PROGRAMMING
Art of (re)Conciliation Community Workshop, photo credit: AILEEN MARTIN
Art of (re)Conciliation Community Workshop, photo credit: AILEEN MARTIN
Interdisciplinary artist Cheryl L'Hirondelle's installation Why The Caged Bird Sings—Immersive Engagements opened at PAVED Arts Saskatoon with a warm reception reflecting the practice of inclusivity that gave rise to the works, based on her songs co-written with incarcerated populations throughout Saskatchewan.
Own the Stage: The Expansion is the third iteration of our inaugural Own the Stage summer spoken words & poetry workshop program in Regina, which offers Saskatchewan youth the tools to share their stories and voices through the art of spoken word.
Buffalo Futurism is a geolocated Augmented Reality(AR) experience in māmowimīwēyitamōwin Park (formerly Regent Pool Park) in Regina, Saskatchewan. The app transports viewers to an Indigenous futuristic park where Tatanga (Buffalo) has returned to the land and roam freely.
From the Margins to the Centre is a filmic documentation of racial discrimination against Black people in Saskatchewan. The project seeks true change—justice, equity, and diversity, and eventually, positively influence public policy to support marginalized communities within our province.
The Northern Languages Program supports Indigenous language revival and retention, particularly among the youth. Lead Artist Michèle Mackasey and Elder Carol Estralshenen have been bringing workshops in the Northern Denesuline community of Patuanak, as well as Saskatoon through a partnership with White Buffalo Youth Lodge.
The ongoing Creative Connections project brings multisensory, poetry-based programming into the Herb Bassett Day Home and Pine View Care Home in Prince Albert. Writer Beth Gobeil created weekly activities kits tailored to the interest and abilities of the long term live-in residents as well as daily visitors.
The Creative Drop-In Spaces program is a casual, drop-in art program taking place outside the Prairie Harm Reduction Drop-In Centre and Safe Consumption Site in Saskatoon. The program consists of diverse workshops that explore the potential of art as a harm reduction tool for health and healing.