Jun 5, 2013 | CARFAC Saskatchewan, community, craft business, how to, membership, mentorship, skill building |
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member ServicesThe CARFAC Saskatchewan Mentorship Program is the only program of its kind in Saskatchewan. Quite simply, the program partners experienced artists with new, emerging or mid-career artists. The goal of the program is to help...
Jun 5, 2013 | Saskatchewan Arts Board, The Craft Factor |
Vol 14, No 1, Spring 1989Part 2 of The Craft Factor’s highlight on the Saskatchewan Arts Board “Championing the Crafts” ran in the Spring 1989 edition and was written by U of R Professor, Alexandra Wittock, and covered the second decade, from 1958...
Jun 4, 2013 | how to, skill building |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery AssistantThere are two main types of artist statements: the project statement and the bio statement. The bio statement is a piece of writing that is a mini biography of an artist, which may be essential when applying for...
May 30, 2013 | Affinity Gallery, Dimensions, events, exhibition, jury process, round table, The Jury's Out |
Submitted by: Leslie Potter, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorMeeting in the middle of the many and varied pieces from the exhibition, “The Jury’s Out”, we held our final discussion (round table style) on the jurying process. This was a...
May 29, 2013 | Saskatchewan Arts Board, The Craft Factor |
Vol 13, No 3, Fall 1988The Saskatchewan Arts Board is celebrating the organizations 65th Anniversary in 2013. Support from the SAB was fundamental in the creation of the Saskatchewan Craft Council, in helping the SCC secure funding in the early days and...
May 28, 2013 | community, craft markets, events, membership |
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member Services One of the best arts related highlights each spring in Regina is the CathedralVillage Arts Festival. It takes place the week following the May long weekend annually, and includes various musical, film and theatrical...
May 23, 2013 | craft business |
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications & Publications Coordinator“To be prepared is half the victory.” Miguel De CervantesLet’s face it – professional craftspeople are small business entrepreneurs. To make a living creating fine craft the products...
May 22, 2013 | community, events, membership, The Craft Factor |
Vol 10 No 2, Summer 1985The 2013 AGM for the Saskatchewan Craft Council takes place this Saturday, May 25th at The Neil Balkwill Centre in Regina, with pizza at 5:30pm and the AGM beginning at 6:30pm. In addition to the presentation of reports and financial...
May 21, 2013 | community, craftivism, yarn-bombing |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery Assistant“Yarn-bombing” goes by many different names: “guerilla knitting,” “yarn-storming,” “urban knitting,” and even “grandmotherly graffiti,” just to name a few. What these various names have in common is the particular...
May 17, 2013 | Dimensions, exhibition |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorWhile pursuing some past DIMENSIONS catalogues, I came across a list of all the past jurors up to 2001. I have updated the list and shared it with you here. It is interesting to note that for many...
