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Featured Organization – Winnipeg River Arts Council – Issue #150

January 2025 For this month, WRAC would like to feature itself. Over the fourteen years of its existence, many people have asked, “Why do we have an arts council? What does it do?” Here are some answers. In case you didn’t know, art does many things. ·         helps people express themselves ·         reduces stress ·         … [Read more…]

Rick McCalder – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #149

December 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features sculptor Rick McCalder. Born in Winnipeg, he grew up in Elma and went to school in Whitemouth. Almost 51 years ago, he moved for a welding job at Tanco Mine, arriving in Lac du Bonnet with wife Janet and a toddler.  Two more girls were … [Read more…]

Featured Organization – Bibliothèque Allard Regional Library – Issue #148

November 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features Bibliothèque Allard Regional Library in the small community of St. Georges, located within Rural Municipality of Alexander. This eye-catching facility provides public access to library resources, programs and services that enhance personal knowledge, joy of reading, and quality of life. The library, first known as … [Read more…]

Mike Hall – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #146

September 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features visual artist, Mike Hall. Born in 1957, he grew up and lived most of his life in Winnipeg. After raising two children and working for more than thirty years as a mental health professional, Hall moved to Pinawa with his partner, shortly after retirement. This wilderness setting, … [Read more…]

Pam O’Leary – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #145

August 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features Pam O’Leary, an artist who works with standard glass, stained glass, and fused glass. She grew up in Winnipeg, and completed her education and university there. In her late twenties, she and her husband moved to Churchill and ran “Adventure Walking Tours/Nature First Tours.” On … [Read more…]

Kelly Murray – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #144

July 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features visual artist, Kelly Murray. Originally from Coultervale, Manitoba, she attended school in Melita. In 1982, she moved to Winnipeg where she lived for 12 years. In 1994, she relocated to Powerview. In 2005, Murray and her family decided they needed more room and ended up on … [Read more…]

Tamara Thomson – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #142

May 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features visual artist, Tamara Thomson. Although she doesn’t consider herself a real artist, she works with plaster cast, driftwood, glass, light, rope and all the treasures she finds along the way. She said, “I’m someone who loves to play with different materials, given my current mood. … [Read more…]

Lac du Bonnet’s Fire and Water Music Festival – Featured Arts Organization – Issue #141

April 2024 For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features Lac du Bonnet’s Fire and Water Music Festival. Held on the August long weekend, this annual event showcases a varied program of unique, high-quality performers, including some of the best music Manitoba has to offer. Along with attracting people from across the region and far-flung … [Read more…]

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #140

March 2024 Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s Regional Tour in Pinawa On February 24, Winnipeg River Arts Council welcomed the touring production of “Mix Tapes From My Mom,” featuring the talents of renowned Manitoba playwright/songwriter/ musician Cory Wojcik. Joining him on the stage were Christy Taronno on keyboard and vocals, and Josh Bellan on guitar and … [Read more…]

George Tanner – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #139

February 2024 For this month, the Winnipeg River Arts Council features visual artist George Tanner. Originally from Winnipeg, he has lived with his wife Judy at their Falcon Lake cottage for almost nine years. Tanner already knew he loved “lake life.” Since 1961, after his uncle leased a lot on Block 14 and his father … [Read more…]