Sep 2, 2015 | art, Business, exhibition, gallery
Submitted by: Kaitlyn Frolek, Gallery Assistant The Saskatchewan Craft Council is currently accepting exhibition proposals until November 16! For more information, click here. As a practicing artist I know firsthand how stressful and intimidating the...
Aug 19, 2015 | art, goldsmith, jewellery, membership
Submitted by: Maureen Schimnowsky, Gallery Assistant When I first found out that I had been accepted to the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in 2009, I had the excitement and paralyzing fear that accompanies finding out you’re about to move away...
Aug 12, 2015 | art, arts community, events, exhibition, SaskArt, SaskGalleries
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Exhibitions & Educations Coordinator Back in March, during the first two weeks in my role as Exhibitions and Education Coordinator, I flew south to Scottsdale, Arizona to represent the SCC at “Saskatchewan,” a temporary...
Jul 29, 2015 | arts community, Canada, magazine review
Submitted by Noreen Donald, Fine Arts Library Assistant, Frances Morrison Central Library Review: Studio – Craft and Design in Canada Those who appreciate craft may find a valuable resource in the serials collection in Fine Arts at Frances Morrison...
Jul 22, 2015 | art, Canada, exhibition, fabric, fibre, textiles
Three things I’ve learned so far about Kaija Sanelma Harris Submitted by Zoé Fortier, SCC Curatiorial Research Assistant. This summer, I am working for the SCC researching and compiling the work of Finnish-born, Saskatoon-based fibre artist Kaija Sanelma Harris for a...
Jul 15, 2015 | 40th anniversary, art, arts community, craft markets, Dimensions, events
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant. All information from this article was found in The Craft Factor, the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s magazine/newsletter, published from 1975 to 2004. The 42nd Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival is taking...
Jul 8, 2015 | art, fabric, fibre, textiles
Submitted by: Maureen Schminowsky, Gallery Assistant Needlepoint is a skill that can be found peppered throughout history, appearing in Egyptian tombs dating back to 1500 BCE, covering ancient Maori costumes in New Zealand and finding its way into religious ceremonies...
Jun 30, 2015 | handmade books, Uncategorized
Submitted by: Kaitlyn Frolek, Gallery Assistant Book binding can be challenging experience, but the rewards are amazing! The upside is that each time you do it, the process gets easier. I first learned to book bind when I was in high school, and learned a very simple...
Jun 24, 2015 | art, Business, craft markets, events
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant The Saskatchewan Craft Council runs an Emerging Artist Market Experience Program, which allows emerging craft artists to participate in SCC markets in order to experience the market environment first hand...
