Issue: 2017.3 Saskatoon “I believe it’s an exciting time for printmaking in Saskatoon because it’s a time when it’s becoming less tied to institutions. We now see it moving into more public spaces that better reflect what our communities want it to be.” – Michael Peterson, Reflections on Starting an Artist-Run Centre Download PDF
New Directions in Printmaking Nik Semenoff portrait, James Rosenquist, toner chalk litho, rag paper, 3/3. Nik Semenoff is many things: an accomplished printmaker, painter, jeweller, drawer, architectural model builder, tool manufacturer and published inventor. He is also a dear friend and mentor. Since the... Read More
Filling the Void Borne out of the need for more accessible spaces for printmakers in Saskatoon, Ink Slab Printmakers was formed in 2010 by a group of students and recent grads from the University of Saskatchewan. Void, a commercial gallery for emerging artists,... Read More
Mostly flat but pretty great Alex Keays — Illustration inspired by artwork by Alana Moore on display at Void Gallery Read More
Featured Artist: Cate Francis Cate Francis is a printmaker and illustrator from Saskatoon Saskatchewan, she obtained a BFA from the University of Saskatchewan in 2008. In 2012 she received a of a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier grant to pursue an MFA at the Nova Scotia... Read More
The Joy of Stick – Slinging Lowbrow Art to Saskatoon A man’s sudden screaming pulls the restaurant out of its collective weekend slumber. Flailing his arms wildly, the entire room looks up from their morning coffee. But the flapping man is far too immersed in his own business to notice... Read More
isms: On Starting a Feminist Zine in Saskatoon “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” — Audre Lorde Kelsey Philipchuk and Marissa Bialowas It all started with assigned readings in our respective university classes: Audre Lorde,... Read More