Upcoming workshops @ Fogo Clay Studio

by | Jan 17, 2021 | workshops

Our Pottery Workshops are a unique experience, whether you are a beginner looking to discover a new world, an intermediate potter seeking a focused time to create with a built-in mentor, or a master potter who has long hoped to work on a personal project in a welcoming studio at the edge of the world.

Workshops run Monday to Friday. You will arrive Sunday in the late afternoon or early evening and leave on Saturday morning after breakfast. You will be welcomed to our private residence next to the Studio. Meet your instructor and other participants over supper while taking in views of Fogo Harbour. Monday morning, breakfast will be at 8:00 am and we will be in the studio at 9:00 am. If you’re an early riser we encourage you to enjoy any of Fogo Island’s hiking trails before breakfast. There are four to five hours of instruction each day punctuated by dinner (Newfoundland for ‘Lunch’). After your class you can choose to spend more time in the studio or go for an excursion, it’s up to you. The studio will be open to you 12 hours a day during your stay. Suppers are made from scratch featuring local and seasonal fare, wine is included. There are sometimes visitors who drop in to join us. Thursday evening you will take supper ‘out’ somewhere on the island. Depart Saturday morning after a solid breakfast, feeling a little sad to leave new friends, and already scheming how to return (that’s what happens here).

If you are from outside of Newfoundland and wish to book a spot, you will be fully reimbursed if the province of Newfoundland does not open up before your scheduled workshop date. If Newfoundland does not open up we will still offer the workshops to Newfoundlanders but out of province instructors may not be able to come. If that is the case, Sarah Fulford will host the workshop in their place.

Dates Of Availability for 2021:

June 20-26 (Sarah Fulford)

July 18-24 (TBD)

August 15-21 (Tony Clennell)

September 12-18 (Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau)

October 17-23 (Joan Bruneau)

November 14-20 (Sarah Fulford)

Find more info and registration details HERE.

call for artists: Salt Spring National Art Prize

by | Jan 11, 2021 | call for entry

ARTIST CALL NOW OPEN!
January 1 – May 31, 2021

The Salt Spring National Art Prize Offering 10 prize awards totalling $41,000

The first prize totalling $20,000
($15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency)

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are 18 years of age and older as of January 1, 2020, are invited to submit their two-dimensional and three-dimensional work for consideration. SSNAP will showcase approximately 50 finalists chosen by a national jury. An exhibition of the finalists’ work will take place in Sept/Oct 2021 at Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island, B.C.

All artists’ identity in the Finalist selection process will be anonymous to the jury.

Visit our website www.saltspringartprize.ca for details