Rick McGregor – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #158
November 2025 For this month, WRAC highlights the artistic career of photographer Rick McGregor. My art is wildlife photography. It started as a hobby about 10 years ago and has since become an almost fulltime passion. I am originally from Markham, Ontario. My wife and I bought a cottage on Pinawa Bay in 2015, and … [Read more…]
Rhian Brynjolson – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #157
October 2025 For this month, WRAC highlights the artistic career of artist/writer Rhian Brynjolson. Although she grew up on the prairies, her favourite days are now spent hiking or kayaking where she lives, in the south Whiteshell area, with her camera or sketchbook in hand. She said, “I’ve had the good fortune to work in … [Read more…]
Jodi Griffith – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #156
September 2025 For this month, WRAC features artist Jodi Griffith. In November of 2024, she moved from Lowe Farm in southern Manitoba to Lac du Bonnet area. Griffith and her partner were familiar with this community because, in 2017, they had already started transplanting their roots here. Griffith’s most consistent artistic endeavour has been her … [Read more…]
Featured Organization – Pinawa Library – Issue #155
June 2025 How Pinawa Got Its Library (a tale of books, boxes, and big ideas) For this month, Winnipeg River Arts Council features Pinawa Library. Back in the early 1960s, the families moving from Deep River to the brand-new town of Pinawa, Manitoba, quickly realized something was missing: books! No bookstores, no libraries—just lots of … [Read more…]
Kelly Klick – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #154
May 2025 For this month, WRAC revisits the artistic career of the very busy visual artist Kelly Klick, who has received numerous awards for her painting and clay work. A former midwife, she has lived in Pinawa for the last ten years, and brings her passion for caring for others into her art. She said, … [Read more…]
Donna Besel – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #153
April 2025 For this month, WRAC revisits the artistic career of local writer Donna Besel. Although she grew up at West Hawk Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park and went to Falcon Beach School, she has numerous connections throughout the rest of Eastman. After she attended high school in Whitemouth, she taught in Powerview, lived in … [Read more…]
Vi Preston – Focus on Local Artists – Issue #152
March 2024 For this month, WRAC would like to feature visual artist Vi Preston. Although she grew up in Winnipeg’s East Kildonan, she ended up spending a lot of time in Eastman. From an early age, she remembers camping in the Whiteshell, where she learned to appreciate nature. She said, “I always loved how complex, … [Read more…]
Featured Presentation – Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre – Issue #151
February 2025 For this month, WRAC will share memories and information from Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s recent touring show. On February 23, at 1:30 p.m., the RMTC crew rolled up in a huge truck and a large minivan, both loaded to the hilt. The previous night, they’d presented their Arborg show, and were keen to … [Read more…]
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…]
