Venue Site #8. Blaine Lake Wapiti Library

Blaine Lake Wapiti Library

Phone: 306-497-3130
Email: blacirc@wapitilibrary.ca

On-line Access: https://wapitilibrary.ca

A Onetime Event!

Purchase Art work donated by Doreen Kalmakoff with proceeds going to Blaine Lake’s new Library.  Doreen, a founding member of the 12-40 and Beyond Artisans Driving Tour, worked with a variety of media, with creations ranging in size from miniature paintings to large scale murals found in Marcelin, Leask and Blaine Lake.  Check out the Blaine Lake Wapiti page to view her work.

Located at: Blaine Lake New Library
109 Railway Avenue West, Blaine Lake

Background and history.

The Blaine Lake Library venue #8 will display and offer for sale the paintings of Doreen Kalmakoff.  Mrs. Kalmakoff is generously donating the proceeds from the sale of her works to Blaine Lake’s new library.

Blaine Lake Library opened in April 1973 after several years of negotiations with the Town and RM of Blaine Lake.  The town and RM played a major role in funding so their approval and support was necessary.   The original library was located in the basement of the Town/RM office.  In October 1983 the library moved to the CNR station building.  In 1975 the North Central Library, of which each town library is a subsidiary, was renamed Wapiti Regional Library.  At the present time the library is preparing to move to the new Community Centre (formerly the Gospel Chapel).

Doreen Kalmakoff had a teaching career in Blaine Lake from 1959-2002 where she taught Art and Drama.  She was also an artist and invaluable community volunteer.   The Blaine Lake mural project was founded by her and several other volunteers.  Doreen designed the murals and assisted in painting them.  As you drive around town you can enjoy the exceptional and masterful talent that is displayed in these works of art.

The Spirit of the Prairie Art and Teaching Studio at the Kalmakoff farm was another successful undertaking of Doreen’s.  Here she taught painting classes and other art forms.

Doreen was a founding member of the ‘12-40 and Beyond’ self guided tou

r and opened her home as venue #3 on the tour for several years.

The following are samples of her work!