past events / Art Now fine Art Fair

 

2024

  • SaskGalleries partnered with the Saskatchewan Craft Council who held their inaugural “Craft Is…” show in the same space as Art Now:
    Two Shows: One Location.

  • The first Friday ‘Art Night Out’ featuring live artist demonstrations and live jazz music by the Weber-Graham Duo.

  • 11 Artists talks throughout the weekend.

  • A live panel session, ‘Technology and Craft’, hosted by the Saskatchewan Craft Council.

  • A Sunday live art-making session, part of Culture Days programming hosted by “Craft Is….”, but facilitated by the Saskatoon Glass Workers Guild.

  • The stART section for emerging artists.

  • A kids’ area for colouring for all three days of the fair.

2023

2022 and 2023 Art Now events were recorded and livestreamed, and programming for the 2020 and 2021 event moved entirely online making Art Now accessible from anywhere. Click a link below to view the recordings or visit SaskGalleries' YouTube channel.

Recorded programming available (full playlist):

Panel Sessions

  • Panel Session 1 — A Life Well Crafted
    Featuring Julia Krueger (moderator); Artists Dale Lowe, Jeannie Mah and Martin Tagseth

  • Panel Sesson 2 — Caring for Your Collection
    Featuring Belinda Harrow (moderator); Dennis Cookson, Insurance Institute of Saskatchewan; Yolande Krueger, Yolande Krueger Art Services; Robin Canham, Conservator at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

  • Panel Session 3 — Life Stories: Personal Narrative in Art
    Featuring Belinda Harrow (moderator); Artists Audie Murray, Debbie Wozniak-Bonk, and Sylvia Ziemann

  • Panel Session 4 — Art Collectors: The Next Generation
    Featuring Belinda Harrow (moderator); Art Collectors Felicia Gay, Risa Payant and Elaine Thompson

2022

Recorded programming available (full playlist):
Please note: Some recordings experienced technical difficulties at the beginning.

Panel Sessions

  • Panel Session 1 — Art As Life: The Creative Process
    Featuring Carole Epp (moderator); Artist, curator, writer, and Gabriela Garcîa-Luna (panelist); Artist.

  • Panel Session 2 — One by One: A Close Look
    Featuring Jesse Campbell, Independent Curator & Arts Administrator, and Sandra Fraser, Curator (Collections), Remai Modern.

  • Panel Session 3 — Memory is Material
    Featuring Jen Budney (moderator); Executive Director, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Vanessa Hyggen (panelist); Artist, and Lesia Maruschak (panelist); Artist.

  • Panel Session 4 — Art with a Compassionate Eye
    Featuring Jesse Campbell (moderator); Independent Curator & Arts Administrator, Kevin Pee-ace (panelist); Artist, Alexa Hainsworth (panelist); Artist, Member Services Coordinator (Saskatchewan Craft Council), and Colleen and Les MacPherson (panelists); Collectors.

  • Panel Session 5 — Making Space
    Featuring Alejandro Romero (moderator); Artist, Arts Administrator, Public Arts Consultant (City of Saskatoon), Levi Nicholat (panelist); Alexa Hainsworth (panelist); Artist, Member Services Coordinator (Saskatchewan Craft Council)Artist, Co-owner of The Gallery/Art Placement Inc.; Ezra Forest (panelist); Wapahki Program Coordinator (Chokecherry Studios).

Artist Talks
Please note: Only artist talks that took place on the main stage were recorded.

2021

Recorded programming available (full playlist):

Opening Night Reception (Thursday, September 16, 2021)

Panel Sessions

Artist Talks

2020

Recorded programming available (full playlist):

Opening Night Reception (Thursday, September 17, 2020)

Panel Sessions

  • Panel Session 2: A New Way to Buy Art

    Featuring Brita Lind, Gina Fafard, Cheryl Bell, and Joe Bembridge

  • Panel Session 3: Focus: Art in Isolation

    Featuring Marnie Archer, Anita Rocamora, Danielle Dumelie, Jeffrey Taylor, Shane Junop

Artist Talks