Mar 15, 2017 | crochet, craft, craftivism, fibre art, fine craft, gallery, skill building, technique, textiles |
Written by: Brianne Davis, Gallery Assistant In 2003 sisters Margaret and Christine Wertheim founded the Institute For Figuring, the focus of which is to increase the public’s understanding of scientific and mathematical themes many of which focus on the...
Mar 1, 2017 | spinning, weaving, 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...
May 19, 2016 | #ABCraft, art, artist, artist interview, artist profile, craft, exhibition, felting, fibre art, gallery, mixed media, process, textiles |
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)...
Apr 20, 2016 | art, artist, artists in schools, arts community, collaboration, community, craft, fabric, fibre, fibre art, Saskatchewan Arts Board, skill building, technique, textiles |
Submitted by: Kara Perpelitz, SCC member and fibre artist Late last year, a friend of mine (who happens to be a teacher in our local school), Jessica Lepitzki, approached me about teaching a class of grade 8 & 9 students to spin, dye, and weave. The thought...
Mar 18, 2016 | art, art book, artists, book review, craft, design, events, exhibition, fibre art, international, SCC staff, silver smith, technique, textiles, Wearable Art, wood |
Submitted by Vivian Orr, SCC Communications & Publications Coordinator OFF THE WALL: The World of Wearable Art Photography by Martin de Ruyter, Neil Price, Rohit Chawla and Daniel Rose 746.920993 OFF – Frances Morrison Fine Arts Library in Saskatoon...
