Emma Lake Artist's Workshops

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The Emma Lake Artists' Workshops are affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. Summer art classes were originally taught by Augustus Kenderdine at Murray Point on Emma Lake in 1936. Kenneth Lochhead and Arthur McKay, professors at the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (now called the University of Regina since 1974) initiated the more famous Emma Lake Artists' Workshops in 1955. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Henderson, Lee (28 September 2023). "The Legacy of Saskatchewan's Most Controversial—and Impactful—Artist Program". The Walrus. The Walrus. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ O'Brian, John (curator/editor). (1989). The Flat Side of the Landscape : The Emma Lake Artists' Workshops Essays, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan:Mendel Art Gallery ISBN   0-919863-49-3.
  3. ↑ King, John. (1972). The Emma Lake Workshops 1955-1970: A Documented Study of the Artists’ Workshop at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan, of the School of Art, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, 1955-1970. Manitoba: Brandon University.

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