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As part of the Artist in Residence Program, the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council together with the Dawson Creek Art Gallery are pleased to present a free workshop at the Gallery on Thursday, December 12, 2019 starting at 7 pm. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

The Peace Liard Regional Arts Council will hold its Annual General Meeting on January 18, 2020 at 10 am at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre in Dawson Creek. Everyone is welcome to attend. Email dkane@pris.ca if you are interested. Hope to see you there.

Check out PLRAC’s October Newsletter and take a few minutes to fill out our Survey on how the PLRAC can serve you better.

Thank you to all our sponsors, our performers and the wonderful audiences that came out to enjoy another successful Wild Words North Writing Festival and Art Exhibit. Visit our website for photos and more.

Rolla artist Karl Mattson has been named the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council’s Artist in Residence for 2019. This program, administered by the PLRAC with support from the BC Arts Council, provides a northeast BC artist with concentrated time to work on their art in a studio setting along with mentorship from a professional artist/curator

If you like to read books, listen to music, or create your own stories and songs, Wild Words North is for you! (full festival schedule here) From September 26-29th writers from across the country working in genres ranging from poetry, prose, film making, and song writing will converge in Fort St. John to participate in

Don’t miss the deadline to register for the Wild Words North Art Exhibit! If you are an artist inspired by words, this is for you. And if you haven’t tried it before, now is your chance! Click here for all the details.

The deadline for applications to the Artist in Residence Program has now passed and mentor Paul Crawford, who will also serve as a juror along with Peter von Tiesenhausen are busy reviewing all of the submissions. A decision will be made by the end of August, so stay tuned! Visit the  PLRAC AIR Website for all the details.

The 2019 Wild Words North Writing Festival and Art Exhibit will showcase regional writers of all ages. On Sunday, September 29th, from 10am – 12 pm, a student reading will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John. If you are a high school or college student