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Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-five

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Standing in their Power with Lyndsay Amato With her ancestral ties to the traditional territory of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, Lyndsay Amato's work is greatly influenced by lived experience, education and blood memory and her extensive…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-four

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Your media diet with John Loeppky The digital media landscape presents several challenges, including the overwhelming amount of information available, making it difficult  to discern reliable sources from misinformation. In this episode,…
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Understanding Arts Attendance

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SAA Report: Understanding Arts Attendance 2025 Understanding Arts Attendance in Saskatchewan (2024) Since the COVID-19 pandemic, arts organizations in Saskatchewan have noticed a troubling trend—audiences aren’t attending events like…
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Statistics Canada: National Culture Indicators Q3

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SAA Summary At the beginning of this year, The Daily, the media outlet for Statistics Canada, released its quarterly report on national culture and sport indicators. This report documents recent changes in GDP and jobs in these industries.…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-three

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"All the hats" with Rowan Pantel & Kenn McLeod Most artists in this province/country have learned that the key to a thriving career is diversification. Rowan Pantel and Kenn McLeod are two Saskatoon based artists who have perfected…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty-Two

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Leading with Impact with Danielle Richardson Call them "New Years Resolutions" or "Life resolutions" Danielle Richardson is poised to meet one of her goals (one we could all take to heart):  Schedule "walk-and-think" sessions once…
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Envisioning a Fully-Funded SK Arts

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Envisioning a Fully-Funded SK Arts The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) has released Envisioning a Fully-Funded SK Arts, a report that outlines the urgent need for increased provincial investment in SK Arts. This report, developed in consultation…

Workforce Insights from 2015 to 2023

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Workforce insights: Demographics in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector from 2015 to 2023 As part of a three-part study, Statistics Canada has released a report detailing the demographic differences among employees in the arts, entertainment…
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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…
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SAA Report: Community

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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,…

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…
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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,…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Thirty

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“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

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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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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…