Amended SAA Bylaws

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In February 2023, the SAA Board of Directors met to review and modernize the organization’s bylaws, which were last reviewed over 20 years ago. There are several amendments that were approved by the membership at the September 2023 AGM; they…

Is Your Public Art Gallery Serving Visual Artists and the Community?

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The word “gallery” is a term from the 1600s and describes a church porch. Currently, a veranda, corridor, a raised platform as in a theatre, or a large space can all be a gallery. These meanings describe space, something that is immobile.…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirteen

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Leadership, Dedication & Innovation Breanne Harmon is dedicated to a life in the arts, and her work has been rewarded with the prestigious recognition of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for work in the community. She'll…

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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Introducing SAA’s 2023-24 Board of Directors

Introducing SAA’s 2023-24 Board of Directors Thanks to everyone who attended the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance’s AGM on September 27. Poet Laureate dee Hobsbawn-Smith presented memorable works as part of the artist Intervention following…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Twelve

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The Dense Jungle of Bureaucracy Patrick Close is active as a practicing artist, and like many artists, devoted a great deal of his career to arts administration. He has been a key voice within many of Canada's arts organizations and has…

Stormy Weather

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by Mark Turner In five short days, our friends and colleagues at the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony (KWS) went from canceling a season to filing for bankruptcy and ceasing operations. And only a few weeks ago, ArtSpace in Toronto announced it…
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Part Three: Solutions to Precarity in the Arts

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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  Solutions to Precarity in the Arts – Advocacy…
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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…

​Nuit Blanche: One Sleepless Night in Saskatoon

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​Nuit Blanche is an annual nighttime arts festival that takes place in cities around the world; during Nuit Blanche festivals, museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions open their doors late at night for free, ​ and the city center…

Music through a Lifetime

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Music is Life Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein loved music. “Life without music is inconceivable for me,” Einstein said. “I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music … I get most joy in life out of music.” The…

Music Education Matters

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Music is a Powerful Tool in Education Music education is vital to a well-rounded education. Strong music programs in schools help kids and their communities in real, substantial, and well-documented ways: Music education develops better…

Music and Wellbeing

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Music is powerful medicine Music holds the power to increase dopamine levels (happy hormones), decrease symptoms of depression and pain and can improve quality of life. Music is one of the few activities that uses both sides of the brain…
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Join Us! SAA AGM & Proposed Bylaw Amendments

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) will be held online on September 27, 2023, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm! If you have not yet registered, there are two ways to register for this event: by registering online or…
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Part Two: Job Precariousness + Future Concern

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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  Part Two – Job Precariousness + Future Concern In…
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 A Village Artist

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A Village Artist The setting sun backlights the prairie. A faint sound of a car passing on the highway is drowned out by the meadowlarks and robins. A puddle on the gravel road out front reflects the gently darkening blue sky. A hunting bird…
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2023 Artist Survey

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2023 Artist Survey Back in 2014, the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA), as a partner in the S.P.A.R., embarked on a pioneering journey to understand the arts scene in the province from the artists' point of view. Now, we're back to continue…