The Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts is providing programming to Manitobans across the province that may otherwise not have had access to it.

Domanie Billinghurst-Shadek, the coordinator of the conservatory’s Music Equals outreach program, says the arts community has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and had to pivot to virtual programming.

Billinghurst-Shadek adds the conservatory took this opportunity to reach communities they wouldn’t have been able to otherwise, including here in the north.

She adds they have free workshops available to all ages, from toddlers to adults.

For more information, visit mcma.ca or tune in to Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.