SAA Report: Perspectives on SK Arts and Culture

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In the early autumn of 2025, SAA partnered with Insightrix to survey 400 people across the province of Saskatchewan to establish a baseline of opinions on and engagement with the current arts and culture scene in Saskatchewan. The survey was run online by Insightrix, using their existing database of Saskatchewan participants, and filtered responses proportionally to census data to ensure the respondents were representative of the general population of the province, giving the SAA access to participants that we would not have been able to reach ourselves.

The survey has found that the arts and culture scene in Saskatchewan is of vital importance to every day life, for the majority of people in the province, underscoring the importance of SAA’s continued efforts to advocate for and support a strong and sustainable arts and culture sector

  • 74% of respondents believe arts & culture are important to life in Saskatchewan.
  • 78% of respondents from rural areas and 91% of respondents from cities indicate that arts and culture are important to making their communities better places to live.
  • A majority of people, 65%, believe in government funding for the arts.
  •  86% of respondents believe the government should maintain or increase its support of the arts.

Read the full report here.