past events / Art Now fine Art Fair

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. In 2024, rather than panel sessions, the show chose to feature an amazing 11 live artist talks.

2023

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.

• Artist Talk — Jeffrey Taylor, presented by The Lobby Gallery

• Artist Talk — Heather Cline, presented by Slate Fine Art Gallery

2021

Recorded programming available (full playlist):

Opening Night Reception (Thursday, September 16, 2021)

• Welcome from Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, His Honour the Honourable Russ Mirasty, S.O.M., M.S.M.

• Welcome from Honourable Laura Ross, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport

• Welcome from Erin Dean, Chief Executive Officer of Creative Saskatchewan

• Welcome from Melanie Metcalf, SaskGalleries Vice-President and Chair of the Art Now Planning Committee

Panel Sessions

• Panel Session 1 - One by One: Analysis of Selected Works

  Featuring: Jesse Campbell; Zoë Schneider

• Panel Session 2 - Show and Tell: Connecting with Art

  Featuring: Kimberley Fyfe (moderator); Yann Martel; Marie Lannoo; Tarah Hogue

• Panel Session 3 - Revisionist Landscape

  Featuring: Felicia Gay (moderator); Michel Boutin; Mary Longman; Katherine Boyer

• Panel Session 4 - Culture C(l)ash: Can Indigenous Artists Make a Living Without Selling Out?

  Featuring: David Garneau (moderator); Lyndon Tootoosis; Donna The Strange; Ruth Cuthand; Melanie Monique Rose

• Panel Session 5 - Art as Life: The Creative Process

  Featuring: Carole Epp (moderator); Marcy Friesen; June Jacobs; Hanna Yokozawa Farquharson; Laureen Marchand

Artist Talks

• Sept 17/21 - Sheila Kernan

• Sept 17/21 - Claude Morin

• Sept 18/21 - Anne Brochu Lambert

• Sept 18/21 - Group Artist Talk: Dawn Rogal, Monique Martin, John Graham

• Sept 21/21 - Sandra Knoss - Part 1 and Part 2

• Sept 21/21 - Molly R. Ratt

• Sept 22/21 - Edie Marshall

• Sept 22/21 - Shelley Hosaluk

• Sept 23/21 - Maia Stark

• Sept 23/21 - Michaela Hoppe

• Sept 24/21 - Dave Gejdos

• Sept 24/21 - Arlette Seib

2020

Recorded programming available (full playlist):

Opening Night Reception (Thursday, September 17, 2020)

• Welcome from Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Russ Mirasty

• Welcome from Honourable Gene Makowsky, Minister of Parks, Culture, and Recreation

• Welcome from Art Now Committee Chair and SaskGalleries’ President Linda Stark

Panel Sessions

• Panel Session 1: Change You View - Original Art in Your Home

  Featuring Kimberley Fyfe, Adele Tosh, Rhonda Z, and Michael Hamann

• 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

• Sept 21-20: Mary Lynn Podiluk

• Sept 21-20:Patrick Fernandez

• Sept 22-20: Kathleen Slavin & Diane Larouche-Ellard

• Sept 22-20:: Yvette Moore

• Sept 23-20: DeLee Grant Part 1 and Part 2

• Sept 23-20: Ruth Langwieser

• Sept 24-20: Don Pell with Sarah McKen

• Sept 24-20: Sharron Labatt

• Sept 27-20: Robert Truszkowski

• Sept 27-20: Shawn Zheng