Feb 25, 2015 | Affinity Gallery, artist, Cynefin, exhibition, Rowan Pantel |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, SCC Exhibitions and Education Coordinator, on behalf of Rowan Pantel Artist Statement My artwork is an investigation into the memory of where I grew up along the North Saskatchewan River, and the stories and personal folklore...
Jan 7, 2015 | Affinity Gallery, Canada, Canadian Crafts Federation, CCF, community, craft markets, Craft Year 2015 |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Happy New Year! If you’ve been receiving our newsletters, updates from our executive director, or the invitation to our newest exhibition, you may have read something about or seen the logo for Craft Year 2015. Craft Year...
Dec 17, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artists, design, exhibition, game, Imaginary Architects, toy |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant The current show in the gallery, “Imaginary Architects” curated by Stephanie Canning, asks the audience to consider “play” in an exhibit of hand crafted toys and games. Theories of “play” in the visual arts have been...
Dec 10, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, design, digital game, exhibition, Imaginary Architects |
Submitted by: Berkley Staite, Imaginary Architects Artist This post is Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here Digital game design is always a curious process for me: whether I begin with an idea of a certain sort of interaction, or some objective of what I’d like...
Dec 3, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, design, digital game, exhibition, Imaginary Architects |
Submitted by: Berkley Staite, Imaginary Architects Artist When considering what I might construct for Imaginary Architects, my first thought was toward my audience. As a designer of (primarily digital) games, I’ve come to recognize the substantial barrier to...
Oct 16, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Cindy Hoppe, craft, felting, fibre art, process, technique |
Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial Assistant Cindy Hoppe has worked in a variety of media over the last 40 years, and for more than 25 of those years, she has placed her focus on fibre art. Cindy works with recycled materials and...