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Saskatchewan Arts Board Headlines

March 8, 2010 - Regina musician Val Halla poised to break into US market. Halla received an Arts Board Culture on the Go grant for her upcoming tour. News release...

March 2, 2010 - Low-interest Loan Program for Saskatchewan Artists. The Saskatchewan Arts Board is pleased to announce the Creative Industries Flexible Loan Program, a $1.15 million initiative of the Arts Board and the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. This new financial resource will increase the entrepreneurial and economic capacity of artists, businesses and non-profits in the craft, music and sound recording, publishing, and visual arts sectors. More...

March 1, 2010 - Saskatchewan Arts Board Hires New Executive Director. Byrna Barclay, Chair of the Saskatchewan Arts Board, today announced the appointment of David Kyle as Executive Director of the agency. Kyle is the former Regional Director of CBC Radio & Television in Saskatchewan. News Release

February 22, 2010 - The Saskatchewan Arts Board Travel Grant budget for 2009/10 is now fully depleted. New applications will be processed after Mar. 31, 2010 for activities taking place thereafter.

February 9, 2010 - Get involved in Culture Days! Culture Days is a collaborative, pan-Canadian initiative that aims to increase the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement by all Canadians in cultural activities in their communities. From September 24-26, 2010, participating cultural groups are encouraged to provide opportunities for the public to learn more about their particular cultural activity. Groups can register their events on the national database at www.culturedays.ca, which is expected to open in March. More information...

February 3, 2010 - Upcoming grant deadlines: Applications for Independent Artists Grants and Project Grants (ArtConnect, ArtInquire and ArtVenture) are due on March 15. Click here for information and applications.

February 2, 2010 - Fall 2009 grant results are now posted. More...

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Arts Events

TVnewmedia.com film festival held in Kindersley, Saskatchewan from April 30 to May 2, 2010. The festival is sponsored by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. More...

Clearing a Path: An exhibition of traditional Indigenous art. In the past, Indigenous artists have struggled to find ways of expressing their creativity from inside a Western system. When creating art using traditional media such as leather, beads or quills, people often labeled it as craft or handicraft. As a result, the work of Indigenous artists was often regarded as commercial products suitable for tourist shops rather than 'real' art. These kinds of perceptions have restricted the paths opent to traditional artists and have limited the public's ability to appreciate the artistic excellence of this work. Clearing a Path changes these perceptions. The exhibition runs until March 6, 2010 at the RCMP Heritage Centre, Regina. For more information, click here.

Opportunities in the Arts

October 5, 2009 - COMPOSER OPPORTUNITY: DaCapo NewWorks composing opportunity. The DaCapo Chamber Choir announces the first annual NewWorks choral composition competition. The winning entry will receive a $1,500 cash award and a performance by the DaCapo Chamber Choir under director Leonard Enns, in the 2010/2011 season. Click here for more information and application form. Entry deadline is February 15, 2010.

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Standing Ovations

November 12 , 2009 - Jeffrey Allan Sawatzky's Fields of Gold wins Album of the Year at Gospel Music Association of Canada's 2009 Covenant Awards in Calgary. Saskatchewan vocalist Jeffrey Allan Sawatzky received national recognition at the 2009 Covenant Awards held on October 23 by the Canadian Gospel Music Association in Calgary, where his debut CD, Fields of Gold was named Classical/Traditional Album of the Year. To read the complete new release, click here.

October 26, 2009 - The Deep Dark Woods voted to represent Saskatchewan in CBC's Great Canadian Song Quest. Click here to visit the CBC's website and to learn more about the competition.

October 26, 2009 - Laura Pettigrew receives University of Regina Alumni Crowning Achievement award. Laura receives the Award for Distinguished Humanitarian and Community Service for her dedication to music, promotion of the arts, and bringing fine arts into the lives of underprivileged children. To learn more, click here.

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News Briefs

November 10, 2009 - Cultural Olympiad 2010 and Saskatchewan Pavilion artists: Saskatchewan's culture will be represented as part of the 2010 Winter Games. The Government of Saskatchewan announced today that both Jack Semple and Jason Plumb will participate at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Their presence, along with contributions from a range of Saskatchewan artists and arts professionals, will reflect Saskatchewan culture and creativity in 2010. Click here to read the complete press release.

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In Memory

A tribute to those we've lost recently.

Ann James - Ann James, nee Siilverstone, died November 1, in the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, following a surgery for cancer. Although
she spent many years abroad, Ann’s association with Saskatchewan artists, in particular with the Regina clay scene, was ongoing. A founder of the erstwhile Hone-James Studio in Regina was followed with her becoming a principal in the Chelsea Pottery, London. Ann’s unique, critical vision subjectively delivered in her ceramics, paintings and large-scale hanging sculptures live on in factual presentations and in the imagination. She was an able teacher of children and a mentor, friend and inspiration to many Regina artists. Ann’s work is in many public and private collections across Canada, including the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Canada Council Art Bank. Ann will also be remembered for her pointed sense of humour; therefore, all who knoew her can imagine her amusement on passing on All Saints Day.

Myrna Harris - Craft artist Myrna Harris died August 28 at the age of 75. She will be remembered as one of the founding members of the Saskatoon Pacific Gallery. She began her craft art practice with pottery, then weaving and then felted landscapes. Her artwork, in particular her felfted art, was revolutionary and influenced many textile artists. Her artwork is always a portrayal of a prairie landscape. One of the notable successes is when she received the Premier's Prize for one of her landscapes in 1995.

Manjari Sharma - Sculptor Manjari Sharma passed away February 11, 2009 at the age of 66. Manjari studied at the College of Art in New Delhi, specializing in sculpture, and moved to the US with her husband in 1967. In 1970, the family moved to Saskatoon. Her artistic career flourished starting in 1976 and since then, she had several solo shows and group shows in Saskatoon, Toronto, Regina and Vancouver. One of the founding members of the Prairie Sculptors Association, Manjari became good friend of (late) sculptor Bill Epp who mentored her in bronze casting and casted several of her bronze pieces at his foundry. In 1991 she received a Canada Council Grant to spend time in India and learn papier mache technique of making masks and had a very successful show of her masks at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery in 1994. More

Mary Sutherland - Bookseller Mary Sutherland, a relentless promoter of Saskatchewan books and writers, passed away February 1, 2009 at the age of 57, following a lengthy illness. Mary had been in the bookselling business since she was a teenager, working in stores in Ottawa, England and New Zealand before managing the bookstore at the University of Regina. She left the bookstore for a period of time to open her own bookstore in downtown Regina called Sutherland Books before returning to University of Regina Bookstore. More

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