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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 […]

The next Peace Liard Regional Arts Council meeting will be held on Saturday, August 24th at 9:30 am in Tumbler Ridge, hosted by the Tumbler Ridge Community Arts Council. This is your chance to catch up on the activities of the PLRAC and the five local arts councils in the region and to bring forward

Thank you to the Dawson Creek Mirror for this recent article on Wild Words North. For more information on this exciting festival taking place September 26-29, visit https://artsnortheast.org/words-north/words-north-2019/2019-words-north-line-up-and-schedule/ .

Thank you Northern Grand!

Be sure to visit the Wild Words North Line Up and Schedule for ongoing updates and details of this exciting event!

Announcing the winning entries of the first annual Ekphrastic Writing Contest A huge thanks to everyone who submitted work to the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council’s first annual Ekphrastic Writing Contest. Inspired by artwork displayed at the 2019 Regional Juried Art Exhibit, these pieces of writing were blind-judged by award-winning Kamloops writer, Katherin Edwards who

The PLRAC is pleased to announce its newest program – the Artist in Residence Program. Deadline for 2019 will be July 31st. Be sure to visit the program page for all the details. For any questions, please email Donna Kane at dkane@pris.ca .

Congratulations Joel Leite for winning the 2019 People’s Choice Award for his piece REM Encounter.

The 2019 Wild Words North Writing Festival and Art Exhibit will be held September 26-29th in Fort St. John. Our five feature writers for 2019 include the amazing Billy-Ray Belcourt, Kym Gouchie, Erin Moure, Jillian Ridington, and Richard Van Camp! Check back often for details and updates.