Events & Gatherings

Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye (she/her) is an African-Canadian Interdisciplinary Poet, Public Speaker, Chorus-Poem Playwright, and Thespian residing in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Organically from Yorubaland Nigeria, Peace explores the intersectionality of the artist community from an explorer’s perspective, dipping her honey-stained fingers into poetry, dance, performance art, critical research, and the theatre world. She is the 11^th Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan. 

Monique Blom is a versatile interdisciplinary artist, activist, consultant, and arts educator whose creative journey is deeply rooted in Canada’s wildwoods. Her practice blends nature with artistic exploration, incorporating elements like wood chopping and shelter building to examine themes of women, domesticity, and spirituality. With a Master of Education from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design, her 25-year career spans captivating performances, public art interventions, and research into the transformative power of creativity. Blom serves as an Art Education Sessional Lecturer, Palliative Arts Specialist, and Death Doula at the Hospice at Glengarda, using art to support compassionate end-of-life care. Her work has been internationally recognized, with exhibitions and performances at Remai Modern, Princeton University, MUAC (Mexico City), and SVA (New York). Committed to holistic artistry and community connection, Blom continues to inspire and push boundaries through her innovative practice.

Aurora Wolfe (BA 2022, MFA 2024) is a multimedia artist, researcher, and musician of Cree (Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation) and Scottish descent. Her work centres on the relationships between Indigeneity and institutions, teasing out stories that have been overshadowed by the dominant colonial narrative. Moving through many mediums (such as painting, sculpture, beadwork, and song), she has recently focused on the relationships between Indigenous bodies and the land, niska (geese) as a symbol for Indigenous complexities, and the blending of traditional beadwork with other forms of art making.

Through painting, drawing, and collaborative projects, Cameron Forbes’ publicly engaged practice works to make social space more visible. Cam recently joined USask’s School for the Arts as an Assistant Professor in Painting and Drawing, coming from a similar position at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, Corner Brook/Elmastukwek, Newfoundland (2017-2023). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University (Halifax) and a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University (Montreal). From 2008-2011, Forbes was the executive director of Winnipeg’s Art City. Of settler descent, Cam was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 Territory. She lives in Saskatoon with her partner and three children. www.cam-forbes.ca