Category: Events

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

On Now: Aug. 29 – Oct. 24, 2025

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

 Let Nature Nurture

“I picked up my first digital camera in 2005 and “shot” a wedding along side my dad. I was hooked. I was a busy mom and worked long hours as an RN, so this was my escape from the hectic life. I jumped into courses, both in person and on-line, and absorbed as much knowledge about both the art of photography and the fundamentals of working the camera. I later studied editing to enhance the pictures I was taking.”

moose in canola field
Detail from THIS FARMER AINT GONNA BE HAPPY “Although the moose are very gentle and photo genic, the farmers did not appreciate them eating up their canola crops…”

“I have catalogued a vast number of species found in this great province. Each photo has a back story and I remember the details of all of them. I have experienced some magical once-in-a-lifetime moments down the backroads.” – Brenda Mitchell, Photographer

MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER
BRENDA MITCHELL
Friday, August 29 from 1-4pm
Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 1:30 – 3:30pm
Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 2-4pm
Friday, Oct. 24 from 2-4pm

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

~ Debbie M.

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Last Coffee at the Museum for 2025

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

Wednesday, August 27 from 2-4pm

WHEN: Wednesday from 2 – 4pm
WHERE: In the Living / Dining Rooms of the Duvall House at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
COST: By donation

A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. It all adds up and supports initiatives at the Museum. So, stop by for a coffee; bring a friend, and enjoy the old time ambiance of an years gone by.

~ Debbie M.

Events, Fundraiser, Museum, Summer

Coffee at the Museum 2025

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

BEGINNING JULY 2, 2025
Running Wednesdays from 2-4pm

WHEN: Wednesdays from 2 – 4pm
WHERE: In the Living / Dining Rooms of the Duvall House at the Clayton McLain Memorial Museum
COST: By donation

poster coffee summer afternoons Wednesdays 2025
Duvall House

A donation of any amount is greatly appreciated. It all adds up and supports initiatives at the Museum. So, stop by for a coffee; bring a friend, and enjoy the old time ambiance of an years gone by.

~ Debbie M.

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

On Now: July 1 – Aug 23, 2025

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

 Unfiltered: Breaking the Frame

“As we navigate our digital landscape, the demand for perfection or conformity can overshadow genuine expression. I aim for my work to create a space that encourages authenticity and introspection.“

Caged 2025 watercolour, acyrla gouache, coloured pencil ib nasibute biardm cricged frame
“Nature thrives in the most unexpected places. The reference was taken at a construction site.” ~ Litofalotus, Caged 2025 (watercolour, acyrla gouache, coloured pencil on masonite board wihth crocheted frame.

“Many of the works in this exhibit have a new mixed media approach with crochet. Crochet is a medium I picked up as a teenager and it has always been there for me throughout my evolution as an artist… I am intrigued and also saddened by the modernization of society conflicting with the beauty and natural elements of this world. Even through the cold brutalism of modernization, nature still thrives in places we might not think, like a construction site or rain water runoff.” – Lightofalotus a.k.a. Lotus Vivirviel, Artist.

EXTENDED GALLERY HOURS
“Unfiltered: Breaking the Frame”
Tuesday, July 1, 3:30 – 5:30pm

MEET THE ARTIST
“Unfiltered: Breaking the Frame”
Saturday, Aug. 23, Noon – 5pm

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

~ Debbie M.

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

On Now: June 4 – June 27, 2025

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

“WHIMSY & WONDER: Expressions from the Heart of Home”

“The creative expressions within this collection capture the whimsy and wonder that our children experience in daily life – a snapshot of childhood emotions, explorations, and insights.”

work by young artist, chalk pastel sharpie
“I love the sunset and the moon and the field going against the moon. At first I didn’t know how I would make it to the end of this piece, but I felt excited as I was doing it and I surprised myself with how good it looked at the end.” ~ Felicity, age 8 – A Field Against the Moon, chalk, pastel, sharpie

Whimsy & Wonder is a collection of pieces from within the home environments of 11 unique families who all have one thing in common: they have chosen to home-educate their children. No two home education environments look the same, but aspects of the hearts of each home are encapsulated within each piece.

As you observe this collection, we hope you are moved to feel an expanded appreciation for seeing the world from a child-artist’s perspective, and to recognize the gift we all receive when we nurture childhood creative expression. – Charissa Slater, Exhibition Organizer

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by Cut Knife Country Lanes.

EXTENDED GALLERY HOURS
“WHIMSY & WONDER:
Expressions from the Heart of Home”
Sunday, June 8, 1 – 3pm

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

~ Debbie M.