Call to Artists:: In the Red: creation from deficit

by | Oct 12, 2010 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday


Submission deadline: February 11, 2011
Exhibition location: Alberta Craft Council’s Feature Gallery
Exhibition dates: TBA

“In the Red” is a budgetary term originating from the traditional practice of showing negative numbers in red ink. In 2010 five million dollars was cut from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts budget and we must now ask ourselves how these cuts will affect the cultural voice of Alberta. In the Red will explore the impact of these cuts on an artist’s ability to create; in essence how do you craft something out of nothing?

Questions for reflection on the theme: -How does the concept of creation from deficit manifest in contemporary craft?
-How do these cuts affect your studio practice? Your exhibitions? Your community?
-How would you interpret Alberta’s new brand “Freedom to create, spirit to achieve”? This call is open to current & former Alberta artists working in all fine craft mediums.
Your submission should include:
– a brief statement on how your piece(s) relates to the theme of the exhibition
– up-to-date cv, artist statement & bio
– good quality digital images of your work (4×6 -300 dpi jpg)
– image list that includes; title, medium and techniques used, date created, dimensions and image credit.

This submission can be sent via email or mail. Email: [email protected] Mail: Alberta Craft Council
10186-106 St. Edmonton, AB
T5J 1H4
For more information on this call please email [email protected] or call (780) 488-6611 ext 231

A site 2 see friday – Prairie Excellence

by | Oct 8, 2010 | Uncategorized

From the site:

“Prairie Excellence is a unique and ground-breaking joint project of the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Craft Councils. The competition and exhibition, accompanied by awards, a catalogue, a website, and a multi-province tour, involved several years of idea generation, negotiation, planning, fundraising, administration, shipping and handling, photography, design and other duties by boards, staff and volunteers from all three councils. It entailed the participation of more than 160 craft artists across three provinces. Indeed, there were a few occasions when the entire idea seemed simply too much. But the risk and the work of countless people paid off.”

Check out some great Canadian Craft here.

Opening this Friday – Role Play @ the Sk Craft Council

by | Oct 7, 2010 | Uncategorized


Be there… or, well…be somewhere else I guess…but this opening is totally worth checking out. I might be slightly bias though : )

Role Play
Exhibition runs – Fri, Oct 1, 2010 » Sun, Nov 14, 2010

OPENING *** Friday, October 8 · 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Ceramic artists; Robin Lambert, Carole Epp and Jody Greenman-Barber, challenge our notions of contemporary ceramic based craft practice by merging their individual approaches to making craft.

This exhibition brings together the work of three emerging ceramic artists, all with ties to Saskatchewan, into a “conversation” through their objects about the role of art/craft.

Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery – Affinity Gallery
813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoon, SK

Monday Morning eye candy – Julia Galloway

by | Oct 4, 2010 | Uncategorized





I’m not going to lie. I have been basically stalking Julia Galloway‘s work online for years. It’s exquisite, it is beautiful to behold, it is layered and conceptually intriguing. So when i heard she was going to be presenting at this years 1000 Miles Apart student conference in Red Deer, there was no holding me back from finally seeing her work in person. I was not dissapointed in the slightest. The work is even more incredible than the images allow you to ascertain. And to top it off, Julia in person is so lovely, generous, honest, humorous and thought provoking. I only wish i could have seen more of her demos and heard her speak for more than just a morning. I have returned home inspired.