Your Snapshot of Saskatchewan's Cultural News, Events, Jobs and Opportunities | | |
Everyone who organized or attended a Culture Days event this year is encouraged to fill out a survey to share their experiences by Oct. 25. |
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SaskCulture collaborates on new funding program for BPOC artists | |
To help ensure that Black and People of Colour (BPOC) communities in Saskatchewan had access to arts funding that met their needs, a partnership of funding agencies collaborated with community members to discuss, design and deliver the new Building Equity in the Arts funding program.
The new program aims to attract artists, collective groups and art leaders of African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean and Middle Eastern descent. The new program has two deadlines annually — February 1 and July 1 — and provides up to $5,000 in funding to individual applicants. Funding partners, SK Arts, SaskCulture and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan collaborated with members of the BPOC community to develop this new funding program using a participatory grant-making process.
According to Damon Badger Heit, supervisor, Partnership and Inclusion, SaskCulture: “SaskCulture and its partners recognized the need for a change in the way arts and cultural grants work for people facing barriers to access. For this program, we moved forward with the assumption that artists and cultural leaders from equity-deserving communities know their needs best.”
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This year, Culture Days in Saskatchewan brought communities together with more than 295 in-person and digital activities, from more than 75 communities, held throughout the province. We thank all the event organizers, Elders, artists, performers, volunteers, and cultural leaders who generously contributed their time, skills, and resources to make this year's Culture Days a success.
The national Culture Days attendee and organizer surveys are still open until October 25. Whether you attended, participated, or organized a Culture Days event in 2023, the national Culture Days movement wants to hear about your experience. Your feedback plays an essential role in helping put together successful events.
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Heritage award winners announced for 2023 | Heritage Saskatchewan announced the recipients of the 2023 Heritage Awards on October 24, celebrating the rich diversity of heritage found in Saskatchewan. The projects awarded this year include the Intercultural Connections & Anti-Racism Engagement (ICARE) project (Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan), the Archives Week Video Project (Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists), the Heritage Presentations Series Partnership with Seniors without Walls (Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw), among others. The awards will be presented by His Honour, the Lt. Gov. of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Russell Mirasty on November 8 in Regina at Government House in Regina. Read more | New grant supports emerging filmmakers | Creative Saskatchewan's new Filmmaker’s Grant program supports emerging Saskatchewan filmmakers with mentorship and production funds to produce short-form content intended to build the filmmakers’ professional portfolio. Filmmakers will be paired with a mentor throughout the production process who will advise and work with the teams to finalize video treatment, production budget, production schedule, production agreements, rough cut, and fine cut. Read more | LIVE Arts back for another year | The Live Interactive Video Education (LIVE) Arts program is back for the 2023-24 school year. The first sessions are led by artist Madeleine Greenway in September and by Poet Alex Jarrett in October. This dynamic distance education arts program for students Grades 1 to 9 allows educators to bring professional artists to their classrooms at no cost. The 2023-24 LIVE Arts programming is running until May, and there are sessions also available on demand. Read more | New accessibility resource: Belonging | This month, the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) published a new tool titled Belonging, as part of their HR resources. Created for the cultural sector, this new tool aims to provide readily accessible resources on the subject of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility. The CHRC recommends that, to respond to specific situations, the cultural sector should consult directly with experts from the communities they hope to include. Read more | | |
Managing risk as a non-profit | Risk is defined as an uncertain future, event or condition that could affect your organization, either negatively or positively. While no one can eliminate all risks, non-profit leaders must be ready to recognize and take precautions to prevent or reduce risks. Here are some resources to get you started: | | |
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Looking for more tips? Check out SaskCulture's Organizational Resources for more. | |
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Volunteer Management (Museums Association of Saskatchewan)
This course will cover volunteer trends and motivation, and community analysis. You will also examine the relationship between the museum and community and its impact on volunteerism, learn how to write a volunteer policy, and understand the volunteer management cycle.
When: November 25, 2023
Where: Regina, SK *Register online by November 17.
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES GALLERY | |
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Increasing accessibility in organizations:
Partnership helps shift culture around accessibility
from the SaskCulture Year in Review
The Pajama Party Politics event series started as a space for open conversations about accessibility of the arts in the province from a disability cultural lens. Discussions and learning led to work on a “living document” about accessibility, particularly in arts and cultural activity, in Saskatchewan. Read more
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