Updates on SK Arts programs and activities.
SK Arts’ CEO, Michael Jones, has announced his intention to retire after almost nine years with the agency in order to focus on freelance consulting work and his artistic practice.
Michael says, “I have had the honour of getting to know the Saskatchewan arts community over the past nine years, and I continue to be inspired by their work. I have had the pleasure of working with a dedicated staff and Board, and I want to thank them all for the support they have shown me through my time here. I would also like to thank the Honourable Laura Ross, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, for her support both of SK Arts and of me personally.”
![[Image with Text] South East Summit. The Sky's the Limit: Estevan, May 23, 2024. [Circle of Photo of headshot of Chancz Perry] [Text:] Table Talk Leaders: Chancz Perry, Program Consultant: Diversity and Inclusion, [Images] SK Arts Southeast District logo, Sask Lotteries Logo, Southeast College logo. SK Arts logo](/./ChanczPinsituSummit2.jpeg)
Connect with Program Consultant Chancz Perry in Estevan at the South East Summit, a one-day, in-person event for all individuals interested in cultural vitality. Chancz will be available to provide information on SK Arts programs. We invite you to come out to network, learn, engage and share through an itinerary of activities that includes table talks, break-out rooms, a panel and features celebrated speaker and cultural advocate Cadmus Delorme as a closing keynote speaker. The forum is hosted by the South East District to celebrate the arts, heritage and multiculturalism leaders and inspire.
This year, SK Arts is launching a new event to honour artists and arts organizations, and we invite you to come out and enjoy a fun evening of celebration with the arts community. Arts of Celebration will be hosted by comedian and actor Dakota Ray Hebert on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the beautiful Darke Hall in Regina. The evening, which recognizes the arts and their impact, includes mainstage performances by Bella Brown-McEwan, Gabriel “Arch Angel” Ehijie, Karley Parovsky and Dara Schindelka.
In honour of International Women's Day 2024, SK Arts partnered with Minister Laura Ross and the Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport to exhibit a fitting and enthralling series of artwork by Saskatchewan women in an exhibit called 40+ Years in the Making—Women and Clay at the Cumberland Art Gallery in Regina. The exhibit was inspired by Deborah Potter’s sculpture, 40+ Years in the Making: Women and Clay, which was also installed at the Mosaic Tower Hill Centre III by the City of Regina last fall.
Interdisciplinary artist, educator and producer Chancz Perry joined SK Arts as a Program Consultant with an equity and inclusion focus. As an artist, a prior SK Arts grant recipient and a Person of Colour with complex social identities, Chancz is uniquely positioned to serve in his new role at SK Arts with the program team as we work on strategic goal around addressing systemic barriers.
Carol Greyeyes, Policy and Planning Advisor for SK Arts will retire in December 2023. After a collective 13 years served over three separate occasions, Greyeyes spearheaded several initiates with the agency to serve the arts community. Carol established our Indigenous funding program, currently called Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists (IPAA), and the Share and Connect: Indigenous Community Arts program. She also made significant contributions to Artists in Schools, Artists in Communities and the newly launched Building Arts Equity: BPOC Program.
SK Arts launched a new program for underserved artists who are Black and People of Colour, collaborating with SaskCulture, the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) and the wider BPOC arts community. The program, developed through participatory grant-making, will increase accessibility and connections to arts and cultural resources by People of Colour, specifically of African, Black, Asian, Latin American, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern descent.
Welcome receptions for Michelle Chawla, CEO, Canada Council for the Arts will be held in Saskatoon and Regina.
SK Arts is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) and nominations for professional artists or arts professionals to join our Board of Directors. Interested applicants can read more about board member roles, review relevant governance policies and submit their EOIs using the fillable PDF form on our website. Submit completed PDF forms to
SK Arts is a Crown Agency that provides grants, programs, and services to individuals and groups whose activities impact the arts in Saskatchewan and ensures that opportunities exist for Saskatchewan residents to experience all art forms.
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Following a 2.5% increase to SK Arts' appropriation in the 2023/24 provincial budget, SK Arts announced how it plans to distribute the funds. This increase represents the first to the agency's general funds since 2011, not including occasional designated funds for specific purposes. The agency also received a funding increase towards specific programs from Sask Lotteries as a result of its ongoing partnership with SaskCulture.