Incorporated in 1978, the Gallery serves the residents of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (pop. 3,021) Kamloops (pop. 90,280) and the surrounding Thompson-Nicola Regional District (pop. 132,663) as well as national and international visitors. In 1998, the KAG moved to a purpose-built civic building, designed by award-winning architects Peter Cardew and Nigel Baldwin, which also houses the Thompson-Nicola Regional District government offices and the downtown Kamloops branch of the TNRD Library. The 20,853 square foot Gallery includes 4,500 square feet of exhibition space, an admissions/store area, two multipurpose studio/workshop/lecture rooms, a packing and acclimatization area, the collection storage vault with an adjoining workroom and, on a level above, administration and curatorial offices along with a research library.