The Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) is hosting its second year of the Arts Exploration Tour in the north. The tour will have stops in all six Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities and feature several hands-on workshops and live performances.
“Programming is led by people that are very passionate about the arts and very passionate about skill sharing, so it’s a really unique experience, and people that participate in the arts tour—I don’t think they will see this kind of programming elsewhere,” said innovation liaison for CAMP, LJ Kimbley.
Some of the workshops that will be offered throughout the tour include hip hop, hand drumming, music and songwriting, theatre and dramatic arts, and visual arts. Sessions are led by local and regional artists including Eliza Doyle, LJ, Holly Rae Yuzicapi, ZHE The Free, Big Tones, and Raven Reid.
All events held throughout the tour are family-friendly, free of charge, and open to all community members. Tour dates and locations can be found below.
October 6th – Nihithow Awasis School, Grandmother’s Bay
October 7th – Rhoda Hardlotte Memorial Keethanow School, Stanley Mission
October 8th – Chief Moses Ratt School, Sucker River
October 9th – Senator Myles Venne School, La Ronge
October 10th – Sally Ross School, Hall Lake
October 11th – Little Red River School, Little Red River
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM (BBQ at 6:00 PM)
CAMP also wants to work with community members to help them continue the arts programming in their communities.
“We have the hopes and dreams to teach how to do this programming to the communities as well,” explained Kimbley. “We are actually trying to have long-term programming in these communities rather than us coming back, although we do love coming back, we’d rather have the people in the communities work with us and learn how to facilitate this programming as well,”
CAMP is currently hiring for music teacher roles in the north, with positions available in La Ronge, Sucker River, Hall Lake, and Stanley Mission.
To learn more about the Arts Exploration Tour or the available music teacher positions, visit https://www.communityartsmentorship.com/.