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Board of Directors Kathryn Ricketts– President James Hodges – Vice President Risa Payant – Treasurer Daniel Parr – Secretary Kelley Jo Burke - Past President Mary Blackstone – Member at Large Rob Bos -- Member at Large (to Dec. 4th, 2018) Colin McFadyen – Member at Large (from Dec. 4th, 2018) Karen Reynaud – Member at Large Staff Marnie Gladwell, Executive Director Jessica Riess, Communications & Outreach Officer (to March 31, 2019) Ian McWilliams, Research Officer (to Nov. 31, 2018) Reed Langen, Communications & Outreach Officer (from May 7th, 2019) Committees Communications: Personnel: Daniel Parr (Chairperson) Kelley Jo Burke (Chairperson) Dawn Brown, Jessica Riess, Risa Payant, James Hodges Leesa Streifler Research: Arts Literacy Subcommittee (K-12): Mary Blackstone (Chairperson) Kathryn Ricketts, Lynda Oliver, Kathryn Ricketts, Marnie Gladwell, Marnie Gladwell Ian McWilliams Nominations: Kelley Jo Burke (Chairperson) The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance gratefully thanks QUADRANT NEWMEDIA Table of Contents President’s Report.............................................................................3 Executive Director’s Report...............................................................4 Services and Programs Report........................................................5 A Collective Voice..........................................................................6 Interagency Planning and Development..............................................7 Advocacy and Public Education...................................................9 Reference and Research............................................................10 Representation...........................................................................13 Financial Report..............................................................................14 2018 -- 2019 SAA Members..........................................................24 1 Catherine Blackburn Multidisciplinary Artist, English River First Nation BEADWORK IS MY PASSION 2 President's Report SAA President Kathryn Ricketts I am happy to add my thoughts to the annual who identifies a challenge for artists in report of the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance Saskatchewan and in turn the Arts Alliance. 2019. He asks, “How do we maintain the integrity of our art practise while chasing the support we Again it has been an honour to serve this vital need to survive?” organization as president for my second and final year. When I look at the composite of our board and the important and varied relationships The strengths of both this board, the that have been intently developed, I believe executive director as well as the high we are standing strong with the integrity functioning office team, have made my of our mission and mandate and in turn role both enjoyable and rich in learning addressing this concern for artists, their opportunities. livelihoods and practices. Each and every board member is committed and passionate From interfacing with our members to about continuing to build relationships important dialogues with funders, members through authentic and responsive actions of government and key arts organizations, to towards ensuring that our arts ecology heated and inspired working and planning is the best it can be and to continue our sessions with the board, has made my time research and advocacy to help everyone both empowering and humbling. understand the positive and critical impact the arts and the creative industries have on When looking through previous president’s the social, economic and cultural fabric of reports I came across an important question Saskatchewan. asked by former president Kim Houghtaling 3 We continue to diligently and carefully I want to thank all the board members, build the structures that service healthy funders, arts organizations and especially the relationships based on transparency, office team and Marnie Gladwell for making honesty coupled with rigorous research and my time as president an important and consultation. unforgettable marker in my life as an artist, researcher, teacher and now advocate! From our community consultations, to our meetings with funders and government to our board retreat we have evidenced this commitment towards shifting the notions Kathryn Ricketts of arts organizations and artists not only President surviving but thriving in their part in building a strong and healthy society. Executive Director's Report 2018-19 was another active year for the activities can be found on page 7. Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA). We met with elected and government officials, The SAA’s success is due to the many people disseminated information about the who and organizations that support our work. importance of the arts sector, continued our To our members, I thank you for adding your Arts Work articles and extended our arts voice to ours. Your support strengthens our graphics campaign to include testimonials collective voice, and amplifies our message. from Saskatchewan artists and patrons. We held community forums and participated To the board of directors I extend my deepest in the South Saskatchewan Community appreciation for the wisdom you bring to the Foundation’s Vital Conversations initiative. organization. Recognition also goes to the Our advocacy activity was supported by organizations that release them to participate the research we undertook such as the in the SAA. telephone survey to gauge public involvement SAA is indebted to the many people we in and connections to the arts. The survey contracted over the year. Thank you: Patrick confirmed what past Canadian studies have Close, Nathan Mader, Colleen Mahoney, shown, that Saskatchewanians think the arts Dave Margoshes, Donna Nikiforuk, Thelma are important for our society and community. Pepper, Gary Robins, Peter Sametz, Wanda Schmöckel, Krista Solheim, and Dianne In partnership with the University of Regina, Warren for contributing your expertise to our SAA was awarded a Mitacs Accelerate projects and initiatives such as the Op-Eds, Fellowship to support two interns whose the valuable research articles and policy- time they share with the University of Regina. changing papers. In March, we welcomed Ally Patton who provided information for our research projects A huge thank you goes to Dr. Amber Fletcher and analysis of data. Barbara Meneley has who is partnering with the SAA on our Mitacs joined us for 3 years as our Research Officer supported research. and also as researcher on the “Value of Arts and Culture for Community Cohesion” The dedication of our hard-working staff is study we are doing in partnership with the what keeps the SAA going. Special thanks University of Regina and the Saskatchewan goes to Jessica Riess, our Communications Partnership for Arts Research. Details of our & Outreach Officer who is on maternity leave; 4 Reed Langen who is filling in for Jessica Board to present a contextual overview of while she is away; and Research Officer our organization and current activity. Both Ian McWilliams who left the SAA for a new SaskCulture and the Arts Board are reviewing position. their own organizations, and consequently their relationship with the SAA. In the coming My first task when joining the SAA was to year, at our funders’ requests, SAA will review secure operational funding. It took a team its own activity and mandate. We look forward effort of the SAA board, our members and to the input of the arts community, our supporters - combined with the receptiveness members and stakeholders to help us shape of the Arts Board and SaskCulture leadership our future direction. - that led to the boards of the SAA, Arts Board and SaskCulture signing a Memorandum of Respectfully submitted, Understanding which provided the structure for our board-to-board funding relationship. We are all very appreciative of the support we have had from SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Lotteries and the Arts Board since that time and our ongoing collegial relationship. Marnie Gladwell This year, SAA board members met with Executive Director the boards of SaskCulture and the Arts SAA’s Executive Director trying on a new look after visiting with Hon. Gene Makowsky 5 Services and Programs Report Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (SAA) is a SAA affirms: non-partisan, member-driven coalition of • The arts are a public good and service to arts organizations that provides a collective Saskatchewan and its residents. voice of the arts community of Saskatche- • Artists play an essential role in Saskatche- wan. SAA seeks to strengthen, support and wan society. advance the arts and cultural/creative in- • Artists merit fair and equitable compensa- dustries through proactive leadership, advo- tion for their work. cacy, public education, research, and public • Public access to the arts through distribu- policy development. SAA envisages a prov- tion, exhibition, education and training is ince where its arts and artists are supported vital. and valued as essential to a complete and • Arts organizations and associations con- healthy society. nect artists and their work with the public. • An arms-length relationship with govern- ment fosters the arts, artists and the pub- lic good. 2018-2019 Activity directors consulted with the arts community A Collective Voice at the Community Forum held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting. Given that SAA takes seriously its responsibility to 1) basic income has been raised in the me- provide accurate information about the dia of late and some governments have been arts sector to elected, government and arts examining