Inspirational stories about the Saskatchewan arts community.
Baroque music ensembles are popping up in major cities across Canada. Regina’s Per Sonatori brings this historical music to audiences in Southern Saskatchewan.
The ecology of theatre in Saskatchewan and beyond has evolved in the last few years. Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre has adapted its programming to serve the needs of the theatre community.
The play, Salt Baby, has toured thousands of kilometres with thanks to a Culture on the Go grant from the Arts Board.
In 2015-16, Common Weal Community Arts brought the Art Lodge program to the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Artists Joseph Naytowhow and Cheryl L’Hirondelle engaged the men through songwriting and creative expression, leading to the collaborative writing and recording of an uplifting song.
In 2016, mispon: A Celebration of Indigenous Filmmaking marks ten years of showcasing and developing Indigenous storytelling in Saskatchewan.
To mark the centennial of German Expressionism, a group of Regina artists put together The Caligari Project Festival of German Expressionism from September to December 2016.
Belle Plaine performed her original songs with the Regina Symphony Orchestra on December 17.
The evening brought hundreds of artists, arts organizations, patrons of the arts and members of the business community together to champion the enormous contributions the arts community makes to our province's quality of life and economy.
Organizations funded by the Saskatchewan Arts Board are also supported by resources within their own communities. From the 61 organizations that have reported on their recent operating funding, there is a total of 166,405 hours of volunteer support. That’s an average of 2,728 hours for each organization, which is approximately equivalent to a one and a third full-time position.
Station Arts Centre’s president, Cameron Nicolle, summed up the centre beautifully at its 2015 annual general meeting: “It is a place for our community to gather and meet their neighbours. A place for art classes and yoga, community meetings and discussions. But it is also a place where we can be transported away, by music or theatre, into worlds far beyond our own community.”