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Indigenous Artists make .68c for every dollar non-Indigenous artists make: Report

A new report called Demographic Diversity of Artists in Canada in 2016 is based on census data—and it shows substantial inequities in the national arts field.
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Winter Art Show and Sale a “challenging experience” for guest curator Tim Moore

Read more about this year's Prince Albert Arts Show and Sale, and the volume of submissions that Tim Moore received. There is clearly an abundance of artists in Prince Albert and the regions surrounding the northern city.
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Some Thoughts on Reconciliation and Canada 150 by Michel Boutin

I’d like you to look at your feet. What are they touching? Is it earth, maybe wood? Most likely it is some form of laminate, polyester carpeting or concrete. How far do you actually have to go to touch the ground?For Indigenous people land…
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Some Thoughts on Reconciliation and Canada 150

In our February Op-Ed, "Some Thoughts on Reconciliation and Canada 150", Michel Boutin asks pertinent questions about the policy of diversity as a requirement for funding and for reconciliation within arts organizations.

Labour Market Information Study of the Cultural Labour Force 2019

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To stay abreast of the impacts on the labour market of rapidly evolving changes in the demand for and delivery of cultural products, the Cultural Human Resources Council commissioned The Conference Board of Canada to conduct this labour market information
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Arts and Understanding

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82% of Saskatchewan residents think that the arts and artists are important to our understanding of human behaviour and the world around us.
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Arts and Education

96% of Saskatchewan people think that the arts and artists are important to formal and informal education.
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Arts and Community

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83% of Saskatchewan people think the arts and artists are important to the social cohesiveness of their community or the province as a whole.
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Arts and the Economy

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In 2017 the arts and culture were responsible for more than $1 billion of Saskatchewan's GDP.
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Art and Place

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84% of Saskatchewan respondents think that the arts and artists are important to our shared sense of place.
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Art and Jobs

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Saskatchewan arts and culture industries create over 13,600 jobs!
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Arts and Innovation

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75% of Saskatchewan people think the arts and artists are important to the creative or innovative capacity of other businesses/professionals.
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Art and Diversity

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91% of Saskatchewan people think the arts and artists are important to cultural diversity and development.
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SAA Mandate Review

Worth More Than the Minimum

I am often reminded of how fortunate Canadian artists are to labour under our status quo; that is, a national fee schedule that articulates appropriate payment standards. In other national contexts, artists aren’t protected by a framework…
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SAA Bulletin – December 2019

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Read our Bulletin to learn about arts policy news, job and grant opportunities, Saskatchewan arts news and more.
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The Value of Arts for Social Cohesion in Saskatchewan

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Drawing on concepts of cultural ecology and social capital, this report examine public perceptions of the arts within Saskatchewan’s urban and rural contexts.
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Learning Inside-Out by Krista Solheim

I am a dancer, choreographer, body worker and teacher.  I am inspired by the uniqueness of how a single body moves through this world, the literal container for all that an individual has collected and accumulated over time, the physical and…