SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL e-News
Vol 2 No 4, February 15, 2008
SCC NEWS
A Warm Welcome to New SCC Members
Joanne Marchildon - Visual Arts
Sarah Taylor - Glass
Craig Hiltz - Photography
Nicola D'Agnone - Wood Furniture
Terri Ekvall - Clay/Cermaic Sculpture
Jack Heshka - watercolour painting
James Korpan - welded steel/bronze sculpture
Anna Hergert - fibre/mixed media
Don Pell - glass blowing/blacksmith
Dawna Dey Harrish - fibre
SCC Jury Session
March 1 is the deadline for applications for the SCC's annual jury session. Craftspeople interested in SCC markets should contact Chris Jones scc.memberservices@sasktel.net or 306.653.3616 ext 24. The jury session will be held at the SCC Gallery, 813 Broadway Ave, Saskatoon, March 15 -16.
FINE CRAFT AUCTION REPORT
It’s one for two in Fine Craft Auctions this year.
First – the good news. The Saskatoon Auction on February 7 was an unqualified success. We don’t yet have all the bills and ticket revenue in, and so can’t give the bottom line as yet. However, we can report that:
• Over 300 people came to the event, had a good time and bid vigorously,
• 51 of the 53 pieces up for sale were declared sold. We did over $28,000 in sales of Fine Craft.
• St. Paul’s Hospital patients and school students had work in the auction that sold for good very good prices. For these people, it was their first sale of craft or art – and they were thrilled.
Thanks to all the volunteers, craftspeople, hotel staff, and patrons who made this evening such as success. And a special thanks to Kelly Minisofer and his helpers from Grasswood Auctions for volunteering their services.
Cheques for work sold are being processed, and will be in the mail soon!
Now the bad news. The Regina Fine Craft Auction was cancelled due to advance poor ticket sales. We were on track to lose about $6,000 in the cost of staging the event – and had no comfort that we would be producing a proper bidding crowd.
For members who have contributed work:
• We divided the work we received between the two auctions to get a good mix of mediums, price points, and artists. For those who were put in the Regina auction, we apologize that you were denied this sales opportunity.
• People with work that did not sell can pick up their work at the SCC office (if you live in Saskatoon or are in town). We will return the remaining work to people next week. If you would like to have this work left at the SCC for our consignment sales program, please fill out the form (downloadable at www.saskcraftcouncil.org) and talk to Chris about prices, etc.
Quite frankly, we are puzzled by the lack of ticket sales in Regina. For example, in Saskatoon, we mailed 525 letters to EXPO patrons, etc. promoting the Auction. This directly resulted in over 80 tickets sold. In Regina, we mailed almost 700 hundred letters – and sold not one ticket as a result of this particular promotional effort.
This is a situation we’d like to remedy. If anyone has any thoughts on this, please call Mark at 653-3516 ext. 27 or e-mail scc.director@sasktel.net.
Artisan Mecca
World-class artists settle in Saskatchewan
Joanne Paulson, The StarPhoenix
Published: Friday, Feb 08, 2008
Don Pell, who creates glass and metal sculptures -- some of them colossal -- is from New Brunswick. He now lives in Bellevue, Sask... Select the link below to read the complete newspaper article.
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=dde5206d-0bbb-4951-ae15-6c65f1e1b4b3
Heads-up! Final Invitation
SCC Gift Certificate Program See PDF for details
SCC Consignment Program See PDF for details
DIMENSIONS – GROWTH DEADLINE REMINDER
February 29, 2008 is the deadline to notify the SCC of your intention to enter DIMENSIONS – GROWTH. The form is attached to the DIMENSIONS – GROWTH Call for Entry brochure sent out in January, or you can download it from the SCC web site at www.saskcraftcouncil.org. The forms are also available at various galleries and cultural organizations throughout the province. Remember to send in your intention even if you’re just thinking about entering. We’ll be sending out the full entry form and delivery instructions after we receive all the intention information.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW GALLERY ASSISTANTS
Lindsay Embree, our Gallery Assistant of 15 years, is being joined by two new staff to share the job of caring for the SCC Gallery on weekends and assisting with exhibition changes.
Carole Epp will be Lindsay’s new permanent job-sharing partner. Carole’s background is in ceramics with a BFA from University of Regina and a MFA from Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. Carole has just become a new mum and will be caring for her baby son for the next few months. Congratulations! We’ll see you in the SCC Gallery in a few months.
Marlessa Wesolowki will be our new casual and on-call Gallery Assistant. She’ll be filling in while Carole is on maternity leave and while Lindsay is on holidays, as well as any time we need extra help. Marlessa currently works as Artist in Residence at St. Paul’s Hospital Healing Arts Program. Some of you might have met her while she helped out at the Saskatoon Fine Craft Auction.
CURRENT SCC EXHIBITION
"All About Alberta" A collection of contemporary Fine Craft reflecting Alberta's distinct sense of place. Alberta Craft Curator: Tom McFall
Exhibition dates: Feb 8 - Mar 30, 2008
UPCOMING SCC EXHIBITION
"DIMENSIONS GROWTH" March 31 - April 13, 2008. SCC Gallery will be closed for jurying SCC open, touring exhibition of Fine Craft with a theme of "growth." Juror's critique session open to the public, Saturday, April 5, 10am. Learn about this year's Dimensions Growth 2008 Jurors. Dr. Sandra Alfoldy and Jamie Russell.
"Ceramics by Helen Cooke" Ceramic and mixed media works that evolve from Cooke's ideas and feelings triggered by events in the world.
"Aboriginal Basket Collection of Paul Lapointe" - Baskets made by First Nations' artists, collected by Paul Lapointe in his travels through the North.
April 18 - August 3, 2008
NEWS, OPPORTUNITIES & EXHIBITIONS
Paula Cooley and Lorraine Sutter have work in the newly released 500 Tiles : An Inspiring Collection of International Work, by Lark Books. Lorraine has two pieces ("Poplar", and "White T" ) and Paula has one ("L'Amguito Tile #2"). Visit http://www.larkbooks.com/catalog?isbn=1579907148 to learn more.
Teresa Gagne received the best in clay Lorraine Matheson Memorial Pottery Award at the 2008 Prince Albert Winter Festival Juried Art Show. "All Doofered Up" was purchased for the Art Gallery of Prince Albert's Permanent Collection.
June jacobs' piece, Icicle, received the prize in the fibre arts category and Mel Bolen received the Mayor's Prize for Deep Trout.
An image of Teresa's piece "Sisters in Balance" will be published in We'Moon 2009.
Call For Entry
Ye Old Barn, just south of Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, is looking for quality 2 and 3 dimensional work from Canadian Artists to exhibit in a unique, historic setting for 2 days on each of the 4 long weekends during the summer.
For complete details contact Susan Robertson susan@srobertsonpottery.com or call 306.867.8011
ParkArt 2008 • Call for Entries
ParkArt is one of the finest art and craft sales in Saskatchewan. ParkArt can accommodate 10' by 10' booths outside in Crescent Park. ParkArt 2008 takes place on Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10am to 4pm. Entry deadline is May 26, 2008. Entry applications and guidelines may be obtained from www.mjmag.ca or at: Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, 461 Langdon Cres, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 0X6. Call 692.4471, email admin.mjmag@sasktel.net or fax 694.8016.
MEMBER EXHIBITIONS
Upcoming Fibre Art Exhibition by Filamenta
Dawna Dey Harrish, Cathy Tomm and Sharon Willas Rubuliak
Life Lines and Joyful Threads (2 exhibits)
Feb 23 – April 6, 2008
The Chapel Gallery, 891 99th Street
North Battleford, SK
Gallery hours: Noon to 4 pm, Wed to Sun daily • 306.445.1757
Artists’ Talk – Our Creative Journey: Sunday, April 6, 2pm
Crystals, Chrome and Dainties an exhibition by Sherwood Park, Alberta fibre artist Dawna Dey Harrish.
April 21 to May 26, 2008
Station Arts Centre, Railway Ave, Rosthern SK
Gallery hours - 9am to 4pm • Tues to Sat daily • 306.232.5332
Amanda Bosiak, SCC Administrative Assistant, will be presenting her BFA exhibition spectres at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, 191 Murray Building, Department of Art & Art History, U of S, Saskatoon. For information call 306.966.4208 or visit www.usask.ca/snelgrove. You are invited to attend her closing reception on March 7, 7 - 10pm.
7th Anniversary Exhibition ~ A Portrait : The face we present to the World
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, March 4 -27
www.airdgallery.org/index.html
The Portrait Society of Canada - www.portraitsocietyofcanada.com/index.php. Melody Kozmeniuk's work will be in the Exhibition and she will be attending the opening March 6.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The Canada Council for the Arts
Deadline: March 1st
Project grants are available to assist Contemporary Fine Craft Artists and Curators from the Canada Council for the Arts. All grant applications are due by March 1st, 2008. For more information, see:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/visualarts/ov127227115675468750.htm
WORKSHOPS
CARFAC Winter Workships 2008 - programs@carfac.sk.ca or 522.9788 (R), 933.3206 (S)
Commercial Context: A Dialogue with the Dealers
Tues, March 25, 7:30 - 9pm, The Gallery/Art Placement, 228-3rd Ave S, Saskatoon
Jonathan Forrest, Joanna Forsberg, Lissa Gruza, June Jacobs, Wanda Underhill, Jody Mitchell
The SCC FCG
Take a look at our Fine Craft Guide web site. The work is amazing and the opportunity is great. If you have any questions about this offer or the criteria for participating, please contact Gale at 653.3616 or email scc.editor@sasktel.net http://www.saskcraftcouncil.org/fcg/search_artisan.php
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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