Sep 17, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, MIX, mixed media |
Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant In a gallery exhibition you may occasionally see the media on the label listed as “mixed media.” This may seem obvious to you, as you inspect at the piece; look, there’s string, paper, paint… and you may ask yourself,...
Sep 10, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, clay, MIX, mixed media, Paula Cooley |
Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, SCC Exhibitions and Education Coordinator, on behalf of Mel BolenAfter a year of innovation and hard work Paula has succeeded in blending an exhibition of clay and other materials into a coherent statement. De La Mer 2This is a...
Aug 27, 2014 | advice, Affinity Gallery, exhibition, how to, process |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant, and Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorClick here to read part one.When you are applying to an art gallery, it’s important to note that there are several kinds of galleries. The first is a...
Aug 13, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, art, art auction, artist, artists, auction, buy craft, collaboration, community, craft, craft business, emma |
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, SCC Executive Director Carmen Milenkovic, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Craft Council; Photo by Ljubisa SpasicThere’s a certain irony regarding my joining the Saskatchewan Craft Council as the Executive Director. I used to...
Jul 9, 2014 | advice, Affinity Gallery, Art of the Book, mentorship |
Submitted by: Carmen Milenkovic, SCC Executive Director I’ve only started here. July 2nd was my first day. What I’ve come to know, seated at my desk on the second floor, is that I fashion any possible reason to wander down the staircase to the gallery below. Opening...
May 14, 2014 | Affinity Gallery, artist profile, Boutique, precious metal clay, technique |
Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant Many of the craft mediums employed by SCC members are ancient art forms that have evolved as technology has changed. Some of these techniques have not changed for hundreds of years. However, one of the newest craft art...