• Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-Seven

    Creating Through the Struggle: Artists Navigating Mental Health
    With Gordon Pepper. Given her massive success as a Canadian photographer it’s hard to believe that there was a time, when, not once, but twice Thelma Pepper faced depression head-on. Her belief was that she needed to find something that would make her feel good about herself.

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    How to Start Your Artistic Journey: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring Creativity Without a Background in Arts by Courtney Phillips.

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  • "Creating Through the Struggle: Artists Navigating Mental Health”

    The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance podcast, Arts Everywhere will be recording a series of episodes exploring the stories of artists living with mental illness and mental health challenges. In each episode, we’ll explore the intersection of creativity and mental health, shedding light on the struggles, triumphs, and raw experiences that shape our work.

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  • Envisioning a Fully-Funded SK Arts

    Read the updated SAA Report to find out the numbers behind some of our advocacy asks. This report has been update May 2025.

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Art Works – On the Boards Staging Company

For over 20 years, the company has provided expertise and resources in the technical and administrative areas of production to help hundreds of independent artists and performer-producers stage their art. During the pandemic, however, cancellations have been the norm, and the Refinery space has been almost empty. Gallant-Morari’s concert had been cancelled twice before they finally pulled it off.

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Jennifer McAllister, music educator

[Music] is good for us our whole life, so an investment in music education in young people is an investment in wellbeing for people for their whole life.

Albert Einstein

Life without music is inconceivable for me. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music … I get most joy in life out of music.

Dr. Peter Gouzouasis, PHD. University of British Columbia

The more students study music, the better they do in Math, Science and English

Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver, PhD, cognitive neuroscientist

We now “get” that music is one of the major frontiers of science and medicine—we have plentiful evidence, and dedicated pioneers on the path to discovering WHY we need to keep music in our lives, in our schools, and in our centers for healing.

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