ðə ɹᵻdʒˈiːnə fˈaɪvz bˈoʊld, nˌɑːnfˈɪɡjɚɹətˌɪv pˈeɪntɪŋz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɐ nˈuː dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ɪn ˈæbstɹækt pˈeɪntɪŋ ɪn wˈɛstɚn kˈænədə ænd ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd ˈɪnflʌks ʌv ɐdvˈænst aɪdˈiəz ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ θɹuː ðə tʃˈænəl ʌvðɪ ˈænjuːəl ˈɛmə lˈeɪk ˈɑːɹɾɪsts wˈɜːkʃɑːps, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðə wˈɜːkʃɑːp hˈɛld baɪ bˈɑːɹnɪt nˈuːmən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn.
The Regina Five's bold, nonfigurative paintings represented a new direction in abstract painting in western Canada and reflected influx of advanced ideas arriving through the channel of the annual Emma Lake Artists' Workshops, especially the workshop held by Barnett Newman in 1959.