Welcome to Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre!

Continuous is a multi-sensory art installation by  Monique Martin  augmented by the scent of beeswax and the sound of  buzzing bees that  comments on the steady decline in honeybee  populations and the  devastating effects of their collapsed colonies.  Through  ceiling-suspended panels and a participatory hive wall, the  artist  creates an interactive experience where visitors are immersed in  a  “live” beehive.

Martin  seeks to illustrate the delicate nature of what happens in a  hive as  it relates to the interactions of humans: The more we are  involved, the  more the bees suffer.

Nidification  is the act of building a nest. Monique Martin has tapped  into this  most basic, primal and primitive urge to nestle, cocoon, to be  safe and  sheltered.  When you think about it, all species -- humans  included --  nidificate.
 

Monique Martin is a Saskatoon artist who  uses  the symbol of the nest to observe and examine everything from  economic  crisis to family life. Bank statements, maps from mining  companies,  vintage ledgers and business journals are all fodder for her  dynamic  three dimensional nests .
 

A multi-disciplinary artist  and art educator,  Monique has exhibited her printmaking, paintings,  sculptures,  installations and book works in solo, invited and juried  group  exhibitions in eight countries. Her works are held in more than   twenty-five public and private  collections internationally. "We all   build our nests in different ways to reflect our lives and the basic   materials and resources at hand," Martin says. "Then the nest changes  as  we change and grow." 

*  3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Youth After School Art Club for ages 9+ with Kristin Teetaert

*  9:30 AM - 3:30 PM New!!  February Break Art Camp for Tweens For ages 9 - 13

*  7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Intermediate-Advanced Mentored Studio Time Pottery with Dee Funk