Jun 11, 2014 | artist program, float, Oceanic Experience Wellness |
Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial AssistantWhat is Oceanic Experience Wellness?http://www.oceanicexperiencewellness.comOEW is a sensory deprivation float tank facility that is located at 828 10th St. E. Saskatoon, SK. They opened...
Jun 4, 2014 | craft markets, The Craft Factor, WaterFront Craft Art Market |
Volume 9, number 2, Spring 1984 The SCC’s annual summertime market is coming up later this month. On June 28th, the WaterFront Craft Art Market will be held in Kiwanis Park North (Spadina Cres. & 22nd St) from 10am-7pm. As we gear up for this exciting event,...
May 28, 2014 | Arizona, Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin West, tour |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Education and Exhibitions CoordinatorWhile in Scottsdale, AZ in March I had the incredible opportunity to go on a tour at Taliesin West, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio. The plot for Taliesin West was...
May 21, 2014 | craft business, craft markets, credit cards, pricing |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantAs someone who has only recently begun to be a vendor at local craft markets, I scoured the internet for ideas and tips for my first market experience! I was terrified of forgetting something simple but crucial. In this post,...
May 14, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Boutique, precious metal clay, technique |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Many of the craft mediums employed by SCC members are ancient art forms that have evolved as technology has changed. Some of these techniques have not changed for hundreds of years. However, one of the newest craft art...
May 7, 2014 | craft business, Craft in America, movie review |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorPart two of a glimpse of one of the videos in the Craft in America Series. For those of you who do not subscribe to cable PBS channels, or if you are like me, you don’t even have...
Apr 30, 2014 | Craft in America, family, movie review |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorA glimpse of one of the videos in the Craft in America Series. For those of you who do not subscribe to cable PBS channels, or if you are like me, you don’t even have rabbit ears on your TV,...
Apr 23, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, definition of craft, Where River Meets Sky |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery AssistantIn the Saskatchewan’s Craft Council’s current exhibit, Where River Meets Sky, visitors may notice an atypical amount of two-dimensional work: paintings. While painting as a form of Fine Craft has been included in the...
Apr 16, 2014 | book review |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications & Publications CoordinatorArt as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John ArmstrongPhaidon Press Limited Copyright 2013This book opens with the question “What is Art For?” The authors suggest that “art for...
Apr 9, 2014 | Creative Saskatchewan, SaskArt, Scottsdale, travel |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorEvery Thursday night, for the past 30 years, the Scottsdale Arts District holds an ArtWalk from 7 – 9 pm. The many galleries in the Arts District open their doors to the public and free trolleys and...
