Apr 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
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 | Uncategorized
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
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...
Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Volume 18, number 1, Winter 1993/Spring 1994 Cultural appropriation is a term that has become more common in recent times. A growing awareness of what it means to “borrow” aspects of another culture, and the negative implications of this has led to an...
Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery Assistant“Lampworking” is a glasswork technique widely practiced in the production of beads, figurines, marbles, ornaments, scientific instruments, and more (wikipedia). As a method, lampwork requires using a flame to melt and form...
Mar 12, 2014 | Creative Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan comes to Scottsdale, Arizona this week, in the form of an art show and gallery. From March 10th-27th, the group exhibition Saskatchewan will be on display. The Saskatchewan Craft Council has had the opportunity to join in on this venture, headed up...
Mar 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantEnamel application is a method of decoration which has been practiced since ancient times, across various cultures and geographies. Although the exact origins of this process are unknown, excavations on Cyprus in the 1950s...
Feb 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, SCC Marketing and Communications CoordinatorThe Heritage Crafts AssociationManifesto for Making: Report23 March 2013The Manifesto for Makingwas held as a part of the Heritage Crafts Associations’ annual Spring Conference at the Victoria and...
Feb 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantAs a Sociology student and non-artist working at the Saskatchewan Craft Council, I think I have a unique view of the artist and their work. I admire the courage it takes to choose to be an artist for a living and I have...
