SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL e-News
Vol 2 No 8, April 11, 2008
A Warm Welcome to New and Returning SCC Members
Rowan Pantel, printmaking
NEW Cheongju International Craft Biennale - Travel Survey
In 2009 Canadian fine craft will be featured at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale. This $6M festival presents craftspeople, collectors and supporters with a unique opportunity to travel to South Korea to experience this event and soak up a bit of this rich and ancient culture. If this idea interests you please take a few minutes to complete a short survey. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=gzPZ2G_2bu4eEpFm7g5FKCwA_3d_3d
EXPO
EXPO '08 will be held this coming Thursday (April 17) at the Sheraton Cavalier Ballroom (612 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon). The event will be starting at 5 pm. If you are interested in seeing what EXPO “looks like”, feel free to drop by before 5 o’clock. If you are thinking that EXPO might be something of interest to you in the future, this is a good chance to check it out.
Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Three Korean representatives from the Cheongju Interanational Craft Biennale will be in Calgary from April 25 to 27. Representatives from the SCC will be there to discuss Canada’s participation (October 2009) in this huge and prestigious event.
Here’s how it’s shaping up so far
• There will be a major pan-Canadian exhibition organized by the Canadian Craft Federation.
• Regional groups, media organizations, and others will be invited to submit proposals for companion exhibitions;
• Craft councils, commercial galleries, or individuals will have the opportunity for marketing exhibitions; and
• Canadians will be invited for demonstrations and symposiums.
We’ll have much more detailed information about how this all will work after the visit by the Korean delegation. Stay tuned.
Midnight Madness
The SCC has taken the lead in organizing a Saskatoon Gallery “Midnight Madness” event on June 20. Most public and commercial galleries in the city will stay open till midnight. The date coincides with the opening of the Jazz Festival, the summer solstice, and the kick off (the next morning) to Waterfront. If anyone has an idea for a better name for this event, please let Mark know at scc.director@sasktel.net or 653.3616 ext. 27.
Annual General Meeting date - scheduled for this coming June. Please stay tuned!
Online Auction
Kaija Sanelma Harris has generously donated a mohair throw the SCC online auction. This auction will be ongoing and funds raised will go towards improvements of the SCC building facade. You can view the auction pieces on the SCC website home page. www.saskcraftcouncil.org Kaija's throw will be available for bidding until April 18, 5pm. If you have any inquiries please contact Gale at 653.3616 ext. 23 or scc.editor@sasktel.net
Gift Certificate Program
We are now have over 30 members signed up for the gift certificate program. We’ll be moving ahead with this, and beginning marketing publicity at EXPO on April 17. If you want to get in on this initial round of marketing, get your contract in now. See PDF for details
SCC GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
WHO DREAMS THE DREAMS
Ceramic and mixed media works that evolve from Helen Cooke’s ideas and feelings triggered by events in the world.
CIRCUMPOLAR BASKETS / CONTAINERS OF THE TAIGA
Collection of baskets made by First Nations artists, collected by Paul Lapointe in his travels through the North. Reception: Friday, April 18, 7 - 9pm. Exhibition dates: April 18 to June 8, 2008.
CONTAINED
An exhibition of textile, metal, wood and ceramic works which probe the meaning of the container in Newfoundland and Labrador. Curated by Gloria Hickey for the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.
June 13 - August 3, 2008
OTHER NEWS
AN INVITATION TO NORTH STAR OPEN STUDIO AND SALE
Sat, May 10 & Sun, May 11, 11am - 8pm. New ceramic work by Mel Bolen and paintings by Karen Holden. Demonstrations, music, and refreshments.15km west of Humboldt on hwy #5, 6km south-watch for signs. Call 306.682.3223 for information.
The Hand Wave Gallery, MEACHAM
ANITA ROCAMORA
“Sketch Book: Body Study” sculptural clay
The Saskatoon Potters' Guild Spring Show and Sale will be held Sat, April 12 from 9am - 8pm and Sun, April 13 from 10am - 4pm at the Third Floor Loft, Albert Community Centre, on the corner of
Clarence Avenue South and 11th Street in Saskatoon.
There will be pottery demonstrations, a door prize and a wide variety of pottery for sale. Free parking and free admission. Wheelchair accessible. Visa, Mastercard, Interac, cash and cheques accepted. For info: 343.6566 • www.saskatoonpottersguild.com
Call to Glass Artists
The owner of a Glass Gallery on Cape Breton Island has featured only Maritime Artists but is now looking to expand to Canada and would like to contact glass artists in this region. Please contact Wendy Smith, owner of Glass Artisans Studio & Gallery, 45054 Cabot Trail, North Shore, NS BOC 1HO1.902.929.2585 • 1.888.262.6435 • www.glassartisans.ca
A show of ceramics and fibre by Charley Farrero and June J. Jacobs
March 26 to May 17, 2008
Reception: Saturday, May 3, 5 - 7pm
Mysteria Gallery. 2706 13th Ave, Regina SK S4T 1N3
306.522.0080 • www.mysteria.ca
Rowan Pantel's lithography print exhibition "Fort a la Corne" will be exhibited at the U of R faculty club April 29 - June 6. See invitation
Pacific Gallery annual spring craft and framing sale has finally arrived. For all the craft including jewellery, pottery, glass, cards and framed prints, the deal is buy one item and receive the second item for half price. This is the same deal for custom framing. If you only have one item to be framed you get 15% off the total price. This sale is on for the entire month of April. 702 - 14th Street East, Saskatoon.
The Gallery/art placement inc. will be featuring the work of Leslie Potter during the month of June 2008. Leslie Potter will be conducting an Open Sculpture Studio at the Williams Building U of S through USCAD the first two weekends in May, 2008. To register contact: Val Miles, 966.5530.
Leslie will also be teaching Welded Steel Sculpture at the U of S Kenderdine Campus from Aug 10 - 16, 2008. To register contact Paul Trottier, 966.2463 or emma.lake@usask.ca
The Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre is hosting a two day workshop on Advanced Floral Beads on May 10 & 11 in Regina. The instructor is Heather Stewart from Winnipeg, MB. For information: balkwillcentre@regina.ca
Saskatoon Berry Festival
Mortlach is hosting its first annual Saskatoon Berry Festival this summer July 5, 2008. See PDF for details.
Beauty and the Breast Benefit Art Show
Cumberland Gallery - May 1 to 4, 2008
See PDF for details
World of Threads Festival - See PDF for details
City of Toronto (City) Request for Proposals RFP No. 9149-08-7088 to select a qualified artist(s) to supply all design, work, labour, equipment and materials, and obtain all applicable approvals and permits, necessary to provide four (4) wall mural(s) in the Village of Islington Business Improvement Area (BIA), as required by the Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Division. The RFP number is 9149-08-7088.
The Deadline for submissions for this RFP is: April 25, 2008 at 12 noon.
Please see our website at: http://www.toronto.ca/calldocuments for a more detailed Scope of Work (Click on "Online Call Document System", and then "Professional Services"). If you are interested in submitting a Response, the full RFP document can also be purchased for $25 from the same site.
Artists and craftspeople from the Shellbrook town and area invite you to their annual Art Tour. The tour kicks off Friday, June 20, 8 pm, 3 km North of Shellbrook at Riverview Arts with the Prince Albert Pipe Band evoking the blues and greens from a pottery pit fire. There is ample space for spectators to sit. (Bring your own lawn chair OR use those provided.) The visits to art studios commence Saturday, June 21st, and Sunday, June 22nd, from 10 am to 5 pm. Contact Pat Grayston at 306.747.3330 / riverview_arts@yahoo.ca and we will be happy to mail you brochures.
Chapel Gallery of North Battleford presents "Here We Go Round", a cast bronze reflection on the interwoven circles of our lives, by Jim and Deb Jensen from April 2 -April 28 in the ambulatory. Gallery hours: noon to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.
Call for Submission - http://www.saskatoon.ca/org/leisure/facilities/pdfs/corridor.pdf
The City of Saskatoon is seeking from artists "Expressions of Interest" to design, fabricate, and install a site specific public art installation at the Shaw Centre. For more information contact the Integrated Site Project Manager for the City of Saskatoon by phone at (306) 975.3291, by email sandi.schultz@saskatoon.ca or visit www.saskatoon.ca. Deadline for submission is July 15, 2008.
WORKSHOPS
CARFAC Winter Workships 2008 - programs@carfac.sk.ca or 522.9788 (R), 933.3206 (S)
Shaping Saskatchewan Wood 2008, April 10 to June 15, 2008
Forest Centre Atrium, 1061 Central Ave, Prince Albert, SK
A juried art show featuring wood pieces presented in partnership by The Saskatchewan Forest Centre and The Art Gallery of Prince Albert. See brochure for details
SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL
813 Broadway Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7N 1B5
306.653.3616 • f/244.2711
Amanda Bosiak - Reception
Mark Stobbe - Executive Director
www.saskcraftcouncil.org
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