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A Village Artist
Advocacy, NewsA Village Artist
The setting sun backlights the prairie. A faint sound of a car passing on the highway is drowned out by the meadowlarks and robins. A puddle on the gravel road out front reflects the gently darkening blue sky. A hunting bird…
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2023 Artist Survey
Advocacy, Events2023 Artist Survey
Back in 2014, the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA), as a partner in the S.P.A.R., embarked on a pioneering journey to understand the arts scene in the province from the artists' point of view. Now, we're back to continue…
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General Public Survey
Advocacy, EventsGeneral Public Survey
The arts are the heartbeat of our communities, the fuel that ignites our imagination, and the creative force that brings joy and meaning to our lives. Now, it's time for your voice to be heard. The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance…
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2023 Saskatchewan Arts Surveys
Advocacy, Events, News2023 Saskatchewan Arts Surveys
Calling all artists and art enthusiasts in Saskatchewan! We are thrilled to announce two surveys designed to capture the essence of the arts in our vibrant province. Whether you're an artist looking to share your…
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Part One: Contract Labour and Saskatchewan’s Creative Ecology.
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Op-Eds, Studies & Facts, UncategorizedAn Overview of the Increased Need for Education, Advocacy, and Sustainability for Independent Contractors in the Arts after the Pandemic.
Edith Skeard for the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance
Introduction
In Saskatchewan, independent…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Ten
Advocacy, News, Uncategorized
Transformed through Indigenous performance
Jennifer Dawn Bishop thought maybe she’d grow up to be an all-star basketball player or perhaps a dress designer. But a school theatre presentation in grade 8 (Circle of voices playhouse)…
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Pajama Party Politics: Gathering to Gab in Saskatoon
Advocacy, Events, NewsPajama Party Politics: Gathering to Gab
Presented by Listen to Dis and Saskatchewan Arts Alliance
Who is this for?
Disabled and non-disabled artists, community members, cultural leaders, and art, cultural, and disability focused organizations!
When…
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Creating, Connecting: Studio Without Walls Program
Advocacy, Events, News, UncategorizedWho doesn’t like to get mail—the good kind—not bills and flyers, but something surprising or even inspiring? That notion guided artist Carey Rigby-Wilcox, who lives in Pike Lake, when she was designing what became the Happy Mail Kits—art…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Nine
Advocacy, News, Uncategorized
On the Boards: this is the story of a unique, alternative model for producing independent performing art in Saskatoon. It's the story of opportunity meeting need. The need was an organization dedicated to assisting independent artists…
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SAA’s Response: Bill S-208 Dropped
Advocacy, NewsSAA Responds to the Dropping of Bill S-208
May 1, 2023
On April 24, 2023, the order for second reading of Bill S-208, a Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada Act, was discharged and the item was dropped…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Eight
Advocacy, News, Uncategorized
Check out our latest Arts Everywhere Podcast, The Contractor, with Edie Skeard who works in multiple mediums, including sound, drawing, digital media, performance, and installation. Of the many skills Edie wields is that of a contractor…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Seven
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Uncategorized
Arts & Business & Sport...OH MY! Em Ironstar is joined by freelance journalist, writer, editor and theatre artist John Loeppky. John has an often brilliant and insightful take on many issues within the arts community - and often…
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Analysis of the benefits of the arts in Saskatchewan
Advocacy, News, Resources, SAA Reports
Analysis of the benefits of the arts in Saskatchewan
This report provides a summary of Saskatchewan-specific data and qualitative information gathered during an intensive but short-term process of data analysis and research in May and June…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Six
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Uncategorized"It's roundtable time!" - ASO Convergence
It's the first Arts Everywhere roundtable! In this episode, Em Ironstar is joined by
Taiwo Afolabi, Ariana Malthaner, Mark Claxton, and Lenore Maier who are all passionate about the work they…
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2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone
Advocacy, NewsSAA's Response
2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone
On March 22, 2023, the Honourable Donna Harpauer, Minister of Finance, delivered the 2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone. The 2023-24 Budget…
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Write your MLA: Increase arts spending now!
Advocacy, Events, News, UncategorizedBudget day is March 22, 2023.
The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance continues to remind the provincial government that the arts are still here and that the arts matter! We are asking our members and those in the arts community to write to their MLA,…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Five
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News
Josh Haugerud grew up in the small town of Craik, Saskatchewan. His journey so far has been eclectic, to say the least: in the trades as a welder, with bachelor's degrees in women's and gender studies and political science, working in…
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We started with an acknowledgement of wind
Advocacy, News, Op-EdsWe started with an acknowledgement of wind
By Ariana Malthaner
I have always been obsessed with words. Whether it was voraciously absorbing them through the endless stream of library books that passed through my greedy hands, or the way…