Qu'Appelle Valley Centre for the Arts
Contact Us to Make a Donation
Valley Art Centre Co-op
Box 597, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, S0G 1S0
Email: valleycentreforthearts@gmail.com
Valley Art Centre Co-op
Box 597, Fort Qu'Appelle, SK, S0G 1S0
Email: valleycentreforthearts@gmail.com
Come visit our first-ever Art Show and Sale in the Gallery from December 10th to December 17th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. While you're here - ring the bell, take a tour, and see how the renovations are progressing.
Progress
Volunteers have been hard at work on the building and have made so much progress that the Gallery will open in the buildings 100th year. A board has been formed and an organization has been developed. Fund raising activities, including several outstanding concerts, are ongoing.
The Board
The Building
Fort Qu'Appelle's Old Central School turned one hundred in 2011. It is in magnificent shape and yet was at risk of being demolished due to having no reuse plan. There has been a groundswell of community support to save the school as an historic community landmark. As a result, the Town is declaring Old Central a heritage building and will sign a long-term lease with our non-profit co-op to operate a Valley Centre for the Arts.
The Plan
Our plan is for the Centre to house year-round arts and cultural activities, including a gallery, arts instruction, smaller-scale performances, and to bring back to the Valley a Summer School of the Arts. This will highlight the rich heritage of First Nations, Métis and Settler arts and culture in the Valley. It will further enhance the Fort Qu'Appelle area as a tourist destination, to the benefit of the local community and economy. We are completing an extensive needs-assessment of all Valley arts and cultural groups to see what the best uses are for the spaces in Old Central.
The Heritage
We will apply for a heritage grant to undertake urgently needed reroofing, to restore Old Central's Bell Tower and to do other external work to preserve the building in its original state. Restoring the unique architecture and upgrading the inner building for an Arts Centre is our way of honouring those who came before; those who in 1911 ensured such a high standard of architecture, engineering and materials that we still have a sound and solid building to work with today.
The Capital Improvements
We received a $50,000 provincial Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) grant to help cover the costs of upgrading the infrastructure, including a major insulation retrofit to reduce energy use. The terms of the grant are that we will match the $50,000. We need to raise a minimum of $50,000.
Progress
Volunteers have been hard at work on the building and have made so much progress that the Gallery will open in the buildings 100th year. A board has been formed and an organization has been developed. Fund raising activities, including several outstanding concerts, are ongoing.
The Board
| Marian Campbell | Lorna Evans | Jacqueline Carter |
| Doug Harvey | Patricia Lupton | Randy Bodnaryk |
| Scott Fulton | Alf Zimmerman | Janet Getz |
| Jim Harding |
The Building
Fort Qu'Appelle's Old Central School turned one hundred in 2011. It is in magnificent shape and yet was at risk of being demolished due to having no reuse plan. There has been a groundswell of community support to save the school as an historic community landmark. As a result, the Town is declaring Old Central a heritage building and will sign a long-term lease with our non-profit co-op to operate a Valley Centre for the Arts.
The Plan
Our plan is for the Centre to house year-round arts and cultural activities, including a gallery, arts instruction, smaller-scale performances, and to bring back to the Valley a Summer School of the Arts. This will highlight the rich heritage of First Nations, Métis and Settler arts and culture in the Valley. It will further enhance the Fort Qu'Appelle area as a tourist destination, to the benefit of the local community and economy. We are completing an extensive needs-assessment of all Valley arts and cultural groups to see what the best uses are for the spaces in Old Central.
The Heritage
We will apply for a heritage grant to undertake urgently needed reroofing, to restore Old Central's Bell Tower and to do other external work to preserve the building in its original state. Restoring the unique architecture and upgrading the inner building for an Arts Centre is our way of honouring those who came before; those who in 1911 ensured such a high standard of architecture, engineering and materials that we still have a sound and solid building to work with today.
The Capital Improvements
We received a $50,000 provincial Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) grant to help cover the costs of upgrading the infrastructure, including a major insulation retrofit to reduce energy use. The terms of the grant are that we will match the $50,000. We need to raise a minimum of $50,000.