Your Snapshot of Saskatchewan's Cultural News, Events, Jobs and Opportunities | | |
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Member session recordings now available | As part of SaskCulture’s Member Session at the 2024 Annual General Meeting, cultural leaders from three exciting initiatives shared their work and discussed key learnings made along the way. The first two sessions are now available as recordings on the SaskCulture YouTube account, and the third will be released later in the week. Check them out to learn from these cultural groups moving the needle on increasing engagement, inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility, through innovative cultural programming. Read more | | |
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Check out SaskCulture's first TikTok to learn more about the Community Cultural Engagement and Planning (CCEP) grant.
CCEP is open for applications until August 1.
This grant program is aimed at supporting different types of cultural planning, including research, community engagement, planning, collaboration, community investment and development. Read more
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Teagan Littlechief wins big at Sask. music awards | Teagan Littlechief was named female artist of the year at this year’s Saskatchewan Country Music Association awards weekend. Littlechief's win marks the first time an Indigenous musician has won Female Artist of the Year. She also secured the win for Indigenous Artist of the Year award for the third consecutive year and earned a nomination for Fans Choice Entertainer of the Year. Littlechief, one of Saskatchewan’s most well-known artists, is from White Bear First Nation and has been singing since the age of five. She joined the Saskatchewan Music Association around 22 years ago. Read more | Heritage Saskatchewan research surveys look at state of volunteerism | To explore how volunteerism has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic, Heritage Saskatchewan has opened two surveys: a Survey for Heritage Organizations on the sector's needs for volunteers, and a Survey for Volunteers on the needs of volunteers within the sector. Heritage organizations, including heritage sites or historic buildings, cultural organizations or festivals, advocacy societies, 'Friends of' a museum, etc., as well as volunteers at these organizations, are encouraged to fill out the survey before July 16, and share it with others in the sector. Read more | Cultural economies nationwide not keeping up with inflation | |
Hill Strategies released a new analysis of province-by-province growth or decline in cultural economies, using recently released data for 2022. Across Canada, most provincial and territorial cultural economies have not kept up with inflation and population growth between 2010 and 2022, and only Nunavut’s cultural economy has recovered beyond pre-pandemic levels.
Among the jurisdictions that saw real per capita decreases in their cultural economies, Saskatchewan saw the smallest decrease (-13%). This comes slightly above the national average, since nationwide, the cultural economy decreased by 14% between 2010 and 2022. Read more
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How your organization can reach new audiences | |
To make the most of your organization's communications, it is important to start by thinking of your audiences — both your established audiences and the ones that you are hoping to reach for the first time. Here are some resources to get you thinking about which new audiences you want to engage and how to reach them through targeted messages, partnerships, and more. | | |
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POLL RESULTS┃In our last poll, we asked: "Is your organization welcoming any new Board Members this year?" The results are in! Among respondents, 77.8% answered "Yes" and % answered "No." | Looking for more tips? Check out SaskCulture's Organizational Resources. | |
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Medicine Wheel Workshops (City of Prince Albert - Artists in Communities)
On Wednesdays in July, join Lisa Halsall & Alex Powalinsky for Medicine Wheel workshops. This series of workshops uses self-reflection, beading, and medicine wheel teachings to help participants explore their strengths and resources in all aspects of their being. Workshops are for the Indigiqueer community and allies. Participants may attend all sessions or one session.
When: July 3 - 31, 2024
Where: Prince Albert, SK *Register via email
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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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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES GALLERY | |
Learning a second language links youth to their heritage
By: Ana Cristina Camacho
When Ethan Booker’s mother moved from a German-speaking community to English-speaking Saskatoon, she made up her mind that her kids would still learn to speak her language. Today, Booker believes that this decision changed his life for the better. 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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