A photo taken outside of Remai Modern shows people outside of the building at WEGO.
The fourth annual WEGO took place on Sunday, August 25, 2024 at and around Remai Modern. Photo: Carey Shaw.
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WEGO 2024 in photos

The fourth-annual WEGO at Remai Modern was an event to remember! This free festival of art, music, dance and more engages people of all ages through a fun and varied program both inside and outside the museum. Around 2,500 people attended the event on Sunday, August 25 and an additional 100 people took part in Low-Sensory WEGO, which is designed for children and parents who prefer a quieter environment.

Here are some photo highlights from Sunday captured by Carey Shaw.

Music

The WEGO 2024 lineup included The Steadies, Eliza Mary Doyle, Falynn Baptiste and Jake Chenier, with performances on two outdoor stages.

Three children dance in front of a stage where a four-piece rock band is playing.
Three young WEGO attendees dance to The Steadies. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A photo of a four-piece rock band playing on an outdoor stage.
The Steadies were one of the music acts at WEGO 2024. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A group of people of varied ages dances in the area near an outdoor stage.
Families dance along to the music of The Steadies at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A banjo player and an upright bass player perform on a wooden outdoor stage.
Eliza Mary Doyle (left) performs with her band at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A guitarist, a banjo player and an upright bass player perform on a wooden outdoor stage.
Eliza Mary Doyle (centre) performs with her band at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Musician Jake Chenier and numerous children sing and play instruments on an outdoor stage.
Jake Chenier is joined by WEGO attendees on stage. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A dozen or more people dance in front of an outdoor stage with two performers on it.
People dance along to Jake Chenier at WEGO 2024. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A group of people of varied ages dances in the area near an outdoor stage.
Families dance along to the music of Jake Chenier at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A fiddle player, a drummer and a singer perform on an outdoor stage.
Falynn Baptiste (right) performs with her band at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A singer and two guitarist perform at an outdoor stage.
Falynn Baptiste (left) performs with her band at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.

Artists

Art is of course a big part of WEGO every year. We were delighted to host artist Nikki Sirett, who is best known for her playful chalk drawings of animals, and Müveddet Al-Katib, who led a colourful and creative collage activity in the learning studio.

An artist draws a blue dog on patio brick using chalk.
Artist Nikki Sirett works on a chalk drawing at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A child draws with chalk on the pavement at WEGO.
A child draws with chalk on the pavement at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A WEGO attendee looks a chalk drawing of a pink cat on the sidewalk.
A WEGO attendee looks a chalk drawing by artist Nikki Sirett. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A group of people stand around a metal table covered in art supplies.
Artist Müveddet Al-Katib (left) demonstrates a collage-making activity for WEGO attendees. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Art supplies on a table feature different paper cuts out in teal, red, dark blue and gold.
Supplies from a collage activity by Müveddet Al-Katib at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.

Activities

WEGO is lucky to have tons of community partners who add to the fun of the event. This year, activities were organized by the Saskatoon Public Library, Wanuskewin, Nutrien Wonderhub, Meewasin Valley Authority and Persephone Theatre.

A group of people sit and stand in a room filled with colourful toy pieces that are used to build structures.
People take part in an activity organized by Wonderhub. Photo: Carey Shaw.
One adult and two children laugh as they try on costumes in a bright space with floor-to-ceiling windows.
WEGO attendees take part in an activity organized by Persephone Theatre. Photo: Carey Shaw.
People play Indigenous games, one with beanbags, on a grassy field outside of a museum.
WEGO attendees take part in Indigenous games organized by Wanuskewin. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A child wearing a dark green long-sleeved shirt listens on vintage headphones.
A WEGO attendee takes part in an activity organized by the Western Development Museum. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A person on the far left of the image sits near a propane fire pit as he holds birchbark for a child and an adult to see as part of a workshop set inside a tipi.
Lyndon J. Linklater (left), Remai Modern’s Indigenous Relations Advisor, teaches WEGO attendees how to make birchbark baskets. Photo: Carey Shaw.

Dance

Remai Modern partnered with Dance Saskatchewan on an artist-in-residence program. The dancers were on site at the museum for a month-long residency, culminating in a performance at WEGO. During that time, they developed work inspired by Remai Modern’s exhibitions.

The dancers were Mitchell Larsen, Valentyna Matyushenko, Meghann Michalsky and Ruby Eger.

A dancer wearing a yellow gown performs in the lobby of a museum with a light-coloured tile floor in front of dozens of viewers.
Dancer Mitchell Larsen performs at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Three dancers perform at WEGO.
Dancers taking part in a residency program at the museum through Dance Saskatchewan perform at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Three dancers hold up a fourth dancer with one leg outstretched during a performance in a museum atrium.
An overhead shot of three dancers performing at WEGO with a large crowd of onlookers on the top of the image.
Dancers taking part in a residency program at the museum through Dance Saskatchewan perform at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.

Movement

WEGO-goers got the chance to get moving themselves through sessions led by Empire Parkour, Pure Energy dance crew and Free Flow Dance company member Quinlan Sharkey.

A child wearing a coral T-shirt, multi-coloured shorts and black sneakers tries a breakdance move on a wooden floor next to an adult breakdancer in all black practicing the same move.
A performer from Pure Energy teaches WEGO attendees breakdance moves. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A small child climbs on a wooden box with assistance from an adult with a crowd of people in the background.
A young WEGO attendee tries out parkour as part of a demonstration by Empire Parkour. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A child in the right-hand corner of the image hangs in mid-air after jumping from a wooden platform. The child is wearing red sneakers, a Yoshi T-shirt and a blue and white sports headband.
A WEGO attendee tries out parkour as part of a demonstration by Empire Parkour. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A dancer on the left wearing mostly black moves on the floor beside a child doing the same wearing a pink shirt and white pants.
Quinlan Sharkey, Free Flow Dance Theatre Company artist, dances with a young WEGO attendee. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Two breakdancers watch as a third holds an upside-down pose on the ground in front of an outdoor stage.
The Pure Energy dance crew performs at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.

& more!

There were countless great moments captured throughout the day at WEGO. From families making art together, to taking in the sweet sounds of local bands outside the museum, there was so much to see and do!

People of all ages are seated around a metal table covered in art supplies.
Families make art together at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
A child poses in a green dragon hat and red wings. They are smiling with their teeth and holding their hands in a claw position.
A WEGO attendee models a dragon costume. Photo: Carey Shaw.
An adult on the left and very young child on the left sit at a metal table and use paper and scissors to make crafts.
People take part in an artmaking activity at WEGO. Photo: Carey Shaw.
Around 20 people walk around the exterior of Remai Modern. This photo shows the first two floors of the building, which has floor-to-ceiling windows and a big text graphic with the museum logo.
Around 2,500 people attended the fourth-annual WEGO at Remai Modern. Photo: Carey Shaw.

Thanks to everyone who attended, offered activities and performances and helped make this year’s WEGO so successful.

This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. We are also grateful to the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority for their additional support. Thank you to our funders for helping make WEGO accessible to everyone!

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