Kelsey Ford (she/her/elle)

Kelsey Ford is a Canadian artist and printmaker working out of Saskatoon, SK, on Treaty 6 Territory. She received her B.F.A. Honors with a minor in French from the University of Saskatchewan in 2019. Kelsey works primarily in serigraphy but…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode 11

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NBYXE: One Sleepless Night   Since 2014 Saskatoon residents and visitors have been “taking it to the street”,  in an arts treasure hunt throughout various communities in the city, under the cover of night. Em Ironstar is…
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Part One: Contract Labour and Saskatchewan’s Creative Ecology.

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An 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…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Ten

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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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Creating, Connecting: Studio Without Walls Program

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Who 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…
On the boards and the Refinery building in Saskatoon

Arts Everywhere: Episode Nine

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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…

Take Part: Provincial Wide Survey on the Current State of the Arts

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The SAA is working to get a sense of the current state of the arts in Saskatchewan. As part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we are asking both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within…
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Making Art in the Middle of Nowhere – Challenges of being a Rural Artist

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Making Art in the Middle of Nowhere - Challenges of being a Rural Artist Art can be made everywhere. But being an artist also involves being a part of a community, exposing oneself to new ideas and other forms of art and expression, and receiving…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Eight

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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…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Seven

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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…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Six

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"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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Write your MLA: Increase arts spending now!

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Budget 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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Senator Patricia Bovey in Regina

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Don't miss this opportunity! Senator Patricia Bovey will be in Regina to talk about Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada. The event being held by the Canadian Club…
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Text of letter from Premier Wall to the SAA.

June 30, 2010 Cynthia Dyck President Saskatchewan Arts Alliance 205A -2314 11th Avenue REGINA SK S4P OK1 Dear Ms. Dyck: Thank you for your letter of June 3, 2010, in which you express concern on behalf of the delegates of…
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New Cultural Policy for Saskatchewan Released

March 17, 2010
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2010 Arts Congress

Registration Form
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2010 Arts Congress: State of the Arts

Program
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2010 Arts Congress

Professional Artist Travel Bursary