A local high school and art gallery in Yorkton have recently been awarded grants from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
The Yorkton Regional High School has received an $8,000 ArtsSmarts grant to work with professional dance, theatre, and literary artists to create short performance pieces and the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery was awarded an $11,100 Capacity Building Initiatives program grant. The funding will be used to invest in lighting infrastructure for exhibitions, framing and presentation capacity; digital technology; and marketing and private sector fundraising capacity.
ArtsSmarts Saskatchewan offers arts and education grants to schools, artists and community partnerships for innovative projects in any art form that bring K-12 students and professional artists together. This program is offered through a partnership among the Saskatchewan Arts Board, Saskatchewan Ministry of Education and SaskCulture Inc.
Using funds contributed by The Arts Stabilization Fund Saskatchewan Inc., the Capacity Building Initiatives program provides one-time grants to eligible arts organizations and festivals in Saskatchewan in order to strengthen their effectiveness and enhance their ability to respond to change in their operating environments.
For the quarter ending December 31, 2011, the Saskatchewan Arts Board awarded 208 grants to individuals and organizations, totaling more than $1.6 million.
For more information, visit www.artsboard.sk.ca.
