Artist Profile: Cindy Hoppe, the Prairie Fibre Artist

Artist Profile: Cindy Hoppe, the Prairie Fibre Artist

Submitted by: Kimberly Murgu, SCC Festival and Curatorial Assistant   Cindy Hoppe has worked in a variety of media over the last 40 years, and for more than 25 of those years, she has placed her focus on fibre art. Cindy works with recycled materials and...
What is Mixed Media?

What is Mixed Media?

Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant In a gallery exhibition you may occasionally see the media on the label listed as “mixed media.” This may seem obvious to you, as you inspect at the piece; look, there’s string, paper, paint… and you may ask yourself,...
“Mix” Works!

“Mix” Works!

Submitted by: Stephanie Canning, SCC Exhibitions and Education Coordinator, on behalf of Mel BolenAfter a year of innovation and hard work Paula has succeeded in blending an exhibition of clay and other materials into a coherent statement. De La Mer 2This is a...
How to Apply to a Gallery, Part 2: Types of Galleries

How to Apply to a Gallery, Part 2: Types of Galleries

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications Assistant, and Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications CoordinatorClick here to read part one.When you are applying to an art gallery, it’s important to note that there are several kinds of galleries. The first is a...
The History of the Emma International Collaboration

The History of the Emma International Collaboration

Submitted by: Sydney Luther, Communications AssistantThe Emma 2014 International Collaboration took place this past week, and it seems very timely to find out just how it came to be. With a decades-long history, Emma is now hosted biannually at the Ness Creek...
Maud Lewis and East Coast Folk Art

Maud Lewis and East Coast Folk Art

Submitted by: Maia Stark, Gallery AssistantThis lucky Gallery Assistant had the great pleasure to spend some time on the East Coast this June, and while being visually overwhelmed by cliffs and waves and whales, she managed to spend some time at the Art Gallery of...
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...