Nov 30, 2017 | wood, workshop
Hub City Turners presents… 2018 Saskatchewan Woodturners Symposium Friday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22, 2018 Persephone Theatre, 100 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, SK Early Bird Registration (Deadline: March 31, 2018), including 2 lunches and 1...
Nov 24, 2017 | Aboriginal, events, indigenous, SCC Gallery
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant Saskatchewan Craft Council is proud to partner with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op (CNYC) to present two FREE community screening of Indigenous...
Nov 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Written by: Ella Funk, grade nine student “I don’t want to be a poor starving artist living in a garret.” “That was my high school yearbook quote,” Vivian Orr tells me. I smile. Being in the arts industry isn’t easy. But her job seems to be a particularly...
Nov 8, 2017 | SCC Gallery
Written by: Rachel Broussard, Gallery Assistant If you recently stopped by the gallery for exhibition Prairie Woven (now closed), you may have noticed this winsome scarf. It has caught many eyes over the past few weeks. It is not just the assortment of brilliant...
Oct 23, 2017 | exhibition, gallery, SCC Gallery
Written by: Maia Stark, Exhibitions & Education Coordinator My experience working with the Saskatchewan Craft Council and as a practicing artist has given me a unique perspective when considering exhibition applications. On one hand, I empathize and...
Oct 10, 2017 | weaving, exhibition, SCC Gallery
The information in the blog post below is taken from didactic panels appearing in the exhibition “Prairie Woven: From Utilitarian Roots to Contemporary Art,” which will be on display at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery until October 28, 2017. The...
Sep 28, 2017 | weaving, exhibition, gallery, SCC Gallery, textiles
Written by: Rachel Broussard, Gallery Assistant Spinner, weaver, and historian Mary Underwood joined us on Saturday, September 23, at 2 pm to deliver a public lecture. She spoke about the history of weaving in Quebec and how this story relates to the settler...
Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant Thursday, September 14 • Opening Night Preview Reception (Tickets available here) • 7 – 10 pm Friday, September 15 • Open to public • Noon – 9 pm Saturday, September 16 • Open to public • 10 am – 6 pm Sunday,...
Aug 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Written by: Melissa Goodchild, Fine Arts Assistant, Frances Morrison Central Library Editor: Wang Shaoqiang Published: Sandu Publishing Co. Ltd 2017, English language edition published by Promopress Call number: 746 PATT Pattern Euphoria is a collection of patterns...