Come cheer on the Mic Drop youth at their Showcase this Saturday, March 7, Doors at 7 pm ✨Show 7:30–9 pm ✨🎤 Second-floor event space at PAVED Arts. Free entry!

The PAVED Arts production centre will be working at a reduced capacity Mar 10–13. We will return to regular bookings on Tues, Mar 17. During the week of March 9, Conseil Culturel Fransaskois will be in residence in the production centre. See their work in the event space on Fri, Mar 13, 5–8 pm.

Meet Kylla Kate Veran, the amazing and creative photographer that is doing photoshoots with the youth performers this Saturday before the Mic Drop Showcase! 📸 Come to the showcase on Saturday, March 7, 7:30–9 pm at PAVED Arts

Meet RaytheNihilist, our guest artist presenting at Mic Drop on Wednesday! 🎤 RaytheNihilist is an award-winning Indigenous Hip Hop artist from Kainai Nation (The Blood Tribe), now based in Saskatoon, SK on Treaty 6 territory. www.pavedarts.ca/micdrop2026/

Meet our Youth Artist Mentor for next week's Mic Drop Camp: RUGA.PIE 🎧 Register in advance:https://forms.gle/dBT3WUqBmYrhZZVv8

Get ready for Mic Drop 2026! Meet our lead artist mentors for next week's camp 🎤 ZHE the Free and Big Tones 🎶 Register in advance:https://forms.gle/dBT3WUqBmYrhZZVv8

🎤 Mic Drop Camp is almost here! 🗣️ PAVED Arts and Chokecherry Studios are excited to invite youth artists (ages 15-25) to join us in creative sessions from March 3–6, 3:30–8pm daily! Explore lyricism, hip hop and poetry! Sign up: forms.gle/16DsV2N48Cg5...

🎞️ The PAVED Arts Film Shop restock! We have bulk loaded rolls of Ilford HP5+ 35mm b&w 24 exposure for just $7 + a refundable $3 film cartridge deposit. Stop by the PAVED Arts production centre to pick up a roll and get shooting 📸

📣 The submission deadline for the PAVED Arts Members Micro Grant has been extended to Monday, February 9, 11:59 pm CST. How to submit: www.pavedarts.ca/members-micr...

An act of Indigenous Futurism, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ features Elisa Harkins as a language guardian fighting extinction; singing in Cherokee, Muscogee, and English over head-bouncing disco beats. Don’t miss her performance in Saskatoon on February 28th! @pavedarts.bsky.social @remaimodern.bsky.social

Feeling-first Design: Workshop w/ Akshara Dash Saturday, February 7, 12–3 pm Free for members, $30 for non-members This workshop offers a beginner-friendly introduction to feeling-first design using Figjam, a web-based whiteboard tool. Sign up: forms.gle/R6ic9bRbfktx...

Call for Submissions: Members Micro Grant Producing members in good standing can submit their project to receive up to $750 cash and $750 production centre credit. Submit by: Feb 6, 11:59 pm CST www.pavedarts.ca/members-micr...

Sign up for the January 25 Darkroom and Donut Club date! Fill out this form to reserve your spot: forms.gle/KpwQbLjw8RfZ... Spots fill up fast! This month we will develop black and white film together and enjoy some delicious Darkside Donuts.

Darkside of the Room: Darkroom and Donut club will return in 2026! Start shooting your film now and keep an eye out on our social media, newsletter, or website in early January for the January 25 signup form. www.pavedarts.ca/darkroomclub...

TORQU3 / TRUCK Arts Collective Jan 23 – Feb 27, 2026 Opening Reception: Friday, January 23, 7–9 pm Artists Drew Pardy, Emily Neufeld, and Anine Canto to explore perceptions of labour and work culture as it pertains to gender, political divides, and assumptions around class made in rural Canada.

One more week to get into PAVED before our holiday break!

A Colour Film Processing Workshop w/ Bruce Gibson is happening in the PAVED Arts Darkroom on January 17! Reserve your spot before it fills up and then start shooting your roll! 📸 Free for members, $30 for non-members. Sign up here: forms.gle/diqisDDXAiY6...

There's one last week to see Malcolm by Clare Samuel at PAVED Arts! See it in our window gallery, main gallery, and media gallery until Friday, December 12. Gallery Hours: Tuesdays–Fridays, 12–6 pm Saturday, December 6, 12–4 pm

Framing the Family: Photo-based Workshop w/ Clare Samuel on Saturday, November 8, 1–4 pm forms.gle/6nAhTkShni9J... Samuel will share about her creative process and influential artists. Participants will bring their own family objects to photograph, or photography projects to discuss with the group.

Opening Reception Friday, November 7, 7 pm! Clare Samuel’s exhibition at PAVED Arts, ‘Malcolm’, navigates the terrain of memory, mental health, and environmental precarity through an expanded photographic practice.

⭐ The One Take Super 8 Event is back! 📽️ Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7 pm at The Roxy Theatre FREE Admission / All Ages Doors open at 6:30 pm This year’s artwork is by Yonina Rollack

Members Darkroom Meetup on October 4, 3–6 pm! This meetup, Ty McCaig will lead you in B&W print developing. It's a great opportunity to meet local film enthusiasts and make some prints. Bring $5 for paper, and your developed b&w negatives. forms.gle/Pg9urL9Rz676...

Tonight! Keeley Haftner Artist Talk Sept 11, 8 pm, doors 7:30 pm PAVED Arts, Second Floor Artist-in-residence, Keeley Haftner, will speak about her interdisciplinary practice, which critically examines garbage as both material and metaphor.

📸 Next Members Darkroom Meetup: September 13, 3–6 pm Led by PAVED Arts members Ty McCaig, Kinzie Murray, and Harris Ferguson, this free meetup will guide you in black and white film developing and provide a venue to meet other analog enthusiasts.  Sign up: forms.gle/qARv33MAu6oH...

Super Scraps: A Critical Material Workshop w/ Keeley Haftner Thursday, September 25, 6–9 pm Sign up for this workshop to learn from artist Keeley Haftner and splice scraps into a collectively-produced film! forms.gle/QWQEE5jVr3t2...

PAVED Arts is happy to announce that Keeley Haftner will be in residence at PAVED Arts from September 2 to October 1, 2025. Join us for an artist talk on September 11, 8 pm (doors 7:30 pm) at PAVED Arts. www.pavedarts.ca/keeley-haftn...

📣 PAVED Arts is seeking vibrant leaders who have experience and/or interest in not-for-profit/non profit sponsorship, financials, and events coordination. Learn about the responsibilities of board members and how to join our board of directors on our website. www.pavedarts.ca/call-for-boa...

☀️ PAVED Arts will be closed from August 16 to September 1, 2025. Make sure to return all rental equipment by Friday, August 15. We look forward to seeing you again when we return on September 2!

See Micsmith DJ at the 2025 Cypher Connect Showcase this Saturday! Join us at PAVED Arts on July 26, doors at 6:30 pm, show 7 pm. Free entry!

Meet Dash Reimer — Guest Artist for Cypher Connect 2025! Dash Reimer is an artist and educator based out of Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon. He is passionate about community care, grassroots neighborhood movements and trying to say something new. Don't miss his special session on Thurs, July 24🎤

🎵 Introducing our Youth Lead for Cypher Connect 2025—Happy Jamaly! Happy Jamaly grew up in Kawacatoose First Nation Treaty 4 and Saskatoon Treaty 6. Bringing humour and brilliance to all he does, Happy Jamaly shines as a fashionista, model, rapper and singer. www.pavedarts.ca/programming/...

🎚️ Meet the Cypher Connect 2025 Audio Engineer — Ghost Hynes! Ghost is a local musician and performing artist who will show you the ins and out of the recording and producing process! Learn more about Cypher Connect camp at pavedarts.ca/programming/cypher-connect-2025/ 🎤

🎧 Introducing our Lead Artist Mentor for Cypher Connect 2025 — ZHE the Free! ZHE the Free is a versatile, creative, explosive performer and experienced artist mentor. Learn more about Cypher Connect on pavedarts.ca 🎤

PAVED Arts will be suspending its open call for submissions originally scheduled for September 15, 2025 due to our programming calendar currently being scheduled into 2027. See details about our programming and submissions timeline on our website.

Members Darkroom Meetup / August 2, 3–6 pm Led by PAVED Arts members Ty McCaig, Kinzie Murray, and Harris Ferguson, this casual meetup will guide you in black and white film developing and provide a venue to meet other analog enthusiasts. Sign up: forms.gle/eyC8DSXQTCsN... Image: Ty McCaig

Spread the word! Cypher Connect Rap Camp is happening July 22–25 at PAVED Arts 🎤 🎶 www.pavedarts.ca/programming/...

Did you get a spot in this year's One Take Super 8 event? 📽️Don't miss these key dates: June 11, 4–7 pm: Super 8 101 Workshop July 10: Exposed film submission deadline Sept 3: Pre-recorded audio deadline Sept 13: Title and Synopsis deadline Oct 7: OTS8 Screening, The Roxy Theatre, 7 pm

Registration for the 2025 One Take Super 8 Event is now open! Fill out this form to be a part of the event: forms.gle/aqUfJnZSxsDz...

🎥 One Take Super 8 Is back for its 25th year! 👀 Registration opens Tuesday, June 3, at noon Super 8 101 Workshop: June 11, 4–7 pm Screening at The Roxy Theatre, Oct 7, 7 pm

Join us in giving a warm welcome to PAVED's summer production assistant – Abbey!

Our production centre staff has the exciting opportunity to recieve training at LIFT's Canadian Media Skills Exchange Conference starting next week! Due to this, our production centre will be closed Thursday, May 22 to Tuesday, May 27. The last day to submit a rental request is Tuesday, May 20.

PAVED Arts is happy to announce our 2025 Members Micro Grant recipient — respectfulchild! They will be making a film/music video, "a 'prequel' to the album trailer we made in 2023, where me and my violin gave birth to our album." Check out their work here: respectfulchild.com

"Sign of the Times" Billboard Project Open Call for Submissions Submission Deadline: Tuesday, May 27, 6pm CST AKA Artist-Run and PAVED Arts are accepting proposals for a billboard project to be on view on the facade of our building from June 20 to August 22, 2025. www.pavedarts.ca/sign-of-the-...

Roger Roger Do You Copy Radio as Art Workshop with @rdzmartin.bsky.social Saturday, May 10, 12–3 pm This workshop aims to familiarize participants with the idea of radio as a medium for making art, and will guide you in making a simple AM transmitter! Sign up: forms.gle/Lhjb3ah2Ts4y...

Martín Rodríguez / In Search of Aztlan… May 9 – June 20, 2025 Opening reception: Friday, May 9, 7–9:30 pm Performance: 9–9:20 pm Followed by a Mini-Festival from @soundslikefest.bsky.social on the second floor. @rdzmartin.bsky.social www.pavedarts.ca/martin-rodri...

Five eclectic artists from British Columbia to Québec will converge at PAVED Arts in Saskatoon on May 9th for a very special showcase of experimental and extreme sound performances. Earplugs will be provided. Doors at 8:30pm. PWYC, suggested donation of $25. Poster design by Parker Thiessen.

The submission deadline for the PAVED Production Centre Members Micro Grant has been extended to April 21, 11:59 pm CST! How to submit: www.pavedarts.ca/programming/...

On April 17, 8 pm, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Berk Jodoin and other Sask musicians will perform songs written in collaboration with incarcerated and detained populations in Saskatchewan over the artist’s decades-long commitment to engaging in collaborative songwriting processes.

Work at PAVED Arts this summer as our Production Assistant! $18 per hour, 30 hours a week Tuesday – Saturday, 12–6 pm Term: May 12 – July 25 Application Deadline: April 18, 2025, 6 pm CST

AKA Artist-Run and PAVED Arts are continuing their artist studio program, partnering to provide free studio spaces to our community for a third year. Applications submitted by May 1, 2025 will be eligible for studio space June 01, 2025 through May 31, 2026.