Fledgling Killarney-Turtle Mountain Arts Council sets sights on heritage house rehab
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This article was published 13/06/2016 (3383 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Killarney’s newly formed arts council has a big undertaking for its first order of business.
The 10-member Killarney-Turtle Mountain Arts Council is getting ready to turn a 101-year-old farm house into a local art gallery, studio and performance space.
Chair Eunice Buhler says the arts council and the refurbishment project were inspired by one another.
“It was sort of a double need, in that we have a heritage house built in 1915 … and it either needed some attention or some use or it would just fall into disrepair,” Buhler said. “And, I just felt that we have so many artists around Killarney, and yet no place to display their work on a permanent basis.”
In 2014, Buhler presented her ideas to the Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipal council and to the public, getting a positive response from both sides.
The arts council’s main goal is to promote local visual and performance artists and is made up of representatives from the RM and the local arts community.
“The committee has been hand-picked because I wanted everybody to be bringing something different to the table,” Buhler said.
Construction on the heritage home — which is officially known as the Demonstration Farm House, located at 44 Water St. in Killarney — is set to begin this summer and will be completed in two phases.
“This summer, we’re going to focus on the exterior. The stone foundation needs re-painting, the house needs painting and the windows need to be restored,” Buhler said, adding that the council had applied for grants through Manitoba Heritage. “We’ll try to salvage as much of the original material as we can.”
The second phase includes restoration of the interior and the creation of three large galleries on the main floor, as well as a kitchen and office space. The studio will be located upstairs.
Construction is expected to cost approximately $250,000 — not including landscaping — and the arts council is relying on grants, local organizations, fundraising and volunteer help.
“(The municipality) gave us $3,000 last summer for seed money … and the Killarney Foundation has been really generous, they’ve promised us $60,000 for the project,” Buhler said.
Donations can be made to the RM of Killarney-Turtle Mountain as the municipality owns the property. Buhler is hoping the building will be open to the public by the fall of 2017.
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