Mark your calendars to join us for this year’s tour on June 22 & 23, 2024!
27
Venues
2
Days
9
Communities
16
Hours
60
Artists & Artisans
Join the ArtVenture
June 22 & 23, 2024
Thank you for making the 2023 River and Rail Artventure a success!
You spread the word, encouraged the Makers and we had a marvelous time together. In 2024, we will have Makers and communities poised to provide even more fun #ArtVentures for you and your family or group!
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This website will be updated in March 2024, once our lineup is ready to go. If you are a Maker in the tour area, and interested in participating, please contact us.
Meet the Makers.
This is a unique opportunity to explore and engage with fascinating folks working in a variety of creative endeavours: painting, jewellery, sculpture, fabric art, pottery, music, writing, metalwork and agribusiness.
Road Trip!
It’s the perfect weekend outing for art lovers, families and friends, splurge groups, book clubs and anyone eager for an art-infused road trip into the heart of big sky country.
Be a tourist in your own backyard
Explore behind the scenes into the creative lives – and loves – of local creators in their many different shapes and forms.
2024 ~ one weekend only
Sat, Jun 22 – 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sun, Jun 23 – 10:00am – 6:00pm
Our 2024 ArtVenture includes galleries, private studios and workshops, a winery and other venues showcasing the talents of local artists, artisans, agribusiness, musicians and writers.
What is the cost?
Participation is 100% free.
All we ask is that you respect the places and spaces you visit, and continue to adhere to any COVID-19 protocols requested.
Come for a day,
stay for the weekend.
Enjoy a leisurely drive through the countryside. Sample local hospitality. Overnight in local accommodation. A warm Saskatchewan welcome awaits you throughout our region.
Engage your senses.
Set your spirit free!
Your ArtVenture will be set against the backdrop of a beautiful summer weekend in rural Saskatchewan. Come feel the sunshine and warm breezes. Smell the prairie clover and wildflowers in bloom. Hear the meadowlarks and warblers sing. Magical moments await.
Cheers to volunteers!
This event is organized by volunteers of the Outlook & District Arts Council with the assistance of Tourism Saskatchewan.
Plan your ArtVenture
We’re proud to say 9 communities are represented in our ArtVenture this year:
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Outlook
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Broderick
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Strongfield
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Loreburn
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Elbow
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Davidson
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Tugaske
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Central Butte
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Riverhurst
We invite you to design your own route and choose from any (or all) of our 27 venues featuring over 60 artists, artisans and other creative entrepreneurs who are excited to welcome you.
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Plan Your Trip
The west central region of Saskatchewan cuts a wide swath from the waters of Lake Diefenbaker north through postcard-perfect farmlands and busy local communities that dot the landscape.
Instagram Heaven
Keep your phones and cameras ready. This is picturesque country with plenty to capture your creative imagination off the beaten path of everyday life.
Meet the Makers
The Elbow Art Society starts meeting in January with nine members who live along Highway 19, from Central Butte to Loreburn. “We have been a…
Lu-Pins designs feature the artistic, unique, paper and found object creations of Lois Kurp. Lupins are also the name of gaily colored flowers native to…
Carmen is a self-taught artist from Elbow. She works with several different art media including painting, woodburning, sculpting and drawing. When possible, Carmen tries to…
Eli teaches Arts Education at Outlook High School in Outlook, SK. “Always looking for new art mediums to introduce to my students, I decided to…
As a little girl I watched my Finnish Grandma weaving rugs on a big wooden loom on a summer day in the verandah. My Dad…
Janet Gross: “I love to make things; I can't help myself! I got into woodworking, furniture and cabinet making. That triggered artistic phases in 1/12th…
Julie Williams is a self-taught artist, born and raised in small town Saskatchewan. She knew from a young age that art would be a huge…
Bill is a contemporary expressive folk artist. “I was raised on Butte Lee Farms on the butte west of Central Butte Saskatchewan. My parents were…
Georgia Horsley has enjoyed creating with clay for many years. She has permanently moved from Saskatoon to Elbow recently and has set up her studio…
And Art Gallery is located in a century-old building in downtown Davidson that has been transformed into a beautiful gallery.
A Single Strand premiered in Outlook in 2020, with a mix of alpaca yarns, fibre arts supplies, hand knitted and hand felted one-of-a-kind pieces including…
Willie Schachtel loves to burn things! She has worked in Pyrography for 16 years, giving old wooden items new life by burning images into them.…
Devin and Sarah Ellsheid are a husband-and-wife duo living in Strongfield who co-create life, art and spaces together.
Bill Frerichs is a retired senior who began acrylic painting as a hobby in January of 2019.
Internationally recognized ceramic Artist Susan Robertson is thrilled to be back with ArtVenture this year, and she has exciting news.
Shannon Brecht is a Plains Cree First Nations Artist from Mistawasis currently residing in Outlook.
Nicolette is an immersive of prairie landscapes, rarely travelling without her bulky camera to capture the diminishing winged fauna hidden in the last pockets of…
Shirley Pringle was encouraged by her high school art teachers to apply to the Alberta School of Art. For three years there, she learned about…
Tom captures the spirit and the dramatic seasonal beauty of Lake Diefenbaker and its surrounding area from his home and studio in Elbow, Saskatchewan.
The Art Gallery of Outlook opened in 2010 after years of planning and hard work from the volunteers of the Outlook and District Arts Council…
The Heritage Artisans' venue features woodcrafts, embroidery, fancy baking, photography, watercolor paintings, and gardening.
Lorna is happiest just muddin! Lorna mostly hand builds but has adapted some pieces using a potter's wheel. While she does create some functional pieces,…
Don Rode started painting about 20 years ago and attended art classes to learn the basics at the University of Saskatoon under the guidance of…
Enjoy wines and ciders made on-site and other Saskatchewan-made beverages and food at the start of your River and Rail ArtVenture, during it or at…
Keith Hampton grew up on a farm near Ernfold, Saskatchewan, where he was influenced by his grandfather’s woodworking abilities. At the age of 12, he…
Kim Olson: “I started sewing at the age of 10 and asked for a sewing machine from my parents as a graduation gift which I…
daisyanne Pottery is the creation of Cindy Megaw. The name, combination of her grandmothers’ first names reflects her love of both as expressed through her…
Since her retirement from teaching in 2013, Janet has developed her painting skills. She enjoys acrylics, whether they are brushed or poured, on canvas, barn…
Reach Out!
Don’t be shy, we would love to hear from you. This is a very busy time for us preparing for the event, but we will respond to you as soon as we’re able.
A sincere thanks to our sponsors and partners.
Janet
Akre Art
Jacq’y Jayes
Outlook & District Heritage Museum & Gallery
Keep the creativity rolling!
Please support the River and Rail ArtVenture by sending an etransfer to treasurer@odac.site.
Charitable donations greater than $25 will be provided with a receipt from Outlook & District Arts Council.
The River and Rail ArtVenture is brought to you by the volunteers and Makers in conjunction with the Outlook & District Arts Council.
Charitable donations cannot be refunded for any reason.
You can also mail a donation cheque payable to “Outlook & District Arts Council” and mail to P.O. Box 1677 Outlook, SK S0L 2N0.
