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SASKATCHEWAN CRAFT COUNCIL
01. Celebrate Success – 2009 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards
02. Harvest Moon
03. Summer in Saskatchewan
04. Playing Cards Contest
05. Saskatchewan Craft Seeks International Markets
06. 2010 Winter Olympics
07. Broadway Street Fair
08. New Membership Directory
09. Welcome New and Returning SCC Members
10. SCC Markets
01. Celebrate Success - 2009 Lieutenant Governor's Award
Three members of the Saskatchewan Craft Council have been shortlisted for the 2009 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards. These are:
- Anita Rocamora – Saskatchewan Artist Award
- Trent Watts – Volunteer Award
- Ken Wilkinson – Leadership Award
The awards ceremony and gala banquet will be held in Saskatoon on Wednesday, September 9. If you want to join in celebrating the achievements of Anita, Trent, and Ken, you can purchase tickets call 306.384.6044. Tickets are $75, with a reduced rate for artists.
02. Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon Fine Craft Market will take place in Lloydminster - Sept. 12-13. We are all looking forward to this new market in the Border City and will be welcoming Loretta Kyle, an ACC member to SCC markets. Contact Chris Jones for more information: Ph. 306.653.3616 ext. 24, email, scc.memberservices@sasktel.net
03. Summer in Saskatchewan
There’s been a lot of complaining about Saskatchewan’s summer this year. Some people are going so far as to claim that we’ve not had one. One thing has stayed hotter than the weather. That’s the collaborative creation and knowledge sharing of Saskatchewan Craft people.
- The Quilters Guild kicked off the summer with a national conference in Saskatoon in May.
- Craft artists and students spent the May long weekend doing collaborative work at the University of Saskatchewan Sculpture Studio at More Big Fun.
- In July, a group of potters gathered in Meacham to spend several days stoking the fire at the L’Agamine kiln of Charley Farrero.
- The Blacksmith’s gathered in August at the Ness Cree Festival site for CanIron. They made a lot of noise – and a large metal obelisk to mark the entrance way to the festival grounds.
- Wood carvers are gathering at the Gazebo in Shell Lake this weekend – and the turners will be there right behind them next weekend.
- Plans are underway for more – next summer. The EMMA Collaboration will be back – unplugged. Wood turners and carvers are busy planning for an international wood turning symposium in Saskatoon.
That’s Saskatchewan for you. Sharing knowledge. Working together. Having fun. Creating a community.
It’s important to remember that it was not always like this in craft production. Craft techniques were closely guarded secrets. In the Roman Empire, glassblowers were forbidden from travelling in an attempt to protect the secrets of their techniques. The Emperor of China attempted to keep the processes of sericulture and silk weaving secret in order to preserve a monopoly in this cloth – only to be frustrated when the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I smuggled silkworm eggs to Constantinople in hollow canes.
Maybe that’s part of the answer. Saskatchewan does not have kings or emperors to impose secrecy. Left to their own devices, Saskatchewan craft producers demonstrate the generosity of their nature and let the joy of teaching others triumph over the preservation of “secrets”.
04. Playing Cards Contest
The SCC Craft Playing cards are here and selling fast – we’ve sold over 1,000 in the first week of sales. Get yours now [Click here for order form].
If you want to pass the time while learning about craft, click here for an online game of Craft Solitaire.
As a test of your historical knowledge, the first five people who can successfully identify the historical significance of this hand [Click here], you’ll win a free deck of Craft Playing Cards. E-mail your entry to scc.director@sasktel.net.
05. Saskatchewan Craft Seeks International Markets
Saskatchewan craft is on its way to South Korea and to Seattle for market.
5 large crates carrying the work of 13 Saskatchewan Craft Council members are being loaded on a boat to Korea this weekend. More than 1,000 pieces of Saskatchewan craft will form part of the Canadian Boutique at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale. [Click to link press release]
Travelling to Seattle by airplane are 8 (much smaller) boxes of work from six SCC members to form part of the Canadian Showcase at the Pacific Market Centre. The work will be viewed by attendees at the wholesale Seattle Summer Gift and Wholesale Show next week, and then be on display for buyers until the end of February. [Click here for press release].
Saskatchewan craft is getting around.
06. 2010 Winter Olympics
The Saskatchewan Government will be operating a Saskatchewan Pavilion at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. If you would like to have your work considered to appear at this pavilion, Click here for the on-line registration form.
07. Broadway Street Fair (September 12)
We want craft to be seen at the Broadway Street Fair. If you have a sculptural work that you would like displayed on Broadway Avenue on September 12, please let Mark know at scc.director@sasktel.net. The work will be displayed on the sidewalk in front of SCC Gallery. It will be supervised, and staff will forward you contact information of anyone interested in discussing purchase.
The street fair is also the opportunity to tell the Executive Director that he is all wet. Mark will be in the Dunk Tank from 12:20 to 12:35.
08. New Membership Directory
We are preparing a brand new Membership Directory which will include ALL SCC Members, and the listing fee is included in your annual membership - no additional cost. If you are uncertain about which membership category is most appropriate for you, you may review the details of each here...
For any membership questions, call Chris Jones, Member Services Coordinator: 306.653.3616 ext. 24, or email: scc.memberservices@sasktel.net.
09. Welcome New and Returning SCC Members
Updates will appear next issue.
10. SCC Markets
HARVEST MOON FINE CRAFT MARKET
Stockade Convention Centre, Lloydminster, September 12 – 13, 2009
WINTERGREEN FINE CRAFT MARKET
Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, November 13 – 15, 2009
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SCC GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
01. Current Exhibition
02. Planet S Review of Sturdy Stone Exhibition
03. Upcoming Exhibition
01. CURRENT EXHIBITION:
Sturdy Stone Centre Ceramic Murals – Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the architectural ceramics featured on the Sturdy Stone Centre in downtown Saskatoon.
July 17 – August 23, 2009
02. Planet S Review of Sturdy Stone Exhibition
Building Culture
STURDY STONE CENTRE ART WORK A WELCOME SURPRISE
by Bart Gazzola
When it comes to art (or dining, or music, or anything else for that matter), it’s enjoyable to find gems in the unlikeliest of places. For example, although I walk past it at least four or five times a week, I’d never given the Sturdy Stone Centre building in downtown Saskatoon much thought, never having had business there.
Read full review...
03. UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
Reflection – Collaborative ceramics featuring tile murals by Wendy Parsons & Zach Dietrich.
August 28 – October 4, 2009
Recent Works by Mel Bolen – Ceramics works supported by Saskatchewan Arts Board grant and influenced by EMMA 2008.
October 9 – November 22, 2009
Playing with Dimensions – SCC annual juried touring exhibition for 2009.
November 27, 2009 – January 10, 2010
Robertson Trading Post Collection – Private collection of First Nations work.
January 15 – February 21, 2010
The Art of the Book '08 – Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) fifth major touring juried exhibition.
February 26 – April 5, 2010
Please check www.saskcraftcouncil.org for updated listings
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OTHER NEWS
01. Saskatoon Twenty Ten Woodturning Symposium
02. Canada Council for the Arts - Employment
03. MANTRACKER at Ness Creek
04. Jack Sures Exhibition
05. EGADZ Annual Fundraiser
06. DOGGISH, an exhibition by Mary Romanuck
07. Inspired by the Land
08. "LAND AND LIGHT" by Jane A. Evans
09. Crossroads and Flight
10. Harness Floor Loom For Sale
11. When I think of the land
12. Highway One - Studio Tour
13. Raven's Room Gallery
01. Saskatoon Twenty Ten Woodturning Symposium
The Hub City & Prince Albert Woodturners are hosting the Saskatoon Twenty Ten Woodturning Symposium from July 23 - 25, 2010, at the SIAST Kelsey Campus, Saskatoon.
Presenters include: Dempsey Bob, Jean Francois Escoulen, Lyonel Grant, Michael Hosaluk, Kim Kelzer, Bonnie Klein, Michael Podmaniczy, Betty Scarpino, Mark Sfirri, Del Stubbs, Mary Thouin, Al Bakke, Leon Lacoursiere, Elio Menis, and Rod Peterson.
View PDF details here...
02. Canada Council of the Arts - Employment
The Canada Council for the Arts is presently recruiting for a term position of Program Officer, Market and Audience Development (see poster attached). Applications should be submitted to Roch Brunelle, Human Resources, no later than September 14, 2009 at competition1@canadacouncil.ca quoting competition number 3828TNF. For more information or for a complete job profile, please contact Rachelle Malone at 613.566.4414 ext. 4114. Applications can also be sent by fax to 613.566.4323.
03. MANTRACKER at Ness Creek
This episode will air on OLN on Sunday, August 15, 8:00pm ET. It was filmed adjacent to the Ness Creek Festival Site, home of the EMMA Collaboration.
Brothers and business partners Rene and Dave lead us on a chase through Big River, Northern Saskatchewan, the land of lakes and woods that inspired the conservationist ‘Grey Owl’. But it’s virgin ground for Mantracker, who brings his considerable skills to the boreal forest.
Visit the MANTRACKER website...
04. Jack Sures Exhibition
Julia Krueger is researching Jack Sures for an retrospect exhibition scheduled for 2011 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina. She has asked me to forward to anyone that may have a Jack Sures piece to contact her in the event they would like to put your piece in the exhibition. Her contact information is: godmother_fry@yahoo.ca or phone: 403.247.8219.
05. EGADZ Annual Fundraiser
EGADZ is having our annual fundraiser on Oct 8, 2009, The EGADZ Comedy Beef Releef. Over the years this has become a well attended and fun event for the benefit of EGADZ. Part of the event is a silent auction. We are aware Artists and Crafts people are asked by many for donations and we are asking the same. Please consider EGADZ as one of the grateful recipients of your generous spirit.
Contact Joyce by phone at: 306.931.6644 - or by email at: joyce@egadz.ca.
EGADZ -
301 1st Ave North, Saskatoon
06. DOGGISH, an exhibition by Mary Romanuck
HAND WAVE GALLERY presents, "DOGGISH" an exhibition of prints and drawings by
MARY ROMANUCK of Pike Lake, SK.
Aug 15 to Sept 30, 2009, opening reception, Sunday, Aug. 16 : 2:00 to 5:00 pm.
Come out for a drive and bring a friend.
Check the website, www.handwave.ca, for the exhibition Location
07. Inspired by the Land, Chapel Gallery - September 23 to November 1
This innovative and dynamic multi-media exhibition draws together the voices of Western Canadian artists, poets, film makers, writers, photographers, and elders, who’s work has been profoundly inspired by the land. They include Artists/Elders, Richard Baschuck, Jean Sonmor, George Cuthand, Sharon Butala, Oriol Dancer, Trevor Harriot and Wes Fine Day. Using multi screen installations, paintings, SMART technology and traditionally prepared and dried plants, visitors will discover the mystical in the ordinary. A feast for the senses, this exhibition will incorporate sounds, colour, light, touch and smells drawn from the natural environment. Curated by Dean Bauche.
Gallery Reception: 7pm Saturday, October 24th, Chapel Gallery, North Battleford.
08. "LAND AND LIGHT" by Jane A. Evans
To all members of the SCC: If you are in the Saskatoon area on Tuesday, August 25th, you are invited to drop in at the SCC gallery between 5:00 and 8:00 pm. There is a Saskatoon Preview for only that evening of the exhibition "LAND AND LIGHT" by Jane A. Evans. View PDF Poster.
The exhibition will be at the McIntyre Gallery, 2347 McIntyre St., Regina, from September 11- October 2, with an opening reception on Friday, September 11, 2009, 5:00 and 8:00 pm. Visit www.janeevans.ca.
09. Crossroads and Flight - July 8 to September 5
Ed Pas' work explores beauty, enchantment, and mystery, and is motivated by a desire to create images that transcend the mundane. Crossroads: Large wooden figures constructed from modular thick-ply spruce panels. Mysteria Gallery, 2706 13th Ave. Regina, 306.522.0080.
10. Harness Floor Loom For Sale
Marg Janick-Grayston has a 36” Leclerc Artisat Jack 4 harness floor loom for sale. The Artisat is a perfect floor loom for those that want a wider weaving width but are limited in space. Its ability to fold allows it to be stored in a small area when not in use and it can be folded to take up only 46" x 14" of floor space. The loom can be folded with the warp in place after weaving has started. It comes with an extra reed, many issues of Handwoven magazines and other weaving books, boat shuttles and bobbins, ball winder and warping board. Call Marg at 306.563.4575 for more information.
11. When I think of the land - May 23 to September 20
This permanent collection exhibition explores how artists have chosen to work with the theme of landscape in ways that differ from “traditional” landscape painting. These non-conventional portrayals of landscape include works by artists such as Don Proch, Richard Gorenko, Doris Larson and Lorne Beug. MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street, 306.584.4250, www.mackenzieartgallery.ca
12. Highway One - Studio Tour
Don't miss the fun along Highway #1. Rush Lake to Mortlach, SK, from Saturday, Sept 26 to 27, 2009. Click here for PDF brochure...
13. Raven’s Room Gallery
This summer, the SCC is operating the Raven’s Room Gallery in partnership with the Land of the Loon Resort. The second exhibition will run from June 30 - Sept. 8, 2009. The artisans are: Brent Parkin, Sue Robertson & Heike Fink. Click here for more details...
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