Tag Archives: Arts

Local artist pays tribute to City and to 2SLGBTQIA+ community
A young artist responsible for giving the North Battleford Galleries building a fresh new look, says she hopes she can inspire more public art. Aleksi Ann's mural covers an entire outside wall. She to...
Aug 02, 2024

Carrière proud of positive story she brought to TV show 'Alone'
Extreme loneliness took Michela Carrire by surprise while competing in the hit TV show Alone.It was one of several reasons that led to her downfall and elimination from the History Channel reality sho...
Jul 23, 2024

Northern author tour spreading message about believing in oneself
A Saskatchewan author is touring the North this week and is spreading a message about trusting the internal voice that wants the best for us. Lynne Harley's first stop was in La Ronge on Monday at the...
Jul 22, 2024

Back to Batoche Days returns bigger and better
Our Moment to Shine is a fitting theme for this year's Back to Batoche Days, given the hot temperatures expected all weekend.From humble beginnings, the event has noticeably grown in size, and Mtis Na...
Jul 19, 2024

CAMP delivers five-day music program for tri-community youth
Participants of the Community Arts Mentorship Program's (CAMP) Youth Music Camp showcased to family and friends on Thursday everything they had learned in the five days the camp ran. "We started progr...
Jul 19, 2024
Back to Batoche Days aims to reinvigorate Métis culture
Michelle LeClair has been steeped in Mtis culture her entire life."We didn't have a TV when we were young, so my dad used to put a curtain up and a light, and he would do little puppet shows behind th...
Jul 18, 2024

Back Alley Tour returning to Melfort July 18
An event highlighting artists from around the northeast is coming to Melfort this week. The 2024 Back Alley Tour will be held Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. in the back alley behind Northern Lights Gallery...
Jul 16, 2024

Can AI be an author? Federal Court asked to decide in new copyright case
The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans - and not artificial intelligence - can be considered authors under Canada's copyright law.It's the first court case in the count...
Jul 13, 2024
Allen Sapp Gallery vying for provincial heritage designation
Allen Sapp made his final visit to the gallery that bears his name shortly before he died in 2015."I hadn't seen him in a while and I wasn't sure what the state of his health was. We had a school grou...
Jul 12, 2024

Miller named semi-finalist in entrepreneurial competition for third time
Wyatt Miller, a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, is hoping the third time will be the charm in the Powwow Pitch entrepreneurial competition. Once again, he has been named a semi-finalist in the...
Jul 09, 2024