Six students from Senator Myles Venne School attended the festival, while others had their artwork or writings submitted. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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SMVS students win big at PAGC Fine Arts Festival

Apr 11, 2025 | 5:06 PM

There were several students from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) who came back as winners after attending the Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival.

“We had about six students all together go down from our school, but we had lot of entries in literature, arts and crafts as well,” said teacher and SMVS committee representative Kara Ross.

“It’s a great opportunity for our students to showcase their artwork because not all students are good at sports or things like that, so we need to showcase the ones who are good at other things. It’s very important.”

The fine arts festival is an annual event usually held in April in Prince Albert. In 2025, it involved more than 25 schools from throughout the Prince Albert Grand Council, as well as approximately 1,300 students and chaperones.

It took place throughout the week with Kindergarten to Grade 6 students on Monday and Tuesday, and then Grade 7-12 students on Wednesday and Thursday. Ross noted a couple highlights included a performance from Rebecca Strong, along with the instrumentals being added to the festival for the first time.

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“It was a really positive experience. Lots of students had fun and I can’t wait for next year,” Ross noted.

The SMVS fine arts festival winners for 2025 are Emma Chenard who placed first in ribbon skirt making and second in beading; Kashton Goulet placed first in mixed medium; Chloe Ross earned first in masks, second in posters and third in poetry; Liam Jordan earned second in 3D sculpture; Dawson Hancheroff earned first in poetry.

Natalie Sanderson earned first place is essay; Connor Hryniuk earned second in essay; Marissa Mahoney earned first in charcoal and third in chalk; Marcie McKenzie earned first in posters, second in chalk and anime, and third in charcoal and markers; Cassidy Eninew earned first in chalk and second in watercolour .

Danica Roberts earned third in watercolour; Sugar Madsen earned third in oil pastel; Scarlynn Bird earned first in construction paper art; Renee McKenzie earned third in jigging; Zayden Ross earned first in wall hangings; Amber Daniels earned third in poetry; Precious Roberts earned third in short story; and Melody Cook earned second in first language.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com