Jul 24, 2019 | opinion, politics, art, arts community, ceramics, clay, craft, craftivism, fine craft, history, SCC Gallery, social media, the narrative dish |
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...
Jun 20, 2018 | LGBTQ2+, Pride, hand-dyeing, rainbow flag, 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...
Feb 22, 2017 | artist profile, artists, history, indigenous, Leah Marie Dorion, Métis |
Written by: Brianne Davis, Gallery Assistant Leah Dorion is a multidisciplinary Métis artist, writer, teacher, and filmmaker from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Métis history and tradition strongly shine through all her works, written and visual, and the artist...
Feb 12, 2016 | artists, black and white photography, craft, curatorial statement, curator's statement, definition of craft, events, exhibition, fine craft, gallery, history, installation, Photographic Phantasmagoria, photography, pinhole photography, process, round table, technique |
Written by: Leslie Potter, Exhibitions and Education Coordinator “Has technology changed or eradicated the ‘craft’ of photography?” As a part of our current gallery exhibition Photographic Phantasmagoria, a compelling Round Table Discourse about this...
Nov 26, 2015 | advice, art, black and white photography, community, craft, gallery, history, how to, photography, process |
Written by: Kaitlyn Frolek, Gallery Assistant To read Part 2 of this series on black and white photography click here. Black and white analogue photography has always been one of my favourite practices as an artist. My father gave me his camera when I was...
Oct 28, 2015 | Aboriginal, Affinity Gallery, art, artist, artist statement, Country Wives & Daughters of the Country, events, exhibition, history, Leah Marie Dorion, Métis, women |
Country Wives & Daughters of the Country: Métis Women of This Land Lii Faam di Piyii pi lii Fii di Piyii: Lii Faam Michif di nutr Piyii The Saskatchewan Craft Council (SCC) is pleased to present Country Wives & Daughters of the Country: Métis Women of...
