This is an example of the snow art the couple created this year in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)

By Derek Cornet

Work of Art

Professional artists coming to La Ronge to create snowy sculpture

Feb 9, 2021 | 12:48 PM

Renowned Saskatoon-based snow artists Terry Ouellette and his wife Theressa Wright will be in La Ronge this month to create a frozen work of art.

“The sculpture will be located at Patterson Park,” said La Ronge Arts Council board member Andrea Cowan. “We’ve asked for a sculpture that celebrates the beauty of the North and are excited to see what the artists come up with.”

Cowan explained the project was made possible through a grant from the Community Initiatives Fund, noting La Ronge town council will be assisting with the location, materials and equipment needed to make it a success.

Creating the snow sculpture will require a large box of packed snow that will need to sit for a few days to take form. The artists, who will be in La Ronge from Feb. 26 to 28, will use a variety of tools to construct the snow sculpture.

“Since the La Ronge Arts Council wasn’t able to offer our usual programming due to COVID-19, we wanted to find ways to still offer arts to the tri-community in a safe way,” Cowan said. “We were inspired by other communities that commission snow sculptures and decided this would be something fun and totally new for us.”

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Cowan also mentioned the public can be involved as the arts council will purchase some materials and will be putting together instructions for households to create their own sculptures. More details on that aspect will be announced at a later date.

Wright herself has created more than 50 sculptures and has travelled across Canada doing so. She’s won a number of competitions and has represented the country in places such as China, Italy and Sweden.

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno