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Dimensions is the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s open, juried exhibition which encourages and rewards excellence in hand-crafted work. Dimensions programming aims to celebrate Saskatchewan craft by nurturing meaningful connections, community, education and artistic development.

Artists with work selected are eligible for over $15,000 in awards!

This includes the Award for the Outstanding Entry, worth $5,000 this year, and two new Jurors’ Choice Awards, worth $750 each, which will allow each juror to select their personal favourite piece from the exhibition.

Events, Schedule, & Awards

May 2 – 20

Saturday, May 10, 2 PM

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May 29 – August 23

Full Schedule of Events

Virtual Jurying • April 3 – 4
Jurors Brendan Tang and Wally Dion, with assistance from SCC staff, will review all entries virtually. At this phase, the jurors are selecting works for the shortlist which will go forward to a second round of jurying. This second round will take place in person at SCC Gallery in Saskatoon.

Artist Notification • April 7 – 8
SCC staff will send emails to all applicants informing them if their entry was shortlisted. Applicants who have entries shortlisted will receive information on the deadline for shipping or dropping off their selected work to Saskatoon.

Public Open House • May 3 – 20
All shortlisted works will be on display at SCC Gallery so the public can view all the works selected for in-person jurying and learn more about the Dimensions process. We will also have all submitted works available to view online!
Note: Gallery will be closed to the public on May 8 and 9 for jurying.

In-Person Jurying • May 8 – 9
Jurors Brendan Tang and Wally Dion will assess all shortlisted works in-person at SCC Gallery. At this point, pieces for the Dimensions 2025 exhibition will be selected. The many available awards will be allocated as well, including the prestigious Award for the Outstanding Entry ($5,000).

Dimensions Celebration: Awards & Exhibition Announcement • Sat, May 10, 2 pm
Join us at SaskTel Theatre in the Remai Modern to celebrate Dimensions 2025. Our Jurors will discuss their individual practices in a short presentation, and then the selected works and award winners will be announced. A reception with coffee and treats will follow in the Riverview Foyer. Details on tickets and a livestream will be available soon.

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The event will also be livestreamed. More details to come.

Dimensions 2025 Exhibition • May 29 – August 23
All selected works for Dimensions 2025 will be displayed in SCC Gallery at 813 Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon for the summer!
Reception: TBA

Dimensions Awards

$5,000 | Dimensions 2025 Award for the Outstanding Entry 
Sponsored by Diana Milenkovic & Frank Hart

$1,500 | Gale Steck Memorial Award for Excellence in Craft by an Emerging Artist
Sponsored by Gale Steck Memorial Committee

$750 | Juror’s Choice Award (Two Awards)
Sponsored by Cindy Hoppe

$500 | Award for Excellence in Jewellery Fabrication
Sponsored by Jewellery Artists Guild of Regina

$500 | Ian Preston Memorial Award for Excellence in Photography or Printmaking 
Sponsored by Preston-Milenkovic Family

$500 | Award for Excellence in Functional & Production Ware
Sponsored by Cecilia J. Cote

$500 | Award for Excellence in Metal
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Blacksmith Association

$500 | Award for Excellence in Wood
Sponsored by Saskatchewan Woodworkers Guild

More prize sponsorships will be announced in the coming weeks.

To inquire about sponsoring an award or advertising in the Dimensions 2025 catalogue, contact Carmen Milenkovic at director@saskcraftcouncil.org or (306) 635-3616 ex. 5.

Photo Credit: Nic Lehoux. Courtesy of Remai Modern.

Dimensions 2025 Jurors

The Saskatchewan Craft Council is honoured welcome our expert jurors for Dimensions 2025! The two experienced jurors are tasked with selecting the pieces for the exhibition, as well as deciding which pieces merit the many available awards.   

Brendan Lee Satish Tang

brendantang.com

(B: 1975, Dublin Ireland; lives/works: Unceded territory of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations) is a visual artist who is widely known for his sculptural ceramic work. He received an MFA from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and he is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, both nationally and internationally. Brendan also served as one of two judges on The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down, a competition series featured on CBC in 2024.  

Tang’s work explores issues of identity and the hybridization of our material and non-material culture while simultaneously expressing a love of both futuristic technologies and ancient traditions. 

Wally Dion

wallydion.com

(B.1976, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, is a visual artist living and working in Binghamton, New York. He is a member of Yellow Quill First Nation (Salteaux). Dion holds a BFA from the University of Saskatchewan and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Throughout much of his career, Dion’s work has contributed to a broad conversation in the art world about identity and power and can be interpreted as part of a much larger Pan-American struggle by Indigenous peoples to be recognized: culturally, economically, and politically, by settler societies. Utilizing large scale portraiture, found object sculpture & site-specific installation, Dion has expanded upon this practice to include themes of personal history & spirituality. Dion has exhibited extensively throughout Canada & the USA participating in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Dion’s work can be found in several prominent collections, private and public. 

Jurying

The exhibition and award selections are decided by two experienced jurors. Prior to launching the call for entry, we accept nominations for Dimensions jurors from members of the craft community. Dimensions is one of the few juried exhibitions where the jurors select from the physical piece, rather than photographs of works, allowing for a more nuanced and considerate selection. To honour the tradition of in-person jurying as well as the capacity of the organization, Dimensions will utilize a hybrid jurying process. The first round of jurying will take place online, with a second round of jurying happening in-person. All submissions will be available to view on an online gallery, while those selected for in-person jurying will be featured in the in-person open house. The jurors will provide a public  presentation about their process and selected works. A limited number of private feedback sessions with the jurors will be available by registration.

Dimensions Evaluation

After a thorough evaluation of the Saskatchewan Craft Council’s longest running program, we have made some exciting changes to Dimensions with the following goals in mind:  

  • Improve accessibility of the program and increase the value for individual artists, especially those who feel disconnected and alienated by the process; 
  • Build community rooted in respect, equity, transparency, and accountability; 
  • Balance needs of every member of the community – Artists/Jurors/SCC members/touring venues/sponsors/SCC staff/public; 
  • Reframe Dimensions as a unique celebration of fine craft; highlight the anticipation, value, and importance of the program. 
  • Create meaningful lasting change that honours Dimensions’ past contributions – create new legacy, establish new exciting patterns and reach new audiences. Be Leaders in our sector; 
  • Create programming that is thoughtful and considerate about our events and goals.  
  • Create a new Dimensions roadmap for the future of the organization that addresses past shortcomings and generates new ideas. 

A detailed research summary is available here

Members' Exhibition

We understand that craftspeople are in constant need of opportunities to show their work, and that one Dimensions exhibition every 4 years does not satisfy that need. Therefore, we have committed to exhibiting one member show every two years as part of our exhibitions program. All SCC Professional Craftsperson members will be invited to exhibit at least one piece in the biennial members’ exhibition.

Dimensions History

Dimensions first came into being in the late 1970s when the Mayor of Battleford, Alex Dillabough, lobbied the Government of Saskatchewan for promotional assistance linking craft and the tourism industry. Exhibitions were organized by the Saskatchewan Department of Industry and Commerce in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival. The newly formed Saskatchewan Craft Council provided a jury for one of these exhibitions in 1976, and the first Premier’s Prize was awarded in 1977. From those beginnings, until 2009, Dimensions was presented annually. In 2011, it became a biennial exhibition and is still the only open, juried, touring exhibition of contemporary craft in the province. 

Since then, all Saskatchewan craftspeople have been eligible to submit up to two hand-crafted items every two years. With the steady increase in operational costs and standstill government funding, the two-year exhibition cycle is no longer feasible for the Craft Council while preserving the elements that are most important to you. The new Dimensions program will operate on a four-year cycle, which will enable us to add even more elements that will benefit more makers in various stages of their artistic development.

Past Dimensions
Past Dimensions Catalogues

Questions? Alexa Hainsworth, Leah Moxley Teigrob & Maia Stark, Exhibitions Coordinators | 306.653.3616 ex. 2 | exhibitions@saskcraftcouncil.org