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Artist in Residency exhibition opens Thursday

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The final exhibition for the 2016 Artist in Residency program will launch this Thursday at MacDonald Island with an opening reception at the Community Art Gallery presented by the Kirschner Family Corporation.

Residents are invited to celebrate the creative talents of all the participants at the reception which will take place at 7 p.m. with speeches beginning at 7:15.

This is the sixth anniversary of the Artist in Residency program which, since its inception, has grown in popularity, proudly hosting to 26 Canadian artists.

An additional 12 artists will complete the 2016 program, including two artist mentors and ten local mentees. More than 30 pieces of artwork created during the program will be showcased in a final exhibition called “6 Weeks in the Studio.”

A selection of appetizers and a cash bar will be available at the opening reception on August 25.

The exhibition will remain on display until Oct. 1, 2016.

For more information, email recreationandculture@rmwb.ca or call 780-743-7966.