Your Snapshot of Saskatchewan's Cultural News, Events, Jobs and Opportunities | | |
Upcoming deadline! The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant is open for applications until Apr. 15. | The Métis Cultural Development Fund is now open for a new round of funding. Apply by Apr. 30. | The Culture Days Hub Sponsorship is now open for the year 2024! To request an application, contact Busayo Osobade. |
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Read the new issue of Engage Magazine | |
The latest issue of Engage Magazine is here! This Spring 2024 issue brings you stories from the cultural sector across the province on the theme of youth involvement in arts and culture.
Check it out to explore success stories about how active engagement in cultural activity benefits children and youth in Saskatchewan.
This issue features stories from: the Saskatchewan Drama Association, CAMP SK Arts, Sage Hill Writing Experience, W.J. Berezowsky Public School, Saskatchewan German Council, SK Arts, Saskatchewan Music Educators Association, North Saskatchewan River Métis Nation Local 269, Nuit Blanche YXE, Prairie Gael School of Irish Dance and Creative Kids Saskatchewan, and SaskExpress.
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Recognize your volunteers: Send in your submissions | |
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SaskCulture is seeking examples of outstanding cultural volunteers who deserve recognition! As part of Volunteer Week this year, SaskCulture will once again highlight and recognize cultural volunteers who contribute to building a culturally vibrant Saskatchewan. Please complete this online form for each volunteer by April 11, 2024. If you have any questions, email acamacho@saskculture.ca.
Volunteers will be highlighted in a province-wide Volunteer Week campaign, which will be conducted in partnership with Sask Sport, the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association, and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture, and Sport.
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Upcoming webinar: Governance Basics with Dawn Martin | |
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Register now for SaskCulture’s upcoming webinar! Join Dawn Martin, Daybreak Consulting, on April 17 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for this lunch & learn about Governance Basics.
This session will explore the fundamentals of non-profit governance. Dawn’s approach is to work with non-profits to build governance processes that meet organizations where they’re at while still meeting the legal requirements imposed on boards of directors. This is an opportunity for new board members and staff to understand the basics of governance.
Registration is free and open until April 16.
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Call for nominations: SaskCulture Board of Directors | |
SaskCulture is seeking talented, dynamic, conscientious and energetic individuals. The positions open for election at the 2024 Annual General Meeting are as follows:
- Chair
- Directors from the following communities: Demonstrated knowledge of the arts; First Nations ancestry and a demonstrated knowledge of First Nations culture; Membership at Large; Demonstrated knowledge of multiculturalism; and Métis ancestry and a demonstrated knowledge of Métis culture.
For more information, visit the SaskCulture website.
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Grant Spotlight: Métis Cultural Development Fund now available | | |
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April is One Book One Province month | The annual One Book One Province library program will see libraries, book clubs, and individuals across Saskatchewan join together this April to read the same book and share discussions. The 2024 One Book One Province title is Miss G and Me by Jennifer S. Wallace. The program aims to increase literacy and create a reading culture in the province. Read more | SK artists recognized with Governor General’s Awards | Marjorie Beaucage and Michelle Jacques were among the 2024 recipients of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which celebrate the exceptional careers of artists from Canada. Marjorie Beaucage is a Two-Spirit Métis Auntie, filmmaker, ‘art-ivist’ and educator, land protector and a water walker, currently residing in Duck Lake. Michelle Jacques lives in Saskatoon, where she is the Director of Exhibitions and Collections and Chief Curator at Remai Modern. Read more | Creative Saskatchewan launches Production Directory | Creative Saskatchewan, the official film commission for the province, has developed a Production Directory to help facilitate and attract business connections in Saskatchewan’s film and television production industry. The new digital directory aims to connect the world with Saskatchewan-based crew, cast, and production partners. Read more | Cultural volunteer receives Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal | The recipients of the 2023 Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal were announced in March; among them is Jyotsna (Jo) Custead, a devoted volunteer with multiple organizations in Saskatoon and throughout Saskatchewan. Over the past 40 years, she has served on numerous boards and committees across various sectors such as health, art, music and culture, justice, and women’s issues, including serving as a former Board Member with Heritage Saskatchewan. Read more | | |
Retaining volunteers: How to celebrate volunteer's contributions | |
Our volunteers are the backbone of the cultural sector and help many non-profits accomplish some of the most innovative, not to mention cost-effective, community programming in the country. With Volunteer Week coming up from April 14 to 20, check out these resources to start thinking about how to recognize your volunteers this year. | |
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What motivates volunteers?
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Volunteer recognition programs in the province
Looking for a way to highlight your volunteers? Submitting them for volunteer award programs is a good way to show them that you recognize all their hard work.
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SaskCulture is currently seeking examples of outstanding cultural volunteers who deserve recognition! As part of Volunteer Week this year, SaskCulture will once again highlight and recognize cultural volunteers. Please complete this online form for each volunteer by April 11.
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| POLL: Does your organization have a volunteer recognition program or strategy in place? | | |
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Webinar: Governance Basics with Dawn Martin (SaskCulture)
This session will explore the fundamentals of non-profit governance. This is an opportunity for new board members, and staff, to understand the basics of governance and the board’s legal roles and responsibilities.
When: April 17, 2024
Where: Online *Register online
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Optimizing your Digital Fundraising for the Future (Charity Village)
Are you wondering how your charity can adapt to the changing landscape of digital fundraising? Join Ved Khan of GoFundMe and Wen-Chih O’Connell of PayPal Giving Fund Canada to learn data-driven insights on how you can optimize your digital fundraising strategies for the future of giving, to better engage a growing pool of Gen Z and Millennial donors.
When: May 23, 2024
Where: Online *Register online
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES GALLERY | |
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Festival site inspires teachings about the land
By: Jackie Ledingham
Due to the Ness Creek Music Festival’s Boreal Forest location, and the ecological mindset of its founders, a large part of the festival experience has always been about what you can learn from the land.
Since the Festival started in 1991, organizers have made sure that those who attend can not only listen to music and have opportunities to participate in artistic activities, but have experiences that connect them to the land. Read more
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SaskCulture's E-Update is a bi-weekly electronic bulletin that includes information on upcoming SaskCulture events, programs and activities, along with other information and events that may be useful to cultural organizations, or individuals, interested in building a culturally vibrant community.
SaskCulture receives financial assistance from Sask Lotteries.
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