The Saskatchewan Arts Board started collecting artwork by contemporary Saskatchewan artists in 1950 by purchasing three paintings. Since that time, the Permanent Collection has grown to over 2,300 works, features more than 580 artists, and documents the evolution of visual art and artists in Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan Arts Board Permanent Collection exists to integrate Saskatchewan arts into the lives of Saskatchewan people, to support Saskatchewan artists and to create a cultural inheritance for the future. It serves to inform, enlighten and enhance the lives of present and future generations, and provides a valuable resource of art and archives.



Each year outstanding works by Saskatchewan artists are acquired through purchase, commission, donation or bequest. These works are carefully documented and then made available provincially, nationally and internationally, to art galleries and museums for public exhibitions through our loan program. Artworks are also made available to non-profit organizations, government departments, agencies, crown corporations, boards, commissions, and the corporate sector through our popular art rental program.

Works in the collection are carefully preserved and maintained by professionals. To ensure the ongoing quality of the collection, a Permanent Collection Advisory Panel provides expertise, advice, and recommendations to our board.

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