by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Craft Collaborations
Alberta Craft Council Online Auction Fundraiser
September 10 – 30, 2020
From September 10 to 30, 2020, and coinciding with the provincial Month of the Artist, the Alberta Craft Council is hosting Craft Collaborations, an online auction fundraiser in celebration of the province’s enormous creative talent and the organization’s 40th anniversary.
This year the arts sector was particularly hard hit by having many projects, venues, and sales vanish overnight. In support of our creative community, the Alberta Craft Council came up with a collaborative way to inspire, showcase, create connections, and ultimately create revenue for artists working on a very special project.
Craft Collaborations is a unique fundraising project bringing together artists over 45 artists from across the province and across disciplines to create one-of-a-kind and limited-edition work.
This unique fundraiser ensures that the artists receive 50% of the retail cost of their project. At the same time, funds raised from the auction go to the Alberta Craft Council’s continuation of advocacy and promotion of fine craft in the Alberta.
Members of the public, arts patrons and craft collectors in Alberta and from across Canada are invited to bid on artworks by visiting the Alberta Craft Council auction.
Craft Collaborations can also be seen in-person at the Alberta Craft Gallery-Edmonton and Calgary until September 30, 2020.
by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2020 | workshops
Save Your Spot! Register for Lora Rust’s
Workshop from Home Webinar!
In an effort to help make up for missed classes and workshops due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are continuing our webinar series focused on techniques! We’re all used to working from home by now, so why not workshop from home?
Our next Workshop from Home webinar features ceramic artist and educator Lora Rust! In this demonstration, we’ll take a deep dive into Lora’s “pushing clay” texture technique, which was featured in the September/October 2020 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated!
Learn to use Lora’s pushing clay technique on a plate, bowl, and a vase
Discover how to make these decisive marks while maintaining the shape of your piece
Use design shortcuts like the grid and the contours of the tool to layout your decoration
Learn the secrets of making the surface pop when finished
and much more!
“I encourage both throwers and hand builders to participate. My work is all about texture and responding to the form. That form can be made with any technique—pinched, coil, slab, or thrown.”
–Lora Rust
It’s just like an in-person workshop, but you are guaranteed a front row seat! Ask questions throughout, or during the Question & Answer Session at the end.
Wednesday, September 30th at 1pm EDT
Registration fee: $35
Registrants can access a recording of the video for 30 days following the event to revisit techniques!
Space is limited—Register today!
Click here to register!
by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2020 | call for entry
Are you a ceramic artist of color? We would love to add your website to our ever-growing database.
Contact us at [email protected] subject line: database with your name, website, and category of work.
Hope to see you on the site soon.
by Carole Epp | Sep 20, 2020 | emerging artist
Bluerock Gallery loves ceramics, and has a long history of representing some of Alberta’s most talented ceramic artists! This open-themed exhibit will showcase the wide variety of interests and complexity of ceramic techniques, employed by our artists, as well as those of a few emerging artists. With almost 20 participants, there will be much to enjoy! We invite you to join us in person at our gallery or visit our website, to view and shop a diverse range of high quality Alberta ceramics! Opening Reception Saturday, September 26 from 4-7pm. Free & open to the public.
Participating Artists:
Gallery Artists: Mindy Andrews, David Barnes, Katie Borrowman, Louise Brud, Dawn Detarando, Katy Drijber, Debra Durrer, Tanya Everard, Brian McArthur, Lisa McGrath, Neil Liske, Juliana Rempel, Evonne Smulders, Darlene Swan, Annette ten Cate
Guest Artists (Emerging): Lael Chmelyk, Mel Doiron, Emily Stone, Ella Valge-Saar
Find out more HERE.
Citizens of Craft/Canadian Craft Federation/CraftYear2020 https://citizensofcraft.ca/event/a-passion-for-clay-an-exhibition-of-exceptional-alberta-ceramics-1
Gallery Profile: https://citizensofcraft.ca/profile/bluerock-gallery
CKUA https://ckua.com/event/a-passion-for-clay-an-exhibition-of-exceptional-alberta-ceramics/2020-09-26/
