I am pleased to announce that CAMP SASK ARTS now has it’s very own website! Please visit https://www.campsaskarts.com/ for all things Community Arts Mentorship Program related! We are so proud of it!

Trauma-Informed Culturally-sensitive training, July 9th - 11th, 2022

We are pleased to announce we are offering the Trauma-Informed Culturally-Sensitive Arts Delivery Course at the Jack Millikin Centre on July 9th - 11th, 2022. The Jack Millikin Centre is located on the Ness Creek Site, 20 km NW of Big River, SK, about 2.5 hours north of Saskatoon. 

First things first, if you are interested in signing up for this weekend, please fill out the Registration Form by clicking on the link below. Once the registration is filled out, we will send a follow-up with payment information, and you will be good to go! 

About the Course:

WHAT: This course has been designed by Holly Yuzicapi and Eliza Doyle to empower participants with knowledge to more confidently work closely with remote, vulnerable and under-served communities in our province. Participants will increase their understanding of arts delivery through a culturally-sensitive and mental-health perspective, while building well-being and resilience for themselves. 

WHERE: Jack Millikin Centre at the Ness Creek Site, 20 km outside of Big River, Sk.

WHO: Training is open to all Saskatchewan Artists wanting a broader education in both Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Sensitive arts delivery with a focus on working in remote, vulnerable and under-served communities. 

KEY LEADERS: Holly Yuzicapi (Knowledge Keeper, Workshop Coordinator, Cultural Sensitivity, Protocol, Appropriation, and Reconciliation and Art) and Eliza Doyle (Settler, Workshop Coordinator, Administration, Grants and Residencies)

KEY FACILITATORS:  Elder Joseph Naytowhow, Rand Teed (Neurobiology of Adverse Childhood Events , Addictions/Mental Health Disorders), Clorice Delorme (Treaty Education), Rebecca Donnelly (Mental Health, Vicarious Trauma, Responsibilities Surrounding Disclosures, Self-Care) and Russell McAuley (Anti-Racism, White Privilege, Systematic Racism, Oppression, Colonialism). 

About the Site:

Ness Creek is a beautiful site to host such an event, and we are excited to welcome you here! Onsite there are cabins and trailers to rent, tenting sites available, and electrical sites if you wish to bring a trailer. There are no food vendors on site, and all meals will be the responsibility of the participant. The cabins are equipped with basic cooking gear, and there is a grocery store and hotels available in Big River, which is 20 km away. All food and accommodations are the responsibility of the participants, and we are here to help coordinate these needs any way we can. 

 Registration: Fee for this course is set at $400. There are bursaries and grants available to help offset costs if desired, and more information will be provided in the registration form and follow-up emails. Please see the link below to the Sask Arts Board Micro-Grant, which provides funding up to $1000 for Artists seeking Professional Development opportunities. Mileage, Accommodations, Registration Fees and Per Diems can be claimed under this grant program.

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/8GgN3F2GvtF4rmaf9

Sask Arts Board Micro-Grant Funding: https://sk-arts.ca/menu/grants/grants-by-type/artists/micro-grant-program.html

Booking at Ness Creek On-Site: https://discovernesscreek.com/cabin-rentals/

Nesslin Lake Yurts and Campsites (20 minutes away): https://nesslinlake.com/nesslin-lake/

Hotels in Big River, Sk (20 minutes away): https://timberlandmotel.business.site/

Jack Millikin Centre: https://www.jackmillikincentre.com/

Directions to Site: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Discover+Ness+Creek/@53.87579,-106.829024,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5300c8d9b5bce4a5:0xef989622c1dbea01!8m2!3d53.8759382!4d-106.8289201?hl=en 

We look forward to your involvement, and thanks for taking an interest and strengthening our communities through knowledge, the arts and collaboration. 

Eliza and Holly

camp.sask@gmail.com

1-306-774-5888

COMMUNITY ARTS MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING

It all started when…

I began working with the community of Stanley Mission, SK (located 485 km North of Saskatoon) for 5-weeks in January 2019 through a grant offered by the Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society (SCES). Together we are now developing a program called CAMP, which stands for Community Arts Mentorship Programming. We were awarded a grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board that will see a full-year Musician in Residency Program operated in Stanley Mission for September 2019 - September 2020, as well as the TD MusiCounts grant which allows the purchase of instruments for the program. We are focusing on providing free music lessons for the community and mentoring members to job-shadow the program operations.

This will be the first year the mentorship program is running FULL-TIME in stanley mission, and there are exciting new partnerships with Sask Music and Saskatchewan Mental Health that will see this program expand to meet the needs of the entire community.

currently in STANLEY mission there are community fiddle LESSONS, COMMUNITY JAMS, music LESSONS of various INSTRUMENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS RUNNING COFFEEHOUSE OPEN STAGES AND open JAMS. THIS PROJECT DEFINITELY NEEDS another year OF FULL TIME EFFORTS to be strong enough to stand alone, AND WE ARE committed to see it through in this community.

Pinehouse, Sk and canoe lake, sk are the next communities receiving music mentorship PROGRAMMING, and they will start october 19th 2020 (pinehouse) and january 2021 (canoe lake).

upcoming, completed and on-going Projects 2020/21

full-time music teacher position secured in stanley mission, C.A.M.P pilot community

A full-time Music Teacher Position is currently being split between 4 Professional musicians throughout the school year 2020-2021. This is a huge leap in CAMP and Music Mentorship, as funding is no longer Grant-Dependent, and has moved into the local community. By having 4 different music teachers through the year, this delivers a well-rounded education administering a variety of specialty instruments and teaching styles, which will appeal to a broader audience. As well, teachers will be able to return yearly to Stanley Mission, while being able to maintain their home art practices.

trauma-informed, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE artist training course

ONLINE Feb/mar/april 2021 in-person july 9th - 11th

An Artist Training Course curriculum development was executed in July 2020. We are committed to preparing artists for residencies in remote, under-served and vulnerable communities in Saskatchewan. This way we can have more communities on the go! This would be two-fold one focusing on Mental Health First Aid; delivering trauma informed programming, recognizing vicarious trauma in yourself, what to do if someone discloses abuse or suicidal tendencies, understanding anti-social behaviour, developing mental health tools through the arts..etc, and the other Cultural Awareness and Residency; how to deliver community arts programming, understanding cultural appropriation, white privilege, residential school system, Treaty Education...etc. Stay tuned for dates and more information to follow, with sessions hopefully being offered in November 2020 in Saskatoon..

Artist in Communities Residency: STanley Mission, sk

September 2019 - march 2020:

Fiddle, guitar, drum, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele instruction within schools and band community in Stanley Mission with a focus on mentorship is administered. School and Band Communities are engaged in music experiences, lessons and mentorship. Building local capacity for program delivery is being strengthened!

Artist in Communities Residency: pinehouse, sk

Beginning in October 2020, we will be using a similar model of Mentorship to Independence with Pinehouse , Sk. This will be a 20 week residency, and will involve community lessons, as well as music lessons in the school. Musician Mitch Dureault will be teaching fiddle, ukulele, guitar and banjo, while mentoring community members to deliver programming locally.

Artist in Communities Residency: canoe lake, sk

Beginning in October 2021, this is a year-long residency that follows a model similar to the Pilot Community of Stanley Mission, Sk: Mentorship to Independence. We will be bringing in 4 different artists/musicians to work with the community engaging members in arts experiences, lessons and mentorship in the areas of guitar, fiddle, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, drums, bass, vocals and keyboard.

GIRLS ROCK CAMP: ROCK THE NORTH

February 17th - 22nd, 2020 is Girls Rock Camp: Rock The North. This is a major undertaking with CAMP, Girls Rock Saskatoon, Ness Creek Music Festival, SCES, NAC Music Alive and the Amachewespemawin Band Council and Education. We begin the Cultural Conversation January 28th and 29th, and will build the Girls Rock The North camp from the vision developed there. Then, full-force ahead! Elders & Community Mentors will be provided the capacity and training to guide/mentor the Youth Participants in programming that strengthens identity and self-esteem through cultural arts skills and specific identity-forming workshops. This will help rebuild intergenerational connectedness as well, which, due to the destructive nature of the residential school system, has a huge need to be strengthened.

2019 CAMP Projects

January 2019- November 2019

January: 5 week Artist in Residency Stanley Mission COMPLETED

July 22nd - 27th: Girls Rock Saskatoon

1 week partnership with Stanley Mission Band Council, Girls Rock Camp, Doylefest, Music Alive and SCES to bring 5 girls aged 8-11 to Girls Rock Saskatoon. During project major mental health concerns with the girls were identified, resulting in a necessary strengthen of Mental Health partnerships in the future.

June 25th: Awarded MusiCounts Grant

$20,000 of new instruments for year-long Artist in Communities Stanley Mission Project

June 25th: Awarded Sask Arts Board Artist in Communities Residency 2019:

$46,500 for Stanley Mission Project Music to Mentorship: Building Local Arts Teacher Capacity

September 3rd: Awarded Cameco Creative Kids North Grant

$5000.

Mentorship to Independence: Ukulele lessons for K-6 students with a teacher training component ensuring music program can be sustained within community beyond project completion.

September 2019 - June 2020: Artist in Communities Residency STanley Mission

Fiddle, guitar, drum, bass, banjo, mandolin, ukulele instruction within schools and band community in Stanley Mission with a focus on mentorship is administered.

Future Plans

Develop adequate data collection system to track project objectives, develop Music 10, 20, 30 curriculum to demonstrate how music program can be incorporated into education system, grant writing to ensure Music Programming continue in Stanley Mission until local capacity is built, projected 2 more years to 2021, website development, sponsorship and donation platforms. .

Stanley Mission Records and community internship

Consultations with Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Stanley Mission Elders and Band Council, and engineer professionals on a proposal for a recording studio in Stanley Mission, SK.. We will be providing an engineer to teach and mentor the community on the basics of recording, engineering and mixing.

February 2021 Girls Rock Camp: Rock the North

$10,000 through Sask Arts Board Artist in Communities Project in partnership with Music Alive, Stanley Mission Band Council, SCES and Doylefest

Proposal: Continue providing opportunities for female empowerment through Cultural Arts Mentorship Programming by building capacity and expanding the Girls Rock Saskatoon program to Stanley Mission.

The Elders/Community Mentors will be provided the capacity and training to guide/mentor the Youth Participants in programming that strengthens identity and self-esteem through cultural arts skills and specific identity-forming workshops. This will help rebuild intergenerational connectedness, which, due to the destructive nature of the residential school system, has a huge need to be strengthened.

In-Depth Saskatchewan Arts School Workshop Tour

Proposal: Choose 2 schools to work with closely to develop a Arts Mentorship Model. Work with chosen schools for three- 1 week periods through out the year to administer hands-on arts programming. Build local capacity to develop and administer arts workshops within schools with students. When Saskatchewan Cultural Exchange Society Fall Tour is delivered, invite these 2 schools to come along for 2 SCES Workshop dates to administer workshops in their area.