Wasagaming Community Arts.
Proudly based in the heart of Riding Mountain National Park, Wasagaming Community Arts (WCA) is a not-for-profit arts centre and gallery. We are dedicated to celebrating art, creativity, and connection — offering a welcoming space where artists, visitors and the community can come together to learn, engage, and be inspired.
We’ve opened the gallery doors for our 56th season, and we couldn’t be happier. Stop by to browse our Local Artist Boutique, register for a studio workshop, or enjoy the incredible work on display in our exhibitions.
Open for the 2026 Season
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Our gallery space in Clear Lake is open from May to September.
Free attendance. Open every day.
Monday - Sunday: 10am to 5pm
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110 Wasagaming Drive, Wasagaming (Clear Lake), Riding Mountain National Park
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Phone: 1 (204) 848-2993
Email: wasagamingcommunityarts@gmail.com
wasagamingartspresident@gmail.comMailing Address: PO Box 581, Onanole, Manitoba, R0J 1N0
WCA 2026 Calendar
What’s Coming Up…
Sat, May 23 - Thur, September 6, 2026
EXHIBITIONS
Weiming Zhao — Chasing Light & Colour in the Park
Chinese-Canadian artist Weiming Zhao has painted outdoors almost every day since 2003. He’s a master of capturing the shifting light and colour of western Manitoba. Zhao frequently visits Riding Mountain National Park, inspired by its sweeping natural beauty and the charm of the historic townsite.
For this featured exhibition, Zhao will showcase a rotating selection of works that will change as the seasons shift outdoors. Check out the listings below for Zhao’s intro class (July 4) or masterclass (Aug 2) at the WCA.
Free to attend. Reception in Honour of Weiming Zhao on Saturday, August 22 at 7pm.
Sat, June 20 - Thurs, July 16, 2026
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition 2
Featuring the work of Haylee Janai, Lee Beaton, Annette Henderson, Pamela Gerbrandt, Bronwyn Lutz-Greenhow, Madelyn Gowler, and Pierrette Sherwood
Free to Attend. Opening Reception on Saturday, June 20, at 7pm.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Sat, July 11 | 2:00 pm
Artist Talk with Oluuji
Biography: Aderemilekun “Oluuji” Olusoga is a Nigerian-born visual artist based in Canada, working across painting, installation, textile, photography, and media arts. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, and approaches each medium as a way of thinking through different conditions of experience, allowing ideas to shift form depending on their context.
His multidisciplinary practice explores diaspora as a relational identity, examining the systems of memory that influence how identity is constructed and maintained across diasporic experience, and navigating the tension between the desire to belong and the need to remain connected to one’s cultural origins. His work draws from both institutional archives and quieter, everyday forms of archiving that exist in objects, garments, photographs, and emerging cloud-based systems of memory.
Oluuji has exhibited his work across galleries and festivals in Canada. He was one of the artists selected to design concrete bison sculptures for a public art project in Manitoba, an initiative recognized by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. He has received several grants and residencies, including the Scott Leroux Fund for Media Arts Exploration in 2024.
As an active member of Winnipeg’s artistic community and a co-founder of the So Basically collective, Oluuji is committed to fostering dialogue and visibility for African and diasporic artists through collective work, workshops, and collaborative projects.
Residency Project: During his stay in the Deep Bay Cabin, he will be working on a slow image-making project responding to the environment of the Park, combining landscape photography, self-portraiture, personal items, and found materials.
Oluuji: “I hope the park influences the project by slowing down my usual ways of working and making me more responsive to environment, material, and process,” says Oluuji. “Much of my practice already involves layering, experimentation, and attentiveness to context, but I think working within the conditions of Riding Mountain will push that further by allowing the landscape, weather, and pace of daily life to shape creative decisions more directly.”
Artist Talk free to attend. All are welcome.
Location: Wasagaming Community Arts. Google Event Listing.
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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Thurs, July 23 | 7:00 pm
Artist Talk + Demonstration with Brendon Ehinger
Biography: Brendon Ehinger (he/him) is a multi-instrumentalist and sound artist living on Treaty 2 territory (Brandon Manitoba). In his ephemeral performances (occasionally under the moniker A Moon Shape Noise) Ehinger uses modular synthesis to manipulate the sounds of traditional instruments, live audio input, and field recordings, creating expansive semi-improvised soundscapes in real time. His work explores themes of acoustic ecology and his own positionality in relation to identity, land, territory, and the environment.
Brendon has performed in Canada and abroad including at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Brandon), send + receive "Alleyways" series (Winnipeg), Nuit Blanche XYZ (Saskatoon), Neutral Ground ARC (Regina), and Warte Für Kunst (Kassel Germany). His most recent piece “Four Eras” was performed this past May at Cluster Festival for Integrated Arts in Winnipeg. He is also the founder and director of Prairie Wires Modular Festival of Electronic Sound, an occasional experimental music festival held in Brandon Manitoba that celebrates Canadian artists using modular synthesis and processes.
Residency Project:
Brendon Ehinger: ““Land Suites” is the working title for this new body of work which I will be starting on during my residency. I plan to find areas of RMNP that I have not yet visited and spend time with the land. Guided by principals of “take only photographs, leave only footprints” I will engage in active listening exercises and document my experiences with minimal intrusion. Back in the Deep Bay Cabin I will review and reflect on the documentation and experiment with musical sketches that will serve as the basis for the creation of the “Land Suites” graphic scores.”
Artist Talk and Demonstration are free to attend. All are welcome.
Location: Wasagaming Community Arts. Google Event Listing.
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WORKSHOP
Fri, July 24 | 7:00-9:00 pm
Paint & Sip: Foggy Morning on the Lake
Instructor: Myra Clark
Soft mist. Still water. A warm sunrise breaking through the fog. In this relaxed adult evening workshop, artist Myra Clarke will guide you step by step in creating a peaceful lake scene while learning how to capture the delicate effect of fog in watercolour. Beginners are warmly welcome, and all materials are supplied. Enjoy an adult beverage — perhaps a glass of sangria — as you paint, unwind, and ease into the beauty of a summer evening.
Booking Required. Cost: $55 Members | $60 Non-Members
WORKSHOP
Sat, July 25, 2026 | 10:00-12:30 pm
Hand-Built Clay Bunnies
Instructor: Joyce Warren
Discover the joy of working with clay in this fun, creative, and beginner-friendly workshop! Using a clay roller, you’ll learn the basics of slab hand-building while crafting a pair of charming clay bunnies – full of personality and perfect for seasonal décor or gifting. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a love of making things by hand.
All supplies and tools are provided. Your finished bunnies will be professionally fired and ready to take home approximately 1-2 weeks after the workshop.
Booking Required. Cost: Member $70 | Non-Member $75
WORKSHOP
Sat, July 25, 2026 | 1-3 pm
Felting: Woodland Mushroom Scene
Instructor: Judy Zeke
Create a little world of your own! Join Judy Zeke for this enchanting felting workshop where you'll sculpt two charming mushrooms mounted on a natural wood base. Through easy, step-by-step instructions, you'll learn the fundamentals of felting wool onto a wire armature and adding beautiful finishing details. Once complete, your miniature scene can be embellished with decorative accents to create a woodland vignette full of magic and charm.
Booking Required. Cost: $40 Members | $45 Non-Members
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Support the arts at WCA — and you could win a Clear Lake getaway!
Wasagaming Community Arts (WCA) is a volunteer-run, non-profit arts centre in Riding Mountain National Park. This raffle is our big 2026 fundraiser!
Raffle proceeds support WCA - through our arts programming, exhibition showcases, workshops, community events, and children’s arts initiatives — helping us create accessible, welcoming opportunities for artists, makers, and visitors in the Park
Tickets: $10.00 each
Raffle Dates: 1 May, 2026 - 15 August, 2026
Raffle Draw: Saturday, 15 August 2026 at 8:30PM at Wasagaming Community Arts (Riding Mountain National Park, MB)
Licence: LGCA 8143-RF-50414
Details
Learn more about the Raffle and the Prize Packages here
Your support is invaluable.
Thank you to our incredible sponsors, members, and volunteers for your generous time, energy, and financial support. Your contributions make everything we do at Wasagaming Community Arts possible.
