The Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange is pleased to invite its membership and all interested to its Annual General Meeting on November 25, 2022.
Our staff and Board of Directors will be handling the business of an AGM and updating the membership on what the organization has accomplished in our 2022-2023 year.
All are welcome to attend the meeting, while voting is reserved for members of the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange who register for the meeting. Membership is open to anyone who participated in any program of the organization. To be eligible to vote, you must register for the meeting.
The meeting will take place at 2431 8th Ave, Regina SK. and via Zoom video conference.
The Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society is looking for interested individuals who are willing to commit 40-60 volunteer hours per year to serve on our board of directors.
We are seeking committed individuals who will strengthen the overall skill set of the Board, contribute to its diversity and bring knowledge and experience that improves the governance of the SCES.
The SCES provides cultural opportunities to rural and remote areas of
Saskatchewan linking communities with artists as well as operating a
cultural venue in Regina.
October 19 – November 10, 2023 Extended through Christmas.
The Club – 2431 8th Ave
Opening reception – Thursday, October 19th from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Video screening of Roger Ing’s Utopia documentary at 7:30 pm
Bring your own Roger Ing art for show and tell.
Roger Ing was born in a small village outside of Guangzhou, China in 1933. He immigrated to Canada in 1950, first working in his father’s restaurant in Regina. Later, he and his wife, Mei, opened the New Utopia Cafe where Ing did the majority of his artwork.
In his formative years, Ing learned the traditional bamboo brush painting style of art, which influenced much of his work. In Canada, he immersed himself in painting and studying with Ken Lochhead, one of the Regina Five artists, who introduced him to Abstract Expressionism. Ing developed his own style referring to it as “Rogerism” or “Roger Style.” Studio, gallery, restaurant: the New Utopia Cafe was one and the same for Ing for 23 years. When he wasn’t out front serving customers, he was in the back creating new Rogerisms of his favourite subjects: tigers, dancers, sunflowers, birds, nudes, Frankensteins, or Mona Lisas. When his restaurant was closed because of health code issues in the summer of 1993, he continued to work at home.
Over the years Ing had many exhibitions, including as a contributor of a Saskatchewan Arts Board show at the MacKenzie Gallery in 1962, as well as having solo exhibitions at The Bridge Gallery in 1993, Regina’s Albert Library in 1988 and 1989, plus several in the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society Club Gallery in 1988, 1992, and 1996. In 1998 Ing had his first solo exhibition in a major gallery at the MacKenzie Art Gallery, in conjunction with a screening of a documentary Roger Ing’s Utopia about him and his work.
He became a culture-hero to many in Regina’s artistic communities and is remembered for his eclectic collection and unique style. Roger Ing died in Regina in 2008.
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About the Exchange
Proof of vaccination is no longer required.
Masks are encouraged.
The Exchange is wheelchair accessible and offers 2 non-gender/wheelchair-accessible washrooms.
The Exchange is an all-ages venue that supports the Safer Spaces Initiative. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, abusive and/or discriminative behaviour. Such behaviour is grounds for immediate removal from the event/venue. If you are experiencing any harassment please ask to speak to a manager.
