Press

“We stretch the province completely and we run programs in rural Saskatchewan. So, instead of focusing on the cities and the major centres, we try to find artists in rural centres to give programs to those communities.”
– Outreach Coordinator Rowan Pantel talking to CTV Morning Live. “Sask. Cultural Exchange 40th Anniversary.” February 28, 2017.

“At 40 years young, the [Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange] has most of its energy, enthusiasm and big ideas ahead of it.”
– Stephen Whitworth of Prairie Dog, “The Exchange at 40.” October 12-25, 2017. (Cover story.)

“Those living in the city who love art should have at least a degree of reverence for the Cultural Exchange. Without it, the success of some of Regina’s most beloved artists may not have happened. Maybe more importantly, there would be fewer people who even found a love for art in the first place, showing reverence for it now.”
– D.C. Fraser of the Leader-Post. “Tucked away Exchange fosters generations of Sask. artists.” November 3, 2017.

Outreach

“I think the workshops are great for any community, any school. But it’s really valuable for northern, remote, or rural communities. [The workshops] are all really popular and they’re all really excellent [instructors].”
– Jane Laxdal of Pinehouse School talking to Engage. “Creating connections in the North.” April 2017.

“I’m looking forward to meeting with people to talk about their writing, I’m looking forward to working on the play and having some feedback and input from some of the local kids into the content and characters and I’m really looking forward also to the notion of working on a play on my own.”
– Writer Maureen Ulrich talking to the Estevan Mercury about her artist-in-residency. “Writer in residence comes to Estevan.” June 2, 2017.

“(Art is) here and I think that’s very positive for someone like myself from a bigger centre where you see more art, to be coming here and kind of connecting with those people.”
– Mural artist Josh Goff talking to the Leader-Post. “Mural project in La Loche to show history of community.” July 16, 2017.

“These little things, these little sort of pieces to the puzzle, are what make our community better and stronger. And we need to be able to move forward and progress. We can’t live in the past.”
– Leonard Montgrand of the La Loche Friendship Centre talking to CBC News. “La Loche mural painted by Regina artist depicts past and present.” July 23, 2017.

“It’s really important that they learn where First Nations people come from, their historical background (and) why things are the way they are.”
– Victor Thunderchild talking to the Prince Albert Daily Herald about a series of workshops fostering understanding among Prince Albert’s Indigenous and newcomer communities. “Finding common ground.” August 2, 2017.

“It is really important that we all learn our historical background. We are teaching others about Aboriginal people but also helping our own children identify who they are and where they came from.”
– Victor Thunderchild talking to paNOW. “Newcomers and Indigenous community find ‘Common Ground.’” August 3, 2017.

Venue

“Being eighteen seeing SNFU or going to see metal bands, I always daydreamed to play that stage. It always seemed so far away and unattainable. They laid the foundation for live music in Regina. The building isn’t just a place to play, people there such as Zandra and Justin Bender (who engineered all our albums) have always backed us.”
– Andrés Dávalos of Andino Suns talking to the Leader-Post. “Andino Suns enjoy being part of a vibrant Regina music scene.” October 12, 2017.

“Considering the major role it plays in Regina’s cultural life, it was a milestone we couldn’t ignore. So congrats again Exchange!”
– Gregory Beatty writing about the Exchange winning Best Live Music Venue in Prairie Dog‘s Best of Regina readers poll. November 9, 2017.