Local Arts

Although food from Fresh Start was available in Assiniboia’s Shurniak Gallery during the province’s cautious and phased reopening, the gallery and exhibits weren’t accessible for the public since March.

While the Oxbow Arts and Cultural Committee won’t be hosting its annual Bow Valley Jamboree this year, that doesn’t mean it isn’t having something for the community this summer.

Marcie Erick grew up on a farm in the Arcola district and now lives in Swift Current with her family. She recently returned to the area, when she was completing a project that is very dear to her heart.

The Photo of the Week for the Observer was taken by Justine Shepherd of the White Bear First Nation. The Observer is running a Photo of the Week contest each week during the summer months.

Weyburn’s own Tenille Arts received two nominations for the Canadian Country Music Association awards, announced on Wednesday. She is up for Album of the Year for “Love, Heartbreak and Everything in Between”, and for the Rising Star Award.

The Estevan Area Literacy Group (EALG) has gone online in an effort to continue offering the popular Nature Smarts program that has been a summer staple in Estevan in recent years.

COVID 19 forced the cancellation of traditional Saskatchewan Band Association (SBA) Band Camps, which supported youth musician development in Saskatchewan for over 25 years.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) is known for bringing great art to the community through the exhibits it hosts each year in its two gallery spaces.

Fort Walsh National Historic Site has been scheduled to reopen with limited visitor services starting on July 21, 2020.

It finally happened! Many of the outdoor swimming pools of the southeast are now open to the public. Even though it might have felt like forever, most of the pools were just a bit behind their regular schedule.