| SCC E-News, Vol 5, No 3 . February 05, 2010 |
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Ph: 306.653.3616 • fax: 306.244.2711 Mark Stobbe - Executive Director Website: www.saskcraftcouncil.org Archived Newsletters available on the Saskatchewan Craft Council website |
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“If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for; I should answer; A beautiful House; and if I were further asked to name the production next in importance and the thing next to be longed for; I should answer; A beautiful Book. To enjoy good houses and good books in self-respect and decent comfort, seems to me to be the pleasurable end towards which all societies of human beings ought now to struggle.” William Morris CRAFT COUNCIL NEWS Potential marketing members are reminded that the application deadline for the Annual Jury Session is March 1. For more information contact Chris Jones - scc.memberservices@sasktel.net. 02. Spring is around the corner! The days are getting longer. That means spring is around the corner. Thousands of Saskatchewan people are itching to get their hands dirty in the soil. For craft artists, that means sales opportunities. The SCC will be using the garden season to create two market opportunities. One is targeted at the retail market of gardeners – the other is going after wholesale and commissioned sales. Gardenscape (Saskatoon): We will be operating an SCC Booth at Gardenscape again this year. This massive gardening trade show runs from March 26 to 28. We will be selling garden related craft on a consignment basis (40% commission). Garden Products Wholesale Show: The SCC will be operating a small wholesale trade show targeted specifically at greenhouse operators, landscape designers, landscapers, retailers and other industry professionals. This three day event will run from April 8 to 10. Anything sold “off the floor” will be charged a 40% commission. If the trade show generates wholesale orders or commissions, a 10% commission/finders fee will be assessed. The Garden Products Wholesale Show offers the opportunity to develop long-term wholesale relationships with those in the gardening and yard service industry. This show is also an ideal opportunity for makers of larger work (furniture and sculptural pieces) that we cannot fit into the Gardenscape sales booth. For more information on either event, Contact Chris at 306.653.3616 ext. 24 Or email: scc.memberservices@sasktel.net. The entry deadline for the Bi-Functional Craft contest is on March 12. It's your chance to win $500 cash and a $500 shopping spree at Traditions Handcraft Gallery. Remember, the entry must be a crafted object that serves two separate and distinct functions. Aesthetic appeal does not count as one. We recently received these images [click here] inquiring whether it would qualify. On the basis of bi-functionality, it certainly does. However, arguements can be made that (a) it is not hand crafted, and (b) it won't fit into Traditions. We love the combination of cleaning wheat and cleaning roads as functions, but.... We know SCC members can do better. Liz Robertson is an assistant professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her background includes a Master’s of Art Conservation from Queen’s University, and her subsequent work in conservation has focused on the treatment and characterization of archaeological and ethnographic objects. Lasting Forever will be held at the SCC Gallery (813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon) on Wednesday, February 17th from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Bring good questions and deep thoughts. Admission is free. Download PDF Poster... 05. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Prairie Excellence: The Today and Tomorrow of Prairie Craft Some of our early communication for Prairie Excellence stated that the entry deadline would be May 31st, 2010. Please note that this ENTRY DEADLINE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MAY 3. We apologize for any inconvenience that this change may have caused you. The attached brochure (click here) outlines how Prairie Excellence will be selected, by whom, and how to enter. All of the information you require should be in this – if you have any other questions about HOW to participate, give Mark a call at 306.653.3616 ext. 27 or e-mail at scc.director@sasktel.net.
We would like to thank the following for donating generously to the SCC.
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EDUCATION/WORKSHOPS 01. Bookkeeping For Small Business Bookkeeping For Small Business is being offered at SIAST Kelsey Campus Mondays-Thursdays, March 8 - March 17, 2010 from 6:30-10:30pm. This is a hands-on, focused course for anyone who needs to understand accounting and business principles. Tuition is $374 which includes a reference guide and working papers. For more information contack Gord Vaxvick at gord.vaxvick@siast.sk.ca, 306.659.4038 or visit their website, www.goSIAST.com. 02. The Art of Managing your Career The Saskatchewan Arts Board will be offering a course The Art of Managing your Career. This is based on a curriculum developed by the Cultural Human Resources Council and adopted to meet Saskatchewan realities. It is open to a maximum of 15 self employed artists. Participants in the course will receive:
All this for $100. This low price is made possible by funding from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour. Application deadline is February 19, with classes starting on March 10. This pilot project course will be held in Regina. So...
This course is for you. And, thanks to the Arts Board and the Government of Saskatchewan, it is the best deal you’ll ever get. For more information, visit the SAB website. 03. Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation Workshops Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation in Snowmass Village, Colorado has announced their workshop schedule for Summer 2010. They offer workshops in printmaking, new media, sculpture, ceramics, furniture design and woodworking, woodturning, painting and photography. For more information, visit their website: www.andersonranch.org. CARFAC REGISTRATION INFORMATION All workshops are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated. We encourage pre-registration in case of cancellation or change. Call: 306.522.9788 in Regina, or 306.933.3206 in Saskatoon. (Members may use the toll-free telephone numbers printed on the back of their membership cards). Email: programs@carfac.sk.ca, or visit the CARFAC website for more details. 04. Getting Your Art Out There: Exhibition Venues and Proposals Artists need to know how to approach public and commercial art galleries, and other exhibition venues. The workshop outlines the basics of preparing an exhibition proposal of your work for various types of exhibition venues and opportunities. Tuesday, February 23rd from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm. Attend from the comfort of your own home by phone. Visit the CARFAC website for more details. 05. Copyright for Visual Artists This workshop provides an overview of copyrights that commonly pertain to visual artists. The workshop will cover the following topics: exhibition rights, reproduction rights and moral rights, international aspects of copyright laws, license and assignment of copyright, and copyright collectives. February 11th, 5:00pm at the Fifth Parallel Gallery, 050 lecture hall, University of Regina. 06. A Beginners Introduction to Website Development for Visual Artists This workshop is designed to introduce the artist to concepts of website development and what it takes to design your own website. It will help you answer questions like; should you build your own or pay someone to do it for you. If you build your own what kinds of software will you need, free or to purchase, and what is the best way for you to get your site online. This is a two and a half hour information session. Instructor: Sharon Hamilton. Saskatoon, Saturday April 10th from 1:00pm to 3:30pm at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave., also in North Battleford, date TBA, at The Chapel Gallery, 891 - 99th St. 07. So Many Ideas So Little Time: Time Management for Artists This workshop is a discussion-based session that will explore the pitfalls artists face with time management. Many artists juggle multiple roles as an aspect of their career choice. Some work full-time, part-time or multiple jobs in addition to a studio practice. How can artists efficiently balance their working lives? This workshop will discuss some concrete strategies for creating balance, some simple ways to maximize studio time, scheduling strategies, how studio set-up impacts creative efficiency, and some of Heather Cline’s hard-learned lessons in time management. April 24th from 9:30am to 11:00am at the Signal Hill Gallery, 424 - 10th Ave. South. The session will discuss tips and strategies for pricing artwork. How to determine what fair market value is - size, reputation, dealer’s commissions, prices of similar work, can all influence pricing. Monday, April 12th beginning at 7:30pm at the Gallery Building, at the Corner of College Ave. and Cornwall (old Mackenzie building beside Darke Hall), Regina. This workshop will give you guidelines on how to approach public and commercial art galleries, and other exhibition venues. The workshop covers preparing a portfolio and resume/artist’s CV, contracts, copyright, insurance and how to pack and ship artwork. Saturday, April 24, 2010, from 1:00pm to 3:30pm at the Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre. |
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CALLS FOR ENTRY Artists working in any arts discipline are invited to submit workshop proposals to the Cultural Exhange for it's 28th Workshop Tour. Successful applicants must be willing to travel to Saskatchewan schools for an eight-week period starting in September 2010. Artists travel as a troupe of 5 throughout rural Saskatchewan as far north as Isle la Crosse to as far south as Coranach. Compensation is based on dates of presentation with compensation for travel time. Artists are guaranteed 26 dates over an 8 week period. Workshop delivery fee is $300.00 per day of workshop plus per diems. An additional per diem is paid for travel days of 8 hours or 5 hours. Please submit a resume and a brief outline of a workshop in your area of specialty that you could present, in an adaptable fifty-minute format, to school age youth: kindergarten to grade 12. Electronic submissions are acceptable or you may fax to 306.780.9487 or send via the mail. Please check out the most recent workshop tour blog for more information at http://scesworkshoptour.blogspot.com. Deadline February 26, 2010. 02. Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Now in its 49th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July. As the largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada, the TOAE offers a fresh-air alternative to conventional art shows and galleries. Approximately 500 artists participate and over 100,000 visitors attend the exhibition every year. Side by side, established artists, undiscovered talents and innovative students sell their work directly to the public and make lasting connections with art dealers and collectors. 03. Call for Proposals – Placemaker Program 2010 Purpose: The Urban Design Section of the City of Saskatoon is pleased to invite applications for its Placemaker Program at various locations in Saskatoon’s Downtown, Broadway, and Riversdale Business Improvement Districts and River Landing. The Placemaker Program supports approximately 20 installations annually, and the City anticipates the selection of up to 5 pieces for an installation period of three (3) years from Autumn 2010 to Autumn 2013. Introduction: The goal of the Placemaker Program is to enhance civic spaces through public art. Public art refers to artwork that has been planned and executed in the public domain, in any media, that is outside and accessible to all. Artists are requested to respond to the sites and take into account the physical, cultural or historical contexts. Background: The Urban Design Section initiated the Placemaker Program in 1994. The Program applies to the geographic areas lying within the Business Improvement Districts mentioned above. The intent of the Program is to provide an effective way to:
The Urban Design Section invites any artist to submit an application to this program. Applications may be submitted for either a completed work in the artist’s possession or for proposed new work. The City of Saskatoon Visual Arts Placement Jury adjudicates the applications and selects the works to be exhibited in consultation with representatives from each of the Business Improvement Districts and the Urban Design Section. 04. Call for Entries - Land of the Loon Gallery The SCC will be again partnering with the Land of the Loon Resort at Anglin Lake to hold two exhibitions during the summer of 2010. The exhibition will be held in the Raven Room of the Land of the Loon Resort. One show will run from the May 14, to July 5. The second will run from July 6 to September 10, 2010. Work in the exhibition can be one-of-a-kind, limited edition, or production pieces. Work in the exhibition should be “for sale” with a 40% commission rate being charged. Multiple copies of the same piece can be provided in order to provide replacement exhibition pieces as work is sold. Work can be in any medium – however, we are looking for work from three craft people for each exhibition, which will consist of:
Please note that the primary target market consists of tourists, so work should be transportable and not excessively fragile. The exhibition will be juried from photographs of the work. To be considered, please forward by email, 3 images, representative of what you would have in the exhibition to, scc.exhibitions@sasktel.net, along with the following information:
All photographs and entry information must be received by Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Those selected will be notified by Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The work will need to be delivered to the SCC Gallery in Saskatoon one week before the beginning of the exhibition. It will be transported to Anglin Lake and installed by SCC staff. In 2009, we had 6 craft artists exhibit in the Raven’s Room Gallery. 4 sold work, 2 did not. We’ve adjusted the exhibition dates to give both shows a more equitable distribution of long weekends. If you wish to talk your ideas, please call Mark at 306.653.3616 ext. 27. |
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SCC GALLERY EXHIBITIONS "Northern Craft - The Robertson Trading 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. Deputy Mayor - Mike Saretsky Mike Saretsky was the youngest person yet to be accepted by the SCC jury. He later became a member of the SCC Board. Well, he now is completely grown up. He was recently elected to the Town Council in Watson and then appointed Deputy Mayor. Cogratulations to Mike and his very proud family. Application and Exhibitior Handbooks are now available for MacKenzie Art Gallery's Bazaart scheduled to take place Saturday, June 19, 2010. To download an application on-line, go to: www.mackenzieartgallery.ca or for more information, contact Kimberley Sarich at 306.584.4295 or email: kimberley.sarich@uregina.ca. 03. Entrepreneurial Training Program The Saskatchewan Arts Board is pleased to announce the Entrepreneurial Training Program, a new pilot program based on the Cultural Human Resources Council curriculum, The Art of Managing Your Career. The program provides self-employed artists with skills, tools, self-awareness, and networking resources to help them turn their art practices into sustainable, revenue-generating businesses. This project is funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour. The deadline for applications is February 19, 2010, at 4:30 pm. For applications and information, visit the SAB website... This store in Saskatoon features decor, furniture and a variety of work by local artists. The owner, Kris Kersahw, is a painter and is interested in the possibility of having SCC members' work in the store. Check the website: www.esteemforthehome.ca, for more information call Kris - 306.477.2833. Our next show at Handmade House opens February 1 and runs until March 27. It is entitled: Integration: Exploring Surface Design and Decoration by Saskatoon potter Cathy Mumford. Bonnie Gilmour and Charley Farrero are living and creating ceramic works in Boca de Iguanas, Jalisco, Mexico. This is a self directed and financed residency. For photos and more information, check out the website: www.ceramcanada.ca/ceramica. Also of interest, visit the website of the brickmakers that Bonnie and Charley are working with: www.ceramcanada.ca/ladrillo. 07. HRSDC opens EI Special Benefits to the Self-Employed In a press release issued just before Christmas, the federal government announced that Royal Assent has been given to the Fairness for the Self-Employed Act. This is legislation that the cultural sector has been pressing for, for many years. Self-employed Canadians will be able to voluntarily opt into the EI program effective January 31, 2010, in order to take advantage of the EI special benefits. "Special benefits provided to self-employed individuals will mirror those currently available to salaried employees under the EI program." Regulations are still being written, but the commitment has been made and the option for the self-employed to access a social security net as do employees will soon be in place. "Self employed Canadians who choose to take advantage of EI special benefits will be required to opt into the program at least one year prior to claiming benefits, and will be responsible for making premium payments for the tax year in which they apply to the program. [...] As a transitional measure those who register on or before April 1, 2010, will be able to collect benefits as early as January 1, 2011." As of January 31, 2010, it will be possible to register with the EI program through the Service Canada website. |
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