April 2019
Comics, Characters and Storyboarding (ages 15-adult)
What makes a successful cartoon or comic book character? How do you make the biggest visual impact on your audience when making a comic? Learn about character design and storyboarding techniques used in comics, illustration and animation! Students will learn to use materials that are used in the industry such as col-erase pencils, nib pens, and inks. For beginners and those with some drawing experience.
Instructor: Morghie Flaterud BFA
Fee: $85
May 2019
Public Reception for School Art Show
View artworks, meet the student artists and their instructors.
Greetings from the Curator at 7:30pm. Refreshments and snacks will be served
Public Talk for C3 Adventure
You are invited to a Public Talk Saturday, May 11, 2pm at Lyric Theatre:
Canada 150 – C3 ship voyage experience – by artist Geoff Phillips of Maple Creek, SK
Geoff will do a public talk about his travels, what his impressions were and what he learned by this experience.
Admission is free.
paskwâw nîpîy by Amanda Strong
Territory, history and our connection to the beings that reside in those places past & present. Stop animation films, puppets and handcrafted film sets.
Find out more »Tommy’s Puppet Lab by Tommy Kirk
This exhibition will present several large-scale hand-made puppets by Tommy Kirk of Swift Current.
Find out more »June 2019
Public Reception for Southwest Open Art Exhibition
Join us for a Public Reception with the artists of the Southwest Open Art Exhibition.
Find out more »Public Reception & Artist Talk for paskwâw nîpîy Exhibition
Doors open at 7pm. Artist talk and tour at 7:30pm
Meet Amanda Strong as she discusses her work in the paskwâw nîpîy Exhibition.
Admission is Free.
July 2019
Summer Salon – featuring artists of Southwest Saskatchewan
Featuring the work of professional artists of Southwest Saskatchewan, in complement to the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current.
Find out more »Public Reception for Tommy’s Puppet Lab
Join us for a public reception for Tommy’s Puppet Lab by Tommy Kirk at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday, July 21 from 2 - 4 pm.
Refreshments and snacks will be served
Cultural Olympiad: Swift Current 2019
Experience the achievements of young artists of the prairie provinces and the territories.
Find out more »Public Reception & Artist Talk for Summer Salon
Doors open at 1pm. Speaking at 2pm
Meet the artists of the Summer Salon exhibition.
Admission is Free.
September 2019
Peneplain by Kent Tate
Kent Tate is an award winning Canadian artist/filmmaker whose work explores the dichotomy between tranquility and activity in our natural and manufactured worlds.
Find out more »Public Reception & Artist Talk for Peneplain Exhibition
Reception Cancelled
Find out more »November 2019
Birds of a Feather by Marsha Schuld
Artist Marsha Schuld of Rush Lake, SK works in a variety of media including painting, needlework, stained glass and printmaking to document, celebrate and draw attention to the wonderful birds we have in Saskatchewan.
Find out more »Cartoon Caricature Workshop (Ages 11-14)
Learn about the art of caricature drawing. A caricature is a comically exaggerated representation of someone or something. Students will learn how to draw a portrait and exaggerate facial features to make a recognizable black and white caricature.
Instructor: Morghie Flaterud BFA
Fee: $30
Public Reception & Tour with the Artist for Birds of a Feather Exhibition
Doors open at 7:00pm
Live music at 7:30pm by Dustin Olmstead
Speaking at 8:00pm guest writer & naturalist Trevor Herriot
Talk & Tour 8:20pm feature artist Marsha Schuld
Hors d'oeuvres, table seating, cash bar
Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
January 2020
Turning the Lens: Indigenous Archive Photo Project by Paul Seesequasis
Archival images celebrating the everyday life and ongoing resilience in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities from the 1920’s through the 1970’s - featuring historical photos from Maple Creek and Lac Pelletier, and nationally from Archives Canada.
Find out more »February 2020
Public Tour & Reception for Turning the Lens Exhibition
You’re invited to:
Public Tour & Reception with the guest curator Paul Seesequasis for Turning the Lens: Indigenous Archive Photo Project.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
April 2020
Dragons & Fairies Workshop (ages 8-13)
POSTPONED TILL FURTHER NOTICE
Create miniature fairies & dragons, and a small world for them to live in!
Instructor: Maria Enns B. Ed
Fee: $20
September 2020
A Prairie Vernacular
Folk & Contemporary Art Narratives of Life on the Canadian Prairies
Find out more »November 2020
Anti-Universe
Solo exhibition of sculpture by Milan Gerza, presenting a retrospective survey of the past fifteen years of artmaking. The title work, Anti-Universe is a unique installation incorporating black lights and a Kinetic element that takes the viewer into the surreal.
Find out more »Christmas Tree Ornaments (all ages & skill levels)
CLASS FULL
(Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult)
Learn to make a variety of clay ornaments and paint them in your favourite colour.
Instructor: Keely Williams BFA
Fee: $30
January 2021
The Red Studio
A solo exhibition of artwork surveying the years 2008 to 2020 by renowned painter Robert Christie. This period of work encompasses a new approach in Christie’s creative process.
Find out more »February 2021
Valentine’s Day Pottery for Partners (ages 17 to adult)
A pottery evening for partners. Bring your own Patrick Swayze or Demi Moore as we watch the 1990 movie Ghost and learn the pottery wheel. Space is limited.
Instructor: Keely Williams BFA
Fee: $45 per participant/$90 per couple.
Winter Art Camp (ages 10 – 16)
CLASS FULL
5 afternoons of art making at the Dickson Community Centre! Projects will include painting, drawing, cartooning, sculpting, pottery and more!
Fee: $120
1:00pm-5:00pm Daily.