The Saskatchewan Foundation For the Arts was pleased to collaborate with the Canadian Club of Regina and arranged for Senator Patricia Bovey to come to Regina.
SFFA Board Chair, Gursh Barnard, will be introducing her during the event.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Senator Patricia Bovey will be the speaker at The Canadian Club of Regina on Thursday, March 2 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery’s Agra/Torchinsky Lounge.
Senator Bovey is the author of Bill S-208, an act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada. The Bill was passed by the Senate in October 2022.
As the first art historian and museologist to be appointed to the Senate, Senator Bovey has worked on issues from legislation to committee work, through the lens of arts and culture. She was appointed to the Senate in 2016 as an independent Senator from Manitoba.
The Canadian Club reception is at 3:30 p.m. with the talk at 4 p.m.
Admission is $15 for members, $20 for non-members, and $4 for students with a valid ID.
Register at canadianclubofregina@gmail.com by Monday, February 27.
In its 115th year in Regina, The Canadian Club of Regina provides a forum for speakers who are leaders in business, politics, academia and the arts.
The Canadian Club of Regina is a not-for-profit organization that has been bringing interesting and important speakers to the Queen City since 1908.