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Lorraine Friedrick
The Innisfail Art Club is building community through art this summer
Kathleen Polson, who painted this fox on barnwood, is one of dozens of artists already registered to take part in this summer’s Innisfail Art in Nature Walk. Innisfail Art Club President, Wilma Watson, felt inspired to try and bring the entire Central Alberta community together by building a multi-faceted, summer-long event. She figured it could all be achieved through art!
Seems she’s right! So far, 52 artists in all mediums and throughout the region have registered to participate, but so have numerous businesses and community organizations. It will take a village to get the first Innisfail Art in Nature Walk off the ground, and the village is stepping up to the call!
“The Art Club is trying to partner with different sectors in the community to make this a full tourist attraction. We’ve set up an entire section on our Innisfail Art Club website to highlight fun things to do, places to eat and stay over, businesses to check out and special events to take part in,” said Wilma, who has presented this opportunity to countless area businesses and community organizations…
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