Creative Kids
The Creative Kids program is an initiative to reduce financial barriers for children participating in the areas of arts and culture.
SaskCulture Inc. and the Saskatchewan Arts Board have been working with members of the community to develop a provincial initiative designed to reduce financial barriers for children who want to participate in organized arts and cultural activities.
Pilot Communities
Creative Kids is pleased to announce the following communities have been selected to participate in the pilot phase of the program:
Shaunavon
Watrous
The Big River First Nation
The Town of Big River
The Battlefords
Regina
Saskatoon
The Lakeland District
We were overwhelmed by the wonderful response we received from all of the communities who applied to be part of Creative Kids. The commitment of the amazing volunteers in Saskatchewan who work to enrich the lives of children and youth through art and culture is what makes our Saskatchewan communities so incredible. Thank you to all of those who applied, and Creative Kids looks forward to working with your communities during the next phase of our program.
Please stay tuned for updates regarding what our new Creative Kids Communities are getting up to!
Regina and Saskatoon Creative Kids Committees
Creative Kids is looking for volunteers to help establish a local committee in the cities of Regina and Saskatoon. If you are a volunteer who cares about providing access to art and culture opportunities to children and youth facing financial barriers, please consider helping us shape this exciting new program in our Saskatchewan cities. For more information please call Christie Nenson at 780-9469 or email
cnenson@saskculture.sk.ca.
Member application forms:
Regina Creative Kids Commitee member application form
Saskatoon Creative Kids Committee member application form
Photos from the Media Event for the Saskatchewan Legacy Fund
On April 26, Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Dustin Duncan announced additional funding that would go into the Saskatchewan 2010 Legacy Fund, bringing the total to $445,147. According to Minister Duncan, “this fund will benefit Saskatchewan young people into the future by supporting culture, amateur sport and recreation in the province. A portion of this funding will go to support the newly developed Creative Kids program.
At a special event at the Neill Balkwell Centre, Minister Duncan took the opportunity to visit and participate in an arts activity with students from Regina’s Marion McVeety School.
Peter England, SaskCulture President |
Dustin Duncan, Minister of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport |
David Millar, Chair, Creative Kids Provincial Committee
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Children from Marion McVeety School |
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Development of Creative Kids Program
As part of the development process, two Think Tank sessions, facilitated by Dawn Martin of Daybreak Consulting, were held to acquire input from stakeholders. The Results of the Think Tanks and the proposed next steps are in the attached Report.
Creative Kids Case Statement
Creative Kids Feasibility Study
Creative Kids Think Tank Results
