Nov 7, 2019 | SCC members, Saskatchewan Arts Awards, advice, artist, artist profile, community, fibre, fibre art, Saskatchewan Arts Board |
Bio written by: Saskatchewan Arts Board Acceptance speech written and presented by: Martha Cole, SCC Patron and fibre artist 2019 Lieutenant Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award Saskatchewan Arts Awards • November 4, 2019 Martha Cole, Disley Martha Cole has...
Jun 20, 2018 | rainbow flag, LGBTQ2+, Pride, hand-dyeing, arts community, community, craft, craftivism, design, fibre, fibre art, history, SCC Gallery, textiles |
Written by: Lucas Morneau, Exhibitions Assistant While working on our crafty decorations for Pride month, I started to think about how queer artists have used art and craft to speak about LGBTQ2+* issues. Funny enough, one of the most famous queer artworks was...
Aug 2, 2017 | spinning, SCC members, craft education, fibre, fibre art, skill building, technique |
Written by: Kara Perpelitz, fibre artist and SCC juried Professional Craftsperson It all began with a picture on the internet. What followed was a fast and comfortable slide into a fibre-y rabbit hole. I purchased a drop spindle and about 4 ounces of what I can...
Mar 1, 2017 | weaving, spinning, art, artists, community, craft, felting, fibre, fibre art, skill building, textiles |
Written by: Dawn Rogal, Gallery Assistant Beginning in medieval times, a guild was an association of artisans or merchants who controlled the practice of their craft in a town. According to Wikipedia, guilds were organized in a manner something between a professional...
Jun 9, 2016 | #ABCraft, art, art book, artist, artist interview, artist profile, arts community, book binding, community, craft, fibre, gallery |
Written by: Vivian Orr, SCC Communications and Publications Coordinator #ABCraft is the current exhibition in the Feature Gallery at Alberta Craft Council (ACC), 10186 – 106 Street, Edmonton, AB – on until July 2, 2016. #ABCraft looks at how digital...
May 4, 2016 | art, artist statement, craft, exhibition, fabric, fibre, fibre art, process, technique, textiles |
Submitted by: Geoffery Bendel, Collector of Sumbanese Textiles The Island of Sumba Sumba is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of 11,153 square kilometers (4,306 square miles)...
