Deadline: Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Unity & Diversity
A Juried National Exhibition of works by Canada’s Craft Community at the Canadian Pavilion, Cheongju International Craft Biennale.
The Canadian Crafts Federation/Fédération canadienne des métiers d’art is proud to announce that Canada has been named the official guest country of the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale in Cheongju, South Korea.
Celebrating its 6th anniversary in 2009, the Cheongju International Craft Biennale is the largest and most outstanding fine craft-based biennale in the world. Over 1000 artists from more than 40 countries participate each year, with over half a million visitors in attendance during the month-long event. With a focus on high-quality functional and sculptural craft, the Biennale attracts attention from collectors, curators, academics, craftspeople and, of course, the public. It is a terrific opportunity to showcase the talent of Canadian craftspeople to the world.
Each piece included in the Unity & Diversity exhibition will be entered into a second review, and may be selected to exhibit as part of a second project – an exhibition of Canadian and Korean work to be shown in Vancouver during the 2010 Olympics.
To learn more about Canada’s participation in the 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale, contact Maegen Black, Administrative Director of the Canadian Craft Federation at (506) 444-3315, [email protected]. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it.
National Call: Unity and Diversity
Intentionally broad in scope, the exhibition theme “Unity and Diversity” seeks responses from craftspeople on how they see their work in the context of the Canadian craft scene. Does Canadian craft have a unified identity, or do our vast physical and cultural geographies make the question of identity much more complicated and diverse?
Details are also available on the Canadian Crafts Federation website
