The Cumberland House Contemporary Art Program is a visual and media art project in the northern Saskatchewan town of Cumberland House, the oldest Metis settlement in Western Canada located on an island in the North Saskatchewan River. The project was initiated in May 2010 with renown Vancouver artist Jayce Salloum, along with Saskatchewan artists Michele Mackasey, Wally Dion, Aleyna Morin, Dallas Morin and Project Manager Felicia Gay. In June 2010 Jayce Salloum along with the Saskatchewan based artists came to Cumberland House to create collaborative paintings and short videos with about 45 participants, mostly teens but including all ages. September 2010 to January 2011 this project continued to bring foremost artists in the fields to introduce video production and visual arts to the community. One weekend a month professional artists brought workshops to families at the Cumberland House Activity Centre. In June 2011 an exhibition of artworks created during the program will be exhibited in the John V. Hicks Gallery in Prince Albert Saskatchewan.
