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Vol 3 No 01, October 10, 2008
The SCC extends a warm welcome to new and returning members.
Don Kondra, Saskatoon
Mike Beaudoin, Weyburn
Special thanks to Al Bakke, Jude Marshall & RoseAnne Watier for their generosity.
Fine Craft Auction: Act now.
Get your tickets for the Fine Craft Auction – Wednesday, October 15 at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel in Saskatoon. Viewing at 5pm, Bidding begins at 7:30. Live music, great craft, good food, fine wine -- all for $25.
AND – SPECIAL DEAL FOR SCC MEMBERS – Bring three friends and get your own ticket free!
Call 653.3616 ext. 0, drop by the Gallery (813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon) or e-mail saskcraftcouncil@sasktel.net.
CONEXUS ARTS CENTRE, Regina - November 14, 15, & 16
Wintergreen News: We are trying something different for Wintergreen this year. On Saturday, we are offering a PAMPERED PATRON PROGRAM. For $25, Wintergreen patrons will have exclusive access to a hospitality room where they can:
• Relax on comfortable couches between visits to their favourite craft people,
• Enjoy coffee, tea, deserts and dainties,
• Have their gifts wrapped, and
• Have their purchases carried to their car.
If you think any of your customers would be interested in this service, please e-mail their contact information to Chris at scc.memberservices@sasktel.net so that we can offer them this opportunity.
Wintergreen Marketers on the Web
Please send an image that provides a good example of the work you'll be selling at Wintergreen to scc.editor@sasktel.net. Gale will be posting it on the SCC website on October 20. If you do not provide an image by Oct 16 at 5pm, we will be forced to have a blank spot beside your name. Most people have already provided an image and we will not hold up the launch due to a few tardy members. If you have any questions please call 653.3616 ext. 23.
EXPO 2009
EXPO 2009 has been scheduled for April 2009 in Saskatoon. In addition to the invitational-only evening event, the EXPO displays will be open to the public on a paid admission basis for a second day. This will allow people who did not get an invitation to the evening event to attend and view the Craft. It will also provide a second day of sales opportunity.
Please note: The fee remains at $400.00. Participants in EXPO will be selected from among SCC members expressing an interest in participating and only those who have asked to be considered will be.
The selections will be based on the committee members’ general knowledge of the work of applicants, along with any photographs of the type of work that will be exhibited. Provision of photographs is particularly important for potential first time participants or for members who have significantly changed the type of work they are doing.
SCC GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
"Saskatchewan Flame"
Contemporary wood fired ceramics demonstrating the use of wood for kilns and the effects that flame and ash leave on pots. Curated by Charley Farrero, ceramic artist and educator.
Oct 3 - Nov 23, 2008
"Dimensions - Growth"
SCC's open, juried, touring exhibition of Saskatchewan Fine Craft with a theme of "growth."
Reception: Friday, Nov 28, 7 - 9pm
Nov 28, 2008 - Jan 11, 2009
CALL FOR ENTRY
FLATLAND FIBRE – OFF THE WALL
“Flatland Fibre – Off the Wall” will be a SCC Gallery exhibition showcasing three-dimensional fibre works by Saskatchewan fibre artists. We want to show off our fabulous fibre arts during Quilt Saskatchewan 2009 when the Saskatoon Quilters Guild hosts a national quilting conference – The Canadian Quilters’ Association Alternate Year Event, May 27 – 30, 2009. Let’s see 3-dimensional fibre works in all sorts of techniques - quilts, wall hangings, clothing, sculpture, felting, knitting, weaving, and so on. The sky’s the limit (maybe).
SCC Exhibitions & Education Coordinators will curate the exhibition from submitted entries. Leslie Potter is a sculptor and teacher for University of Saskatchewan Certificate of Art and Design; Judy Haraldson is an award winning weaver with a Diploma in Applied Arts – Weaving from SIAST Woodland. Both have extensive experience with many craft mediums and fine craft exhibitions.
Entry forms will be available at the Saskatchewan Craft Council or on the SCC website www.saskcraftcouncil.org by Nov 2008.
IMPORTANT DATE
- Wed, Feb 4th , 2009, 5pm – Deadline for submission of intent to enter
- Wed, Mar 4th , 2009, 5pm – Deadline for entries to be delivered to the SCC
- Exhibition at the SCC Gallery – May 1 to 31, 2009
INFORMATION
Leslie Potter & Judy Haraldson, Exhibitions & Education Coordinators
Saskatchewan Craft Council, 813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 1B5
306.653.3616 ext. 25• f/306-244-2711 •scc.exhibitions@sasktel.net
www.saskcraftcouncil.org
OTHER NEWS
Cheongju Call for Entries
Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2009. One of the largest Craft Expositions in the world is held every two years in the South Korean city of Cheongju. Canada will be the guest country in 2009. Attached is the call for entries for the core Canadian exhibition for Cheongju. Also attached is a guide for photographic standards for the entries.
The scale and importance of this exhibition is difficult to overstate. In 2007, the Biennale attracted 580,000 visitors from 53 countries. It is a great honour for the Canadian craft community to be invited to participate as the guest country.
Some pieces of the Cheongju exhibition will also be selected to form an exhibition of Canadian Craft at the cultural component of the Vancouver Olympics. This exhibition will be displayed at the Vancouver Museum. As a result, participation in this exhibition offers the opportunity for unprecedented exposure both nationally and internationally. See PDF
Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker & Studio Product Photographer
I am pleased to announce I now offer product photography services from my studio a short drive west of Saskatoon.
Your works of art can be captured by a practiced and astute eye and the digital images will be suitable for publication, grant proposals, archive, web purposes, etc. For inquiries: donkondra@imagewireless.ca • http://donkon.sasktelwebsite.net/
Trade Opportunity
Seeking Canadian artists, craftspeople and gallery owners who specialize in three-dimensional, one of a kind, high end fine art in glass, ceramics, wood, metal or fibre for the Sofa expo in downtown Chicago's Navy Pier on November 7-8, 2008, as visitors, not exhibitors.
Please take the time to look at the attached document for registration and mission details. If interested, please complete the information, and/or pass it onto someone else. The recruitment deadline is Monday, October 20th. If you have any questions about the show go to www.sofaexpo.com or go to www.chicago.gc.ca, under Trade & Investment, for further information.
Broaden Your Borders: Succeeding in the US Market
See details
THE HAND WAVE GALLERY
“Doorways and Passageways”
Mixed media, GALLERY ARTISTS
Oct 4 - Nov 7, 2008
www.handwave.ca or call 306.376.2221
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Upcoming arts events in the province. See attached PDF.
WORKSHOPS
CARFAC Workshops 2008 - http://www.carfac.sk.ca/ or 522.9788 (R), 933.3206 (S)
SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL
813 Broadway Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7N 1B5
306.653.3616 • f/244.2711
Donna Potter - Admin Assistant
Mark Stobbe - Executive Director
www.saskcraftcouncil.org |
