If you’ve read a few of these gallery posts, you’ll know we’ve been looking for individuals to help us form a “working group.” Well, we’re still looking, and it’s time to describe the help we need, so you’ll know if you’d like to join us.
- This working group will not form a Board of Trustees or Directors. The term the Museum used at its formation was “Advisory Committee.” We anticipate this will be an informal group that comes together when there is work to be done.
- We hope to be ready to open with the first exhibit in early May, which means there’s much to be done very soon.
- Randy may need some help with renovations. If so, watch this space for an announcement.
- The real work is going to be in the requests for submissions, in the selection and scheduling of exhibits, coordination with artists and creators, and probably a dozen other things we’ll discover once the gallery is open.
- We’ve talked about each exhibit running for a few months, and exhibits scheduled well in advance i.e. 6 months to a year.
- Experience is not required. A soft spot for the visual arts will never be turned away.
The gallery (as yet unnamed) will showcase and celebrate the wide variety of artistic traditions practiced in this area. We hope the working group will reflect the rich diversity of people who live here. We invite interested individuals from all communities, including newcomers, First Nations and Métis, new residents, expats from other provinces, and longtime area residents of all ages and backgrounds, to join us.
from Words Make a Difference
For more information or to volunteer, email Randy at cmmmcutknife@gmail.com.
~ Debbie M.
Clayton McLain Memorial Museum 