Local Arts

Former North Portal resident Ross King is this year’s recipient of the RBC Taylor Prize, which is the most prestigious honour for non-fiction writing in Canada.

An art exhibit that elicits plenty of double-takes and questions is on display at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM): Ian Johnston’s Selected Work from the Reinventing Consumption Project.

If you missed the Pop Up Gallery art show in February, the works of media and fiber artist Rita St. Amant are on display during March and April at the Kay Cristo Room in the Assiniboia Library organized by the Assiniboia and District Arts Council.

It’s time for another interactive murder mystery, hosted by the Weyburn Agricultural Society.

The Estevan Public Library hosted a conversation on the many traumas of residential schools and one man’s resiliency against it, when author David Carpenter paid a visit on March 2.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) had a record number of visitors in 2016, according to reports filed at the organization’s annual general meeting on March 1.

Former Estevan resident Chris Henderson is in for a few busy days in early March. The award-winning country music singer will release his third full-length album, The Charm, on Monday.

It’s Crunch Time for the cast and crew of Act One Productions Drama Club as there is only a few days left before the drama theaters begin (March 8-12). This is the club’s 25 th year of drama – a great milestone for them.

The Pop Up Art Show and Sale took place in Assiniboia over two days on February 25-26. It was organized by the Assiniboia and District Arts Council and was open to any artists who wished to show or sell their works.

The Weyburn Arts Council is calling all local artists to enter the local adjudication, which will run from March 15 to April 28.