Tag Archives: Arts
Gathering of Nations celebrates Indigenous culture
Over the course of the next few days, residents from over a dozen communities across northern Saskatchewan will be in Prince Albert for a special event.The Gathering of Nations, hosted by Prince Alber...
Aug 30, 2022
Battlefords Agricultural Society reports strong numbers from exhibition
It was a great week for the Battlefords Agricultural Society as it wrapped up their Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition with some great numbers. The event ran from Aug. 17 to 19 at the exhibition gr...
Aug 22, 2022
Humboldt Urban Garden Sanctuary officially celebrates grand opening
After four years in the making, the Humboldt Urban Garden Sanctuary (HUGS) has finally opened.HUGS was originally proposed back in 2018, but due to COVID, operations were shut down and the project was...
Jun 29, 2022
First-ever Artisan Market coming to Melfort Exhibition
The Melfort Arts Council will be hosting its first-ever 'Artisan Market', this year at the Melfort Exhibition.This will also be the first time in the last two years that the Melfort Exhibition is able...
Jun 28, 2022
Local artists getting together to show off skills at Art in the City
Artists across the northeast will have a chance to showcase their skills with Art in the City.The July 1 event will give artists in the area the chance to display their pieces in the comfort of their ...
Jun 10, 2022
Hall Lake and Sucker River students benefit from instruction by professional fiddler
A well-known musician is nearly finished a three-month program teaching the fiddle in Hall Lake and Sucker River. Tristen Durocher began instructing students Grade 3 and older in those communities in ...
Jun 07, 2022
La Ronge artist secures $36,000 grant to pursue upcoming painting series
A $36,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts will enable La Ronge artist Donna Langhorne to create a painting series that she says will be something nobody has ever seen before. "It's like a d...
Jun 07, 2022
The Moose is coming back to Bellevue
A popular Indie music festival is coming back to Saskatchewan this summer.MooseFest returns for its second year on August 6 at the Recreational Grounds in the hamlet of Bellevue, about 40 minutes sout...
May 10, 2022
Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice.Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday.Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadian ...
Apr 27, 2022
Paddockwood man finalist for provincial book awards
John Brady McDonald says he is a man of words but admits to being speechless after learning his first book made the shortlist for not one, but two Saskatchewan book awards.Kitotam, which translates in...
Apr 23, 2022