The Healing Power of Art
In the presence of art, we may experience inspiration, wonder, and even hope; it can spark our imagination, creativity, and thinking. Our internal awareness and capacity for transformation can expand through experiences with art.
When in front of an artwork, we are connected to the artist and to others who have experienced it. And connection, to ourselves and others, is at the core of art and healing.
Healing isn’t a destination with a fixed timeline or endpoint but rather a path, or many paths. Just like each visit with a favorite work of art is a new experience with new insights, healing is a journey with possibilities stretching out in all directions.
- edited from an online MoMa article by Jackie Armstrong; Associate Educator, Visitor Research and Experience
Prairie River Artists • PRA
ARTISTS STATMENT
The group was established by June Ricklefs 23 years ago in September of 2002. We remain as an artist collective, sharing ideas and goals to grow in our creativity. Our members use a variety of mediums.
Acyrlic, watercolour, pen and inks and scratchboard. We have those who also carve with stone and wood. Other are exploring creative upcycling with found fabric.
We are 18 members strong in 2025. Most are showing at in this show at Broadway Health Collective.
Our next show is Mother's Day weekend, May 8.9 and 10th, 2026. We hope you are able to drop in then as well!
Our Members
Robyn Mager
Jola Kedra
Lorne Duczek
Tim Fahl
Cynthia Stock
June Ricklefs
Lois Wakeman
Linda Skibinsky
Brian McConnell
Jack Magera
Beth Campbell
Betty Aasen
Criag Hubbard
Karen Trimble
Eileen Greer
Jodi Epp
Corrie Iskra
Connie McConnell
PRA • Group Show
To Catch A Moonbeam • Linda Skibinsky
Peace • Connie McConnell
Lamp Light • Connie McConnell
Poppy Heaven • Betty Aasen
Poppy 1 • Betty Aasen
Poppy 2 • Betty Aasen
Ice • Brian McConnell
Fire • Brian McConnell
Rush to the Falls • Connie McConnell
Cross Keys • Corrie Iskra
Strawberries & Cream • Corrie Iskra
Decadent Dessert • Corrie Iskra
Birch Dreams • Lois Wakeman
Liftoff • Lois Wakeman
Sunset at Murphy's Bay • Karen Trimble
Leaning Birch • Karen Trimble
Lakeview Drive • Karen Trimble
Quiet Moments • Jola Kedra
Intrigue • Robyn Lynn Magera
Arrival • Robyn Lynn Magera
Tropical Lullaby • Robyn Lynn Magera
Liberation • Robyn Lynn Magera
Yester Year • Craig Hubbard
Bin There Done That • Connie McConnell
Back Road To the River • Connie McConnell
Peak a Moo • Beth Campbell
Moo's There? • Beth Campbell
Barn "are the cattle over the hill?" • Craig Hubbard
Autumn at Rivers Edge • Connie McConnell
Chickadee-dee-dee • Lois Wakeman
Going Down • Lois Wakeman
Gone with the Wind • Jola Kedra
The End of the Trail • June Ricklefs
Out on Lac La Ronge • June Ricklefs
Wild Prairie Sky • June Ricklefs
Betsy and Friends • Linda Skibinsky
Evenly Balanced • Linda Skibinsky
Autumnal Reverie • Jola Kedra
Artist contact for more information or purchase inquiries.
All paintings for sale through individual artists with contact information available upon request, or in person at each work of art in the gallery show.
Are You an Artist Interested in Exhibiting at BHC?
If so, click on the link below to email us and share a bit about yourself and your artwork, your contact information and a couple of samples of your work (or a link to instagram or facebook).
We look forward to hearing from you.