Manitoba Arts Network
Indigenous Spring Tour 2024
Strengthening relationships with Indigenous peoples throughout Manitoba.
WITH SPECIAL GUEST GATOR BEAULIEU
Building Strong Connections with Indigenous Communities Across Manitoba
We are proud to continue our mission of delivering diverse arts programming to rural Manitoba. Our tour highlights two talented Indigenous artists from the Emerging Artist Mentorship Program (touring and Showcasing Program), who perform and receive guidance from a professional touring artist.
Each event features a 30-45 minute performance at the local school, preceded by an engaging arts activity, giving community members a chance to participate in a unique cultural experience.
About the Tour
Strengthening relationships with Indigenous peoples throughout Manitoba.
To continue our goal of providing diverse programming for rural Manitoba communities, Manitoba Arts Network (MAN) is excited to introduce Gator Beaulieu as the touring artist scheduled for May/June 2024.
Gator Beaulieu is a Country Singer/Songwriter from Ebb and Flow First Nation with roots in Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba.
What to expect?
Northern Tour – Gator Beaulieu, YBK Shakur and Orvis
Southern Tour – Gator Beaulieu, OG Koy and Sadie Cyr
Each tour will feature two Indigenous artists alumni from our RBC emerging artist mentorship program who will perform and be mentored by Gator Beaulieu.
Each performance can range from 80-120 minutes, where each community will receive a participatory arts activity before the concert led by Gator Beaulieu.
Community Outreach & Audience Engagement
Marketing Support
MAN will provide posters and social media graphics and run radio ads on NCI radio to help communities spread the word.
Future Touring Artists
The 2024 featured artist will be Anishinaabe country singer Gator Beaulieu from Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation and Ebb and Flow First Nation. We are so proud of Beaulieu’s success being a 2019 Indigenous emerging artist mentorship program alumni.
QUESTIONS?
What will it cost to participate in the tour? We have the answers!
Each concert is valued at $3,500 CDN.
We are so proud of Gator Beaulieu’s success being a 2019 Indigenous emerging artist mentorship program alumni.
Meet The Artists
Rhonda Head
Gator Beaulieu
Year 3, 2024 touring artist
Gator Beaulieu is an Anishinaabe Country Singer from Ebb and Flow First Nation in Treaty 2 Territory and Sandy Bay First Nation in Treaty 1 Territory, Manitoba, Canada.
Beaulieu’s official music video for his latest single, “Highway Number Six” is now available on YouTube and has received much press coverage, including CBC. “Hard Hearted Woman”, a single Gator had collaborated with blues great Billy Joe Green, recently hit #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown that airs on NCI FM The Spirit of Manitoba and aired on Sirus XM every Saturday.
2024 Emerging Artists
Orvis
YBK Shakur
OG Koy
OG KOY has always had a passion for music and writing since he was very young. Working on perfecting his flow and craft has resulted in the creation of his own unique sound and style, which is a beautiful melodic combination of Spanish and English over a RnB/Trap type beat.
Sadie Cyr
“As an Artist this was my first time showcasing. The opportunity to showcase has given me access to an incredible network that I would have otherwise needed years of effort to reach. It was really and trly a game-changer for someone who has put in serious time developing a show, but just didn’t have the reach and relationships to turn that into a viable business.”
To Book a Concert Contact
For Indigenous communities; contact Rhonda Head, Indigenous Program Coordinator: email
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