Season’s Greetings from SAA’s Executive Director

,
Another year has sped by at the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance! As the holiday season approaches, we extend warm wishes and heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you! You are an important part of the vibrant arts community in our province. As…
upper view of a table filled with home-made books and surrounded by people making them and looking at them

SAA Report: Collaborations and Resources

, , , , ,
As part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts. The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…
black and white photograph of piano keys

SAA Report: Community

, , , ,
As part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts. The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…

SAA Report: Work

, , , , ,
As part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts. The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-One

, , ,
Trans Futurity" with Cat Haines and Jay Kovach   Trans Futurity is a concept that envisions a future where transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals are fully embraced, empowered, and integrated into all aspects of society,…

Part Three: Towards a T4T Creative Methodology

Introduction The essay you are reading is three of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, which you are now reading, I…

Part Two: Tender Containers and Building Capacity for 2STNBGN Artists in Saskatchewan

Introduction The essay you are reading is two of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans[1] artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, I give a brief overview of…
headshots of artist Jaye

Part One: On the State of Trans Artists and Art in Saskatchewan

Introduction The essay you are reading is one of a three-part series about my experience living and working as a trans[1] artist and arts professional in Saskatchewan and across Canada. In part one of the series, which you are now reading,…
headshots of artist Jaye

“When Everyone Hates You It Makes Sense to Take What’s Yours”

, ,
Introduction: An Artist Talk in Three Parts It’s been a couple of days since Donald Trump won another presidency in the United States, and a few more since Scott Moe and the Sask Party won a majority government in Saskatchewan for the fifth…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty

, ,
“Fair Pay” with Melanie Monique Rose Never make the assumption that an artist is practicing what amounts to be a hobby! That's what this episodes guest Melanie Monique Rose might experience were it not for her wise business choices…

SAA Report: Artistic Practice

, , , ,
As part of our Saskatchewan Arts Research Project (SARP), we asked both artists and the general public about their experience and engagement with and within the arts. The SAA decided to generate a number of smaller, ‘breakout’ reports…
On open book with black text letters falling out of the pages.

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Strategic Planning Consultant(s)

Request for Proposals (RFP): Strategic Planning Consultant(s) PDF Version 1. Overview of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) is a non-partisan, member-driven coalition of arts organizations that provides…
Light blue lights that spell out Let's Vote.

What you need to Know: Provincial Election 2024

,
Around a million more people now call Saskatchewan home compared to 1905, when residents first went to the polls in this province. It has grown from 25 to 61 constituencies and, with that, the process of electing new representatives in government…
exterior of the globe theatre - the clock tower against Regina Skyline

Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Nine

, ,
Reimagine The Globe with Jennifer Brewen & Heather Ervin Welcome to the THIRD season of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance's podcast "Arts Everywhere"!  And what better way to kick off the season with the greatly anticipated opening…
three people sitting around a table drinking coffee.

Retreating Forward: The Benefits of Retreats for Non-Profit Boards

,
In April the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance gathered in Saskatoon for our annual retreat. The agenda for the weekend included, among other things, a discussion about finances and the initial work to revise policies regarding…

Notice of 2024 AGM

,
The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) 's annual general meeting (AGM) will be held online via Zoom on September 26 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. You can register for this event by registering online or by RSVPing to info@saskartsalliance.ca.  If…
Four boys sitting in tall grass. One with a ukulele and the others singing

Community Music Education: A practice of hope and humanness

, , , ,
This article is written by Andrea Johnson in celebration of music education. Join the celebration here. Music is human. Music is everywhere. It has been with us for millennia and is hardwired into us as humans. People in virtually all cultures…

Campaign Launch: Music Education Rocks!

, , ,
The Saskatchewan Music Educators Association (SMEA) and the Province of Saskatchewan have proclaimed September 13, 2024 as Music Education Day in Saskatchewan. In support of Saskatchewan Music Education Day in September and in the coming…