Back to Search
Summer is here! And it looks like we are getting close to having a "regular" summer as we follow the Provincial Re-Opening Road Map. The Kinsmen Water Park, Playground Program, programs at the Arts Centre and Mann Art Gallery are all resuming! There is a great summer drive-in concert series at the EA Rawlinson Centre and more, so get out and enjoy!
Please Subscribe to the eNewsletter!
(select eNewsletter under the News heading)
To respect health and safety measures in our community, The Prince Albert Multicultural Council (PAMC) together with the City of Prince Albert, is pleased to announce a “Virtual Canada Day Celebration” again this year.
Starting at Noon July 1st, you will be able to go to the PAMC Facebook page or YouTube Channel and enjoy some incredible local entertainment!
Besides entertainment from the likes of Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys, Katelyn Lehner and many others, there will be a Reconciliation & Learning Ceremony and more Canada Day excitement!
Following the Province of Saskatchewan’s Re-Opening Roadmap, there are some operational changes at the Kinsmen Water Park.
Currently KWP offers lane swimming from 6:00 to 11:00 a.m. and public swimming from noon to 6:30 p.m.
Beginning July 12th lane swimming will be from 6:00 to 8:30 a.m., swimming lessons from 9:00 am to noon and public swimming from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. There are private rentals in the evening and those time slots are sold out. You are able to pay right at KWP and are no longer required to register on-line.
See below for the update rates. The KWP will remain open through August 22nd!
Maybe you were on a date with your first love, enjoying alone time. Or maybe you were still a kid, cozy in your PJs in the backseat with enough snacks to put a horse in a junk food coma. Remember your last drive-in? The EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts is bringing back all the drive-in fun with a Summer Drive-In Concert Series! through September 1st there will be seven shows featuring a variety of music genres: country, blue grass, folk, pop, and rock! Book all seven to save 10% with a subscription! Contact the EA Rawlinson Centre Box Office for details. Tickets will only be available in advance. $40/ticket, one ticket required per vehicle. Here's a preview!
The Garrys are a trio of sisters from the coldest part of the landlocked Canadian prairies (Saskatoon), and they make surf music. Formed in the spring of 2015, The Garrys use layered 3-part blood harmonies, hazy sun-bleached melodies, classic lo-fi guitar tones, and syncopated surf beats to create a unique “doom-wop” sound, dripping with dark nostalgia and touched by psychedelic dread. Their music is likely to leave you with an urge to do the Watusi, bittersweet thoughts about slow-dancing with your middle school crush, or a nagging feeling that it’s not quite safe to go back into the water. Cost: $40/vehicle-click here for tickets.
If you walk down a twilit dirt road in the middle of nowhere, south central Saskatchewan, that dust creeps onto and into you, cementing your relationship with the endlessness of the place—endless skies, endless wind, endless dust. Megan Nash knows this feeling more intimately than most. Despite taking her music all over the world, her songs always retain some piece of the prairies. In the middle of these mercurial past few years, Nash has been busier than ever on the road, most often with her seasoned backup outfit, The Best of Intentions (Dana Rempel on bass, Darnell Stewart on guitar, and Tanner Wilhelm Hale on drums). She’s played some of her biggest gigs both at home and on tour in Europe, riding the momentum of her JUNO Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year for Seeker. And in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s been proactive finding ways to connect with fans via events like drive-in and virtual shows. Cost: $40/vehicle-click here for tickets.
Summer Fun at the Arts Centre
The Prince Albert Arts Centre has several summer camps and a few other programs! Our Summer Student and Programmer Assistant Ethan Waldner will be providing most of the great youth camps you will find in our Summer Program Guide, many of which will be outdoors! Some of the programs coming up are Youth Pottery Camp, To-Dye-For camp, Sewing Camp, Independent Potters Intensive Camp, and Pre-School Art Adventures! Although all public health orders are lifted July 11, we continue to take safety precautions and respect everyone’s choice for distancing and mask use. You can check out other opportunities at the Arts Centre like Create Your Own Program, the Groups & Guilds, Birthday Art Parties, and Equipment Rentals (Paper Maker, Printing Press, and more) in our Summer Program Guide and/or the Prince Albert Arts Centre Instagram Page.
The Margo Fournier Centre offers a wide variety of programs.
One of the more popular programs for older people who want to stay active is the Easy Adult Fitness class with Ruth Griffiths.
Starting July 2nd the FREE City of Prince Albert Playground Program returns at 10 locations around the city!
This year a new location is the Alfred Jenkins Field House to take advantage of the amazing features there!
The other locations are at either a Spray Park or Paddling Pool to help cool off this summer.
Watch for the Inclusive Playground Days July 6 and 20 and plan to attend the Outdoor Adventure Camp August 12. The Summer will wind up with KidszFest August 19.
Get all the info here.
Madhu Kumar – the Stories of Immigrant Women
Until August 23
When anyone moves to a new country there are challenges. This is especially true for women. My life is not the same in Canada as it was back home in India. I had to overcome many challenges, such as living in a very different environment and culture, being away from family and friends, and so on. In 2001, soon after I arrived in Toronto, I met another new Canadian who was struggling to raise her nine-year old daughter by herself. I empathized with her because I knew how difficult it was to raise children even when you have the support of a partner. I offered to take care of her daughter after school until she returned at night after working long hours at her job. I felt her pain as a single mother being far from her family and friends. I wanted to do what I could to help.
This relationship inspired me. I wanted to capture the experiences of newcomer women on canvas. I started by contacting women through the Immigrant Women Centre in Regina. I went to their homes and with my camera, recorded their joys and problems. Most of the feelings I heard were of loneliness, emptiness, and sadness.
The women I have painted are bright, and hardworking. They were going through rough times as they tried to settle into their new lives. Through my paintings, I want to show what it feels like to be alone, frustrated, sad, empty, confused, lost amidst strangers and new friends. The paintings help promote dialogue about being new to Canada. I want to offer a glimpse into the life of an immigrant woman during this challenging time. Some show despair; others are more hopeful; while some are more settled.
Storytelling is not only the core of my work, but is also universally important. Human beings need to be seen and heard. Art is a vehicle through which I am empowering these women.
- From the Artist Statement of Madhu Kumar
All museums will be open this summer from 9am to 5 pm 7 days a week – this includes July 1st!
You can also enjoy a Night at the Museum - the Historical Museum will also be open late on July 8th and 22nd until 8:00 p.m.
Groups/families larger than 5 are encouraged to call the museum they wish to visit ahead of time. Contact information for each museum is available on the website, Facebook page, or call the Historical Society at 306-764-2992.
Downtown walking tours will be offered again this year! They will run Sundays and Thursdays at 11a.m. and 2 p.m. and leave from the Historical Museum, tours are approximately 1.5 hours. Pre-booking is encouraged by calling the Historical Museum at 306-764-2992. Participation will be limited to 5 people or 1 family bubble.
Saturday July 10th there will be a Free Family program day sponsored by the Community Grant program that will run from 1 to 4 at the Historical Museum. This program is aimed at newcomer and low income families. Participants are encouraged to pre-book by calling Joanna at the Historical Museum at 306-764-2992 or emailing museumeducator@historypa.com.
COVID protocols will be followed for all tours and programs.
In the Project Space until July 6, the Mann Art Gallery is pleased to present a special salon of paintings from its Permanent Collection. Ultimate Gray and Illuminating [yellow] are the colours the Pantone Color Institute designated “Color of the Year 2021.” All the paintings in this exhibition make extensive use of one or both these colours.
As we punched the colours into our database, automatically generating the catalogue raisonné (reasoned catalogue) for this exhibition, we came to realize the artists who painted these canvases were visionaries for the colour choices they made so many years ago (les palettes) – how did they know what colours would be trending in 2021?
For this salon, we ushered all Mann Art Gallery curators out of the room and put our faith in one of the most authoritative fashion forecasts available. Why? Listen to what Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute has to say about these colours:
The union of an enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude. Practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic, this is a color combination that gives us resilience and hope. We need to feel encouraged and uplifted; this is essential to the human spirit.
And who doesn’t need a little resilience and hope right now? Come visit the Mann Art Gallery for your own chance encounters with some of our gems and rarely seen works of art...
For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has influenced product development and purchasing decisions in multiple industries, including fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product packaging and graphic design.
The Pantone Color of the Year selection process requires thoughtful consideration and trend analysis. To arrive at the selection each year, Pantone’s color experts at Pantone Color Institute comb the world looking for new color influences. This can include the entertainment industry and films in production, traveling art collections and new artists, fashion, all areas of design, popular travel destinations, as well as new lifestyles, playstyles, and socio-economic conditions. Influences may also stem from new technologies, materials, textures, and effects that impact color, relevant social media platforms and even upcoming sporting events that capture worldwide attention.
Curated by Jessalyn LeBlanc in the Education Studio until August 22nd, the Mann Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings by local Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion. Leah is an award-winning visual artist, educator, storyteller, filmmaker, and author who has illustrated and written numerous early readers books. These paintings were part of her generous donation to the Mann Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection in 2015.
The paintings chosen from the illustrative series Giving Thanks, Ways to Carry a Métis Baby, and A Métis New Year express the love passed down through generations of family, including a mother’s adoration for her baby and a grandparent’s deep affection for their grandchild. The energetic colours and lively shapes depicted by the artist grab the viewer's attention and invite us to examine the themes of family, home, and love. This selection expresses warmth and comfort—most evident in the family’s connection through physical touch.
May Dorion’s paintings take you on a journey of gratitude for the love in your own family. Follow along as the families greet the rising sun, set out in their travels, and finally reach their destination of home.
Leah Marie Dorion is an interdisciplinary Métis artist raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. A teacher, painter, filmmaker and published writer, Leah views her Métis heritage as providing her with a unique bridge for knowledge between all people. Leah holds a Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Arts degree. She has numerous creative projects to her credit, including academic papers for the Royal Commission of Aboriginal Peoples, books for children, gallery showings of her art works, and numerous video documentaries that showcase Métis culture and history. Leah’s paintings honour the spiritual strength of Aboriginal women and the sacred feminine. Leah believes that women play a key role in passing on vital knowledge for all of humanity which is deeply reflected in her artistic practice. She believes women are the first teachers to the next generation. (Biography from leahdorion.ca)
The Mann Art Gallery is planning in person summer art camps for ages 7-12 in late July and early August, Two will be half days and two full days. Dates to be announced when registration opens on July 6. Visit the Mann Art Gallery website or social media platforms for more information and how to register.
This summer, watch for three new temporary art installations created through the Mann Art Gallery Intergenerational Métis Mentorship Project with mentor artist Leah Marie Dorion and mentee Ashley Smith.
Métis Bison Hunt – with artists Leah Marie Dorion, Danielle Castle and Ashley Smith
Friday, July 2 from 1 to 3 pm
Front (west) side of the EA Rawlinson Centre and Mann Art Gallery
Meet the artists and watch them install the cardboard bison hunt. Talk with the artists, learn about Métis values and Métis hunting techniques. Bring a lawn chair. Masks required.
Watch for the second Summer Art Installation in late July or early August, a Willow Mediation Walkway in Scarrow Plaza.
The Prince Albert Arts Board is thrilled to announce the 2021 Arts Hall of Fame Inductees: Sheryl Kimbley: Builder, and Andrée Felley-Martinson: Visual Arts. The Prince Albert Arts Hall of Fame Gala will take place on Saturday, February 5th at the EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts. At the same time, the Prince Albert Arts Board will also be inducting the 2020 Inductee: The Barveenok Dance Group.
Tickets will be on sale in the fall. For more information visit the Prince Albert Arts Board website.
The Summer Edition of the City’s Free Recreation Programs Brochure is out! Find it here: There is the summer Playground Program, activities at the Library, Kidzfest, and much more!
Subscribe