Other Artifacts – Artist Statements

Other Artifacts – Artist Statements

The Saskatchewan Craft Council is pleased to present Other Artifacts, an exhibition of fine craft from Newfoundland artists Michael Flaherty, Susan Furneaux, and Philippa Jones. Michael Flaherty integrates historical ceramic decoration with the functional element of...
A Prairie Craft Coincidence

A Prairie Craft Coincidence

Written by: Karen Boldt, SCC juried Professional Craftsperson   If your mittens from Something from Nothing have a little button embellishment on them (about half of them do), there’s a story as to where they came from. Several years ago, I stumbled upon a few of...
The Politics of Craft

The Politics of Craft

Written by: Leah Moxley Teigrob, Gallery Assistant   There has long been a connection between politics and art, but what role does fine craft play in this relationship? After one too many negative comments suggesting she keep politics out of her practice, one...
Annual General Meeting 2019

Annual General Meeting 2019

Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant   Join us at our Annual General Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, June 26, 7 pm WHERE: Station 20 West, 1120 20th Street West, Saskatoon, SK Members can attend in person or via video conference! Please RSVP to Sydney at...
Summer Student Introduction: Rebecca Vereschagin

Summer Student Introduction: Rebecca Vereschagin

Written by: Rebecca Vereschagin, Craft Year 2020 Assistant   For as long as I can remember, art has been a constant in my life, whether it be through scribbling down drawings as a child, many years of Ballet and Ukrainian Folk Dance, or through piano lessons and...
Summer Student Introduction: Kennedy Adams

Summer Student Introduction: Kennedy Adams

Written by: Kennedy Adams, Member Services Assistant   Finishing my first year at Humber Lakeshore College in the Fashion Management Program was an accomplishment my young-self had only dreamed of. Saying that packing up my life to go to school in Toronto was an...
The Anti-Aesthetic of Ruth Cuthand

The Anti-Aesthetic of Ruth Cuthand

Written by: Leah Moxley Teigrob, Gallery Assistant   Looking around my son’s preschool classroom, the walls are filled with the artwork of his classmates. Naturally, I scan the room for his name, and find among masterpieces, the crude depictions of my own family....
SCC welcomes 17 new Juried Artists!

SCC welcomes 17 new Juried Artists!

Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant   The Saskatchewan Craft Council Annual Jury Session took place over the weekend of April 27th and 28th in Saskatoon and Regina. Applicants are juried by two senior craft artists working in the same craft media,...