ROYAL SASKATCHEWAN MUSEUM AND THE JUNO AWARDS PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY WITH NEW MUSIC EXHIBIT

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) and The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the national not-for-profit organization behind the JUNO Awards, announced today that they are working together on a new exhibit for display during the 2013 JUNO Awards in Regina and Moose Jaw.  The exhibit will open to the public at the RSM the week of March 25.
 
The Power of Music: Sustainability & the JUNOS will highlight connections between musical artists and sustainability. The exhibit will feature the recorded music and personal causes of more than 20 JUNO Award-winning artists including Buffy Sainte-Marie, Billy Talent, Bruce Cockburn, Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip), Justin Bieber, Neil Young, Nelly Furtado, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) and Chantal Kreviazuk, Sarah Harmer, Sarah McLachlan and Simple Plan. The exhibit builds on themes presented in the RSM’s award-winning Human Factor gallery, which was recognized last year by UNESCO for leadership in sustainability education.

“Canadian artists have always been able to reach a wide audience through their music, sparking discussion and encouraging change and the JUNOs celebrate these voices each and every year,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty said. “Saskatchewan is proud to host the JUNOs in 2013, not only because of the significant economic benefits for our growing province but as a celebration of music. I invite everyone to come to the RSM and engage with these great Canadian artists in the weeks leading up to the awards.”

“Sustainability is an integral part of planning for all our events and this exhibit is an extension of our initiatives for 2013 and our ongoing commitment to reduce our footprint,” CARAS/The JUNO Awards President and CEO Melanie Berry said. “We’re pleased to be partnering with the RSM to showcase the efforts of JUNO Award-winning artists, all of whom use their public image and music to raise awareness about social, economic and environmental issues.” 
 
The exhibit, which was curated by Dr. Glenn Sutter, RSM Curator of Human Ecology, will feature four interactive listening and learning stations, each dedicated to a different sustainability theme and featuring one Canadian artist and his or her cause. Each station will consist of text, images and an iPad that visitors can use to learn more about the artist and their efforts. They will also be able to listen to a song by the artist and six other songs that touch on the same theme.
 
Each station will also include additional causes supported by other JUNO Award-nominated artists that relate to the station’s sustainability theme. Visitors will have the ability to suggest other songs that they feel carry a similar message.

 
As a lasting legacy, the exhibit will become the RSM’s fourth travelling exhibit later this spring. People around the province will be able to continue the musical interaction.

The RSM is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. Admission is by donation. Go to www.royalsaskmuseum.ca to learn more.

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For more information, contact:

Sean St. George
Parks, Culture and Sport
Regina
Phone: 306-787-9087
Email: sean.stgeorge@gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-526-8635