The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum (EAGM) is set to treat the community with some delicacies.
They recently rolled out their newest fundraiser, which offers the community a variety of Mother's Day-themed charcuterie boxes. The sets will make a great gift for anyone, and the fundraiser will also help the EAGM to keep their programming going.
"We are working with the Southern Plains Co-op, and we are putting together different deli meats, cheeses, delicatessens and sweets. A charcuterie board is a board that you put a whole bunch of delicatessens on, like cut-up meats, specialty pickles, jams, etc.," said Amber Andersen, the EAGM’s director/curator.
"It's little bits and bytes to share with people. We are not including the board, but the box will include all these different kinds of treats for people."
To partake in the fundraiser, one would place an order with the EAGM, and then the co-op will put together all the preferred treats. And the charcuterie box itself is $50. Boxes can be supplemented with white or red wine.
The gallery has also been working with local artist Ruth Langweiser, who made limited edition handmade stemless ceramic glasses, which can be added to the package for $20 more.
"The idea is that we will get a percentage of each of the different items that you order and that goes towards us, which we'll put towards our programming," Andersen explained.
Since not everything can be covered by government grants, the money raised will help with potential expenses for exhibitions, whether it's for the museum or the gallery, as well as with contactless and in-person classes and the community outreach programs, working with seniors, kids and the broader population through projects like Inside Out.
It's the first time the EAGM is running this kind of fundraiser.
"We wanted to figure out a way to do a contactless fundraiser. So from beginning to end, you never have to be in contact with anybody, and it's still going to provide a really unique gift whether that's for your mother or for whoever you want to treat," Andersen said.
The EAGM will not only put everything together, but they also will bring the package right to the doors.
The fundraiser is ongoing, and everything is available in a variety of packages/add-ons, for contactless delivery on Mother's Day, May 9, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information or to order a package contact Andersen at director@eagm.ca or call 634-7644.
Orders will be accepted until May 1.
