Insider’s Report: WinterGreen Emerging Artist

Insider’s Report: WinterGreen Emerging Artist

  Submitted by Vivian Orr – SCC Communications & Publications Coordinator INSIDER’S REPORT FROM The Craft Market Newbie – more politely known as “emerging artist” Once upon a time there was an SCC Communications staff person who decided to walk-the-walk and...
Turning and Piercing: The work of Rodney Peterson

Turning and Piercing: The work of Rodney Peterson

Submitted by: Maia Stark, SCC Gallery Assistant Rodney Peterson, a professional craftsperson with the Saskatchewan Craft Council, was born in Duncan, B.C, in 1943. Having been raised and spent most of his life is Saskatchewan, his work is mostly inspired by the Boreal...
cSPACE Projects

cSPACE Projects

Submitted by: Vivian Orr, Communications and Publications Coordinator If you missed the Kick Off for Park(ing) Day on Thurs, Sept 18, you missed a great presentation by Reid Henry, President and CEO of cSPACE Projects. “Reid has over 16 years of experience working at...
The REDress Project

The REDress Project

Written by: Sydney Luther, SCC Communications Assistant If you are a student, instructor, or employee of the University of Saskatchewan, you may have noticed the 130 red dresses that are hung around the campus. What you might not know, however, is the great...
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...