Lead by Example: Cut the Cord

Emily is proof that art opens doors in the mind. It allows children to wander within themselves and sort out life in their own way; confidently.  Dawn Brown is a Communications Consultant based in Regina, Saskatchewan. She worked in…

A Rope of Sand: Change in Saskatchewan`s Creative Economy

Did working toward developing an agency like Creative Saskatchewan alleviate the worry and fear in the arts and cultural sector? It didn`t.  Jillian Bell is a writer and editor who lives in the Qu’Appelle Valley. She was part of the…

A Pointed Shoe: The Challenges of Securing Arts Funding in Northern Saskatchewan

As an independent artist, and on behalf of both groups, I have applied for numerous arts grants.  Some have been successful, and many have not.  I don’t give up easily.    I carefully place an elegant shoe next to the laptop and…

Turning Mistakes Into Gold

Turning Mistakes Into GoldMarsha DeLouchery-Day works in Saskatoon as an artist and visual art reviewer for the StarPhoenix newspaper.The vacated premises at the Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus are a sorry sight of downed power lines, damp boarded-up…

Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, U of S Comments on the Kenderdine Campus

Gordon Barnhart, C.M., S.O.M., Ph.D. - Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, University of SaskatchewanThe Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus has been, since its opening in 1936, a symbol of the University of Saskatchewan’s, and the province’s,…

Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus

The Kenderdine Campus -  September 2014Marcus Miller - Op/Ed EditorOn November 15, 2012, the University of Saskatchewan announced the suspension of all activities at the Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus for a three-year period as it embarked on…

Weddings Aren’t Free. And You Shouldn’t Treat Them As Such.

Something I've noticed as problematic for me is the preponderance of people who feel I should do my work for free. It’s ART after all, right? Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Andrea Norberg left a promising career at…

Copyright: A Lot at Stake

People will simply go on using what they need, but the creators and publishers will not get paid. Kelly-Anne Riess is the author of two bestselling books about Saskatchewan, and the poetry collection To End a Conversation (Thistledown…

Dance Education Today!

By Ann Kipling Brown, PhD Most administrators, teachers, students, parents and members of the communities in Saskatchewan believe in the aim, goals and objectives of the Arts Education Curriculum. Ann Kipling Brown, Ph.D. is presently…

Challenges Facing Saskatchewan Writers

​ Somehow we’ve lost touch with the community spirit support, the solidarity that once prevailed in being there for the “team.” Judith Silverthorne is an award winning Saskatchewan-based author of over a dozen children's novels,…

A short history & self-justification of a working artist

Many cultural workers are growing weary of quoting statistics and constantly fighting for the arts... Twyla is a visual artist based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She studied visual art in Regina and Montreal, graduating with a Bachelor…

Our Changing Landscape

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I am - for the first time in my career – seriously considering a move from my home province. Film Director Lowell Dean loves the Saskatchewan landscape. He’s eager to tell local stories and is convinced that this province is “the…

Telling the Laity of Our Love: Current Engagements in the Literacy of Art

Telling the Laity of Our Love: Current Engagements in the Literacy of ArtAn Autobiography of Ideasby Robert EnrightAnyone familiar with 17th century poetry will notice from the get-go that I have appropriated the title of my talk tonight from…

Introduction to Op-Ed/Living the Arts

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Terry Fenton, SAA President Self-employed painter and writer based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Landscape and still life paintings in national and international collections. Critic, curator, and author of articles and books on Canadian…

Challenges Facing Saskatchewan Writers

Writers are a vulnerable genus in the cultural community of Saskatchewan, especially with the recent shifts in the world of writing and publishing, the reallocation of support previously given to the cultural industries by government agencies…