Inspirational stories about the Saskatchewan arts community.
SK Arts celebrates International Women's Day 2023 by introducing the strong, passionate women on staff. As a whole, SK Arts team members are also typically members of the arts community themselves in one way or another. With 12 of the 20 members of staff being women, they represent the majority of the small agency.
Despite having a background in Law, Michael Afenfia has had a passion for writing since childhood. An immigrant, he published his first novel, When the Moon Caught Fire, a fictional account of slavery, in 2010. When he emigrated from Nigeria in 2019, he wondered (and worried) whether he would have to give up his career.
LIVE (Live Interactive Video Education) Arts Saskatchewan is a distance learning program which allows a variety of professional artists to connect simultaneously with teachers and students in multiple schools across Saskatchewan for a live experience in arts education.
As defined by Oxford Languages, poetry is “literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm….” As the expressive art form that spoke to the 20-year-old poet Peace Akintade over a decade ago - her Nigerian roots perceive language and therefore, poetry as a part of her culture rather than a profession.
In October 2022, SK Arts’ Permanent Collection received a boost, acquiring a donation of 14 pieces from Frank Sudol, an internationally renowned woodturner. A third of the 46-piece donation, the pieces were split between SK Arts, The Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert and the Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery.
Artist Lesia Maruschak isn't afraid to delve into the darker aspects of the Ukrainian-Canadian experience.
The Feather is a satirical online news program, produced from an Indigenous point of view.
SK Arts recently purchased 31 pieces of Indigenous craft work for our Permanent Collection.
Valentyna Matyushenko is using dance to share her love of Ukrainian culture.
Embroidery has become a restorative practice for Lia Pas, who has had to switch from performing artist to fabric artist due to a serious, long-term illness. Her work has now been added to the SK Arts Permanent Collection.