A local artist has been awarded a $1,100 Independent Artists grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
Sherron Burns of North Battleford has been awarded the grant "to take a master class in wood carved puppet form, conception to performance, with internationally recognized puppet designer Mischa Bartonova and professional carver Jiri Helcel, near Prague, Czech Republic," according to the news release from the Arts Board.
The Saskatchewan Arts Board awarded funding to over 110 individuals and organizations at its most recent deadline, totalling more than $1.06 million.
These grants support the creation, development or performance of new work in any art form, professional development for artists and research in the arts; they also support the ongoing development of artistic practice in Saskatchewan as well as independent curators and critics in all disciplines.
Burns is interested in work that evokes a story, piques a memory or startles the imagination. A year ago, Burns conceived and organized the Free Range Puppet Lab in North Battleford and was joined by artists from across Canada for five days of creativity, an event hosted by the Chapel Gallery.
She has written, directed and performed in many pieces of original work in puppetry, film, dance, mask and story and works with people of all ages. Tjaart is a puppet show developed and created through ensemble in Yellowknife, NWT. Swimming to Agassiz is an imagined family history in puppets and stories. Sedna: A Creation Story is a shadow play. All were created in recent years.
She is an arts and learning consultant with Living Sky School Division.
