A cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration in creative community building involving On Cue Performance Hub, Common Weal Community Arts, Dance Saskatchewan Inc, Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, and the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance.

This program will provide creative, performative and professional development opportunities for up to 3 artists from different creative fields and cultural backgrounds. These artists will work with Knowledge Keeper/Artist, Joseph Naytowhow, who will lead a collaborative creative development process focused on the development of a new performative work for public performance in March 2026, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Beyond professional fees ($3000), the take-away for artists from this program is intended to include:

• professional development, 

• artist-in-the-schools training and experience (with additional fees depending on the availability of artists to visit schools), 

• increased knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing,

• increased skills and experience in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary collaboration,

• extended cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary connections, 

• community building/facilitation skills, and 

• a creative performance piece (@ 45 mins) available for further professional performance

Timelines and components of the process

(artists must be available in Regina to engage in the work described according to this timeline)

September/October—December  

• 4 half-day workshops led by our Knowledge Keeper focused on

• Indigenous ways of knowing, cultural history on the Prairies Cross-cultural sharing, discovery

• Development of performance concept

• Development of a collaborative approach to creating together

• 2 half-day workshops for artists-in-the-schools led by arts educator Ann Kipling Brown

• possible 2-day school visits and/or other community building opportunities 

• other meetings or workshops as necessary to develop performance piece

January-April

• collaborative development and rehearsal of performance piece in the studio 

• possible school visits

• participation in planning a weekend conference on cross-cultural collaboration in the arts

• Day Against Racism Event

• March 19 technical dress rehearsal

• March 20 dress rehearsal for neighbourhood school children & teachers

• March 21 Public performance

• March 22 Facilitation in community gathering focused on Calls to Action concerning racism. 

• April 4-6 (tentative date)  Performance and engagement in weekend symposium for the Arts Community focused on how the arts and artists can be effective catalysts/role models for cross-cultural collaboration and anti-racism efforts. 

• May 19-24 Possible performance at Cathedral Village Arts Festival (paid by CVAF)

All applications are due August 5, 2025