Robsart Art Works

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Robsart Art Works
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Robsart Art Works Gallery
Robsart Art Works
Location Robsart, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates 49°22′19.4″N109°16′47.9″W / 49.372056°N 109.279972°W / 49.372056; -109.279972
Type Art museum

Robsart Art Works (RAW) was an art studio and museum featuring local and regional artist from Southwest Saskatchewan.

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Purpose

The Robsart Art Works gallery was located in the historic 1913 Revelstoke Lumber yard office building, the gallery was started as a venue for performing artists to help with the revival of Robsart.

Located on Railway Avenue in the hamlet of Robsart, Saskatchewan, Robsart Art Works was a part of the Southwest Quest For Saskatchewan Art & History, [1] which is a self-guided tour of historic sites and artists' studios in SW Saskatchewan including Maple Creek, Eastend, Shaunavon, Gull Lake, and Val Marie.

Artworks

The building, as of August 2014, is a studio for Robsart Art Retreats.

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