Aug 27, 2014 | advice, Affinity Gallery, exhibition, how to, process |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant, and Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorClick here to read part one.When you are applying to an art gallery, it’s important to note that there are several kinds of galleries. The first is a...
Aug 20, 2014 | advice, exhibition, gallery, how to, process |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant, and Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorIn order to have your work exhibited in a gallery, you need to approach a gallery. However, like many things in life, some ways are more effective than...
Aug 13, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, art, art auction, artist, artists, auction, buy craft, collaboration, community, craft, craft business, emma |
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, SCC Executive Director Carmen Milenkovic, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Craft Council; Photo by Ljubisa SpasicThere’s a certain irony regarding my joining the Saskatchewan Craft Council as the Executive Director. I used to...
Aug 6, 2014 | art, art auction, artists, auction, collaboration, craft, emma, emma lake, fine craft, history, international, ness creek, saskatchewan |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantThe Emma 2014 International Collaboration took place this past week, and it seems very timely to find out just how it came to be. With a decades-long history, Emma is now hosted biannually at the Ness Creek...
Jul 30, 2014 | artist profile, folk art, Maud Lewis |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantThis lucky Gallery Assistant had the great pleasure to spend some time on the East Coast this June, and while being visually overwhelmed by cliffs and waves and whales, she managed to spend some time at the Art Gallery of...
Jul 23, 2014 | art, business, craft, how to, instagram, social media, twitter |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantRead Part 1 here.Similar to Facebook, Twitter is a social media website. Tweets are like Facebook status’, but are limited to 140 characters. You can share photos with your tweets, and you can also tweet links to...
Jul 16, 2014 | advice, art, artists, business, facebook, how to, social media |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantSocial media may seem like a fad or something only teenagers are interested in, but these websites have become an important and useful tool for any non-profit organization or business person. Social media are...
Jul 9, 2014 | advice, Affinity Gallery, Art of the Book, mentorship |
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, SCC Executive Director I’ve only started here. July 2nd was my first day. What I’ve come to know, seated at my desk on the second floor, is that I fashion any possible reason to wander down the staircase to the gallery below. Opening...
Jun 25, 2014 | artist program, clay, how to, locally sourced materials, workshop
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantI was lucky enough, this summer, to participate in a university class offered by the U of S which taught soil science and art students alike to grind their own pigments and make paint from natural and local sources. It was an...
Jun 18, 2014 | artist, artist profile, Boutique, Donna Cutler, fibre art, fine craft, spotlight, thread painting |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant.Donna CutlerDonna Cutler is a fine craft artist featured in the SCC Fine Craft Boutique. The artist, who resides just outside of Saskatoon in Beaver Creek, focuses mostly in the medium of free motion embroidery. Although...