Stoughton visual artist Tara Parisier has received $3,000 from the Saskatchewan Arts Board's Indigenous Pathways Initiative program to "develop new Aboriginal works of art to help preserve traditions, utilizing skills and talents to create traditional dance regalia, including contemporary ribbon shirts."
The Indigenous Pathways Initiative program aims to increase access to public funding by Indigenous artists in Saskatchewan, either to develop their artistic/cultural practices or to share their art, skills and teachings.
For the quarter ending December 31, 2014, the Saskatchewan Arts Board awarded funding to over 130 individuals and organizations, totaling more than $1 million. Arts Board funding supports a variety of initiatives, including organizations that provide ongoing programs in the arts, the creative work of professional artists, community art projects and the engagement of professional artists to work in schools with students and teachers.
The Saskatchewan Arts Board was established in 1948 as the first agency of its kind in North America and second in the world to the Arts Council of Great Britain. In the decades since then, it has continued as a leader in Canada and builds on this strong tradition to meet ongoing opportunities for public investment in the arts community. The Arts Board's mission is to cultivate an environment in which the arts thrive for the benefit of everyone in Saskatchewan. For more information on the Saskatchewan Arts Board, visit www.artsboard.sk.ca.
