Season’s Greetings from SAA’s Executive Director

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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…
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SAA Report: Collaborations and Resources

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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

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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

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

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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…

SAA Report: Artistic Practice

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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…
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What you need to Know: Provincial Election 2024

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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…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Nine

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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…
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Community Music Education: A practice of hope and humanness

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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!

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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…

SAA Report: Demographics

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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…
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“How Hip-Hop Can Save the World” – Part 3: Community

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This is the last of three articles in the series How Hip-Hop Can Save the World by Khodi Dill. This edition focuses on hip-hop’s potential to strengthen community. Community. It may be difficult to admit, but, as of late, we seem to be…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Twenty-Eight

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Eekwol is a dynamic and influential Indigenous hip hop artist from the Muskoday Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. She is known for her powerful and thought-provoking lyrics. Eekwol blends traditional Indigenous themes with contemporary…
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Rural Life Together

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Rural Life Together by Dave Margoshes This article is a response to dee Hobsbawn-Smith Chalk and Cheese I was born in New Jersey and spent the first six years of my life in an old farmhouse near Princeton while World War 2 raged on in…
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National Culture Indicators First Quarter 2024

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Statistics Canada’s news outlet The Daily has released the National Culture & Sport indicators for the first quarter of 2024. The following provides a summary of the most relevant culture data.  The real gross domestic product (GDP)…
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“How Hip-Hop Can Save the World” – Part 2: Mindfulness and Creativity

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This is the second of three articles in the series How Hip-Hop Can Save the World by Khodi Dill. This edition focuses on hip-hop’s potential to uplift mindfulness and creativity. It’s no secret that we are living amid constant distraction.…

Chalk and Cheese

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Chalk and Cheese by dee Hobsbawn-Smith This op-ed is followed by a response written by Dave Margoshes, Rural Life Together. My husband Dave Margoshes and I are among the six million Canadians – seventeen percent of the population – who…
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The Future of Professional Dancers in Saskatchewan

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What does it truly mean to be a professional dancer in Saskatchewan? Is it about completing a professional training program or is it more about earning your livelihood through performances or choreographic endeavors or simply your passion for…