residency opportunity: Salt Spring Arts Council

by | Feb 22, 2018 | residency opportunity

The Salt Spring Arts Council (SSAC) and the Artist in Residence steering committee are pleased to announce the third year of the Artist in Residence (AiR) Program on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

The Artist in Residence (AiR) Program provides an opportunity for artists to work in the vibrant arts environment of Salt Spring Island. The program is open to all Canadian professionals working in the arts, in any genre or medium, at any stage of their careers. AiR encourages applications from artists of diverse cultural and regional backgrounds. The intent of the program is to provides the time and space for creativity and productivity and introduces visiting artists to Salt Spring Island and its arts community.

Residencies are awarded based on available facilities, potential links to the Salt Spring community, collaborative opportunities and artistic merit. 

In the last two years AiR has welcomed Canadian artists living as far away as Thailand and from as close by as Victoria. Their projects have been equally wide ranging and have involved explorations of photography, printmaking, sculpture, painting, beading and curatorial studies. They have shared their work through presentations, workshops, demonstrations and exhibits, enriching our island with their work and ideas, interacting with Salt Spring artists and enjoying our unique island life style.

The AiR program invites artists to ‘Come, share the experience” and engage with the creative cultural community of Salt Spring Island.

Within the spirit of this framework, collaborative proposals by members of the Salt Spring arts community which involve off island artists are actively encouraged.

Applications for the AiR program can be submitted on or before May 1st. 2018 for tenure between October 2018 and April 2019. Application information is available at http://ssartscouncil.com/artist-in-residence/

 

This message was sent by: Artist in Residence (AiR) Program, Salt Spring Arts Council
114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada V8K 2V5,
Email: [email protected]

 

movie day: Jack Sures

by | Feb 21, 2018 | movie day

“Over the past six decades, Jack Sures has displayed enormous creativity, innovation and technical mastery in Canadian craft… He has greatly influenced Canadian ceramics through his development of and longstanding involvement with the University of Regina’s Ceramics Program, his pedagogical practice and his conceptual engagement with the vessel.”

– Julia Krueger, craft researcher, writer and curator (nominator)

Congrats to Jack Sures – 2018 Saidye Bronfman Award Winner for Excellence in the Fine Crafts

ggavma.canadacouncil.ca/jack-sures

Fusion 2018 – Peter Powning and Samantha Dickie

by | Feb 21, 2018 | workshops

FUSION Conference 2018
June 22-24, London, ON

FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association is proud to be featuring Peter Powning and Samantha Dickie at our conference this year. Please join us for an inspirational weekend of presentations delivered by these two great Canadian ceramic artists.

For more information and to register, visit: www.clayandglass.on.ca

Earlybird Deadline: March 27, 2018