Nov 5, 2014 | artist profile, artists, clay, Parsons Dietrich, spotlight, technique, WinterGreen |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Together Zach Dietrich and Wendy Parsons make Parsons Dietrich Pottery, a renowned Saskatchewan ceramic duo based out of Moose Jaw. The married couple have created, displayed and sold their work out of a former...
Oct 29, 2014 | blacksmithing, craft, Jim Gerlinsky, process, spotlight, technique, WinterGreen |
Submitted by: Jim Gerlinsky, SCC Professional Craftsperson Ever since my work was described as “Profoundly Prairie” by a reviewer, I have been pondering just exactly what was profoundly prairie. I’ve thought of the iconic prairie landscape, the wide open skies,...
Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Submitted by Vivian Orr – SCC Communications & Publications Coordinator INSIDER’S REPORT FROM The Craft Market Newbie – more politely known as “emerging artist” Once upon a time there was an SCC Communications staff person who decided to walk-the-walk and...
Oct 16, 2014 | artist profile, Boutique, craft, process, Rodney Peterson, technique, woodturning |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Rodney Peterson, a professional craftsperson with the Saskatchewan Craft Council, was born in Duncan, B.C, in 1943. Having been raised and spent most of his life is Saskatchewan, his work is mostly inspired by the Boreal...
Oct 16, 2014 | arts community, artSpace, building, cSPACE |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications Coordinator If you missed the Kick Off for Park(ing) Day on Thurs, Sept 18, you missed a great presentation by Reid Henry, President and CEO of cSPACE Projects. “Reid has over 16 years of experience working at...
Oct 16, 2014 | Aboriginal, art, Canada, disappeared, indigenous, installation, Jaime Black, missing, murdered, REDress Project, University of Saskatchewan, women |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, SCC Communications Assistant If you are a student, instructor, or employee of the University of Saskatchewan, you may have noticed the 130 red dresses that are hung around the campus. What you might not know, however, is the great...
Oct 16, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Cindy Hoppe, craft, felting, fibre art, process, technique |
Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial Assistant Cindy Hoppe has worked in a variety of media over the last 40 years, and for more than 25 of those years, she has placed her focus on fibre art. Cindy works with recycled materials and...
Sep 17, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, MIX, mixed media |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant In a gallery exhibition you may occasionally see the media on the label listed as “mixed media.” This may seem obvious to you, as you inspect at the piece; look, there’s string, paper, paint… and you may ask yourself,...
Sep 10, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, clay, MIX, mixed media, Paula Cooley |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, SCC Exhibitions and Education Coordinator, on behalf of Mel BolenAfter a year of innovation and hard work Paula has succeeded in blending an exhibition of clay and other materials into a coherent statement. De La Mer 2This is a...
Sep 3, 2014 | advice, gallery, how to |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantIf only every potential career had such a well-laid out, thoughtful, and truthful guide book as Edward Winkleman’s “How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery.” If you have the passion and the drive to open a...
