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Goès (64) : après le vol de la sculpture du monument aux morts, la mairie lance un appel à projet aux artistes
La mairie de Goès lance un appel à projet auprès des artistes du territoire, afin de remplacer la sculpture, « Ronde de la paix », qui ornait le monument aux morts, et qui a été dérobée en juin
The 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award Winners
Double winners of the evening were Jess Moskaluke, for Country Artist of the Year and Single of the Year (“Heartbreaker”), music collective Trifecta Sound Co. in Industry Achievement and Music Company or Organization of the Year, and Katie Tupper, who picked up R&B Artist of the Year, as well as Music Video of the Year as part of the creative team for her video, “She Said.”.
Album of the Year was selected through a combination of public voting and an industry jury, and went to Jake and the Kid for their “Baby Bro” EP.
The awards program was recorded for later broadcast on Rogers TV / Shaw Spotlight community TV channels across Saskatchewan, and online viewing.
A leader amongst music makers in the province, Edmund Bull of Little Pine First Nation is known far and wide as the head singer and drumkeeper for the award-winning Red Bull Singers, as well as being an accomplished solo artist in the country genre.
Under his leadership, Red Bull achieved acclaim as one of the top pow-wow groups in North America, thrilling dancers and audiences around the globe for over 25 years, while releasing more than a dozen albums. Accompanied by the Red Bull Singers, Edmund has performed throughout Canada, the United States and Europe.
As he developed his skills as a musician in both traditional and contemporary music, Edmund created a unique style and sound, singing and writing music that has inspired and uplifted listeners.
Edmund has been named Best Male Artist, and Red Bull received the award for Pow Wow Recording, from the Native American Music Awards (including Red Bull performing at the inaugural NAMA event in 1998); as well, the Red Bull Singers were nominated for JUNO Awards for “Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording” in 1996 and 2000. Edmund continues to perform, including recently sharing a song at the Elders National Conference in Edmonton.
An After Party celebration was held following the awards show at Amigos Cantina, with music by Theo Noble, Dump Babes, and DJ Rain.
SaskMusic expresses our sincere congratulations to all the nominees and winners, and is honoured to be working with and representing such a talented field of creators and behind-the-scenes industry members.
SaskMusic thanks everyone who attended these events and encourages everyone to continue to support the music scene by attending live music events, and streaming, purchasing and sharing the music of our local Saskatchewan artists.
We would like to thank Creative Saskatchewan, the Government of Saskatchewan, and FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) for their support of the SMAs and SaskMusic.
The 2023 Saskatchewan Music Award Winners
Winner graphics downloadable here
Afrobeats Artist of the Year: Rooky (Saskatoon)
Album of the Year: Jake and the Kid, “Baby Bro” (Regina)
Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year: Falynn Baptiste (Saskatoon)
Country Artist of the Year: Jess Moskaluke (Langenburg/Rocanville)
Electronic Artist of the Year: FOOTWURK (Regina)
Hip Hop Artist of the Year: Skizza and AK Productions (Saskatoon / White City)
Indigenous Music Achievement Award: Edmund Bull (Little Pine First Nation)
Industry Achievement: Trifecta Sound Co. (Regina)
Inspirational or Spiritual Artist of the Year (TIE): Deeper Life (Strasbourg) and Elenee (Lloydminster)
Instrumental or Ambient Artist of the Year: Factor Eight (Saskatoon)
Metal or Hard Rock Artist of the Year: Flash Back (Regina)
Music Company or Organization of the Year: Trifecta Sound Co. (Regina)
Music Professional of the Year: Micheal Lander (Saskatoon)
Music Video of the Year (TIE): “She Said” by Katie Tupper: Ryley Konechny (co-director), Molly Schikosky (co-director, producer), Katie Tupper (producer) (Saskatoon); and
“Tous les matins” by Alexis Normand: Lindsay Arnold, director, animator and editor (North Portal)
Pop Artist of the Year: Marissa Burwell (Regina)
Producer of the Year: Bart McKay (Saskatoon)
R&B Artist of the Year: Katie Tupper (Saskatoon)
Rock Artist of the Year (TIE): GreenWing (Saskatoon) and The Steadies (Saskatoon)
Roots or Folk Artist of the Year: Jake Vaadeland (Cut Knife)
Single of the Year: “Heartbreaker,” Jess Moskaluke (Langenburg/Rocanville)
Venue or Festival of the Year: SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival (Saskatoon)
The Saskatchewan Music Awards are proudly presented by SaskMusic. For more information please visit www.saskmusicawards.com, email info@saskmusic.org, or call 1-800-347-0676.
SaskMusic is a non-profit, member-based association that represents, promotes and develops the artists and commercial music industry of Saskatchewan, Canada both domestically and internationally. We offer one-on-one guidance, workshops, marketing and export assistance, career development opportunities, a music directory, and more. From songwriters and freelance musicians to studios, we work with artists and industry members from across our province, in an extensive range of genres and skill levels.
SaskMusic is a source of information and resources for both the public, and the music industry. Our website is www.saskmusic.org; you can follow us for local music and industry news on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.
MDI Photo Club hosts talk on good, bad of AI in photography
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — Artificial intelligence (AI) is a tool that can be used for both good or bad purposes and requires ethical choices. Internationally known photographer Mark Hemmings will talk about the ethical use of artificial intelligence in photography on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The online Zoom presentation is hosted by the Mount Desert Island Photo Club and open to the public.
Recent advances in AI vastly expand the ability of photographers to modify their photos. For example, one can take a photo of a person in their bedroom and replace the bedroom background with a street scene from Paris pulled off the internet or conjure up photographs of people and places one has never seen by using keywords in an AI program. Hemmings will help photographers make those choices and offer use-cases and example tutorials to improve the efficiency of their photography workflow.
Georgetown Library raising funds for Harriet Tubman sculpture
The Georgetown Library is raising money for a sculpture of Harriet Tubman to be permanently displayed.They hope to raise $40,000 for the bronze sculpture, whi
NYCxDESIGN’s An Ode to NYC Poster Campaign Returns for Its 4th Year
Celebrating the city’s creative talents, NYCxDESIGN presents its fourth annual exhibition and poster campaign, An Ode to NYC. Nine graphic designers were chosen to illustrate the NYC of tomorrow for a collection of one-of-a-kind posters that demonstrate the robust creativity of New York’s design scene. All posters are available exclusively through Poster House and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Design Advocates, an extensive network of designers, architects, and engineers working together to serve the public good.
Tomorrowland by Natasha Jen, Pentagram
“Tomorrowland by Natasha Jen, marked with the declaration ‘New York Est. 1624,’ embodies the convergence of the city’s historical narrative with the avant-garde design aesthetics of retrofuturism. The skyline emerges as both a testament to architectural ingenuity and an emblem of the city’s perpetual transformation. It conjures an impression of New York’s enduring vitality and its relentless quest for progress. This poster prompts imagination of the interplay between tradition and expectation, history, and the limitless possibilities of New York’s future.”
Pulse of the City by Standard Issue
“Pulse of the City by Standard Issue, New York-based design consultancy, is a testament to the firm’s love for this city and for design, by way of Massimo Vignelli’s classic 1972 NYC subway map connecting people from every part of the five boroughs.”
Metropulse by Scott Henderson, Scott Henderson Inc.
“Metropulse by Scott Henderson celebrates the exuberance and history of design in New York, with a nod to its mid-century roots mashed together with the fresh and contemporary. Reminiscent of a watercolor painting, Metropulse conveys the sense of fluidity that only New York City can deliver.”
New York or Nowhere by Dotun Abeshinbioke, ábiké studio
“New York or Nowhere by Dotun Abeshinbioke is a nod to the quote that can be found graffitied around NYC streets. In this poster, she created different typographical treatments using the quote on plastic bags, as a play on the classic ‘Thank You’ bags. The choice of typography is also a nod to the type that can be found in and around the city from The New York Times to store signage.”
“The Brownstone by Mia Coleman is inspired by New York’s iconic brownstone buildings, and the stylish Black and Brown people that have inhabited them for generations. It’s also an ode to Black hair and beauty as a means of creative expression from Black women of the African Diaspora. This piece honors the notion that NYC will always be the top destination for diverse people who bring culture, style and beauty to the city.”
City Flourish by Raven Mo
“City Flourish by Raven Mo captures the intricate dance of NYC’s native plants and insects thriving in the city. It is a drawing to celebrate the resilience of these often-overlooked critters in our urban ecosystem. Mo invites viewers to appreciate the delicate harmony that grows amidst the concrete jungle, reminding us of the importance of conserving native plants and insects.”
Welcome2NYC by Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, EFM Design
“With Welcome2NYC, Emanuela Frattini Magnusson invites viewers to dive into an unstructured jumble of many parts that coexist in an ever-changing productive chaos. In her own words, it ‘allows you to go with a flow that can take you in directions you were not expecting, where you can find beauty where others may not, and either way – that’s ok.’”
United by Hip Hop by Shani Sandy, IBM
“United by Hip Hop by Shani Sandy depicts a boombox, blasting hip hop’s native tongue, a force that has brought New Yorkers together from points of the city for decades. In Sandy’s words, hip hop invites city dwellers to ‘sing the songs of our neighborhoods and those we’ve never been to…together.”
Bikes, Buses, Trains & Walkable Spaces by Troy Fasilakis, Brooklyn Museum
“Bikes, Buses, Trains & Walkable Spaces by Troy Fasilakis invites contemplation of New York City’s urban design. While public spaces and transit are among the things that make NYC great, 76% of the city’s public space is dedicated to the movement and storage of cars. If this space, even a fraction of it, can be better utilized to serve the people who live here — from parks to tree canopies, to subways to bike lanes — the city can create a more sustainable and equitable future for its residents by putting their health, safety, and the environment first.”
To shop the 4th edition of An Ode To NYC, visit posterhouse.com.
Marketing is an art and a science. Here are 3 ways to amplify creativity in the generative-AI era
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- Matthew Lieberman, CMO at PwC, shares his tips for marketing leaders on how to amplify creativity.
- Use technology like generative AI as an asset to expand the impact of marketing projects.
- Invest in marketing teams and give people time to share new ideas that foster creativity.
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At a time when marketing technology enhancements, generative AI, and data availability are emerging faster than ever, it can be easy to lose focus on how important human creativity is for marketing.
If we offer marketers what they need for creativity to bloom, and upskill them on how to use technology and massive data sets, the perfect balance of art and science may be achieved.
Here are three ideas to help marketing leaders help creativity thrive.
1. Make them allies, not alternatives
Tech and creativity shouldn’t be either / or. They should be best friends. Generative AI can help free your marketers from paperwork, number crunching, and non-creative writing. It can help them quickly see their ideas on paper, the screen, or in extended reality.
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You can then use marketing technology to design, monitor, and report on a data-driven campaign that will help amplify creativity’s impact. Generative AI can then help create derivative, personalized versions of the initial idea. The result can be more and better ideas, with a broader impact.
At our firm, we call this approach “human-led, tech-powered.” Tech helps with almost everything we do, but the goal is to help make our marketer’s lives easier and their work more impactful.
2. Show the money
As the saying goes, follow the money, and a lot of money is going to marketing technology. That’s often true for hiring budgets for specialists too. These investments are worth it — but marketing leaders should strike a balance.
You’ve likely already got a marketing tech stack up and running, but now may be the time to spend more on creativity. Put top creative minds and emerging talent on your hiring list — and this doesn’t necessarily have to mean more headcount, but reallocating the current org structure.
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Try to make sure that, as you are hiring marketing tech specialists and data analysts, they can understand and work closely with creatives and traditional marketers.
3. Give time — and credit
Every marketer is busy. They may need time and incentives to step away from the technology focus.
That can mean slotting in time every week. It can mean financial incentives. Or, it can mean contests and awards to encourage friendly competition.
In my team, we have a “creativity quest” where everyone is encouraged to take a look at our recurring campaigns and foster competition to exchange new ways to bring life to old tactics— and we encourage teaming in responses.
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Beyond the prize, we vocalize credit to the marketers who came up with the idea, and measure the ongoing impact.
Marketing is fundamentally about people sharing ideas with other people, to convince and move them. That requires creativity, which in turn requires empathy and imagination.
That’s why emerging technologies should not replace people marketers, but empower them. It’s why marketing leaders will always need to find, encourage, and amplify creativity in the people on their teams.
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‘This Land’ exhibit features Cherokee artists
ATLANTA – Passengers coming and going through the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will have an opportunity to view Southeastern tribal artwork in an exhibit called “This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands.”
The exhibit is presented by the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, and features more than 60 works by 26 artists. The 10 Cherokee Nation artists included in the exhibit are Vivian Garner Cottrell, Roy Boney, Jeff Edwards, Bill Glass, Tonia Hogner-Weavel, Steven Morales, Carolyn Pallett, Tama Roberts, Ronald Mitchell and J. Ross Davis.
The exhibit seeks to amplify Indigenous voices and increase public understanding of contemporary Native identity and experience, according an ucmission.org press release.
The featured artists are descendants of the Indigenous peoples historically tied to the region where the exhibit is located.
“Talking with visitors to the country, they think that the Indigenous people are no longer here. When they see the exhibit, I think they’ll take away that we’re still here. We’re still practicing our culture and still have our knowledge of our ways continuing,” Cottrell said.
Cottrell, a Cherokee National Treasure for basketry, has two river cane baskets on display. She learned to weave baskets from her mother using white oak, honeysuckle and buck brush materials.
Roy Boney said it’s neat to be a part of this process and show art by tribes that are indigenous to the area.
“It was pretty neat to be a part of this process because when I first heard the idea of an airport show, I didn’t know what to think. But the organizers put together a pretty good concept and they have some pretty good artists in it,” Boney said. “They contacted some Creek artists, Cherokee artists, Chickasaw, some Caddo, you know, just some different Southeastern tribes who have a historical connection there. Atlanta is in the southeast; that was the site of a lot of tribes that called that area home.”
Boney’s art in the exhibit is a digital piece inspired by the chunkey game. He uses digital, watercolor and other mediums in his work, and is inspired by Cherokee history, culture and language.
“You’ve seen some of the gorgets with the chunkey players on it. It’s that image but its been updated and it’s a guy wearing tennis shoes and a hoodie. The idea is that we’re still here as a people and we continue these kind of games and traditions,” Boney said.
The exhibit is located in the gallery space of the Concourse T North terminal and opened Nov. 6 and will run for one year. To view the full collection visit umcmission.org/thisland/.
Pencil maker DOMS Industries IPO to open on Dec 13
Tyreek Hill Will Pay Lost Wages of Photographer Suspended by NFL
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill promised to pay the lost wages of the photographer who was suspended by the NFL for filming his backflip selfie celebration video.
NFL photographer and content creator Kevin Fitzgibbons had his media credentials suspended for his part in the Tyreek Hill backflip selfie celebration video.
In a viral social media post, Fitzgibbons revealed that he was suspended by the NFL for at least the remainder of the season — and “possibly for good” — for taking part in Hill’s touchdown celebration video.
However, Hill now says that he intends to cover Fitzgibbons’ lost wages and pay the photographer’s salary.
“Me and K-Fitz, we’ve got a long history together,” Hill tells ESPN.
“The news is something that I already knew. I told him don’t let this get to you. Just hold your head up. You’re still young. Continue to do what you love. Me and him are going to continue to work together.
“I told him I was going to cover his salary, whatever the NFL was going to pay him or whatever.
“I told him I was going to make sure that I do what’s right and take care of you, make sure you’re not out of a job. That’s my guy.”
Fitzgibbons was hired in 2022 to cover Miami Dolphins’ home games which he continued into the 2023 regular season. The 20-year-old photographer describes it as a “dream job.”
TYREEK HILL SCORED THE TD, TOOK THE PHONE, DID A BACKFLIP AND TOOK A SELFIE 💀 pic.twitter.com/rYgJWgw2WJ
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) October 15, 2023
But, during a Dolphins game against the Carolina Panthers in October, Hill scored a touchdown and grabbed a phone from Fitzgibbons before performing a backflip while filming a selfie video.
The awesome POV video was posted to the NFL UK’s social media page before being deleted just minutes later. It is likely the NFL deleted the selfie video as Hill had violated the league’s celebration rules about external props and the Dolphins’ wide receiver got a penalty for the celebration.
The backflip selfie celebration video has amassed over six million views with the overwhelming majority sympathizing with the young cameraman.
“What is the good that comes from a decision like this?” Asks one X user. While many called the NFL the “No fun league.”
A petition on Change.org has been created to “Reinstate Kfitz as the NFL videographer at Hard Rock stadium.”
