Communities across Saskatchewan are helping shape how SaskCulture’s funding programs evolve.
Over the past year, SaskCulture participated in a pilot program designed to help organizations better understand and address the impacts of colonial systems and the inequities they create for marginalized communities.
As the collective voice for local arts organizations, arts workers and artists, the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) continues to play a key role in advancing cultural advocacy in the province.
In response to feedback gathered through community consultations as part of the ongoing Funding Program Renewal Project, SaskCulture updated the Small Grant Accessibility Program (SGAP) guidelines in 2025 to prioritize initiatives focused on 2SLGBTQ+ and
The last two years have been exceptional for students involved in the local speech and debate community.
The launch of SaskCulture’s Online Grant Platform (OGP) transformed how grant applications and assessments are managed.
Cultural organizations across Saskatchewan are navigating change and finding ways to connect and share their work.
SaskCulture’s growing online presence is helping more people discover and engage with arts, culture, and heritage stories from across Saskatchewan.
When small rural communities do not have libraries, museums, or art galleries, cultural programming can be limited. In Silton, that gap is being reimagined.
At the Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre, a new project is making the museum more accessible while ensuring those languages remain a living part of the community’s story.
Authentic engagement begins with understanding. That is why SaskCulture is investing in research and education through a project aimed at addressing systemic gaps in cultural funding and strengthening relationships with equity-denied communities.
In 2025, the Creative Kids charity reached a milestone: 15 years of supporting Saskatchewan kids, families and service providers by lowering barriers to creative activities.
Communities are working together to strengthen cultural experiences and opportunities at the grassroots level, including access to sport and recreation in Saskatchewan.
The organization has taken on a multi-year project to digitize the Archives Fransaskois.
Listen to this episode for a discussion about what the future of the arts and cultural sector could look like, and how young people are already shaping it.
As the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra approaches its 100th year, the organization is embracing change and looking ahead to the future.
Imagine a city where every cultural group feels seen, heard, and valued. In Moose Jaw, that vision is taking shape through the city’s first-ever Cultural Plan.
How can a cultural organization find stability while riding the waves of change?
Youth leadership was front and center during Prince Albert Culture Days in 2025.
Sometimes, challenges can spark incredible initiatives.
Podcast episode with the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society.
In the summer of 2025, wildfires swept through northern Saskatchewan, forcing entire communities to evacuate with little notice.
For nearly two decades, the Kronau Heritage Museum has been quietly redefining what a small-town museum can be.
An Indigenous-led storytelling project aims to change public spaces, no physically, but in people’s perception.
When SaskCulture was established back in October 1997, it introduced the idea of Communities of Interest, organizations that don’t just represent specific groups, but also bring valuable insight and expertise from across Saskatchewan’s cultural landscape.
To promote awareness for the longstanding racial disparity in donor systems, one community event engaged the public in local art, while shedding light on culturally sensitive information on stem cell donation.
In her work with the cultural sector, Nichole Yamchuk, founder and CEO of Advocate Fundraising, found that arts and cultural organizations often face a lack of understanding from the public.
For many people, a library is more than just a place to borrow books, it is where people connect, learn and belong.
Two commemorative dates in June, Pride Month and Indigenous History Month, offered an opportunity in the Battlefords to build understanding and connection.
A gathering of women, grandmothers, and Knowledge Keepers harnessed traditional ways and knowledge to better advocate for healthy familial structures and communities.
Inspiring creativity across Saskatchewan, the LIVE (Live Interactive Video Education) Arts program connects classrooms with professional artists for real-time experiences in the arts.
Arts organizers in Regina brought the community together through a public art project aimed at raising awareness and support for the ongoing efforts to rename Dewdney Avenue to Tatanga Avenue.
Advocacy comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, all it takes is one educator with the commitment to give children a way to embrace and understand their culture through music.
In the small community of Climax, the local museum is creating space for reflection, learning, and connection.
SaskCulture’s Lunch and Learns are equipping cultural leaders with the knowledge and tools they need to thrive.
Since the Building Arts Equity: BPOC (BAE) program was launched in 2023, the grant has engaged around 50 applicants in participatory grant-making, with an application review process that involves local artists, community members, and experts to review an
The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action in 2015 marked a defining moment for SaskCulture’s commitment to listen deeply, confront difficult truths, and take meaningful steps toward change.
Barriers to accessing funding for arts and culture projects remain a challenge for many individuals and organizations, but a recently introduced support fund is helping change that.
The resulting Arts in the Library project was funded through the Northern Youth Cultural Fund and aims to improve the accessibility of cultural programming and activities in the area.
Supporting children and youth’s access to life-changing cultural activities is an important investment in any community.
“It’s important for our community to stay connected with one another to teach our future generations our identity and our history before and after we came to Canada
Creating a more equitable system is essential to shaping a funding model that is both inclusive and sustainable
“Not every Rights Holder is going to be immediately ready to take these cultural belongings back, and that’s up to each museum to navigate that. But the important piece is that museums need to be ready to respond to what Rights Holders need.”
Since 2010, Culture Days has helped highlight the powerful role that arts, culture, and heritage play in bringing Saskatchewan communities together.
This vibrant community comes together every week to find their voice, build connections, and make music.
The collaborative process was a journey in finding commonalities across cultures.
Culture Days has continued to have a big role in building this awareness and uniting the cultural community in its promotion.
The celebration brings people together to reflect on what has been achieved in the diaspora, and to showcase and celebrate Nigerian cultures.
The series did what the organizers hoped for — it pushed buttons without alienating people.
Bringing a wide range of people together to learn encouraged meaningful relationship-building during the trip.
