Emma Collaboration 2026

Participants experience 7 days of spontaneous and collaborative art making in a variety of media: blacksmithing, small metals, raising, drawing & painting, furniture, woodworking, turning, stone carving, weaving, sculpture, glass, cermics, printmaking, leatherworking, clothing & fibers, and more.

Collab with Us!

This is an invitational event but if you wish to submit your information and be considered for an invite, or have received an invitation for this event and have questions, please email Carlie Letts at emmacollaboration@gmail.com

Be sure to let us know if you’d like to be considered as a professional or emerging artist, and be ready to provide us with images of your work, website, and additional information about yourself.

Dates and Locations

Collaboration Event

July 29th - August 6th, 2026
Ness Creek Festival Site
Big River, SK, Canada

Ness Creek Art Auction - August 5th, 2026

Jack Millikin Centre
Ness Creek Site

Saskatoon Auction - August 6, 2026

238 3rd Avenue South, Saskatoon

EMMA International Collaboration’s Mission is to bring Canadian and International artists together in an informal and immersive environment of collaboration igniting their professional practices and building creative community. EMMA’s Conduct Guidelines are intended to establish a shared understanding of our common goals and to ensure all people feel welcome and respected.

Support Us!

Art purchases and donations help make this possible! Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Learn more here, or contact Carlie Letts at emmacollaboration@gmail.com

Accessibility

There are accessible cabins available at the Ness Creek site as well as accessible washrooms in both The Jack Millikin Center (a new, multi-purpose building with ramp) and the public shower house. This public shower house has also recently been expanded upon to include an accessible shower. The Coordinator and board are committed to addressing accessibility challenges on a case-by-case basis and working together with applicants to satisfy accommodation requests whenever possible.

Participating Artists

Participating artists will be listed here as we get closer to the event!