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SAA’s Response: Bill S-208 Dropped

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SAA Responds to the Dropping of Bill S-208 May 1, 2023 On April 24, 2023, the order for second reading of Bill S-208, a Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada Act, was discharged and the item was dropped…
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Spring Gathering 2023 – Panels and Panelists

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Panels and Panelists Morning Session (9:00am – 11:30 am) Register here.   What exactly are we doing with our arts organizations, and how do our governance models serve or stymie the work?  Is it possible to create new models…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Eight

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Check out our latest Arts Everywhere Podcast, The Contractor, with Edie Skeard who works in multiple mediums, including sound, drawing, digital media, performance, and installation. Of the many skills Edie wields is that of a contractor…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Seven

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Arts & Business & Sport...OH MY! Em Ironstar is joined by freelance journalist, writer, editor and theatre artist John Loeppky.  John has an often brilliant and insightful take on many issues within the arts community - and often…

SAA Spring Arts Gathering 2023

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The basics - what you need to know: Who is this gathering for? Artists, arts administrators, arts supporters and anyone else who wants to join in on the discussion! When is it? Save the Date! Join the SAA and community on May 18, 2023, for…
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Analysis of the benefits of the arts in Saskatchewan

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Analysis of the benefits of the arts in Saskatchewan This report provides a summary of Saskatchewan-specific data and qualitative information gathered during an intensive but short-term process of data analysis and research in May and June…

Arts Everywhere: Episode Six

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"It's roundtable time!" - ASO Convergence It's the first Arts Everywhere roundtable!  In this episode, Em Ironstar is joined by Taiwo Afolabi, Ariana Malthaner, Mark Claxton, and Lenore Maier who are all passionate about the work they…
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2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone

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SAA's Response 2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone On March 22, 2023, the Honourable Donna Harpauer, Minister of Finance, delivered the 2023–24 Provincial Budget: Growth that Works for Everyone. The 2023-24 Budget…
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Write your MLA: Increase arts spending now!

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Budget day is March 22, 2023. The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance continues to remind the provincial government that the arts are still here and that the arts matter! We are asking our members and those in the arts community to write to their MLA,…
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Fine Arts and Arts Education Resources at Saskatchewan Universities

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This report documents changes in fine arts and arts education resources in the province's universities from approximately 2001 to 2021. It updates and complements the SAA's similar reports of 2014, 2015 and 2018. This report is part of a…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Five

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Josh Haugerud grew up in the small town of Craik, Saskatchewan. His journey so far has been eclectic, to say the least: in the trades as a welder, with bachelor's degrees in women's and gender studies and political science, working in…
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We started with an acknowledgement of wind

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We started with an acknowledgement of wind By Ariana Malthaner I have always been obsessed with words. Whether it was voraciously absorbing them through the endless stream of library books that passed through my greedy hands, or the way…
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Weyburn & Area Survey on Arts, Culture, and Recreation

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The Weyburn & Area Survey on Arts, Culture, and Recreation Are you a resident of Weyburn and surrounding areas? If so, you are invited to participate in a voluntary anonymous survey to examine people’s feelings about arts, culture and…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Four

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Mark Turner knows how to navigate his life in the arts which, planned or not, has led him to his current position as Executive Director and Creative Producer of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.  Now in its 92nd season, the Symphony…
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Pajama Party Politics: Gathering to Gab

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Pajama Party Politics: Gathering to Gab Presented by Listen to Dis and Saskatchewan Arts Alliance Who is this for? Everyone who identifies with the experience of disability or barriers to arts participation.1 **If you are uncertain if…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Three

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There are no more fitting words to describe this episode than those found on this weeks guest's website "Chasing dreams and honouring family legacies".  The conversation between host Em Ironstar and her long-time childhood friend Krystal…
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Arts Everywhere: Episode Two

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Carla Harris shares their thoughts and inspirations that fuel the passion to  bring  new voices and build connections in our community.  Carla identifies as a disabled artist and it is through that lens and  seeing  the normalization…
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Senator Patricia Bovey in Regina

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Don't miss this opportunity! Senator Patricia Bovey will be in Regina to talk about Bill S-208, An Act respecting the Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada. The event being held by the Canadian Club…