GoFundMe Campaign Launch - Stegner House in Eastend, SK

Stegner House is one of Canada’s first artist/writer residency programs, situated in the childhood home of renowned environmentalist and Pulitzer prize winner, Wallace Stegner. Wallace Stegner House is operated entirely by local volunteers from the community of Eastend, Saskatchewan (pop. 503). Over 30 years the House has hosted over 250 artists. 

The community has started a GoFundMe campaign, because, in these times, Stegner House needs help to stay afloat! READ PRESS RELEASE

Moving Pictures

Moving Pictures (Until December 31) is on-demand screenings of video artworks by Saskatchewan artists curated by Sandee Moore for Art Gallery of Regina (AGR) - Lindsay Arnold, Ian Campbell & Heidi Phillips, Dennis Jackson, Graeme Patterson, Theo Pelmus with Kristin Snowbird - accessed through a free augmented reality smartphone app paired with AR-enabled posters at public locations throughout Regina and the province.

The five posters include a "trigger image" provided by the artist. When viewed through a smartphone camera using the free Artivie app, the image signals Artivive to play the video, including sound, as an overlay seen on the user's screen.

OSAC Visual Artist Listing

The OSAC Artist Listing is a resource set up to connect visual artists and the general public through our members. The artists’ profile includes images, general artist info, links to social media, contact information, workshop info, categories of medium, and a C.V. Building a profile is completely FREE for the artists, as well as for anyone browsing the listing. CHECK OUT THE ARTIST LISTING HERE

This resource can connect artists with parents looking for online art lessons for their children, people hoping to purchase art and support a Saskatchewan artist, teachers looking for online art lesson content, and everything in between. OSAC will not be handling any exchange of services or products; the Listing is more of an “artist classifieds”. Please follow the link for the TUTORIAL LINK on how to set up your Artist profile.

Support Disability Arts!

Bluenose Ability Arts and Film Festival (BAAFF) is a Halifax, NS based organization that supports artists with disabilities is currently running a survey for disabled artists. If you or someone you know is an artist with a relationship to disability - Please direct them to this survey so we can help to discover & remove barriers for artists with disabilities! www.baaff.ca/artistsurvey 

2020/2021 OSAC Performing Micro-Grant Program

This new program will allow arts councils to access a grant of 50% of an artist fee to a maximum of $500 for a performance in a community that meets the safety requirements of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Re-Open Sask Plan. OSAC is open to any ideas that are presented such as: Sidewalk Performances, Outdoor Performances, Drive-In Performances, Socially Distanced Indoor Performances or Digital Presentations.  Any questions please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• MicroGrant Information Package
  
  
• MicroGrant Application
  
  
• MicroGrant Evaluation
  

Visual Arts Program Grant Guidelines 2020 2021