Success Stories

Former Creative Kids recipients now champions for cause

Since its formation in 2010, Creative Kids has helped support thousands of children and youth, who faced financial and social barriers, access meaningful ongoing arts and cultural activities.

Active engagement in cultural activity benefits youth

Hip Hop Workshop Develops Voice of Northern Youth

Métis Culture Camp builds connections between youth and Elders

The power of theatre supports personal development

Nature creates safe space for kids to express themselves

Increasing equity and belonging for youth: Teaching hoop dancing helps build cultural connections

New Champion Says Access to Dance a Life-Changer

Rooted in Tradition: How Dream Brokers Created a Medicinal Plant Teaching Project

The Show will Go On!

More Than Just Theatre: GTNT Students Connect to Their Cultural Identity

Creating Platforms for Revitalization

Reconnecting Youth to Mother Earth

Bridging Distances Through Technology

LIVE Arts goes national

Living the River's Stories

Discovering our past down the South Saskatchewan River

Awakening a Spirit of Cross-Cultural Sharing

Bridging cultures

Cultural Project Combines Arts, Biology and Design

Students bring together art and science in the classroom

LIVE Arts: Bringing the Arts to Life

Introducing Saskatchewan artists to students

Music Program Promotes Healing Through the Arts

Students find a creative outlet through music

Youth Take Opportunities to Express Themselves

Gaining confidence through dance

Learning Language from Each Other

An annual Indigenous celebration brings school kids together to restore language and culture

Expressing Saskatchewan narratives through technology

With a background in journalism, Evie ruddy is a natural storyteller. As a SaskCulture animateur, she is helping others develop that very same skill.

Traditional Parenting Workshop Revives Culture at Island Lake First Nation

This past summer, a unique camp offered parents a chance to learn and explore traditional First Nations parenting practices with their children.

Popular touring workshop engages artists and Saskatchewan students

Every fall, for nearly 30 years, a troupe of Saskatchewan artists has jumped aboard a van and hit the road to provide arts workshops to students in schools all across the province.

Oskayak Culture Camp connects youth to tradition

In May 2013, students from Oskayak High school in Saskatoon travelled north to the shores of Waterhen First Nation by the Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

Retreat helps Aboriginal youth share their stories

In August 2012, the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG), in partnership with the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC), hosted the first annual Bringing Back the Buffalo: Aboriginal Youth Writers’ Retreat in Regina.

Partnership connects newcomers with a sense of community

Building a sense of home and place can sometimes be a daunting task for newcomers, especially youth. The Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages (SOHL) and the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative partnered to present a one-day workshop.

Culture Synk brings out the creative voice of youth

The youth in the northern Saskatchewan Village of Sandy Bay felt they had nothing to do, or at least that is how they saw it until a group of artists known as Culture Synk came to the village for six days to create a collaborative music video project call

Saskatchewan youth selected as national arts leader

It was a surprise to Broadview School student Adam Wyatt when his mother asked him if he would like to travel to Toronto to participate in a new program focused on youth leadership initiated by ArtsSmarts called the 21st Century Youth Creativity Challenge

Tapping into the Northern Spirits

As reality shows, such as Canadian Idol or So Youth Think you Can Dance, continue to capture the attention of aspiring talent, Saskatchewan’s northern youth have an even better opportunity to show their stuff.

Fostering a deeper understanding of Reconciliation for newcomer youth

The Youth Indigenous Education program offers an immersive and inclusive learning environment that furthers newcomers’ understanding of the land they now call home.

Beading connects youth to culture and develops patience

Honour groups program a symphony of success

Nature inspires students' art

Writing program a safe space for youth to explore and create

Culture Camp helps participants develop cultural strength

Helping children and youth access cultural activities: Raising funds key to increased access

New Program Brings Poetry and Stage into Students’ Homes

Métis Mondays with the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club

Dream Broker Programming Helps Build Student Confidence

Revitalizing Moose-hide Tanning for Youth in Northern Saskatchewan

Learning Cultures and Building Literacy through the Arts

Some young Regina students are learning and getting immersed in cultures through innovative art program.

A Lens on Culture

Circus Arts Inspires Northern Saskatchewan Kids

Creating Connections in the North

Workshop tour creates an inspiring experience for both artists and students

The Power of Plants

Learning traditional knowledge of plants and healing

Dance as a Gateway into Ukrainian Culture

Youth finding their own voices in history

Love of Theatre Growing in the North

Northern Saskatchewan students build their own stories

Spirit Horse Project

Connecting youth to their Indigenous culture

Changing Attitudes through Debate

Youth can have an important voice in important national discussion

Bridging the Gap

Young participants recently had the opportunity to spend a week surviving without many of our modern conveniences.

Heritage Moments: How youth are finding inspiration through history

Saskatchewan students are taking an active interest in their heritage thanks to a school program designed to explore history and culture.

Creative Kids descends into Creative Mayhem

Sons of Anarchy star, Kim Coates, helps fundraise for Creative Kids in Saskatoon through an evening of "Creative Mayhem".

The world meets in Hazlet

The village of Hazlet in southwestern Saskatchewan has become an international cultural intersection point.

Production shares important Métis history

Live theatre has the power to touch audiences in a way few other art forms can. The play The Trial of Louis Riel has been reaching out and touching people with its story for 47 years.

Youth connect with culture through summer music camp

In July 2012, over 80 youth from Regina and Saskatoon participated in a first of its kind summer music camp.

Grants make a difference for First Nations and Métis Groups

The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant (AACL) was launched by SaskCulture in 2007 following a funding model developed by the Saskatchewan Arts Board. The AACL grant is aimed at increasing the capacity in Aboriginal communities.

Dream Brokers now connecting kids to culture

It’s no secret that being involved in cultural, sport or recreation activities during childhood can have many benefits. Participation can foster a greater sense of belonging and develop valuable life skills.

Storytelling through digital animation

For many organizations, keeping up with technology can be a daunting task, such as using new tools in the workplace, incorporating new skills into daily life, or keeping up with social media trends.

Engaging Youth in a World of Art

Saskatchewan artist, Gabriel Yahkakeekoot of Beardys and Okemasis First Nations was hard at work this past year helping First Nations youth connect to the arts.

Northern community uses art and technology in language revitalization project

Mackasey decided on an art project that would further develop how the Dene language could be more easily communicated by using technology.

Dance develops strength, flexibility, confidence and a connection to culture

Learning a second language links youth to their heritage

SaskExpress offers theatre training, opportunities and lasting friendships

Youth empowered to express themselves authentically

Youth connect to traditional land use at winter camp

Volunteers Help Underserved in Saskatoon

Online Band Concerts Keep Music Lovers Engaged

Take­-home Arts and Craft Kits Popular During Pandemic

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

Creating a Village in the Spirit of Reconciliation

Promoting Cultural Diversity through Food

Awards Recognize Individual Contributions to Multiculturalism in Saskatchewan

Learning to Live on the Land

New Skills Help Northern Youth Share Stories and Culture

Creative project provides technological opportunities

Belinda Daniels

Top teacher is a life-long learner

Jeffery Straker

Getting from then to now

Métis Cultural Camp Strengthens Youth Identity

Culture camp nurtures relationships

Youth Paying it Forward Through Fundraising

Youth spearheading fundraising efforts in support of Creative Kids

Art Workshops Connect Youth to Indigenous Traditions

How SYCAP is transforming lives through creativity

Digging in the Dirt

The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society engages newcomer youth in uncovering the past.

In Her Own Words: Joyce Vandall

Joyce Vandall has been a passionate community volunteer for over 30 years.

Junior curators helping preserve the past in Meacham

The Junior Curators Program was established in June 2013 to give local children an opportunity to become further involved with the museum.

Culture Days Q & A with the St. Walburg Allied Arts Council

St. Walburg, Saskatchewan was a cultural hotspot during Culture Days in 2013.

White City School sings the blues

It is said that music changes lives, and a musical collaboration between a local school teacher and an internationally acclaimed blues musician has done just that.

Art as a catalyst for cultural connections

Art and creativity can be a powerful tool to bring people together and help them to learn from one another. This concept is something that the MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG) in Regina has recognized and has been working with for several years.

Prince Albert Historical Society and Treaty Education

Teachers from local school divisions from across the curriculum and grade levels participated in the two- day workshop to collaboratively create three lessons plans in a given subject and grade level that supported Treaty and Aboriginal education.

PAVED Arts Outreach: leaving a lasting community legacy

Over the past five years PAVED Arts has made outreach programming a priority for Saskatchewan’s media arts community.

Rising star from the north

For those of you that think mastering the fiddle at 15 years old is an accomplishment, try playing one while balancing on stilts. Tristen Durocher of La Ronge, has been playing violin for the past five years.

Giving Youth the Tools They Need to Create

Ramses Calderon is a busy man. The El Salvadorn-born resident of Regina is a writer, musical scholar and innovative musician who incorporates traditional instruments and rhythms into his compositions.