SAA Report: Community
Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, News, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsAs part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts.
The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…
Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-One
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, NewsTrans Futurity" with Cat Haines and Jay Kovach
Trans Futurity is a concept that envisions a future where transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals are fully embraced, empowered, and integrated into all aspects of society,…
Part Three: Towards a T4T Creative Methodology
Artists in SaskatchewanIntroduction
The essay you are reading is three of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, which you are now reading, I…
Part Two: Tender Containers and Building Capacity for 2STNBGN Artists in Saskatchewan
Artists in SaskatchewanIntroduction
The essay you are reading is two of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans[1] artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, I give a brief overview of…
Part One: On the State of Trans Artists and Art in Saskatchewan
Artists in SaskatchewanIntroduction
The essay you are reading is one of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans[1] artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, which you are now reading,…
Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty
Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, News“Fair Pay” with Melanie Monique Rose
Never make the assumption that an artist is practicing what amounts to be a hobby! That's what this episodes guest Melanie Monique Rose might experience were it not for her wise business choices…
SAA Report: Artistic Practice
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsAs part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts.
The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…
Community Music Education: A practice of hope and humanness
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, Events, News, Studies & FactsThis article is written by Andrea Johnson in celebration of music education. Join the celebration here.
Music is human. Music is everywhere. It has been with us for millennia and is hardwired into us as humans. People in virtually all cultures…
SAA Report: Demographics
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsAs part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts.
The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…
“How Hip-Hop Can Save the World” – Part 3: Community
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Op-EdsThis is the last of three articles in the series How Hip-Hop Can Save the World by Khodi Dill. This edition focuses on hip-hop’s potential to strengthen community.
Community. It may be difficult to admit, but, as of late, we seem to be…
Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Eight
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, News
Eekwol is a dynamic and influential Indigenous hip hop artist from the Muskoday Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. She is known for her powerful and thought-provoking lyrics. Eekwol blends traditional Indigenous themes with contemporary…
Rural Life Together
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, RAWG, Stories of the ArtRural Life Together by Dave Margoshes
This article is a response to dee Hobsbawn-Smith Chalk and Cheese
I was born in New Jersey and spent the first six years of my life in an old farmhouse near Princeton while World War 2 raged on in…
“How Hip-Hop Can Save the World” – Part 2: Mindfulness and Creativity
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Op-Eds, Studies & FactsThis is the second of three articles in the series How Hip-Hop Can Save the World by Khodi Dill. This edition focuses on hip-hop’s potential to uplift mindfulness and creativity.
It’s no secret that we are living amid constant distraction.…
Chalk and Cheese
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Op-Eds, RAWGChalk and Cheese by dee Hobsbawn-Smith
This op-ed is followed by a response written by Dave Margoshes, Rural Life Together.
My husband Dave Margoshes and I are among the six million Canadians – seventeen percent of the population – who…
Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Seven
Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, News"The Reel Whirled" with Sum Theatre's Mackenzie Dawson
Mackenzie Dawson is the artistic director of Saskatoon's Sum Theatre. Mac had big shoes to fill when he took over from the companies original founder Joel Bernbaum, and fill them…
The Future of Professional Dancers in Saskatchewan
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, News, Op-Eds, Studies & FactsWhat does it truly mean to be a professional dancer in Saskatchewan? Is it about completing a professional training program or is it more about earning your livelihood through performances or choreographic endeavors or simply your passion for…
The Arts Ecology of Saskatchewan 2023 – Views of Artists & General Public
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, Resources, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsIn 2014, the Saskatchewan Partnership for Arts Research, a research partnership formed in 2012 by the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance, the Saskatchewan Arts Board (SK Arts), SaskCulture, and the University of Regina, conducted two major surveys to…
Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Four
Advocacy, Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Everywhere, NewsWords, Rhythm, and Social Change
When the beat of hip-hop converge with the power of literature, transformation beckons. Khodi Dill, is an educator and author whose narrative speaks volumes about the role of the arts in societal change.
For…