Your Snapshot of Saskatchewan's Cultural News, Events, Jobs and Opportunities | |
Culture Days less than a month away | |
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Mark your calendars! Culture Days kicks off on September 20.
Find events near you at culturedays.ca/events - there's something for everyone.
Organizers: On August 29, the Culture Days National team will host a workshop on last-minute event promotion. Sign up now for a refresher on how to make the most of Culture Days marketing design assets and templates. Communications expert and content strategist Mercedes Blackwood will also provide public relations tips on how to pitch an event successfully and build media relations. Read more
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Mennonite Heritage Week
Second week of September
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Culture Days
September 20 - October 13
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SK Arts hosts sessions in southeast SK | The SK Arts Programs team is hosting learning sessions in southeast Saskatchewan, with in-person and virtual options. Program Consultants will be available for information and grant writing workshops where the public can learn about available grants, eligibility criteria, application procedures, and deadlines, as well as learn tools for writing effective grant proposals. The upcoming sessions include an August 28 session in Estevan and an August 29 session in Oxbow. Read more | Data shows immigrants underrepresented in SK arts sector | A new statistical analysis by Hill Strategies shows that, in most provinces in Canada, the percentage of the proportion of artists and cultural workers who are immigrants is below the equivalent percentage in the overall labour force. This was also the case in Saskatchewan, where immigrants account for 9% of artists, 7% of arts leaders, and 11% of all cultural workers — all of which are below the proportion of immigrants in the provincial labour force (15%). Overall, there are 340 immigrant artists in Saskatchewan, 60 immigrant arts leaders, and 1,800 immigrant cultural workers. Read more | Call for submissions: Artist/Cultural Worker revenue survey | Artists and cultural workers are invited to fill out a new revenue survey by the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC), launched to capture current market conditions within the sector. With this initiative, CHRC aims to collect quantitative data from individual workers at a national level, to aid in future advocacy efforts. Read more | LIVE Arts back for another year | The Live Interactive Video Education (LIVE) Arts program is back for the 2024-25 school year. 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 season’s first sessions will be led by performance artist Abhiroop Mookerjee in September and land-based visual artist Bonny Macnab in October. The 2024-25 LIVE Arts programming runs until May 2025, with sessions also available on-demand. Read more | Submit proposals for THREADS 2025 | The Saskatoon Open Door Society is inviting artists and storytellers to submit proposals for THREADS: Cultural Conversations. The proposals should respond to the 2025 conference theme of “Reimagining” through any art forms or in the form of personal stories. The deadline for submissions is December 15, 2024. Read more | | |
Exploring AI tools for your organization | |
With the amount of information, developments and forecasts released daily about Artificial Intelligence (AI), it can be easy for people to feel unsure about the growing role of AI. AI can be a valuable tool for non-profits, but it comes with some considerations — that's why it is important to stay informed and be able to start conversations about AI in your organization, support the development of equitable policies and practices, and find opportunities to use AI appropriately. Here are some resources to get you started. | |
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Considerations for AI use
Success stories
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Using AI for engaging your community
Using AI to inform your planning
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POLL RESULTS┃In our last poll, we asked: "Did you engage in arts or cultural activities as a child?" The results are in! Among respondents, 77.8% answered "Yes" and 22.2% answered "No." | |
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Audience Engagement 101 (Culture Days)
At this webinar, Culture Days organizers will have the opportunity to learn marketing and media tips to get their audiences to take notice and action during Culture Days and beyond.
When: August 29, 2024
Where: Online via Zoom *Register online
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Copyright Basics Workshop (Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists)
This one-day workshop provides an overview of how copyright law works and presents the copyright provisions that determine duration and ownership of copyright and the respective rights of copyright owners and users of copyrighted material (including fair dealing and the exceptions for libraries, archives, and museums).
When: October 10, 2024
Where: Online via Zoom *Register online by October 4
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Treaty Learning Journey Conference (Office of the Treaty Commissioner)
Registration is now open for the Treaty Learning Journey: Let's Talk Truth Conference. Walk with the OTC on a journey at this conference that includes networking and sessions about: BEFORE TREATY - Worldview and Indigeneity, AT TREATY - Numbered Treaties, AFTER TREATY - Breaches of Treaty, and TODAY - Contemporary Indigenous Issues.
When: October 24 -25, 2024
Where: Saskatoon, SK *Register online
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Introduction to Unconscious Bias (CharityVillage)
This course explores one of the most pervasive barriers to inclusion in the workplace and society – unconscious bias. Bias can not be eliminated but it can be managed, so you will learn to identify strategies to increase awareness and mitigate the impact of bias in the workplace.
When: Available on-demand
Where: Online *Register online
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES GALLERY | |
Métis Culture Camp builds connections between youth and Elders
By: Nickita Longman
Language revitalization continues to be on the rise. And, the revitalization of Michif is no exception. Not only does learning a language build connectedness to culture, there is significant proof that it also has the power to instill pride in youth.
Gail Johnson, Métis President of Local 269, took this into account when she helped create Michif Children’s Culture Day Camp as a part of the Connecting through Métis Culture initiative. Read more
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