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“Through the Ages”

The Gallery welcomes Cut Knife Community School’s THROUGH THE AGES from April 30 through May 30, 2025. “Art is a lifelong process of growth, and this collection invites you to experience that progression—how creativity develops, deepens, and evolves from early childhood through the teenage years.” 

Each artwork represents a step in a journey through the ages, reflecting the growth, exploration, and individuality that comes with learning and creating art at different stages of life.

Here, you will see the artistic voices of our youngest students beginning to emerge, alongside the more refined and complex expressions of our older students. – CKCS Students and Staff.

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Cut Knife Country Lanes.

EXTENDED GALLERY HOURS
Cut Knife Community School’s
“THROUGH THE AGES”
Thursday, May 8, 3:15 – 6:30pm

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113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 – 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am – 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission.

~ Debbie M.

“Lurid Dreams”

Born and raised in Cut Knife, Métis artist Aleksi Ann’s LURID DREAMS uses a vivid colour palette, Saskatchewan-inspired imagery, and a dreamlike perspective to explore intense emotions and feelings of isolation.

Dreams can play tricks on our minds, giving us sensations and images that feel falsely familiar and real. By rooting the imagery aspect of this exhibition in things that remind me of home, I was able to abstract and distort my everyday into dreams. In many ways, the act of painting can feel like being the author of dreams – – reality is whatever you make it. – Aleksi Ann, Artist.

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Métis Nation Saskatchewan.

EXHIBITION RECEPTION
Friday, March 14, 5:30 – 8:30pm
Artist Talk | Exhibition | Refreshments
Walk-thru 6:30pm

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113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 – 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am – 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission.

~ Debbie M.

“Coast to Coast: Celebrating Local Archives”

The Coast to Coast exhibition features a selection of artwork from the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum and Archives, a number of local history books from the Cut Knife Library – Lakeland Division and treasured pieces from the private collections of local residents.

Coast to Coast displays a variety of media from a wide range of artists. All pieces have a connection to the Cut Knife area. Some of the artists had roots here; some of the subject matter is central to the history here; other pieces were collected from other places and brought here. All artwork is described within the context of its historical narrative, which adds another dimension to the piece itself. Enjoy…

Artists represented are: Delilah Myrtle Atton, Shirley Marilyn Buday, Sidney Herbert Barker, Richard Lindemere, W.R. MacAskill, J.W.C Macdonald, R. McLeod, Joanne Patricia Shivak, and Unknown.

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113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 – 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am – 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission.

~ Debbie M.

“BLESSINGS”

Marcella Pedersen is an award-winning stitcher whose practice began at the age of 10. Inspired by her aunt’s Bobbin Pin Lace, and taught embroidery stitches by her mother, Marcella has spent a lifetime creating works of art recognized for their skill and their beauty.

“With machine embroidery and factories making our clothing, hand embroidery seems to have lost its popularity…” She wanted to learn as many kinds of embroidery before they were lost all together. Now that she is involved with the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada, she is not as worried anymore and has seen a growing interest in embroidery. – from “Before it is Lost: Thirty Stiches, by Marcella Pedersen, Artist.

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Pedersen’s exhibit will be on display at the Spare Room Gallery through November and December 2024. Select items are for sale. Inquire with the Artist.

MEET THE ARTIST
Wed. Nov 6: 3:30 – 5:30pm
Fri. Nov. 8: 11am – 1:30pm
Fri. Nov. 15: 2:30 – 4pm
Fri. Nov. 29, 2:30 – 4pm

113 Broad Street, Cut Knife, SK
Wednesdays 1:30 – 6:30pm & Fridays 11:00am – 4pm
or visit by appointment. Free admission.

~ Debbie M.