Coinciding with Pride Week festivities in Saskatoon, Art Placement is pleased to host "Spark Your Pride", a group exhibition of LGBTQIA2S+ artists from the Saskatoon community.

Spark Your Pride has become an annual celebration of older/senior/elder 2SLGBTQ+ folk that takes place during Saskatoon's Pride Festival. Spark Your Pride is hosted by the Western Development Museum (WDM), which has a mandate to acquire, exhibit, and preserve the stories that make up Saskatchewan's diverse history, including as many perspectives as possible. Since 2020, Spark Your Pride has offered a variety of programs and activities during Pride, including banquets, performances, concerts, poetry readings, art exhibits, and the transformation of the WDM’s Boom Town into “Queer Town”, a street festival that celebrates the lives and culture of Saskatchewan’s lesbian, gay, transgender, queer, and 2Spirit people. Click here for more information about the Spark Your Pride events taking place this week at the WDM.

For 2024, Spark Your Pride brings their art exhibition to Art Placement in downtown Saskatoon. The artists included explore a range of subjects, mediums, and styles. Featuring work by Joseph Anderson, Jean Dudley, Dave Heinrichs, Steph Krawchuk, Rebecca La Marre, Dane Moore, Levi Mathew, the Estate of Peter McGehee, Tessera Nova, Donald, Cesar Alejandro Romero, Evan Rystrom, Brett Schiisler, Leif Shantz, Carey Shaw, Nguyen Tran, Jo Van Young, and Azby Whitecalf.

(*Written by The GALLERY/ art placement)

Reception: Saturday, June 22 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Donald, “Cranberry Flats , 2023”, watercolour on paper, 9x12”, $575 (+taxes)

Dave Heinrichs, “(don’t make it) dark  #2”, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 26x20”, $750 ( + taxes)

Steph Krawchuk, “Untitled (no. 149 and 150)”, 2022, oil on panel, 10x8”, $450 each (+taxes)