Local Arts

A project started by the Flin Flon Arts Council has received a major dose of funding from a national arts program.

Flin Flon Culture Days 2022 is entering its last stages, with events planned throughout this weekend and next to finish off this year’s plans.

With the first weekend of Flin Flon Culture Days now in the books, the focus will turn to the event’s second week and a handful of events throughout the region.

Culture Days 2022 will begin with events this weekend and will continue on into next month.

Work by artists from Flin Flon, Creighton, Cranberry Portage, Wanless and other northern communities is featured in a new provincial art show.

The 2022 edition of Culture Days is weeks away and plans are afoot to make this year’s event a return to form for the festival.

Plays, acclaimed musicians and bands, orchestras, jigging and a major musical - the Flin Flon Arts Council is preparing for one of its biggest years yet for events.

Flin Flon and the book that gave the town its name has garnered the attention of one of America’s most known authors.

"Unbelievably, summer is drawing to a close. That’s hard to get one’s head around, we know, but it’s time to start reporting on what we can anticipate from arts and culture in the upcoming fall and winter seasons."

For years, Irvin Head was one of northern Manitoba’s most talented and vibrant artists. The Cranberry Portage-based carver and sculptor died August 15 at age 66, leaving dozens of works and a legacy of art behind.