SAA Research Memo on Canada’s Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016 (estimates)

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Canada’s Provincial and Territorial Culture Indicators, 2016 (estimates) and revised 2010-to-2014 provincial and territorial culture indicators.

Art Works – Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative: Film Camp

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For March 2018 SAA features the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative’s Film Camp which will be held this year from July 9th to 13th in Regina.  Registration will officially open in April but the Filmpool staff will take names and answer questions regarding the camp all year long. Last summer Ken Wilson wrote the following piece for SAA on the Filmpool Film Camp.

Fine Arts and Arts Education Resources at Saskatchewan Universities 2018 Update

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This report documents changes in fine arts and arts education resources in the province's universities from approximately 2001 to 2017. It updates and complements the SAA's similar reports of 2015 and 2014.

Art Works – Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

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SAA Art Works - January 2018 Art Works - Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra By Dave Margoshes When it comes to highbrow arts, symphonic music is right up there at the top with opera and ballet. And in these Trumpian times, when the lowest…

Art Works – Art Gallery of Swift Current

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Beyond enhancing quality of life, and bringing economic benefits to the region, the Art Gallery of Swift Current helps local people learn to celebrate their way of life. At the 2017 Canada Day opening of the Art Gallery of Swift Current, Director and Curator Kim Houghtaling guided the crowd through the artists’ works - each a small slice of Canada 150.

Art Works – Rosthern Station Arts Centre

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In operation for more than twenty-five years, the centre delivers plays in the summer (thirty-five shows in the 160-seat theatre) plus music, arts exhibits and various other cultural programs year-round.

Art for the Heart Supports Emotional Healing

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“Art changes people and people change the world” – John Butler When I first came to work with Family Service Regina I took an immediate interest in their Art for the Heart program. The program is dedicated to supporting those…

Future Innovators: Developing Creativity Through K-12 Arts Education in Saskatchewan Schools

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By Dianne Warren. A Position Paper and Recommendations in Response to "Achieving Growth through Innovation: The Role of Arts Education in Supporting Economic Sustainability" by C. Brooke Dobni Commissioned by the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance.

Is Tradition Limiting Music Education?

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The musical tree has many branches and it's up to those who are passionate about each branch to keep it vibrant and alive. Allen McWilliams is a music teacher with Regina Public Schools. He is in his thirteenth year of teaching.…

Election ARTS: Platforms and Candidates

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Election ARTS: Platforms and Candidates What makes you the best suited for the job of prime minister? For the last 10 weeks, Canada’s federal leaders have been interviewing for the nation’s top job. The Globe and mail asked the…

Resources for the 2015 Federal Election

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October 19, 2015

Achieving Growth through Innovation: The Role of Arts Education in Supporting Economic Sustainability

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The SAA and its PreK-12 arts literacy research sub-committee commissioned innovation expert C. Brooke Dobni to write a position paper exploring the relationship between arts education and innovation.

What is happening in Arts Education today? Initiatives at the local, national and international levels.

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Ann Kipling Brown reflects on the initiatives and developments in arts education at the local, national and international level.

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…

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…