Traditional Drum Making Workshop

Join instructor Michel Labine Friday, March 12th to create your own Drum!

1 pm to 5 pm at the Northern Life Museum and Cultural Centre.

Register at the museum for a fee of only $60.

Limited spaces are available for this workshop.

Call 872-2859 or
Email me

for more information.

This workshop is made possible in part with the financial assistance from Education Culture and Employment

Upcoming Events and Exhibits in February and March

Renovations
The museum has been undergoing some major renovations to its air handling system for the past few weeks; so thank you to everyone for bearing with us.  These renovations are long in coming and we are very pleased that they will be completed for the 2010 season.  The air handling system is one of the ways the museum controls the environment inside the building.  It will help to regulate the temperature and humidity and control the how clean the air is.  Both are essential to keeping our artifacts in good condition.  This is true for the artifacts on display or in storage.  Environmental controls also make the museum more comfortable for the people who visit.  So we are all warm enough when we need to be warm and cool enough when we need to be cool.  It is good for our objects and good for our visitors so we are very pleased.  If you have any other questions about the renovations to the museum
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Coming Events
Here is our schedule of events for your perusal; we hope you will join us!

• February 16 to March 19 "We Were so Far Away", the Inuit Residential School Experience exhibit in our lower gallery.  Stay tuned for more information.
• February 18 @ 7:30 pm - CLICK! Fort Smith Photography Club Meeting - all skill levels welcome.
• February 19 @ 7 pm - Artist Talk by Joan Irvin, Instructor at the College of Art and Design in Calgary. Admission is Free.
• February 20 & 21st @ 9 am to 4 pm - Professional Development Workshop for Artists. Fee is $45.
• February 27 @ 9 am to 4 pm - Quilted Postcard Workshop with Maggie Dumkee.  Stay tuned for more information.
• March 6 @ 12 pm to 2 pm - Chili Cook-Off! In conjunction with the Wood Buffalo Frolics.  Prizes to be won.
• March 27 @ 9 am to 11 am - The Museum's annual Membership Drive Breakfast

Hours of Operation
Our regular hours of operation are:
     September to May 10 am to 5 pm, weekdays, closed at noon
     June to August, 10 am to 7 pm every day

February 20th - Professional Development Workshop for Artists

"Professional Development for Artists" Workshop - different from our usual workshops but SO VERY IMPORTANT! This is a great opportunity for all arts & crafts people. Joan Irvin is an excellent instructor and will go over many of the things we sometimes overlook. Topics will include: Developing your Artist Portfolio (Artist bio, Artist Statement, Artist, CV, Professional Images (traditional and digital). Having your work ready, Presentation, Shipping and Insurance, Dealing with and applying to galleries, Contracts, Commissions and consignments. There will also be a section on critiquing that will include Art Terminology and Self and Group critiquing.

Everyone/anyone can benefit from this workshop and you can't beat the $45 registration fee. Our thanks to Industry, Tourism & Investment and Northwestern Air for their support.

Please call Laurie @ the museum; 872-2859.

February 19th - Artist Talk with Joan Irvin

Joan Irvin, who is in town to run the Professional Development Workshop for Artists, has graciously offered to do an artist talk as well.  She is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, writer and curator.  Her jewellery and small-scale mixed media works have been exhibited nationally, in the U.S., Europe and Asia.  She is very interesting and a wonderful instructor. 

It will be an interesting and different way to spend a Friday night so please, come and join us.

February 13th - An Evening in Paris

Under the organizational skills of Val Rosen, the Northern Life Museum & Cultural Centre is pleased to present "An Evening in Paris" dining experience on the 13th of February. The culinary skills of Margo Harney, Marnie Villeneuve, Joanne Gauthier and Christine Aubrey have been engaged to provide an authentic taste of France. This is a fundraisng event for the Museum. It will be a wonderful evening!

There will be a silent auction in progress throughout the evening of artwork by local artists. These pieces can be previewed the week of Feb 8 to 12 at the Museum.

There are a limited number of tickets available at $50 per person and are available only at the Museum from Laurie. We have included vegetarian options on the menu and need to know when you purchase your tickets what the preference will be for dishes.