FAQs

The Neil Balkwill Civic Art Centre is a specialized arts and cultural facility that offers diverse programming, access to professional-grade equipment and provides workshop, studio and exhibition facilities for local artists, craftspeople and hobbyists. The Centre is also home to the Art Gallery of Regina, an independent, non-profit public art gallery.

The Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre offers a diverse range of fine arts and crafts programs for all ages, featuring beginner and advanced classes in drawing and painting, woodworking and jewelry making. Its core offerings span visual arts, including drawing, painting and art exploration for children, youth and adults, alongside hands-on craft instruction in woodworking, fibre arts, jewelry and metalwork. The Centre also provides specialized tech and design programs, such as youth engineering or coding activities, as well as community culture experiences like seasonal workshops, singing classes and artist residency events.

Arts and craft programming is in demand by Regina residents. Attendance has increased steadily year over year. In 2025, more than 76,000 residents participated in classes at the Centre.

The Centre opened in 1982.

Regina's Cultural Plan (2016 to 2026) is set to expire at the end of this year. The Cultural Plan should reflect current municipal best practices and operational standards such as Indigenous world views, placemaking and cultural development. Information gathered through this engagement opportunity will help inform (in part) the plan review. 

Cultural plans are a standard municipal tool essential for realizing the City’s mission to responsibly manage resources to support a safe, vibrant and sustainable community for all. Cultural plans build community identity and inclusion, drive economic and social benefits and guide strategic growth and investment in the arts and culture sector.