Local Arts

More than $6,000 in scholarships given out to dancers at Peace River North Festival of the Arts

Young artists from across Fort St. John and Northern B.C. take to the stage Thursday morning for the first public Peace River North Performing Arts Festival in two years.

A new study from the Fort St. John Arts Council has imagined a number of concepts for a potential new creative hub and suite of art studios to meet the growing needs of local artists and help revitalize downtown.

Stigma is a common hurdle for many Métis artists working to rekindle their traditions, making Lynette La Fontaine's story an inspiration to many

Preliminary options include NPCC expansion or building anew at 100 and 100

The Fort St. John Country Quilter’s Guild is on a mission to bring supports to Ukraine, crafting blue and yellow pattern blocks and taking part in a global quilting movement to aid relief efforts as Russia continues to ravage the country.

“The atmosphere is mythical in a way, it really reminds you of other worlds.”

While driving home to Smithers from the Okanagan with his family through heavy snow Sunday, Alex Cuba found out his album Mendó won the 2022 Grammy Award for best Latin pop album.

“It means something to everybody and they all take a little ownership in it.”

The Fort St John Association for Community Living celebrated its third Art of Inclusion show this week, inviting North Peace residents to a March 31 open house at their downtown studio.