Mar 13, 2019 | MIX Print Collective, craft education, printmaking, silkscreen, artist program, artists, arts community, community, craft, Emerging Artists, events, Saskatoon, spotlight, University of Saskatchewan
Written by: Emily M. Kohlert, Gallery Assistant MIX Print Collective is the student-run University of Saskatchewan printmaking collective in Saskatoon, SK, with students focusing on screen print, woodcut, linocut, intaglio, lithography, and other printmaking...
Mar 1, 2019 | SCC members, artist profile, founding members, Kaija Sanelma Harris, saskatchewan, spotlight, women
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant It started with a seemingly simple question: Can you name five women artists? Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) has been asking this question on social media each March during Women’s...
Feb 5, 2019 | events, Parsons Dietrich, Toronto Gift Fair, wholesale, wholesale program
Written by: Carmen Milenkovic, Executive Director A handful of members of the Saskatchewan Craft Council spent last week in blizzardy Toronto at the annual Toronto Gift Fair (TGF). The gift fair enables retail outlets from across the country to meet suppliers...
Feb 1, 2019 | Salon des Métiers d’art Montreal, events, SCC staff
Written by: Alexa Hainsworth, Member Services Coordinator Salon des métiers d’art du Quebec (SMAQ) took place December 6 to 16, 2018. It was the 63rd annual show in downtown Montreal at Place Bonaventure. This was the first time the Saskatchewan Craft...
Jan 28, 2019 | printmaking, artist, events, exhibition, gallery, SCC Gallery
Written by: Kaitlyn Frolek, Boutique & Administration Coordinator The contemporary printmaking exhibition Connections at the Saskatchewan Craft Council is like none other in our history as a gallery. We are privileged to host prints from not only...
Jan 21, 2019 | SCC members
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant Last week we heard news of a tragedy that has befallen SCC artist Sonja Rosenberg (Donkersgoed) and her family in Manitoba.Another SCC member Mary Lynn Podiluk wrote us the following:”On January 7th, Ryan...
Jan 3, 2019 | juried, jury process
Written by: Alexa Hainsworth, Member Services Coordinator Calling all professional craftspeople! Are you interested in receiving consultation and feedback on your craft? Don’t miss out on Saskatchewan Craft Council’s annual complimentary Jury Session....
Nov 28, 2018 | Boutique, SCC Gallery
SCC Gallery and Fine Craft Boutique are open extended hours in December for all your holiday shopping needs! We are located at 813 Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan Craft Council’s Administration Office will be closed from December 22 to January 1 and...
Nov 15, 2018 | promotions, marketing, Boutique, events, SCC Gallery, Uncategorized
Join us for the SCC Fine Craft Boutique Holiday Open House! SCC Fine Craft Boutique is ready for the holiday season. Select handmade gifts by more than 75 Saskatchewan artisans! Stop by to shop, chat, and nibble. There will be apple cider, snacks, and FREE gift...
Oct 2, 2018 | SCC members, Emerging Artists, events, WinterGreen, WinterGreen Fine Craft Market
Written by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant The Saskatchewan Craft Council runs an Emerging Artist Market Experience Program, which allows emerging craft artists to participate in SCC markets in order to experience the market environment firsthand and...