Social Media 101: Part 2 – Twitter & Instagram

Social Media 101: Part 2 – Twitter & Instagram

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantRead Part 1 here.Similar to Facebook, Twitter is a social media website. Tweets are like Facebook status’, but are limited to 140 characters. You can share photos with your tweets, and you can also tweet links to...
Social Media 101: Part 1 – Facebook

Social Media 101: Part 1 – Facebook

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantSocial media may seem like a fad or something only teenagers are interested in, but these websites have become an important and useful tool for any non-profit organization or business person. Social media are...
Seeing Beyond the Object

Seeing Beyond the Object

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...
Locally sourced materials: Clay

Locally sourced materials: Clay

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantI was lucky enough, this summer, to participate in a university class offered by the U of S which taught soil science and art students alike to grind their own pigments and make paint from natural and local sources. It was an...
Artist Spotlight: Donna Cutler

Artist Spotlight: Donna Cutler

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Gallery Assistant.Donna CutlerDonna Cutler is a fine craft artist featured in the SCC Fine Craft Boutique. The artist, who resides just outside of Saskatoon in Beaver Creek, focuses mostly in the medium of free motion embroidery. Although...
Oceanic Experience Wellness Artist Program

Oceanic Experience Wellness Artist Program

Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial AssistantWhat is Oceanic Experience Wellness?http://www.oceanicexperiencewellness.comOEW is a sensory deprivation float tank facility that is located at 828 10th St. E. Saskatoon, SK. They opened...
Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesin West

Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesin West

Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, Education and Exhibitions CoordinatorWhile in Scottsdale, AZ in March I had the incredible opportunity to go on a tour at Taliesin West, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and studio. The plot for Taliesin West was...
Craft Market Tips and Tricks

Craft Market Tips and Tricks

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantAs someone who has only recently begun to be a vendor at local craft markets, I scoured the internet for ideas and tips for my first market experience! I was terrified of forgetting something simple but crucial. In this post,...
A Look at Precious Metal Clay

A Look at Precious Metal Clay

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...