Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Leslie Potter, Exhibitions and Education CoordinatorIt’s like Affinity Gallery is sucking in daylight from the outside!!!This time last summer, we switched the halogen lighting in Affinity Gallery over to LED lighting. The switch happened right in...
Jul 15, 2013 | craft markets, The Craft Factor
Our weekly Craft Factor post comes early this week, as we continue to look at the history of the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival, which celebrates 40 years this weekend! July 19-21, 2013 at the Alex Dillabough Centre, Battleford.In The Craft Factor, we find a...
Jul 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorIn a creative drought? Feeling inspiration challenged?Check out CRAZY ART by Chantal Allès (available through the Saskatoon Public Library, Fine Arts collection). It will kick start your...
Jul 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantAs a gallery assistant at Affinity Gallery, I often have the opportunity to engage in discussion with visitors or artisans about the current exhibit. Occasionally, the conversation turns to the definition of “craft.” Some...
Jul 31, 2013 | craft markets, The Craft Factor
Vol 13, No 3 Fall 1988Submitted in the Fall of 1988, the article “Better Booths” from set designer Michael Bantjes came at an oportune time, just before the Christmas craft show season. The article succinctly covers a variety of topics in respect to...
Aug 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications“bespoke” Furniture From 101 International Artist by E. Ashley RooneyMerriam-Webster definition of BESPOKE1 a : custom-made <a bespoke suit>2 b : dealing in or producing custom-made articlesSuch...
Aug 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Cindy Hoppe, Fibre ArtistLast spring a group of women, mostly from central Saskatchewan, took a trip down the Impressionist Art Trail in France, courtesy of Corinne Thompson and Natasha Radchenko of VM Travel Adventures, and Liza Gareau Tosh of...
Aug 7, 2013 | The Craft Factor
Vol 20, No 2 Summer/Fall 1995Paula Gustafson tackled an issue artists of many mediums (not just craft) face over the course of their career: Am I an artist, or a producer? Does it have to be one or the other? Can I be both? Gustafson explores this issue with...
Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Submitted by: Amanda Bosiak, Member ServicesI’m a huge Joss Whedon fan: he’s the creative genius behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog and more recently, The Avengers movie. He also works on comic books, writes...
