication, awareness, and mutual support of the arts within the broader community.

03/23/2026

Join us for the ARTSCO Annual General Meeting ✨🎨

🗓 March 24
🕠 5:30 PM
💻 Online via Zoom

Be part of the conversation as we reflect on the past year 📣, share what’s ahead 🚀, and connect with our creative community 🤝. Your voice matters in shaping the future of arts in the Central Okanagan 💡

📩 Contact [email protected]
for registration and more information 💌

03/21/2026

Join us for a community celebration tomorrow, Sunday, March 22, from 6–8 PM at the Rotary Centre for the Arts Atrium to gather, reflect, and experience the work together. Opening remarks start at 6:30 PM in the Atrium. Everyone is welcome!

Presented in collaboration between UBC Okanagan, the Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), the exhibition features teachings and voices from syilx Knowledge Keepers and community members, inviting reflection on our shared relationship to land, water, and stewardship in the Okanagan.

03/20/2026

With the warmer weather settling in, take an evening walk and discover River of Voices along the Kelowna Art Walk. On daily at sunset ✨

Presented in collaboration between UBC Okanagan, the Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), the exhibition features teachings and voices from syilx Knowledge Keepers and community members, inviting reflection on our shared relationship to land, water, and stewardship in the Okanagan.

Join us for a community celebration next Sunday, March 22, from 6–8 PM at the Rotary Centre for the Arts Atrium to gather, reflect, and experience the work together.

03/16/2026

Join us for a community celebration of A River of Voices next Sunday!

ARTSCO, community partners, artists, and syilx Knowledge Keepers will gather to celebrate this collaborative project exploring riparian health, ecological connectivity, and climate resilience in the Okanagan through art and technology.

📍 Rotary Centre for the Arts – Atrium & Kelowna Art Walk
📅 Sunday, March 22
⏰ 6–8 PM

This event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

03/14/2026

Have you had a chance to experience River of Voices yet?

Part of the Kelowna Art Walk & Urban Screens, the installation runs daily at sunset until June 21.

Join us for a community celebration next Sunday, March 22, from 6–8 PM at the Rotary Centre for the Arts Atrium to gather, reflect, and experience the work together.

Presented in collaboration between UBC Okanagan, the Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), the exhibition features teachings and voices from syilx Knowledge Keepers and community members, inviting reflection on our shared relationship to land, water, and stewardship in the Okanagan.

03/05/2026

A River of Voices invites visitors to walk Kelowna’s Light Up ArtWalk and experience projected imagery and sound exploring riparian systems — the living spaces where land and water meet.

Presented in collaboration between UBC Okanagan, the Okanagan Nation Alliance, and the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan (ARTSCO), the exhibition features teachings and voices from syilx Knowledge Keepers and community members, inviting reflection on our shared relationship to land, water, and stewardship in the Okanagan.

📍 Light Up Kelowna Art Walk & Urban Screens outside the Kelowna Community Theatre (All outdoors)
🗓 On view through June 21
🕒 Daily at Sunset to late night
🎟 Free & open to the public

02/10/2026

A big thank you to everyone for your patience while we worked through Urban Screens maintenance — we’re nearly there, with just a few final tweaks left to sort out 💛

We’re excited to share that In Between It All by Kailee Fawcett is now running on the Urban Screens and will be on view daily from 5 PM until the 20th. Free to view from outside the Kelowna Community Theatre!

01/26/2026

We’re excited to present Abstract Animation, an animated exhibition on the ARTSCO Urban Screens featuring work by first-year students in the Animation Diploma at Okanagan College.

The animations are visually inspired by rhythm and emotion found in music—translated entirely through motion and form.

📅 January 26 – February 2
⏰ Daily at 4 PM
📍 Urban Screens outside the Kelowna Community Theatre
🎟 Free & open to the public

Artists: Zappa Carmel, Leslie Chouinard, Caleb Hawkins, Brooke Holtskog, Kara Louis, Melissa Moya, Blake Murphy, Jake Ramirez, Rebekah Vaughan, Sarah Verbaas

Edited together by professor Logan McMillan.

01/24/2026

Thinking about exhibiting your work with ARTSCO? 👀 Our exhibition process has been updated to better support artists and ideas.

The process includes holding an active ARTSCO membership, completing a submission form, and booking a meeting with our Director to discuss the exhibition concept and planning.

Visit our website to learn more and book a time. We are always happy to discuss your ideas!

(Slide 1 - 2023, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan exhibition "one thing is certain and the rest is lies". Community Gallery Space.)
(Slide 2- 2025, S.C. Jean exhibition "Between Worlds". Community Gallery Space.)
(Slide 4- 2025, Cadence Myroniuk exhibition "When the Salmon Return". Urban Screens.)
(Slide 5- 2025, Visuals by Joanne Gervais and Shauna Oddliefson, Audio by Alison Beaumont for exhibition "Vanishing Point", Kelowna Art Walk.)
(Slide 6 - 2024/2025, Visuals by Tara Dunn & Dr. Aleksandra Dulic, Audio by Dr. Miles Thorogood & Yashvardhan Joshi for exhibition "Celebrating the Return", Kelowna Art Walk.)

01/08/2026

Tonight is the final night to experience All the Stars We Cannot See on the Urban Screens outside the Kelowna Community Theatre. We’re so grateful to Dr. Megan Smith and Dr. Gao Yujie for bringing this incredible work back to Kelowna and sharing it with our local community after being exhibited internationally! 🛰️⭐️🌎

An interview with the artists will be available in the coming weeks — stay tuned!

12/23/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us here at ARTSCO ✨Wishing everyone a restful and joyful holiday season. ☃️

Created and animated by Kailee Fawcett

12/11/2025

✨ We are thrilled to announce that the internationally celebrated, award-winning installation All the Stars We Cannot See by Megan Smith & Gao Yujie is lighting up the KCT Urban Screens this Friday! ✨

This immersive digital artwork transforms real satellite data into a stunning virtual night sky—featuring 25,500+ satellites currently orbiting Earth. By visualizing this ever-expanding network, the work invites viewers to reflect on space colonization, surveillance, global communication systems, and the rapidly shifting constellations shaping our futures.

All the Stars We Cannot See has garnered global recognition, including an Honorary Mention at Ars Electronica 2022! It has been exhibited at EVA London, Technarte Bilbao, the Kelowna Art Gallery, York University, the Festival Internacional de la Imagen in Colombia, and Fotografiska Shanghai.

We are honoured to bring this extraordinary work to downtown Kelowna.
📍 On view 4pm daily from Dec 12, 2025 – Jan 7, 2026
📍 KCT Urban Screens

Come experience the sky like you’ve never seen it before!

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421 Cawston Avenue
Kelowna, BC
V1Y6Z1

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 3pm
Wednesday	12pm - 3pm
Thursday	12pm - 3pm

Telephone

+12508614123

Website

http://www.artsco.ca/

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