The Craft Factor – On Reviewing Craft

The Craft Factor – On Reviewing Craft

Vol 12, No 3, Fall 1987The Craft Factor often featured reviews on current exhibits at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, or reviews on other exhibitions of craft by SCC members across the province. In this article from Susan Eckenwalder, the role of the review...
Culture Days – Invitation

Culture Days – Invitation

Submitted by: Cindy Hoppe, Fibre ArtistHello, Folks. I have promised Amanda to write a few blogs from time to time, so bear with me.  As a grandma who grew up in a family that preferred ‘show me’ to ‘tell me,’ I am not all that comfortable with revealing...
Grant Writing Tips

Grant Writing Tips

… Or what the SCC staff wished they had known!Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications & Publications CoordinatorSCC office personnel stepped up to the plate and with grim determination and their eyes fixed on potential money have researched, written and...
CARFAC Mentorship Program

CARFAC Mentorship Program

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...
The Craft Factor – Saskatchewan Arts Board Part 2

The Craft Factor – Saskatchewan Arts Board Part 2

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...
Artist Statements

Artist Statements

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...
The Craft Factor – Saskatchewan Arts Board Part 1

The Craft Factor – Saskatchewan Arts Board Part 1

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...