Placemaking: The Unique Connection Between Craft, Community and Tourism

by | Apr 6, 2018 | workshops

Mark your calendars! The CCF/FCMA’s 13th national contemporary craft conference will take place in Nova Scotia from October 10th – 15th, 2018.

Titled Placemaking: The Unique Connection Between Craft, Community and Tourism, this national event will highlight the role of contemporary craft culture in strengthening and encouraging community development. By exploring the positive impact of craft practice on both physical and virtual communities, the conference will share information on craft culture’s role in enhancing the sense of belonging, understanding, and appreciation of community members, leading to happier, healthier, more positive social interactions. Through the presentations, workshops, networking sessions and cultural events of Placemaking, the use of culture as an impetus for positive change will drive conversation through creation, expression, sharing and celebration.

In partnership with Craft Nova Scotia, Craft Alliance, NSCAD University, Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design, Lunenburg School of Art and the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective, this year’s event includes more collaboration than ever before. We are particularly excited that Placemaking will align with the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective’s national conference, also taking place in Halifax this fall. Working closely with the ACC to bring these delegations together, we are exploring the potential for a joint keynote speaker presentation, integrated social events, and a specially designed tour of the craft-specific and Indigenous arts specific events of Halifax’s Nocturne festival.

Placemaking will cover a lot of ground – in theory, and in practice. With three locations across Nova Scotia, delegates can take in a pre-conference tour in Cape Breton, the main conference events in Halifax, and an extended conference and tour in Lunenburg. All three locations will highlight unique cultural experiences and explorations, exposing you to new ideas and new adventures in craft.

Don’t miss out. There will be a limited number of seats available at all these events. Stay tuned for more details – coming soon.

here’s one way to spend your spring break!

by | Mar 28, 2018 | workshops

“Spring Break Clay Talks” on Tuesday April 3rd starting at 12pm EST.

There will be DUAL-live cast on Instagram with each of these talented artists throughout the day on @Kowalskipottery Each artist will demo, speak on a clay topic and share all their secrets ?. Submit questions through direct message on each artist’s instagram.  Huge thanks to Kevin Kowalski for organizing this. You’ll be able to replay the interviews for 24 hours after the event.

12pm – Tim Kowalczyk @timsceramics “Surface Treatment”
1pm – Andrew Clark @andclark “Kinetic Clay”
2pm – Leigh Anne Thompson @elanpottery “Selling at Festivals”
-Break-
4pm – Michael Kline @klineola “Evolution in Clay”
5pm – Justin Reese @jpr_studio “Kiln Building and Communal Firings”
6pm – Zach Tate @zachtate_artist “Clay & Politics”
-Break-
9pm – Nick Sevigney @nick7e “Tool Making”
10pm – Andrew Linderman @alpottery “Vessels for Storing”
11pm – Nikki Mizak @nikkimizak “Painting on Clay”

 

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

 

study with Debra Sloan in 2018

by | Jan 12, 2018 | workshops

Classes are open to all levels of experience

1-Experience working at the legendary Leach Pottery in St Ives, UK, for a 5 Day Finial Class ……..  https://www.leachpottery.com/courses – only a few places left.  March 12 – 16, 2018

2- Be at the beautiful MISSA campus at Metchosin, Vancouver Island, BC – Ceramic Sculpture ………                https://missa.ca/workshops June 23/24, 2018

3 – At the wonderful RED DEER college campus, Alberta, Canada – Series Summer Art School  …                     http://rdc.ab.ca/continuing-education/continuing-education Sculpture in Situ …July 16 – 20, 2018

Find out more about Debra Sloan on her website.