YORKTON — A new exhibition at the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is drawing attention to the evolving power of photographic storytelling.
The Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC), presents Storied Telling: Performative & Narrative in Photography through its Arts on the Move program until May 15, featuring work by Canadian artists who use the camera not just to capture moments, but to build layered, story-driven images.
The Godfrey Dean Art Gallery is free to visit and a unique experience for everyone.
The exhibit brings together six Canadian artists, Catherine Blackburn, Lori Blondeau, Xiao Han, Marium Magsi, Meryl McMaster and Laura St. Pierre, presented in the gallery guide as exploring ideas around identity, especially cultural and diaspora identities, existing on a continuum and growing over time.
The stories told through the photographs are shaped by the artists’ own experiences and perspectives and as OSAC publicizes, much of the work touches on bigger themes, with hints of politics, culture, and history woven throughout, some scenes feeling surreal or dreamlike. Moments recreated from the past, while others imagine entirely new ones.
As Storied Telling unfolds across the gallery walls, it invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and consider the many ways identity is shaped, challenged, and reimagined. The exhibition strengthens the cultural conversation happening in Saskatchewan and beyond. Storied Telling is more than a showcase of photography, it’s an invitation for the community to explore the stories that connect us, shape us, and continue to evolve.
