dreaming…

What are you dreaming about?  As the days are getting noticeably shorter, that first snow and winter cannot be far behind.  At this is the time of year, I start dreaming of a winter escape…sunshine, palm trees and balmy weather.  If this is...

on the road with Leona

Finally, the day had arrived!  September 22 – the road trip to Grande Prairie.  Van loaded, Rona Fraser, Leona Clawson and I were ready to embark on another Nina adventure.  Leona’s exhibition, Wooooodland, was being...

just like my friend’s house…

We received this beautiful letter from Frank Zotter today – an awesome guy, actor and busy community builder who brings so much life to the Ave. When I was young, I remember having a friend whose mother was “artistic.”  She would sculpt, paint and...

it started with a quilt

Inspired by the visual impact of driving through the Scottish highlands last year, Leona Clawson began a series of embroidered panels that she planned to use for her latest project, a hand sewn quilt.  Any concrete memories of the trip had already slipped...

the Scotland experience is now on video

In March 2015, two artists from the Nina Collective and three Nina staff were able to travel to a disability arts summit hosted by Project Ability in Glasgow, Scotland.  Filmmaker Yvonne DuBourdieu travelled with them and has recently posted a 17-minute film...

annual report 2016

Our annual report is now available – another action packed year at the Nina!  Please download this PDF-version for a bird’s eye view of...