ART for LIFE

Affinity Credit Union’s ARTforLIFE
A Mendel Gallery/School Program
 
Making sense of the world through art—now and in the future.

To encourage strong, long-term relationships and life-long learning, the ARTforLIFE program has been pairing Saskatoon Community Schools with the Mendel Art Gallery since 2001. Launched with WP Bate Community School, the program subsequently has welcomed the following Community Schools:
 
Mount Royal Collegiate
St. Maria Goretti
City Park Collegiate
Pleasant Hill
St. John
Nutana Collegiate
St. Michael
 
In 2010, the Gallery was pleased to welcome its latest program partner, Bishop Roborecki Community School.

Each partnership is a three-year collaboration. The many activities for students include workshops, exhibitions, tours, special community events, murals, art clubs, art scholarships, and work placements. School staff members have also enjoyed professional development workshops. Projects, which take place at school, at the Mendel Art Gallery, and in the community, provide opportunities for students to discover the dynamics of art from fresh perspectives, and see the world in new ways.
 
ARTforLIFE celebrates art in its many manifestations. Art informs, inspires, motivates, challenges, and rewards. Art helps us make sense of the world in which we live, and deeply touches the lives of all who are open to its possibilities. With financial support from Affinity Credit Union, the Gallery launched ARTforLIFE in 2001. The partners gratefully acknowledge the ongoing support of Affinity Credit Union.