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Thursday, May 26, 2016 - Volume 19, Number 15
CHRIST THE TEACHER Catholic School Division students had the chance to show their skills at Track and Field with the elementary school track meet, held at Century Field. Sports represented at the event included long jump, high jump, shotput and 100m sprint. Photos by Devin Wilger.
Saskatchewan Arts Board consults artists By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer
The Saskatchewan Arts Board wants to know how it can better support the independent artists of the province. To that end, it is consulting with people at eight stops across the province to hear about what people want from their programs
and where they can do better. Michael Jones, CEO of the Saskatchewan Arts Board, says that the goal of the consultations is to review programs to better support artists in their careers and their parallel careers in the community. They are undertaking a review of their programs and want to
consult artists in order to do that effectively. “The best way that we can do that is to come out to the community, not just because these are the people who use the programs, but because these are the artists, these are the people who are creative and have totally new ways to approach things. This the place
for us to start popping the kernels of new ideas and maybe even finding the kernels of new ideas.” The Yorkton stop was the first in the consultation process, and Jones admits that as a result the city and its arts community were something of a guinea pig as they tested what questions to
ask and what direction that the consultations would take. The consultations were successful, Jones argues, because people were engaged in what they want to see from the Arts Board and how they can improve, and he hopes for similar results from future consultations. “It was really
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refreshing... It was really exciting and challenging. It’s always hard to sit and hear what people think is not working, but that’s really important, and part of the process of growing. It was great to have that animated conversation, and also not surprising.” Cont. on Page A3
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