June 15, 2020<\/p>\n
In 2014 the Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) was launched ushering in a bold and exciting new opportunity to position our arts community on a nation-wide stage. As an initiative of the Salt Spring Arts Council (SSAC) SSNAP has enjoyed three acclaimed exhibitions since its inception, won national attention, celebrated the work of over 150 Canadian artists, awarded thousands of dollars of prize money, and confirmed our island\u2019s status as one of Canada\u2019s premier arts communities.<\/p>\n
Imagination, courage and success drive growth, and with growth comes change, and so to best serve the aims of both SSAC and SSNAP a decision was recently made for the Salt Spring National Art Prize to become its own charitable organization, independent of the Arts Council. This decision was the product of extensive discussions and agreement of both the SSAC Board and the SSNAP Steering Committee. SSNAP\u2019s graduation will afford both groups flexibility and autonomy to foster their distinctive approaches to our shared goals of nurturing and advocating a vibrant arts community while fostering artistic excellence.<\/p>\n
For the Salt Spring Arts Council this means:<\/p>\n
The Salt Spring National Art Prize will continue to:<\/p>\n
SSNAP organizers look to the future and remain determined to continue to broaden the competition\u2019s scope, to embrace contemporary technologies, and to ultimately take their place as Canada\u2019s most prestigious visual art prize.<\/p>\n
The graduation of SSNAP from Arts Council program to independent organization will take time. In the meantime, SSAC continues to steward SSNAP alongside its diverse roster of programs which include Artcraft, Artists in the Class, Artists in Residence, Workshops on the Rock, Grants + Awards and many other initiatives. The transition period will enable preparations for future collaborations between the Arts Council and the Art Prize.This is a decision made not only to advance both groups but more importantly, so that each can better serve the community of Salt Spring Island. SSAC and SSNAP remain committed to our island not just for today, but for preserving and handing down our unique cultural legacy for the generations to come.<\/p>\n
Un pas en avant pour SSAC et SSNAP<\/strong><\/p>\n 15 juin 2020<\/p>\n En 2014, Prix national des arts de Salt Spring (SSNAP) a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9, inaugurant une nouvelle opportunit\u00e9 audacieuse et passionnante de positionner notre communaut\u00e9 artistique sur une sc\u00e8ne nationale. En tant qu’initiative du Conseil des arts de Salt Spring (SSAC), le SSNAP a b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 de trois expositions acclam\u00e9es depuis sa cr\u00e9ation, attir\u00e9 l’attention nationale, a c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 le travail de plus de 150 artistes canadiens, a d\u00e9cern\u00e9 des milliers de dollars de prix et a confirm\u00e9 le statut de notre \u00eele comme l’une des principales communaut\u00e9s artistiques du Canada.<\/p>\n L’imagination, le courage et le succ\u00e8s sont les moteurs de la croissance, et avec la croissance vient le changement. Pour servir au mieux les objectifs du SSAC et du SSNAP, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9cid\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment que Prix national des arts de Salt Spring deviendrait sa propre organisation caritative, ind\u00e9pendante du Conseil des arts de Salt Spirng. Cette d\u00e9cision est le fruit de discussions approfondies et de l’accord du conseil d’administration du SSAC et du comit\u00e9 directeur du SSNAP. La remise des dipl\u00f4mes du SSNAP donnera aux deux groupes la flexibilit\u00e9 et l’autonomie n\u00e9cessaires pour favoriser leurs approches distinctes de nos objectifs communs, qui sont de nourrir et de d\u00e9fendre une communaut\u00e9 artistique dynamique tout en encourageant l’excellence artistique.<\/p>\n Pour le Conseil des arts de Salt Spring cela signifie:<\/p>\n Le Prix national des arts de Salt Spring continuera \u00e0:<\/p>\n Les organisateurs du SSNAP se tournent vers l\u2019avenir et demeurent d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 continuer d\u2019\u00e9largir la port\u00e9e du concours, \u00e0 embrasser les technologies contemporaines et \u00e0 prendre leur place en tant que prix d\u2019art visuel le plus prestigieux au Canada.<\/p>\n Le passage du SSNAP du programme du Conseil des arts de Salt Spring \u00e0 une organisation ind\u00e9pendante prendra du temps. Dans l’intervalle, le SSAC continue de g\u00e9rer le SSNAP aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de sa liste diversifi\u00e9e de programmes qui incluent Artcraft, Artistes de la classe, Artistes en r\u00e9sidence, Ateliers sur le rocher, Grants + Awards et de nombreuses autres initiatives. La p\u00e9riode de transition permettra de pr\u00e9parer les futures collaborations entre le Conseil des Arts de Salt Spring et le Prix national des arts de Salt Spring. Il s’agit d’une d\u00e9cision prise non seulement pour faire progresser les deux groupes, mais surtout, afin que chacun puisse mieux servir la communaut\u00e9 de Salt Spring Island. Le SSAC et le SSNAP restent engag\u00e9s envers notre \u00eele non seulement pour aujourd’hui, mais pour pr\u00e9server et transmettre notre h\u00e9ritage culturel unique aux g\u00e9n\u00e9rations \u00e0 venir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" June 15, 2020 In 2014 the Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) was launched ushering in a bold and exciting new opportunity…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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