by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
The Saskatchewan Craft Council (SCC) is seeking a dynamic individual for the position Member Services Co‐ordinator. The position will be becoming vacant as a result of a retirement. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting Saskatchewan’s professional craft artists with marketing and sales opportunities. Specific duties include:
- Taking the lead role in organizing 4 major craft markets annually,
- Generating niche sales and marketing opportunities,
- Overseeing the operations of SCC juries which are designed to guarantee excellence in craft at SCC markets, and
- Maintaining active communications with all SCC members.
Qualifications: Required:
- Marketing degree or BA and marketing with special events experience, or equivalent education and/or experience
- Basic knowledge of cultural industries or of the craft community
- Good word processing skills with database knowledge
- Good written communication skills and excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent problem solving and decision making skills required
- Valid driver’s license
- Applicable portfolio
- Three years business or retail experience (preferred)
- Experience in public relations with the volunteer sector and with special event coordination, including media interviews (Asset)
- Good physical condition: occasional lifting of boxes and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds/23 kilograms; requires bending, stooping, walking and standing for long periods of time.
- Position requires occasional evening and weekend work.
The position is based in Saskatoon, and entails some travel. The position is a unionized in‐scope position (SGEU) and has a comprehensive benefits package. Wages are as per the collective bargaining agreement (under negotiation). The position has a 35 hour per work schedule, with some flexibility in hours possible.
To apply, submit a resume by noon, February 24, 2011 to:
Mark Stobbe
Executive Director
Saskatchewan Craft Council
813 Broadway Avenue
Saskatoon SK S7N 1B5
e‐mail: [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For more information, contact Mark Stobbe at 306‐653‐3616 ext. 27.
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
***You can’t miss this one! Yours truly will be there.
May 6 – 8, 2011 In the 21st century we find ourselves increasingly globalized through the food we eat, the clothes we wear, goods we purchase and the images we consume through TV and the Internet. In this conference we will look at the internationalizing of the ceramics studio practice and the effect that it has on us as makers. We’re excited to announce the following presenters for this event: Elaine Henry of Ceramics Art & Perception Magazine – Keynote Speaker Paul Scott (UK) – lecture and demo Ginny Marsh (USA) – lecture and demo Ian Johnson (CAN) – lecture and demo Jeremy Hatch (CAN) – lecture and demo Carole Epp (CAN) – lecture and demo Robin Lambert (CAN) – lecture Koi Neng Liew (Singapore) – lecture and demo Registration Details and Fees: Student Rate: $99
Late registrations (after April 1): $118.80
Course #: 1300 Regular Rate: $225
Late registrations (after April 1): $270.00
Course #: 1303 Register early and save! Registration fee includes all demos and lectures for the duration of the conference, as well as social events and meals throughout the weekend. Accommodation: Limited accommodation will be available in our Student Residences, and can be booked when you register for the conference. Additional accommodation is available at the Sandman Hotel and can be reserved by calling 1 800 SANDMAN. Stay Tuned for Details on Post-Conference Workshops with Paul Scott! For more info and to register visit the RDC website.
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
have your self a lovely valentines day from musing about mud xoxox
by Carole Epp | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Jacqueline Robins works with clay, a timeless medium. In turn, she is compelled and inspired by the notion of heirloom. The cycles of life are a re-occurring theme in her work especially pieces that celebrate and record significant events in people’s lives.
Utilizing a variety of printmaking techniques, Jacqueline Robins illustrates and imprints the clay. When it is fired, the images and words are forever embedded in its surface. Her vessels are thus a narrative record: fragments of love letters, sheet music, photographs, maps, mementoes, and found treasures.
Vessels as memoirs, capturing specific moments, vessels as allegories: Jacqueline’s work is intended to be lived with, telling its story for continuing generations.
Jacqueline Robins lives in Vancouver, BC. By day she is a technician at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. By night, she slings clay in her East Van studio. Sailor, her black lab at her side.
Robins’ formal education in drawing, printmaking and ceramics was at Emily Carr, followed by an apprenticeship on Saltspring Island, BC. Robins has work in private collections throughout Canada, The United States, Europe and Japan. In her free time, she is learning to fly fish and is hunting for derby skates online. She also feels really awkward writing in the third person.
Jacqueline Robins
Ceramic Artist
www.jacquelinerobins.com
by Carole Epp | Feb 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
A series of free talks from the experts on how to collect contemporary visual art, this event returns in 2011 thanks to the support of Vogue Living. Inspiring collecting talks are held on Saturdays at 11am and 3pm on Saturdays at selected galleries in the focus arts precinct. At Rex Irwin Art Dealer, Andrew Shapiro will give his perspective on the secondary market in contemporary ceramics, Louise Boscacci will provide the artist’s perspective and Rex Irwin will represent the dealers perspective.
1st Floor, 38 Queen St Woollahra NSW 2025
