I used to think Simon Cowell was cruel
Op-EdsI used to think Simon Cowell was cruel. Now that I’m a music producer, I've cut the man some slack.As a music producer working in a medium-sized Canadian city, I get to record my fair share of “talent.” Singers who cannot carry a…
Future Innovators: Developing Creativity Through K-12 Arts Education in Saskatchewan Schools
Arts Education, Arts Innovation, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsBy 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.
SAA Bulletin – October 2016
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News Release
NewsSAA Meets with Community, Introduces New Board of Directors
Member Stories
Artists in Saskatchewan, Arts Organizations, Quality of Life, SAA Reports, Studies & FactsStories from SAA Members and Congress Attendees about the importance of arts and arts organizations to their lives.
SAA Bulletin – September 2016
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The Importance of Scalable, Responsive Funding for Arts Organizations
Op-EdsI am the co-founder of a relatively new arts organization in Saskatchewan. In 2010, while studying printmaking at the University of Regina, I co-founded the city’s only publicly accessible printmaking studio, Articulate Ink. Articulate Ink…
Sum Theatre, Saskatoon
Member StoriesJoel Bernbaum is the founding artistic director of Sum Theatre, where he founded Saskatchewan’s first-ever free professional live Theatre in the Park. He recalls a succinct review of their early work.
In our very first year of Theatre…
Arts Benefit Everyone: Congress 2016 Stories
Member StoriesAt the SAA’s 2016 Arts Congress, keynote speaker John Holden gave a simple, eloquent statement about the power and importance of culture:
“It changes our thinking. And thinking is important.”
We agree.
Throughout the weekend,…
SAA Bulletin – June 2016
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Up In The Air by Carle Steel
Op-EdsIn the air, I think about selling the building, about moving to Toronto, where the lines between art, business and life are not so clearly drawn.Carle Steel is a writer, journalist and arts administrator. She has worked for many years in the…
2016 – 2017 Provincial Budget
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SAA Bulletin – May 2016
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2016 Arts Congress Summary
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Record Numbers at the 2016 Arts Congress: Into the Future Wild
The 2016 Arts Congress marked 30 years for the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance. To celebrate, the Congress hosted over a hundred local, federal, and international artists, arts…
Into the Future Wild: Taking Charge of Change
Op-EdsThis picture provides insights into the system’s current health and longer term sustainability and, in particular, the capacity of artists to adapt to challenges and changes from inside and outside the system.
Mary…
How is the World Different because your organization exists? – Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective Inc.
Member Stories
Adam Martin, Executive Director Sâkêwêwak, bravely answered SAA's question “How is the World Different because your organization exists?” He noted:
Sâkêwêwak offers:
Opportunity to Indigenous artists
Gallery/workshop…
2016 Arts Congress Presenters
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