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Thelma Pepper: Ordinary Women. A Retrospective is a collaboration between Remai Modern and the USask Art Galleries and Collection, featuring works from both the museum’s and the university’s collections. Image description: A photograph by Thelma Pepper, which appears in the exhibition https://artsandscience.usask.ca//USask_Remai_Modern_collab

Yvette Nolan has been named co-lead of theatre's Artists Working Group. Image description: Yvette Nolan https://www.cbc.ca//algonquin-playwright-diversity-healing

Meet Angus Vincent. Angus is an indie rock singer/songwriter from the Waterhen Lake First Nation who now lives in Yorkton. He credits his grandmother as the inspiration for his musical career. She played a big role in my upbringing. I am able to speak my language because of her, he says. When his grandmother was going through her final days, Angus started writing poems. One of them, Angel, stood out. Once I put it to music, I heard a few people were moved by it. That pro...pelled me to seek out a studio, lay down more songs and write more songs. He released his first album in 2018, and the single, Tension, reached number three on the National Indigenous Music Countdown. That was a very defining and proud moment. It was also eye-opening. I got a nice little cheque from having that song played on Sirius and various radio stations, and I realized a person can live comfortably off their craft. Angus has started using the nêhiyawak language in his songs, beginning with the title track on his new album, Pasiko. In Plains Cree, it means to get up or rise up, he says. It’s important to me to incorporate my language, because I don’t want to lose it. I speak as much Cree as possible, for my children’s sake. They need to carry this on and understand it as well. Photo of Angus Vincent by Mark Greschner *** Photographer Mark Greschner and SK Arts Communications Strategist Sabrina Cataldo are settlers on Treaty 4 Territory who wanted to learn more about artists from different backgrounds. They were honoured to hear these artists’ stories and amplify their voices, and their work on this series reflects SK Arts’ values around inclusivity and accessibility, as well as our strategic goals around the value of individual artists and providing access.

CJTR in Regina is hiring a station manager. Deadline is March 1. https://cjtr.ca/contact/careers/

University of Saskatchewan alumna Lori Blondeau has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. https://artsandscience.usask.ca//USask_alumna_wins_Governo

Multidisciplinary artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle received a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts from the Canada Council for the Arts. Image description: Cheryl L'Hirondelle https://thestarphoenix.com//saskatoon-artist-takes-home-go

Welcome to SK Arts' page (formerly Saskatchewan Arts Board)! If you have any questions about our programs or services, please email us at [email protected]. We respond to messages on this page and via email during office hours from Monday to Friday. We acknowledge that the land currently known as the Province of Saskatchewan is comprised of portions of lands from Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10, the territories of the Nêhiyawak, Anihšinpk, Dene, Dakota, Lakota and Nakota nations, and the homeland of the Métis.

Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the show must go on. That’s the approach the Saskatchewan Filmpool is taking this year in presenting its 7th annual Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards. The awards celebrate the best in independent film in Saskatchewan. The live event, presented online on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM, will feature screenings of nominated Saskatchewan-made films. Tune in at: www.sifa.ca

"So, in as safe a way as possible, support the artists, actors and musicians who remind us there is more to life than mundane, day-to-day tasks. They need our support, and we need the escape and inspiration they offer." https://thestarphoenix.com//turn-to-the-arts-for-inspirati

A Saskatoon woman who arranged a performance art piece across the globe has decided to share her story through a unique art exhibit in the city. It's called To Whom It May Concern and features a collection of photographs and letters which address the rise of domestic violence during COVID-19. Image description: A woman in a wedding gown and a full face mask writes a letter.... https://www.cbc.ca//masked-bride-unmasked-saskatoon-woman-

Yuki Block decided to shut down the aerial arts studio because of the pandemic, but a trio of instructors asked to take up the mantle. Image description: Yuki Block practices aerial arts with a pink silk. https://thestarphoenix.com//instructors-save-fly-studios-y

Do you know an artist, organization, leader or educator who deserves recognition? Nominations for the 2021 Saskatchewan Arts Awards are open! All you need is a worthy candidate, a nomination statement and 2-5 letters of support. Awards are given in six categories: Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement, Artistic Excellence, RBC Emerging Artist, Leadership Organization, Leadership Individual, and Arts and Learning. Deadline is January 15. ... Nomination forms are on our website: https://sk-arts.ca//saskatchewan-arts-awa/nominations.html Photo: Zoey Roy was the recipient of the 2019 Arts and Learning Award. Her mother, Maxine, accepted the award on her behalf from Jason Aebig, SK Arts Board Chair.

ICYMI: June Jacobs was first exposed to textiles by her aunt when she was growing up. She went on to specialize in them through her home economics education. Jacobs has explored all fibre techniques: quilting, embroidery, rug hooking, weaving and sewing. Somewhere along the line, you have to make a choice. You can’t do everything all of the time, she says. Read more: https://sk-arts.ca/8-f/992-exploring-the-natural-world.html

An opportunity for publication for teen authors in Moose Jaw. Image description: Jeanne Martinson, Publisher of Wood Dragon Books https://www.moosejawtoday.com//sask-indie-publisher-launch

Congratulations, Sean Savoy! https://www.cbc.ca//swift-current-actor-film-debut-hallmar

"Instead of saying we're just going to take a hiatus, we're trying to find creative ways that we can still do art and keep people working, in a safe way that makes everyone feel comfortable," she said. Image description: Krystle Pederson. https://www.cbc.ca//future-40-winner-krystle-pederson-1.58

Broadway Theatre has reduced its capacity to 30 people down from about 110 allowed under current recommendations .

Indigenous artists adorn hospital fence in Ontario. Image description: fence painted with bears, flowers and strawberries. https://www.cbc.ca//north-bay-hospital-fence-mural-1.58014

Samantha Ranger is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure all students still have a chance to take band lessons during the pandemic, even if that means suiting up in a parka and teaching outside. Image description: Samantha Ranger https://leaderpost.com//regina-band-teacher-moves-class-ou