Our Story
1977 Established under the Societies Act1979/80 Communicart tours the province
1983 Workshop Tour starts the longest touring program in Saskatchewan. 5 artists on the road delivering workshops to youth.
1983/84 Established 23 Below in Saskatoon- becomes the Ness Creek Festival
1985 Co-produced the Regina Folk Festival
1985 Established the Saskatchewan Fiddle Committee
1985/08 Developed, delivered the Emma Lake Fiddle Camp.
1987/09 Established the Saskatchewan Festivals Committee provide funding, networking and marketing to Festivals
1987/92 Produced the Saskatchewan Heritage Fiddle Championships
1989/92 Delivered theatre, music tours to communities in the far north
1989/90 Produced the teaching video the “Dene Hand Game” in partnership with the Black Lake Elders
1990/91 Rented facility burns to the ground. Created a for profit holding company. Purchased Cultural Exchange
1994/02 In partnership with Rachael Van Fossen & CommonWeal Community Plays deliver community plays in Fort Qu’Appelle,
Wollaston Lake and Regina
1998 Produced the first Aboriginal Art Festival in Saskatchewan
2004 Established the New West Concert Series, Cultural Exchange Presents’
2004/06 Developed and delivered the Fiddles in the North Project with John Arrcand and Rossignol Elementary School
2007 Fiddles in the North expands becomes part of the Rossignol music curriculum
2007 SCES Board reaffirms commitment to art programming roots
2009 Established the Eight-track Art Gallery
Today the Cultural Exchange is an organization grounded in values of inclusivity and openness, delivering art programs to the people of Saskatchewan in collaboration, as clients, as audience, artists and participants.
Interested in a collaboration to deliver an arts program to your community? Looking for a venue to perform in Regina and environs? Never had a gallery show before? Have an idea for a project and don’t know where to start? See a programming concept above that interests you? Contact Cultural Exchange at mfry@sasktel.net. Resources are limited but information is shared and collaboration encouraged.
