Jun 21, 2016 | art, visual art
Written by: Paige Mortensen, SCC member and watercolour batik artist Batik is an ancient art form. The process of dying fabric using a wax resist process was used in Asia as early as the first century AD. I do not know when the first artists started using a...
Jun 16, 2016 | art, interview, exhibition
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital technology...
Jun 15, 2016 | art, events, SaskArt, SaskGalleries
DEADLINE: July 8 The Saskatchewan Craft Council is partnering with SaskGalleries to present the first annual Saskatchewan Fine Art & Craft Fair (SaskArtFair), September 15 to 18 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. We will be showcasing and selling...
Jun 9, 2016 | art, interview, arts community, fibre, gallery
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital...
Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, Executive Director Say it isn’t so… Les Potter is retiring On April 15, 1993, Leslie Potter joined the staff of the Saskatchewan Craft Council. For the past 23 years he has been the heart and soul of the organization and with...
Jun 7, 2016 | art, ceramics, clay, exhibition, gallery
Submitted by: Debra Kuzyk and Ray Mackie, “Scavengers and Outcasts” Artists Creatures brave enough to enter human habitat are really messengers from the wild, reminding us that we share this earth with all forms of life. Those who do not please us...
Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, Executive Director WHEN: Monday, June 20, 6:45 pm, Reception to follow WHERE: The Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre, 609 Dufferin Avenue, Saskatoon, SK (Upper Level – Meeting & Presentation) (Lower Level – Reception & Special...
Jun 3, 2016 | silkscreen, art, interview, ceramics, gallery
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital...
May 31, 2016 | SCC Gallery
Written by: Kaitlyn Frolek & Maureen Schimnowsky, Gallery Assistants What we love about working at the SCC? We love being surrounded by art! It’s a wonderful thing to be enveloped by art for a few hours a week. As art makers, we glean inspiration from the...
May 26, 2016 | art, interview, exhibition, gallery
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital...
