Nahanni Rose – visual artist, 2025 SCES Workshop Tour

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At one of the school’s, I had a lovely encounter with a couple of the students that stood out to me.  The students were in a Grade 4 class and I overheard one of them say “today is a really fun day, I’m having the best day”.  This comment made my heart happy, because it shows how influential the arts is and how our workshops on the artist tour are getting through to the students.  I believe that one of the most important things is to have fun, so I’m glad the students enjoyed themselves!  Another student needed help with his visual arts project of creating the Pete the Cat crowns.  I helped the student with adding my own design on it and I was pleased that I was able to make the student feel included.   

– Nahanni Rose – visual artist, 2025 SCES Workshop Tour
 

2025 S.C.E.S. Workshop tour stops in Ochapowace

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“I was presenting for Grades 10-12 as the visual artist. I started off my presentation with showing and inspiring the students with some pieces I’ve been proud with my portfolio of – paintings, drawings, printmaking prints, and crocheted items. I wanted the students to understand not to give up with their art creations, and take your time. At the end of my workshop, I had a young student come up to me and ask to share his portfolio. The student came back with his two sketch books and was so excited to share his work with me. I told him to keep it up, never give up, and believe in himself with the arts. I’m happy to say that I inspired him to pursue his own creations of the arts through sketching anime/manga. “


– Nahanni Rose, Visual Artist

2025 SCES Workshop Tour

2024 Workshop Tour Booking Now Open.

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Bringing Drama, Music, Visual Arts, and Writing to Saskatchewan Schools Since 1984.

One Day — Five Artists — 20 Workshops!

Workshop Cost to school – $1,500 / Day

What do you get?  20 – one-hour arts workshops 

          5 – Theatre

         5 – Visual Arts

          5 – Music

          5 – Writing/Storytelling

ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED  

To book: Email outreach@culturalexchange.ca or phone (306) 780-9494 for more information.

What is the Workshop Tour?

Every fall, students get to learn directly from professional artists and experience artistic creation firsthand.

The tour assembles a group of working artists, sending them out for full days of giving workshops in their fields. With the Workshop Tour, the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange strives to nurture independent thinking, the imagination, respect for one another, and enthusiasm for life in students through balanced programs integrating multiple forms of artistic activity.

Workshops are specifically tailored for any age group from elementary to high school. The program has long been referenced by artists who have chosen their profession in part due to early interaction with the Workshop Tour. The tour continues with the goal of encouraging the next generation of independent and creative thinkers.

The Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange is excited to share the Workshop Tour with as many Saskatchewan communities as possible each fall. If you’re part of a school interested in booking the Workshop Tour, an artist curious about participating in future tours, or simply want more information on the program, please get in touch by emailing our Provincial Outreach Manager at outreach@culturalexchange.ca.

Music Workshop – An interactive music program explores the importance of music in daily life. During activities, students will learn to observe sound waves, patterns in music, rhythm and pitch. Felipe will also demonstrate body percussion. Students will use what they have learned to create their own musical scenes, giving sound to their thoughts and feelings.

Writing Workshop – Original storytelling about the 7 Sacred Teachings which includes messages about respect for Elders, family and nature and discussion with students.   Students are then encouraged to write their own version of how we can incorporate our 7 Sacred Teachings as Indigenous Peoples into their own lives.

Visual Arts Workshop – Mono printing is an easy printmaking process that produces spontaneous one-off prints with quick, exciting results. Students will be able to expressively explore their creativity through this medium while creating their own unique prints.

Theatre Workshop –  Using the fundamentals of improvisation including collaboration, pomposity, listening, commitment and agreement, workshops are easily adapted to suite the age of workshop participants. Through theatre and improv games/exercises, students will build on their already inherent creativity and get used to working and sharing in a group environment, all while enhancing confidence and playfulness.

Call for Schools – 2023 Workshop Tour

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The Workshop Tour

Bringing Drama, Music, Visual Arts, and Writing

to Saskatchewan Schools Since 1984

Bookings for Fall 2023 Now Open

One Day — Five Artists — 20 Workshops!

Workshop Cost to school – $1,500 / Day

25 Students max per workshop. Each workshop is 1 hour

What do you get?  20 – one-hour arts workshops 

         5 – Theatre

          5 – Visual Arts

          5 – Music

          5 – Writing/Storytelling

ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED  

Email outreach@culturalexchange.ca or phone (306) 780-9494 for more information.

What is the Workshop Tour?

Every fall, students get to learn directly from professional artists and experience artistic creation firsthand.

The tour assembles a group of working artists, sending them out for full days of giving workshops in their fields. With the Workshop Tour, the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange strives to nurture independent thinking, imagination, respect for one another, and enthusiasm for life in students through balanced programs integrating multiple forms of artistic activity.

Workshops are specifically tailored for any age group from elementary to high school. The program has long been referenced by artists who have chosen their profession in part due to early interaction with the Workshop Tour. The tour continues with the goal of encouraging the next generation of independent and creative thinkers.

The Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange is excited to share the Workshop Tour with as many Saskatchewan communities as possible each fall. If you’re part of a school interested in booking the Workshop Tour, an artist curious about participating in future tours or simply want more information on the program, please get in touch by emailing our Provincial Outreach Manager Carol Rose GoldenEagle at outreach@culturalexchange.ca. 

Pinehouse Lake Workshop Tour 2022

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Artist in residence Jane Laxdal recants about the three-week Cultural Arts program that took place during June 2022 in Pinehouse Lake, SK.

“It was a very good opportunity for students to learn about and do some of the traditional indigenous arts of the community.” Said Laxdal. “The Minahik Waskahigan Elementary School and the community of Pinehouse Lake are very interested in continuing their cultural arts and reintroducing indigenous cultural arts.”

This art residency program was planned to involve the students and community during their annual Elders’ gathering.

As a teacher that has lived and taught in the community for over 20 years, Laxdal felt very confident in learning about and helping to teach these arts to the students as well as connecting with the community artists to help support this learning.

“With the support of the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange, I was able to plan and carry out two weeks of lessons at the elementary school.”

The third week was spent finishing some of the students’ projects in the school and continuing the cultural arts they had learned along with the Elders at the communities annual Northern Saskatchewan Elders Gathering.”

“To plan the project, I consulted with school principal Rosalena Smith about cultural arts projects that students would learn and work on during the residency.”

The projects were planned to match the age level of the students.

“I worked with all the elementary students from kindergarten to grade six. The projects were nature collages, dream catchers,

felt tobacco pouches, finger weaving and beadwork pins and key chains.’

All of these projects went very well and Laxdal was able to offer more than one project to some of the grade levels.

During the third week of the residency, the cultural arts that were carried over to the Elders Gathering were finger weaving, dream catchers and small beading projects. The Annual Elders Gathering was a great time of celebration for all the visitors and the whole community. Having the students able to work alongside the Elders was a good opportunity for everyone and there were many other cultural and arts activities going on during the whole week.

It is the hope to find ways to bring more cultural arts to the community such as hoop dancing, ribbon skirt and shirt sewing and other possibilities.

“We appreciate the support from the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange and the value of this support is shown in many ways in the school and the community.”

SOLD OUT! Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Presents: ASL Music Interpreting Course

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SOLD OUT! Thank you! 


ASL Music Interpreting Course Announced with Amber Galloway Gallego! 
Save the date: July 24, 25, 26

This three day ASL Music Interpreting Course will be offered at the Exchange in Regina.
Open to all ASL interpreters, interpreters in training or ASL instructors.
Registration opens April 08, 2019.

Tickets Available here

Only 20 spots available
Fee: $150.00
For more information please contact outreach@culturalexchange.ca

A special thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts/Counsel des Arts Canada and Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services.

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Art Class in Frontier, Saskatchewan

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Art Class with Shone Profit 
A taste of making happy mistakes, Enabling you to excersize creative freedom with confidence!
All materials supplied.

Frontier Senior Citizens Centre
Frontier, Saskatchewan
Tuesday April 02
5:30pm – 8:30pm
$10.00
Ages 13+

Call 306-296-7442 to register

Frontier