MacKenzie Art Gallery Events

Artist Studio Program with Joan Scaglione - March 6 -

1 p.m. - 4 p.m., MacKenzie Art Gallery

Explore nature itself as artist Joan Scaglione leads you into new pathways of your imagination and the creative process. Respond to and engage the world around you through a variety of materials, paint and mark-making. Call Lorraine at 584-4292 to register: $25 ($20 for Gallery Members).
 
Joan is the artist behind the MacKenzie's current exhibition, Ribs of Sky, Ribs of Stone, on view at the MacKenzie until April, 23, 2010. 

Joan Scaglione: Ribs of Sky, Ribs of Stone will be on display at the MacKenzie Art Gallery from Now - April 11, 2010.
Organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, and the City of Regina Arts Commission.

The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig:
A Retrospective Exhibition – Now – May 2
Organized by the Art Gallery of Sudbury and the National Gallery of Canada
 
For more information about MacKenzie Art Gallery exhibitions, community programs and events, please visit mackenzieartgallery.ca

Charity Tax Tuesdays - Free March Webinars

Charity Tax Tuesdays – Free March Webinars

If you haven't yet heard, Imagine Canada launched Charity Tax Tools at the end of January -- a free comprehensive information website with easy-to-understand content intended to provide Canadian charities with timely information and tools to ensure they have the resources to meet Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requirements.

To support the overall Charity Tax Tools program goal of providing information to Canadian charities in the areas of receipting fundraising activities, maintaining books and records and reporting to the CRA is a series of FREE Charity Tax Tuesdays webinars, presented in both English and French. These webinars will offer an opportunity to delve into specific topic areas and serve as a chance to dialogue with subject experts in an online format. Register today, as space is limited.

Alternatives to Becoming a Charity – March 9
English presentation 1pm ET
French presentation 3pm ET

Applying for Charitable Status- March 23
English presentation 1pm ET
French presentation 3pm ET

Charitable Purposes- March 30
English presentation 1pm ET
French presentation 3pm ET

For more information, please visit http://charitytax.imaginecanada.ca/

The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans - Moose Jaw WDM - Now Until March 28

The Moose Jaw Western Development Museum is pleased to host The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans, a travelling exhibit from The Manitoba Museum. Legend and lore abound about the Vikings as mythical traders, fierce explorers and adventurers from Scandinavia who roamed the high seas.

The exhibit seeks to temper the stereotype of the Viking with an updated view of their everyday life and significant contributions to European and Western culture. The exhibit reveals the considerable technological, historical, and artistic impact made by these Scandinavian forbearers.

The Moose Jaw Western Development Museum is open 9 to 5 Tuesday to Sunday. Regular Museum admission applies.

For more information on Saskatchewan's Western Development Museums please visit: http://www.wdm.ca/

Nicaragua, Nicaraguita - Art Gallery of Prince Albert - Now until March 28

The Art Gallery of Prince Albert is presenting Nicaragua, Nicaraguita now until March 28. A reception will be held Feb. 28 at 7 p.m.. Music and refreshments will be provided and donations for Haiti will be accepted. The Art Gallery of Prince Albert is located at 142-12th Street West, Prince Albert, tel: (306) 763-7080, email agpa@sasktel.net and on the web at www.artgalleryofprincealbert.com

If These Walls Could Talk - Saskatoon WDM - Now until March 28

The Western Development Museum, Boomtown 1910, is pleased to showcase a new exhibit, “If These Walls Could Talk”, which is on loan from the Diefenbaker Canada Center in Saskatoon.

This exhibit features a collection of photographs of Saskatchewan homes. The photos were taken by Saskatoon photographer Greg Raskob, as part of a Saskatchewan centennial project in 2005.

Exhibit sponsors are Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation, Community Initiatives Fund and Wheaton Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd., Saskatoon.

For more information visit the Saskatoon Western Development Website:
http://www.wdm.ca/saskatoon_about.html#temp

Global Women's Fund Online Auction - March 8-18

This March, the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) is holding the "Global Women's Fund" online auction in support of International Women's Day (March 8) and will feature an exciting array of items from around the globe. You are invited to take advantage of this wonderful positioning opportunity by donating a unique and enticing item to the auction. The auction takes place from March 8-18, 2010. All proceeds of the auction will go to the Foundation's Global Women's Fund, which helps women to become leaders in their co-operatives. For more information, contact Sarah Richardson at sarah.richardson@coopscanada.coop.

NCPH's 2010 Annual Meeting in Portland

NCPH’s 2010 Annual Meeting in Portland, “Currents of Change,” is only 8 weeks away! The conference program is digital this year, available as a PDF at http://ncph.org/cms/?page_id=117. Printed programs will be available only onsite in Portland.
 
This is a joint meeting of National Council on Public History and American Society for Environmental History, with 150 sessions and workshops, 15 working groups, 10 fieldtrips, Speed Networking, book exhibits, and much more, March 10-14. Come and experience the best in public and environmental history. The 2010 Conference web page is at http://ncph.org/cms/?page_id=117.

150!Canada Conference - March 11-12 - Ottawa

The 150!Canada Conference is the first step on the road to 2017.
 
March 11-12, 2010, National Arts Centre, Ottawa

On March 11-12, the Institute of the Public Administration of Canada and MASS LBP in partnership with the Royal Bank of Canada, are convening the first major conference concerning Canada’s Sesquicentennial. For two days, 300 delegates — public servants, business, arts and community leaders — will gather at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa to start planning the “Next Great Year” in Canadian history.

Register online at www.ipac.ca/150 or call 1-888-480-2546
Visit the 150!Conference website for details.

Workshop on Cultural Diversity and Funding - March 12, Regina

Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) will hold a workshop for members and other community organizations on March 12 from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) located at 2550 Broad Street in Regina. Topics include: deepening cultural learning experiences; funding opportunities; and proposal development and writing (with Bob Friedrich). Workshops are free for members and $60/half day or $100/full day for non-members. For more information, contact mcos@accesscomm.ca or (306) 721-2767.

Educational Opportunities from the Archives Society of Alberta - March and May 2010

There are two upcoming education opportunities offered by the Archives Society of Alberta. On March 12-13, 2010, the ASA is offering the workshop "Records Management Basics" at the Provincial Archives of Alberta in Edmonton.  Presented by Judy Kovacs of NAIT, the course will discuss the basics of records management and its relationship to archives.  The workshop is aimed at those with little background in records management who want to become more familiar with the processes and current trends in records management.  For a full course description, registration deadlines and forms, fees, and other information, please visit the Workshops page at the ASA website:  http://www.archivesalberta.org/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=50.
 
From May 31-June 5, 2010, the ASA is presenting its Archives Institute, also at the Provincial Archives in Edmonton.  Covering the basics of archival theory and practice, the Institute is an intensive introduction to the work of archivists and archival institutions.  For a curriculum outline, registration deadlines and forms, fees, and other information, please visit the Institute page of the ASA website at:  http://www.archivesalberta.org/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=49 .

Registration is open for both the workshop and the Institute.  If you have any questions, please email mgourlie@shaw.ca

HOST Saskatchewan Conference March 14-15: Register Now!

Register today for the 3rd annual HOST Saskatchewan – Hospitality, Outfitters & Tourism Conference & Trade Show taking place on March 14-15 at TCU Place in Saskatoon. The registration form is accessible on the Industry Matters website, or, you may click here to download and print this document.

HOST Saskatchewan is a joint venture of Tourism Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association, and the Saskatchewan Outfitters Association. All three host organizations will hold their General Business Meetings during the two-day event. The Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport will present on the Tourism Industry Review following Tourism Saskatchewan’s General Meeting.

If you have any questions, please email register@sasktourism.com, or call Donna Hoffman at (306) 787-5525.

Children's Discovery Museum - What's for Dinner? - March 20

What's for Dinner? - An Evening for Adults

Cost $75. Includes reception at the Bessborough, then dinner at one of Saskatoon's
top 11 dinning places.  For more information, please check this web site
www.museumforkids.sk.ca

Register today for the CMA National Conference 2010! Early-bird deadline: Friday March 26, 2010

Places are filling up, people are getting excited. Mark your calendar for the CMA National Conference 2010 in 
St. John's NL: May 10-15, 2010.
 
Register today and benefit from a wide variety of speakers, study tours and workshops!
 
This year's speakers include:
Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail;
Wade Davis, National Geographic's explorer-in-residence;
Andy Jones, Comedian
Richard Kurin, Director of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution.
 
For more information or to register for the conference, visit: www.museums.ca/stjohns2010/en/

Regina United Way Training Workshops

The United Way of Regina is offering Board Development Training Workshops and the 2010 Orientation Series for “New” Executive Directors/Senior Managers. All sessions will be held at United Way of Regina, 1440 Scarth Street.
 
To register or for more information, please contact Priya Singh, Admin Assistant, Community Impact & Investments, United Way of Regina, Tel: (306) 751-4750 ext 744, Fax:(306) 522-7199
E-mail: psingh@unitedwayregina.ca
Website: www.unitedwayregina.ca

76 Ranch Exhibit - 2010-11

Museums in Saskatchewan and Alberta are hosting an exhibition of historical photos, “Grand Old 76”, Jean Leebody of Exhibit Junction reports.

This exhibition, curated and travelled by the Esplanade Archives, Medicine Hat, is the story of the 76 Ranch Company. Major funding for this exhibition was provided by Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation and the City of Medicine Hat.

This exhibit will be hosted by: Melfort and District Museum, Melfort - March – 2010;
Bonnyville and District Museum, Bonnyville AB - May 15 - June 15, 2010; Grand Couteau Heritage and Cultural Centre, Shaunavon - July 1st to August 31st, 2010; and Athol Murray Archives, Wilcox - January – 2011.

There are opportunities available for hosting this exhibit in 2010 and 2011. If you are interested please contact Jean Leebody at 780-651-8537.

Mendel Art Gallery Winter Exhibitions - Now until April 4

Marie Lannoo: Through and Through and Through
One of Canada’s best-known abstract painters works with beam line scientists from the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron to create colourful reflective installations and paintings. Using a new material that increases the dimensional capabilities of reflected colour, Lannoo’s paintings often “spill” beyond the frame onto to the wall or nearby environment.

Sugar Bombs: Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang
Rockets boom and robots twist in this explosive new exhibition featuring two talented young artists from British Columbia, Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang. Organized by freelance curator Kristen Lambertson, this travelling exhibition is rooted in a neo-pop aesthetic. Taking visual cues from toys, cartoons, and manga, the exhibition touches on geopolitics, war, and military culture.

Ed Pien: Haven of Delight
Pien’s new series explores the phantasmagorical, imaginary world of different culture’s tales and myths. Pien creates landscapes peopled with strange characters by making cuts in large strips of hand-tinted paper, recalling the ancient Chinese art of paper cuts. The birds, bats and half-human–half-animal figures that adorn its foliage appear as silhouettes perched in the tree branches, which form the shape of a haven in a magical forest.

Getting There
Linda Sawchyn guest-curates an exhibition of works from the Mendel’s Permanent Collection about roads, pathways, and journeys. Getting There includes a selection of photographs, prints, water colours, paintings, and other works by James Davies, Robert Hurley, Doris Wall Larson, Orest Semchisen, Leslie Saunders, Hilda Stewart and others.

For more information about these exhibitions, please visit http://www.mendel.ca/onview/current/index.html.

Art Education Workshop in Moose Jaw - April 15-17

The Saskatchewan Society of Education through Art (SSEA) is hosting its First Annual “Art in the City” art educator and artist retreat at the Moose Jaw Art Gallery on April 15-17, 2010. This workshop is designed as an informal educational gathering for elementary to high school art teachers, community art educators and artists from every walk of life and range of experience. Registration is limited to the first 30 paid registrants. For more information, go to http://www.saskedthroughart.ca/art_in_the_city_mj.php.

Get Involved - Culture Days in Saskatchewan

Culture Days – September 24-26, 2010

The buzz around Culture Days in Saskatchewan is starting to build.  If you or your cultural group has already identified ways to provide free, interactive cultural experiences during the third week in September, please let SaskCulture know. They are looking for stories that they can share with others to showcase the opportunity.  If you have some planning underway, call Diane Ell at 780-9453 or email: diane.ell@saskculture.sk.ca  Visit www.saskculture.sk.ca for more information on the Culture Days initiative.

Culture Days is a collaborative, pan-Canadian initiative that aims to increase the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement by all Canadians in cultural activities in their communities. Culture Days includes all areas of culture: arts, heritage, multicultural, ethno-cultural, First Nations and Métis cultures and creative industries.

During three days each September, participating cultural groups are encouraged to provide opportunities for the public to learn more about their particular cultural activity. Cultural groups and/or individual cultural workers/artists, who want to attract new audiences or engage more participation, can open their doors for a few hours or more to provide free, interactive cultural experiences or demonstrations that are open to the public, as part of this nationally promoted Culture Days initiative. Groups can register their events on the national database, which is expected to open this March.

Sign up to receive regular updates from the national Culture Days initiative at: www.culturedays.ca.

The Saskatchewan Provincial Task Force has made a request to the provincial government to proclaim the entire third week of September as "Culture Week in Saskatchewan," and will continue to promote the suggestion that similar proclamations be made at the municipal level. It is hoped that proclamations at the provincial and municipal levels will help government and businesses rally around the Culture Days Saskatchewan dates in their planning moving forward.

You can also access Culture Days information at this link: Culture Days Saskatchewan

2010 Canadian Association of Science Centres' Conference - May 5-7 - Montreal

CASC 2010 is a high quality professional development event for educators in the science engagement field.

CASC invites you to participate in the 2010 Canadian Association of Science Centres’ Conference, May 5-7 in Montréal, Québec. Come stimulate your creativity and show off the daring you, your, team or your institution has demonstrated.

For the complete conference program with details, visit http://www.casc2010.ca/english/program.html 

AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo - May 23-26

Be among the first to join the spring museum migration to sunny Los Angeles for the American Association of Museums 104th Annual Meeting, May 23-26. The theme this year is Museums Without Borders, and there will be no limits on the networking opportunities and wealth of insights from sessions and events in L.A.

For a comprehensive guide to the Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo visit www.aam-us.org/am10

MAS AGM and Conference Trade Show - May 26-28, 2010 - Saskatoon

As part of our AGM and Conference, we are hosting a trade show. Be sure to let us know if you are interested in taking part! Please contact our local organizing committee through Amy Briley at the Gabriel Dumont Institute, (306) 657-5719, or let us know here at MAS, and we’ll put you in touch with her. We are also very much in need of sponsors for nutrition breaks, lunch, etc, so if you are able to consider sponsorship, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us by phone at 306-780-9279, toll-free in SK: 1-866-568-7386 or by email at mas@saskmuseums.org