Arts Benefit Everyone: Congress 2016 Stories

At the SAA’s 2016 Arts Congress, keynote speaker John Holden gave a simple, eloquent statement about the power and importance of culture: “It changes our thinking. And thinking is important.” We agree. Throughout the weekend,…

SAA Bulletin – June 2016

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June 2016

Up In The Air by Carle Steel

In the air, I think about selling the building, about moving to Toronto, where the lines between art, business and life are not so clearly drawn.Carle Steel is a writer, journalist and arts administrator. She has worked for many years in the…

2016 – 2017 Provincial Budget

News Release

SAA Bulletin – May 2016

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May 2016

2016 Arts Congress Summary

Record Numbers at the 2016 Arts Congress: Into the Future Wild The 2016 Arts Congress marked 30 years for the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance. To celebrate, the Congress hosted over a hundred local, federal, and international artists, arts…

Into the Future Wild: Taking Charge of Change

This picture provides insights into the system’s current health and longer term sustainability and, in particular, the capacity of artists to adapt to challenges and changes from inside and outside the system. Mary…

How is the World Different because your organization exists? – Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective Inc.

Adam Martin, Executive Director Sâkêwêwak, bravely answered SAA's question “How is the World Different because your organization exists?” He noted: Sâkêwêwak offers: Opportunity to Indigenous artists Gallery/workshop…

2016 Arts Congress Presenters

Performers + Speakers

Congress Travel Bursary

The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance has a limited number of travel bursaries available to professional artists residing in Saskatchewan on a first-come first-served basis. Professional artists are eligible for travel bursaries to assist in…

SAA Bulletin – March 2016

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March 2016

SAA Bulletin – February 2016

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February

SAA Bulletin – January 2016

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January 2016

Bring Out Your Dead! (Better yet, bring out your artists)

(Opinion piece by Kelley Jo Burke, SAA president, but trust me…this is just from me…..)I have a friend who’s one of the true Eeyores of the world…gloomy by nature, and proud of it. So when the new year began with the dollar plunging…

SAA Bulletin – November 2015

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November 2015

Making space for Saskatoon artists: artSpace eyes the bus barns

Saskatoon has a thriving, vibrant arts community, but it's missing purpose-built, dedicated makerspace, and artSpace aims to change that. Ashleigh Mattern is a Saskatoon-based writer, editor, and entrepreneur. She has been working…

SAA Seeks 2016 Arts Congress Coordinator

The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) is seeking to contract an Arts Congress Coordinator to organize the 2016 Arts Congress. The Coordinator will work closely with the Arts Congress Organizing Committee and SAA staff to organize the Congress…

SAA Bulletin – October 2015

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October 2015