100 Years of Heart: Celebrating Saskatchewan's Centennial
The Saskatchewan Arts Board was involved in celebrating Saskatchewan's Centennial in 2005 with two important projects:
- Centennial Commissions Project: To celebrate the Saskatchewan Centennial, the Saskatchewan Arts Board commissioned the design, creation, and installation of four large-scale, permanent, outdoor artworks in four Saskatchewan gateway communities: Estevan (Spinning Prairie by Jefferson Little); Lloydminster (Sky Dance by Douglas Bentham); Yorkton (Doorways to Opportunity by Lionel Peyachew) and LaRonge (Portage by Chris St. Amand).
- Saskatchewan Centennial Mural Project: The Province of Saskatchewan designated funding for the creation of a large mural in the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. An important objective of the 2005 Saskatchewan Centennial Mural Project is to create an artwork that is reflective of the experiences of Indigenous Peoples of Northern Saskatchewan. The painting was installed in the rotunda of the Legislative building and has become a key architectural and artistic highlight in the Legislative Building and an important opportunity to present the stories and way of life of Northern Saskatchewan Aboriginal people. Roger Jerome, a Métis artist who lives in Air Ronge, designed and painted the mural, Northern Tradition and Transition.
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Famous quotes containing the words years and/or celebrating:
“But he answered his father, Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 15:29,30.
“The era of long parades past an official podium filled with cold faces is gone. Celebrating is now a right, not a duty.”
—Lothar De Maizière (b. 1940)