May/June 1987 - Alberta Craft Magazine

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MEMO FROM

ALBERTA

THE PRESIDENT

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by LB Manning

President

his memo I want to and look forward. An amual general meeång puts one in fris frame

Les Manning, Canmore 6785216 (h) or 762-6211 (w)

provide a fourdatim for this and &eams.

Vice-president MargaretBest, Calgary 25$

of mind. a 6rne to evaluate and take stot* as to what blocks have been put in plaæ to

years wishes

The major announcement at the annual general meeting was the Alberta Craft Council's move to

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develop a marketing and indusry development

prograrn. This has been a major part of the craft counci's business this past year in collaboration

Treasurer John Doehler, Edmonton 4235234 (w) or 451-1824 (h)

with crafts working committeeof OCO. A study was mmpbted by Richard Hudson of Manecon Parmership supMed by bodagroups. The board studied tiis feasblliy report and took he step to take on the first stage. An

organizaöonal and fundng plan is being worked on with two rnonths cornpleted and tie next stage

needng to sæ a

fundraising

corrweted to guaranæe the projects future.

To tlat end, we ilvited a leadng expertto do the AGM keynoE aæress, Carol Se&strom, the of ArnericanCraft EnterprisesInc. a

subsidary of the American Craft Council. Her was exterrew infomative as she shared very generously the history, structure,success and a

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sdes. In toäl, st-E gave us a glimpse of fings to corne if we have he murage to work at a similar plan for the ACC. To indbidual for participating in an expan&d market lawyer Rusty Miller of AWnson

McK4ahonin Calgary gave us a highlymotivated, and thoughtful description of legal concerns

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need to be aware of.

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Directors ACC

President

Les Manning

(centre) poses

with the newly elected and re-elected

board members following the annual general meeting in Canmore May 9. The directors are: Margaret Best (front right), Debra Newberry (front left), Keith Evans, Don Doherty, Peter Wilson and John Doehler (back from left to right).

Four new, three returning ACC directors elected Four new people and three previous directors were elected to the Alberta Craft Council board at the annual general meeting in Canmore May 9. Margaret Best was re-elected to the board as well as being reinstated as vicepresident. The second director returned to the board was Don Doherty and the third was

Tony Mandamin.

New directors include John Doehler, who was appointed as treasurer, Keith Evans, Debra Newberry and Peter Wilson. John is a chartered accountant with 12

years business experiencespecializing small business and receiverships.The

Edmonton resident has worked with other charitable and community groups including

the UnitedWay and Kiwanis. John has also worked with people in the craft industry in Nova Scotia, mainly in clothing. Keith is a practicing sculptor whose fulltime job is as Director of Horticulture with Edmonton Parks and Recreation. He has had 14 years management experience with municipal governments which has given him a solid foundation in budget preparation, grant applications and organizatbnal development. Keith has fundraised for United Way, was a founding member of the Sculptors Association of Alberta and a member of the MuttartConservatory Art Selectors Committee. Debra is an accomplished artist and craftsperson whose work experience has been in art education. Besides having an art education degree, she has an art and design diploma, studied fabric and metal design and is completing an arts administration diploma. To finish that degree she is doing an internship at the ACC where she is working on an extensive promotionand awareness campaign. Her internship will be completed in early June. Peter Wilson works in the data processing industry and has for the past 19 years worked in all of the business: analysis, design, programming, user support, marketing. technical support and management. He is interested in devebping the information processing capabilities of

the ACC to aid in spreading the news about the council, building membership and Directors whose terms did not expire were Les Manning who was reappointed as president, Martha Campiou-Zarutzky, Pat Barford,Karen Cantine and Marilyn Prodanchuk. Thank-yous.for their past work go to directors Joyce Chorny, Annette

Greenberg, Katherine Hutton and Don Smitten who chose not to run for reelection. Thanks also to Patricia Foreman, Catherine Whalley and Tandy who put their names up for election.

Pat Barford, Edmonton 439-2934 MarthaCampiou-Zarutzky, Winterburn 447-3493 Karen Cantine, Edmonton 452-5615 Don Doherty, Edmonton Keith Evans, MD of Sturgeon 973-

3102 Tony Mandamin,

Edmonton 488-0130 Debra Newberry, Edmonton 451-0273 Marilyn Prodanchuk, Cochrane 932-6632 Peter Wilson,

Area representatives Leni Balaban, Fort McMurray 790-1753 Lynne HunterJohnston, Lethbridge 320-2441 Shannon Read, Red Deer, 3401743

ACC office

#509 10130 100 Street Edmonton,AB T5J OPI Phone 428-1654 Executive director and

managing editor

Bobbi Hoffman 428-1654

Editor Jean Coulton 428-1660

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office for consideration. We also welcome letters to the editor, but reserve the right to edit for

grammar, taste and length.

Anonymous letters will not be published. Deadline for the July/August newsletter will be

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Quality important to marketing

OLYMPIC

success, Sedestrom Stressing quality in craft, the president of American Craft Enterprises told Alberta Craft Council members at the annual general meeting of the corporation's multi-million dollar craft marketing success. American Craft Enterprises was established 20 years ago as a subsidiary of the American Craft Council and Carol Sedestrom has been the president for the past 12 years. There are now over 7,000 aplicants every year for the 2,500 market spaces in the four major craft fairs the corporation organizes. Visitors over the total 12 days number some 135,000 and sales are at $25 million annually, she said. However, the $25 million dollar figure isn't actually a true figure because a great percentage of the sales are to wholesale buyers who then resale the crafts for more money. For exarnple, the Baltimore market took in $8.5 million. $6.5 million of which was wholesale purchases. One of the things that made and continues to make American Craft Enterprises different than commercially promoted markets is that craftspeople are involved. Quality is the primary concern, not whether the spaces are

Caro/said

our J Ives were set Qhd refih an arefolbwed. They are: to provideprofessional craftspeople in the United States expositions of high quality; schedule markets to meet wholesale buyers' needs; encourage people from different areas and type of craft to exchange ideas; and give the public an opportunityto see crafts and let them know what's happening in the craft industry.

American Craft Enterprises strives to serve three masters - craftspeople, wholesale buyers and the public, Carol explained. The markets are open to wholesale buyers and then opened to the public.

LICENSING UPDATE

In the first eight years, applicants were not juried because American Craft Enterprises was totally volunteer run. However, the markets are now strictly juried. Whether produced in quantity or one-of-a-kind they must represent excellence, have no technical fault and reflect integrity of design. Submissions are juried by slide with the statement of quality in mind. But jurying by slide is also a problem because you bring in a secondary medium, photography, she noted. Good slides are essential when submitting to a jury, Carol stressed. Good quality crafts can look bad because of the photography.

"There are times when I feel I've told every craftsperson in the United States how to take good slides," Carol said, but added she obviously hasn't gotten to everyone because poor slides are still being submitted. However, the percentage of poor slides has dropped from about 80 to about 30 per cent six years ago to about 10 per cent now, she noted. Another unique aspect of the American Craft Enterprise jurying system is that the jurors are Chosen by the field. "l think that method is also another driving force in the SUccess or Amencan&fdll enterprises, - sne said. Exhibitors at the each fair vote for jurors, who are then automatically accepted to enter the fair.

American Craft Enterprises isn't all a success story,there have been failures such as a market in Dallas which just didn't receive support. But on the other hand, fairs in smaller markets (250,000) such as Springfield, Massachusetts have proven very successful. "l think there's a growing 'interest in craft in

the United States. I don't know how that relates here," she said. Interest in other areas of Canada "may spin to other

by MargaretBest

Carol Sedestrom provinces as it has in the United States." The craft movement grew out of the hippy movement and was associated with a drop out feeling, but "I think that is totally changed." Craft has a much better image. Although craftspeople still arent getting the same money as artists, people are willing to pay $3,000, $5,000 and even $10,OOO for oneof- a-kind craft as proven at a recent American Craft

Enterprisessale in New York, Carol noted.

American Craft Enterprises also does a great deal in promoting craftspeople and making the public more aware about crafts in general. "I

have a feeling that's what the Alberta Craft Council could do,- she said. "My feeling is the future is really bright. I think the

future for craft is absolutely a startling one."

Self-defence for craftspeople Many craftspeople are "woefully ignorant" about how limited their protection under the law is or how to protect themselves, a Calgary lawyer told Alberta Craft Council members at the annual general meeting in Canmore. Rusty Miller of Atkinson McMahon specializes in contractual, insurance and financial matters pertaining to galleries, individual artists and craftspeople. He also lectures on the legal aspects Of art as a profession focusing on self-defence for the artisan.

"To properly protect yourself, you have to bemme a businessman," Rusty said. •Become more aware of your rights and become more concerned about ways to protect yourself. "When you create something, in law yowre not just creating an object or a thing, you are creating a bundle of rights." Those rights attached to your work include the right to sell, the rÉht to reproduce, limit use, thå right of destruction and the right to protect your piece. Your intellectual property (a legal term for something which you make with the use of your mind) is protected in Canada by the Copyräht Act wherein these rights exist.

A good example of someone successfully

exercising those rights, is Of the creator of sculpted geese who prevented Eaton's Centre in Toronto from attaching ribbons to his geese, Rusty noted. Your intellectual property can't be reproduced and is automatically protected under the Copyright Act. The law says if your design is so distinct and someone else utilizes it, and you have the copyright, you can prevent them from doing so, Rusty explained. However, the problem comes in proving you were the first to create it. There is a copyright registry, but "for most of my clients it's impossible to register all their works," he noted. The lawyer recommended craftspeople establish their own registry dating their works. Besides saving you $25 each time, this method of registry, when

done consistently,has provensuccessful in court. "X40stof you do take pictures of your work, why not do it to protect your rights?" Although copyright protection is automatic, the right does not exist if you do commission work as opposed to selling previously created pieces. You can, however, preserve rights by putting clauses into your commission agreements. For example, if you

want to guarantee the preservation of your work you can include a statement saying that not withstanding the Copyright Act, you reserve the right to prevent destruction, Rusty said.

He advised leaving a "writtenpaper trail" with respect to selling your work. Using a standardreceipt book is okay, but add "bill of sale" to protect yourself. Also make sure you have a writtenØntract if you are consigning work with a gallery, because withoutit you could lose your rights and the pieces if the gallery should go into receivership. galleries wont sign an agreement write a letter outlining what you agreed on, Rusty recommended. In make sure there is insurance on articles.

Members who attended the annual general meeting in Canmore last weekend heard certain announcementsregardingACC general craft marketing plans for the XV Winter Olympic Games. Whilst we are unable to announce here the finalized procedures for a call for entry, there are certain facts that you should start giving serious consideration. We have been communicating with representatives in British Columbia who were directly involved in the very successful craft marketing operations at Expo '86. Whilst there are obvious differences in circumstances surrounding the two major events, there are sufficient similarities for us to be able to draw upon their knowledge and experience. Firstly, it should be clear that we are aiming at a tourist market. This and space limitationstend to rule out large gallery pieces for the venues. The proposed venues are located in two of the athletes villages (Canmore and Calgary) and the Calgary Convention Centre. We have been informed that without doubt the vast majority of the buyers seek easy-to-carry, under $20 item'. Due to an increase in demand for clothing accessories, we are told that the volume sales at Expo included mostly jewelry items. This interest covered a number of media including plastics, metals, ceramics. bead, glass, leather and modelling materials such

as fino. Producing under$20 items

proposes somewhat of a challenge to many of you. So start facing the challenge now. Regrettably. we shall be steering away from large garment items such as coats and dresses due to the space restrictions and the need for dressing rooms. However, scarves, sweaters, t-shirts, belts, et cetera will be given careful consideration. Contrary to expectations, there were significant sales in the area of high risk items at Expo. For example, ceramics and glass which can easily break in travel. But the size aspect remained an importantfactor.

We shall be concentrating on items under $75 but do plan to include a limitedselection of pieces up to $250 in value. We Obviously want quality to be the main criterion for selection. Since the majorityof the buyers will be seeking a tangible memento of their Olympic experience in Alberta, items displaying an indigenous element will potentially be more successful than a contemporary type piece available in a number of places in the world. A call for entry for general craft marketing will hopefully be announced in the next mpy of Alberta Craft Magazine. Please watch tor details and follow the instructions re submission deadlines very carefully. We are aware that some Ofthe submissbns for the licencing program were identified as suitable for the general craft marketing area. These slides will be retained and given further consideration abng with other general cran

submissions.

We sensed an air of expeaation and excitement from the at the AGM. If this is reflective of the enthusiasm generally, we bok forward to some interestingand innovativesubmissbnsw

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A glimpse at the craft of glass blowing from Pierre Guy by Jean Coulton Ask a group of people what comes to mind when they think of glass and you'll come up with as many different images as there are people. Then ask about hot glass blowing and they will likely conjure up similar images. But few people actually know what really goes into hot glass blowing. The glass used isn't like that in a window or a bottle, the composition is different, explained Pierre Guy, a glass blower and Alberta Culture adult art education consultant. Essentially the glass is composed of silica to which other ingredients are added to make it more malleable. For example, the addition of lead helps glass to melt at a lower temperature. Colors in glass are similar to pottery glaze and have the same range of surface qualities. Glass ranges from totally clear through the color spectrum to black. There are two types of glass which offhand glass blowers use. Batch glass comes in a powder form and is a mixture of silica, soda, ash, lime and lead. Cullet is the second type and is essentially factory reject shards suitable for most glass blowing. Then to get colors you either mix your own or buy bars - glass tubes with hÜh con-Of course-the have to be compatible with the glass you are working with.

Tools, either purchased or handmade or a combination of both, are another essential for hot glass blowing. A blow pipe is probably the best known tool of the trade.

"One of the neat things about glass blowing, besides looking like a pirate, is the archaic termonology,"Pierre said. Marver, for example, is the term used for the stainless steel working table. He explained that marble work tables used to be used and that marver derived from marble. Puntils are steel rods and jacks are pinchers used to work the glass. Traditionally, a hardwood block with a hollowwas used to help shape the glass, but most hot glass workers here use a rolled up wet newspaper for the same purpose, he noted.

The next problem is a furnace and heat source. A temperature of between 2000 and 2200 degrees Fahrenheit is needed to visibly melt glass and it must be worked between 1800 and 2000 degrees. Natural gas or electricity are common heat sources. There are three kinds of furnaces and they can be either commercial or self built.

container with a door at one end and a heat source at the other. It is used only to reheat the glass on the end of the blow pipe. Some people use their main furnace to reheat the glass rather than having a third one.

"Offhand glass blowing is one of the trickiest things I've ever had to learn," Pierre said. It is a balancing act with the heat, the amount of time you have to work with the glass before reheating it and the amount of heat you can take working in front of the furnaces. It is also a combinationof strength and control. When you get five or six pounds of glass on the end of a pipe and have to work in extremeIy hot, dry heat it gets tiring.

An annealing oven or kiln is also needed to uniformly cool the glass. If glass isn't cooled down slowly, stresses can develop and the piece will break. Annealing is similar to ering steel.

The first time you go in front of the glass tank, you don't stay there long because of the heat. But you do become acclimatized to the dry heat. With practice, you spend proportionately more time at the bench working with the glass than in front of the furnace.

Besides the basics, glass blowers often have cold equipmentsuch as grinders and sandblasters used fer finishing pieces.

The first is a tank furnace which is basically a box builtout of bricks. Cullet is shovelled directly into the tank furnace or batch glass is thrown in to melt. The second type of furnace is a pot furnace (a lot of glass blowers have both), which is basically another box of bricks with crucibles inside. The size and number of the cast turn is builtto accommodate the quantityof blowing being done and in proportionto the work space. The pot furnace is where the colors are melted and then picked up. It alseveral lows the glass blowerto work colors at once. The third furnace, a glory hole, is basically a

There are various ways to work with hot glass. Casting can be done, or glass can be welded together in an annealer. But it's blowing that holds the fascinationfor most people. tube into the furnace, wind

some mottenglass on the end, take it out, centre it on the tube, blow to create a bubbleon the end and from then on make it larger and shape it. Sounds simple, but...

Twins' ideas fuse in glass work by Jean Coulton

year ago after having worked out of their own

homes. Calling themselves Double Visions, the

Leslie and Melanie made one curved piece, but had been unsuccessful in attempts to

have found heir niche workingwith fused glass.

twins immerse themselves into their work abounding energy, and are constantly visualizing what they will create next. In fact, they have literally dreamed up new projects.

The rented building with the inØngruous narne is

They began workingwith stained glass in 1977,

last month ddn•t &ter the

but are now f0QJsing on fusing, slumping,

twins. In fact, problem solving

sagging, enamelling and sandblasting glass.

seemed to stimulate them.

The sign on the door says Polar Ice, but what goes on inside is hot Nestled between the mountains in Jasper, Leslie Rowe Israelson and Wanie Rowe

where tie Wins established their stud10 nearly a

produce the second part of the awning without getting cracks in the glass. However,

the trouble they were having

Leslie and Wanie now make jewelry. bowls, lampshades and wall panels.

Leslie admitted to having dreamed how they could get

However, the twins have been creating with their

the awning to work. After

hands long before discovering glass. Besi&s

hearing the idea, her sister

sketching, painting and working with clay, they

thought it might solve their

have &signed and sold leather goods, ski wear

problem. It was obvious by

and specialized mountain equipment.

their enülusiasm, that the twins were eager to ty to do

•l always loved it and loved &signing it, but never

the awning again.

felt as excited as when working With glass, Leslie

Last month, the twins were

Primarily,

women are self taught Howqyr,

Melanie did train at a stained glass company in

Vancouver and later taught the nft throughout Briüsh Columbia. And Leslie did an apprenticeship Wit) renowned stained glass artisan Karl Lengouer. They are continually experimening With new techniques and forms. •Itjust comes," Melanie says of their new ideas. Their experimenting has lead to greater knowledge of glass. The Mins say they can basically predict how shapes will change and how colorssyill turn out after the glass has been kiln fired.

For example. with a certain type of glass, what starts out as a square shaped earring turns into a teardrop shape.

LeslieRoweIsraelson(left)and sister Melanie Rowewere in Edmontonearlierhis monthat the Cameo CraftFair. Theirwallhangingis also featuredon the frontpage ofAlberü Craft

But they have also been stumped, although never discouraged, in trying to make certain pieces. A curved awning &stined for a Vancouver restaurant was one such piece.

also busy preparing for a craft show in Edmonton and

&veloping products for Olympic marketing. And as always, they were thinkirig ahead. •Iwant to do some one of a

kind pieæs." Leslie said.

"Andbig,"WIanie ad&d. "Yes, big," her sister agreed "l love the Ofdoing something on a wall, • Melanie said, getting approving looks

from Leslie.

Much of their work is influ-

enced by the mountain environment in Which they live. Their love for the mountains'

and native animals is evi&nt

"It's pain for gain, definitely. So there's lots of incentive to get better," Pierre said, It is expensive to heat the furnaces-and glass studios require comparativelymore space than other crafts. "Thars why the cost of glass compared to othercraft is quite high. • Glass blowingisn't a common craft either, possibly in part beæuse not every art school has a hotglass department. In facn, 'fewer don't than do."

"Part of the fascinationof working with glass pureb' aesthetic, the WorkWiththe equipment." Glass blowing is exciting, but it can also be dangerous. "If you're a clumsy person it's dammed dangerous; if you're not, it's still dangerous," Pierre said. You have to anticipate problems and work to avoid them. Glass blowing isn't something you go in and try to figure out for yourself. People certainly appreciate the heat involved, but what they may not understand is that even if you immerse a blow pipe in a bucket of water it is still at 100 or 200 degrees. •Heat is the primary danger and secondary are the fumes. If your work area isn't well ventilated fumes can be a problem.He compared the danger level of glass blowingto welding.

Pierre acknowledges that he is only a hobbyist in glass blowing, his training is in ceramics, but he loves glass. "It's a hoot. It is fun. It's like doing potteryat light speed. There's a magical element to it. It's like being really on the line all the time. Either it's right or not."

You can only blow glass for a couple of hours. It's •atiring art form - physically and intellectually. It also requires a great deal of co-ordination and technical knowledge. Glass blowing has been compared to darwe. There's a definite rythym. The pipe is constantly being turned to keep the glass centred and it must be returned to the furnace to reheat.

"There's a difference between quick and smooth and being frantic. It's the difference between a beginner and an expert." Being one with your material is a catch phrase which Pierre doesn't think applies to all craft, but most certainly does to glass. "You've really got to be in tune. The only thing you can't do is touch it, but that's what

the tools are for:

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What is glass and what are its applications? Withoutvessels of blown glass chemists could not have compounded the wonder drugs. Eliminate the bulb of blown glass and the global network Of telephones would fall silent, as would radio and television. Withoutglass bubs man could not make his way among the clouds, much less probe the depths of space. In short, glass implements almost every facet of science and technology; it lights man's dwelling place, his way, and his future.

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Equally distinguished contributions to our

Rk:kGlinskiof GlassmithStudio is pictured here workingon a stained glass window. To the right are a lamp and large suncatcher produced at Glassmith Studio in Edmonton.

aesthetic heritage have come from glass. Generations of artists and artificers have found creative expression through glass in masterworks that range

Glass studio relies on commissions People often shy away from stained glass because it is associated with traditional church or nouveau works, says Ted Smith of Glassmith Studio. But stained glass is changing and the works are as varied and cobrful as the artisans who create them. Even churche windows are changing, he said, rather than following traditionalforms they are now more representative Of spirituality. Utilizationof stained glass windows is also changing, the Edmonton studio primarily produces windows for private residences. Walking intothe northside shop, with the morning sun shining into the building, the colors in the lamp shades, suncatchers and mirrors which are also created by the studio immediately grab you.

And even though each piece is different, there are characteristics which identifythem with Glassmith Studio. The studio is one of few which does hand bevelling. Rather than signing pieces, Glassmith Studio work is recognizable because of its style and the bevelling. "Once you it's very easy to spot," Ted noted. "Most of our big pieces are one of a kind. No two pieces that have gone out have been done the same." The uniqueness of the works is a big selling point, people like the idea of having a window Or other stained glass object that is their own. Ted attributes the success of the studio to work there. No one has less the people than 10 years experience, from the installer to the grQhic artist to the craftsmen like himself.

"You can't forget, in this business, who put you there. It's the public." Ted has been working with stained glass for 10 years. He started out glazing, then got into his brother's stained glass supplies and "just took it from there." Before establishing the studio five years ago, Ted worked for five years out of his home developing his skill.

"You have to have a standard in this business to succeed. I stayed in the basement for five years to develop that standard and then went out," he remarked.

"As a hobbyist, I really enjoyed it and as a businessman, I can't wait to be a ho±yist again." Besides doing the glass work for private individuals and architects, Glassmith Studio has produced a Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees which is held in Edmonton and intends to do so again. The studio has also produced calendars with pictures of stained glass. A design book which will be marketed in Canada and the United States is also in production.The studio decided to develop the book in response to requests for designs.

Many studios don't have an artist, but Ted feels having one is a big bonus. It doesnt matter whether it is a $10, $5,000 or $20,000 project you have to learn to draw within a budget, and that's where art director Pauline Melynchuk fits in.

Ted and fellow craftsman Rick Glinski also teach stained glass classes. "There's a lot of interest... they know it looks beautifuland they think it looks easy," Ted said. Of course, it isn't as easy as it looks and only about two to three per cent of the people seriously pursue the craft after takirv

•we have the business tie in with the design

courses.

From CreativeGlass Bbwing by James E. Hammesfahr and ClairL Stong. When considered as a material, glass is a collective term for an unlimitednumber of materials of diffemt compositions in a glassy state. Glassy materials can also occur naturally. For example, obsidian, often found in volcanic areas, has a composition comparable to man-made glass.

Untilthe 18thcentury, glass was exlusively made from sand, soda, potash and lime. Coloring metallic oxides were also occasionally added. Today, about 60 per cent of the 90 or so naturallyoccurring elements from hydrogen to uranium are used in the manufacture of glass. There are even some types (optical glasses, for example) which require almost 20 different ingredients. The possibilities for the applications of glass in science and technology are therefore virtually boundless. Glass includes all materials Which are structurallysimilar to a liquid but which have a viscosity so great at normal ambient temperatures that they can be considered as solids. In a more limited sense, the term "glass" denotes all inorganic compounds which possess these basic qualities.

and tha?s probably why this studio is such a success," he commented, adding there is a southside shop as well as the northside location. Some people won't design a $10 suncatcher, but Glassmith Studio will. Ted says in doing so you are often establishing a gift buyer who will come back. Much of Glassmith Studio's business is obtained through word of mouth.

from the stained glass windows of medieval cathedrals and the royal banquet settings of crystal, to the glittering baubels that adorn milady.

FromSchottGuideto Glass Heinz G.

Pfaender.

Since the BronzeAge, about3000 B.C.,

An opportunity to volunteer Volunteers are needed to help market licenced Alberta Craft Council works at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games.

glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica (from sand), lime and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the 17th century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable, and can be formed by various techniques intoa vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then mols to create glass, but in contrast to most materials (metals for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as glass cools it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so withoutsetting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a sudden blow, why glass deteriorates over time (a process called devitrification),especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly annealed (reheated and uniformlycooled) after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven moling.

ACC feels that it is very important for the necessary volunteer sales staff at the Olympic venues to be drawn from the membership. This will hopefullyensure that knowledgeable, enthusiastic representatives of the Alberta craft community will be available not only to sell items, but to answer questions and promote Alberta craft. At OCO 88's request ACC has assumed the distribution of the volunteer application forms which require % s „. The term glass does not refer to a specific processing as soon as chemical compound since different types of possible. Duty hours will glass have a differentchemical mmpositbn be divided carefully to be and exhibit differentchemical and sensitive to your own properties. As a result, glass has the wkiest personal.needs. Be aware applications'in modern times, both in that any contributionyou industry and the home. While some types Of can make will be most glass are most suitable for window panes or welcome. services Of cut crystal. others are designed to be spun into fibres or framed into the heat For informationconcerning shields of spacecraft. this volunteeropportunity please call Margaret Best From The History of Glass edited by Dan 259-8304 or at the Klein and Wand Lloyd. Edmonton office 428-

1654.

6 CALENDAR Shows and events

Calls for entry

Calgary

Other provinces

Calgary

8th Annual Edmonton Folk Music

May 23-24 Show and sale Of watercolors by

To June 25 Anne McLellan: Color Works

Thimbles and Thistles Quilt Show 1987 August 31 to September 8 Submissions are invited for a juried show of

your work must be submitted. Everyone who applies is not necessarüy accepted nor are all

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traditional and contemporary quilted works to be mounted in conjunction with the 4th

Information: The Edmonton Folk Music

TO August 30 Eye Ofthe Beholder Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. Majorexhibition of

biennial Calgary National Quilt Conference to

John HarvÉ from 1 to 6 p.m. at tle Leighton 15 miles southwest of Calgary.

Follow tie signs from he junction of Highways 2 and 22X. Informaboncall 931-

To June 28 Banff CentreCeramics Stucfo

Show NickJe Arts Museum, University of Calgary In conjundion with the Ca"y Symposiurn.

Edmonton June 25 to July 5 The Works: Celebration of he Vsual Arts Sir Winston Churchill *uare Information: The Works,#616 10136

100Street Ednonton,AB T5J opt; 426-

2122

To June 6 Cheerful Diversion: a jewelry

show Featuring an array of colored (anodized) aluminum and silver jewelry by Bery Walton

Silversmitl in Edmonton Centre

June 24 to October 24 Artof the Needle, a mmprehensive needework show featuring contemporaryand ecclesiasical woös arranged in co-operation by fre Edmonton Guild and tle t•h.jseurn. Open at tie museum

regularhmrs.

Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, 1231 IdylwyldDrive N, Saskatoon, SK; 306/653-

historical articles of personal achrnment.

Free with museum enry.

To August 1 ColorfulDelightsEmbroideries from Islamic Lands Royal Ontario Museum,

4T2

Other Centres June 12 to July 12 On tie Edge An exhbibon of drawing, painting, prints, day, clay and steel sculpture. Offidal opening.

Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. Red Deer and

Distict bluseum,Red Deer 343-6844. To June 7 AlbertaWide '87 The eighth annual juried show of work by artists belonging to art clubs in all zones of Alberta.

Red Deer and District Museum, Red Deer 343-

To June 7 LetteringArts Guild ExhibitA unique exhibition Of calligraphy. Red Deer and

Disrict Wseurn, Red Dær 343-6844.

To May25 David Kleingsaqsser, dlaræal portaits Julie Gellrpr, functional and sa.llpturalclayworks At Oppertshauser Güry. 5019 51 Avenue, Stony Plain Open Wehsday

to Sun&y

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

May 25 to July 6 ParWand Potters and

WeaversGuildsAt Oppertshæser Galbry, 5019 51 Avenue.Smy Plül An annual show featuring reænt work by tlese twolocal guilds. July M7 Mitsu Ikemura, mixed painings. At the Oppertshauser Gallery, 5019 51 Avenue, Stony Plain

11 to July 27 Heritage Days At tie Age Gallery, Stony Plain MultaulWral

Cenre. An exhibiüon featuring archival

informajon pertaining to loæl and provincial

July 25-26 Sylvan Han&raft Sodety Craft Fair This 7th annual juried arts ard aafts fü winfeatureaafts.

fØd Cmte, SylvanL-aE

9th Annual Art Park Emerging and established

artists will find a venue for their

work in festive outchor events held Sundays

June 14 to July 12 in Bor&n Park. Nominal fees, no commission on sales. Information:

Harbourfront Craft Fair Information:

HarbourfrontCraft Studio, 235 Queens Quay

three entries. Juried by slide. Deadline: June

west, Toronto,ON M5J 2G6.

Going for Gold, c/0 7056D 30 Information: FarrellRoad SE, Calgary, AB T2H 0T2.

First Annual Canada Packers Alberta Quilt Competition 1987/88Preliminary

July 22-26 The Maker'sEye - 8th Annual

To June 6 Ceramics: Artist Randy Anderson, Ottawa. Fireworks Gallery,

Halifax,NS B3J IZ7: 902/422-3400

July 9 to August 1 Three fromBritish Columbia (ceramics). Artists: Sue Hara, Gor&n Hutchens,Di Searle. Fireworks Gallery,Halifax, NS B3J IZ7; 902/422-3400. October 22 to November 11 Ceramics. Artist; Peter Powning, NB. Fireworks Gallery,

Halifax,NS B3J IZ7; 902/422-3400.

Festival of Crafts November 27-29 Roundup Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary This juried show of handma± Canadan crafts is open to professional and hobby artisans.

Selection will be based on quality and marketability of work. Information: Pauline

Biswanger,4235 DalhartRoad NW, Calgary, AB T3A 1B6; 288-7303. Art Market '87 Christmas Show

November19-22 Calgary Convenion Centre Deadine: August 1 This first annual Christmas show Will be a juried art and craft

sale. Originality, Canadan content, will be considerations for acceptance. Information: Art Market Productions, Marlene

November 27 to December 6 13th Annual One of a Kind Christrnas Craft Show and Sale. The Automotive Building, Exhibition

Place, Toronto. 416960-3680.

Other countries To July 17 Interlacing:The Elernental Fabric. American Craft Museum, New York. One hundred and fifty historical and contemporary examples of interlaced forms in

fibre, metal and clay.

To October 18 The Saxe Collection. American Craft Museum, New York. Contemporary American and European Glass from the George and Dorothy Saxe collection.

To January 3, 1988 Selections From the Permanent Collection: comprised of sculptural and functional objects in clay, fibre, metal, wood, glass and mixed media

A. Loney, PO Box 385, Banff,AB TOL OCO;

762-2345. Alberta Needles May 26 to June 12, 1988 Guild A juried quilt show by Alberta Quilters Group. To obtain criteria and entry forms, send a SASE to: Nancy Wlkant, quilt show co- ordinator, 2 Westview Drive SW, Calgary, AB T3C 2R7. Alberta Woodworkers Society Exhibition September 8 to October 4 MuttartGallery, Calgary Open to Albertan woodworkers.Tools, toys, musical instruments,jewelry, furnitureand sculptures

Magee, art park co-ordinator, at 428-8553.

mmpetitions will be held in conjunction With chartered agricultural sociey fairs throughout 1987. Final competitionwill follow

in 1988 during the Alberta Association of

Agricultural Societies annual meeting. Canada will purchase the final prize

winning quilt for $900. For information mntact

your local agricultural society, District Agriculture OffEe or Rae Hunter at Alberta Agriculture, Edmonton, 427-2171.

Creative Living ExhlbltJuly 15-25 Klondike Days. Ednonton. Edmonton Northlands is looking for people to craft. Booth space will be ±monstrate provided free of charge and craftspeople may

471-7210

Other centres Rocky MountainTrade Shows November 19-22, Calgary; November 26-29, Vancouver; December 3-6, Kamloops; December 10-13. Regina. Information:Rocky MountainTrade Shows Ltd., Box 6, Station G, Calgary, AB T3A 2G1; 1-800-661-1494. St. AlbertFestival of the Arts - Arts

and Crafts Fair June 3-7 Akinsdale Arena,

St. AlbertOpen to professionaland hobby artists throughout Western Canada. A fee structure based on inventory has been set

Entry forms and information:St. Albert

Festival of the Arts, 23 Raybom Crescent, St.

in wood are eligible for this juried exhibition. Deadine: August 1 Information: Henry

Albert,AB T8N 3C6; 459-2336.

Schlosser, 7207 FarrellRoad SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0T7, 255-7372; or John wrel, 1322 Hastings Crescent SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4C9,

10th Annual Canmore Heritage Day Folk Festival August 3 Booth space is

243-7672

available for craftspeople at $30 per 10 by 10

artists. American Craft Museum, 40 West 53

Edmonton

Jenny Johnston at 678-4636 or write:

6047.

Edmonton Art Gallery Art Fair

dating from 1945, by pioneering Arnerican Street, New York New York 10019; 212/956-

November 5-8 at the Art Gallery. Submissions

September 25-27 Wooduorking World New York Show Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York.

Octob« 9-11 WoodworkingWorldChiægo Area Show The Metro Center, Rockford,

are invited for this juried show/sale of craft

and art works. Take advantage of the early bird rates, register before June 15.

Information:Debra Newberry 451-0273 (home) or 428-1654 (work).

Alberta Fall Gift Show 1987 August 16-

llfinois.

19 Northlands Agricom, Edmonton. A closed gift show With attendanæ restricted to

qualified retail buyers and for the purpose of order taking only. Booth spaæ available.

May 21 to June 10 Diane Southworfr,oil and ærylic At the Gol&n Age Gallery. Stony Plain MulbculturalCentre Gol±n

Festival,PO Box 4130, Edmonton,AB T6E 4T2; 429-1899.

The Art Park Society, PO Box 6325, Station C, Edmonton,AB T5B 4K7 or call Bonnie

Informabon: The Edmonton Folk Music

Festival, PO Box 4130, Edmonton,AB T6E

Leaming Services, Dr. Carl Safran Centre, 3rd Floor,930 13 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2R OL4.

items produced necessarily accepted.

Going for Gold: National Ceramics Exhibition January 15 to March4, 198B, Calgary Organized by the Alberta Potters' Association. Entry fee: $15 per entry, up to

Toronto.

12-28 Jewelry. ArtistEve Burden.FireworksGallery,Halifax, NS B3J

7-9E&nonbn

be held in Banff. For entry forms send a selfaddressed stamped envelope to: Leisure

Festival August 7-9 Fee: $80. Deadline: June 26 A minimum of five photographs of

Information:Southex Exhibitions, #202 2695

GranvilleStreet. Vancouver,BC V6H 3H4: 604/736-3331.

Awards

Guild of Knitting Artlsto Sweater Competition A grand prize of $175 is up for

Council: Chalmers Fund for he Crafts 1 is tie next ±adline for applications for supportfor special projects,

research and specialworkshopsfor he

aafts in Canada. Information: Frandne

Perinet, visual arts section,

99 MetcalfeStreet, PO Box 1074, ON KIP 5V8; 416/237-3400.

Coundl,

grabs. No limit on number of entries. The winning garment will be on dsplay at The

Works. Deadine: June I Enw fee: $15 Informaion.•Vicki Hack] at 455-1187.

Christmas Craft Sale November 25-29 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Promoted

by Basil Greenberg, 487-0714, Edmonton.

and Bob Martin, 256-5007. Calgary or write to:

7612 182 Street, Edmonton,AB T5T IY9.

foot space. Deadline: June 30 Contact:

Canmore Heritage Day Folk Festival, PO BOX

998, Canmore,AB TOL OMO.

Other provinces Visual Arts Mississauga Juried Craft Show June 3-25 The Gallery, Erindale College Categories: spinning, weaving, fabric and stitchery. rug hooking, woodwork,metal arts, ceramics. leatherwork, basketry, glass.

stainedglass. Deadine: May30 Information:

Springbank Visual Arts Centre, 3057

Mississauga Road. N, Mississauga,ON L5L

IC8; 416/828-9151.

Signatures In Craft November| 1-15

Metro Toronto Convention Centre and the Christrnas Craft Show, November 18-22, Ottawa Congress Centre. Both shows open to all Canadian professional craftspeople and artists. Deadline for boh

June 1 Information:Casey Sa&ka or John La±uceur, Contemporary Craft Show Ltd.,

1007 BroadviewAvenue., Suite 4, Toronb, ON M4K 2S1; 41&429-7780.

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Calls for entry

Other provinces Virtu Ill Competition for residential furniture design, exhibition fall 1987, bilingual color

catalogue. Open to all Canadian residents or Canadans Wing abroad. Original works designed and/or manufactured

within the last

year. Enfry fee: $20 per entry. Selection based on color photographs of finished

prototypesand pieces. Deadine: June 15 Information:Forum and Function, Directions

in Canadan Design, 749 Quæn Street W,

SecondFloor,Toronto,ON M6J IGI. Wood Carving

Exhibition and Competition August 1987, Canadian National Exhlbition, Toronto. Cash prizes and trophies in various dasses. to amateur and professional wood

workers. Jury to consist of recognized carvers from Canada, the United States and

tie United Kingdom. Deadline: June 15 Information:Ms. OA. Humeny, attractions ordnator. Canadan National Exhibition,

ExhibitionPlace, Toronto,ON M6K 3C3;

416/593-7551.

6 x 6 x 6 Third Annual National Exhlbltlon of Small Scale Fine Craft October 1 to November 7 Cartwright Gallery, Vanmuver. Two or three dimensional work accepted. Size to be not more than 6" x 6" x

6". Deadline: August 1. Information:Leslie Stanick. director, Cartw•rightGallery, 1411 Cartwright Street,

Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7; 604/6878-8266or pick up an entry form at tle ACC office.

Querin or Rod Patterson, Brantford Parks and

Recreation, 1 Sherwood Drive, Brantford, ON

Exhibition of Miniature in prizes. Deadine: July 15. Information: Del Bello Gallery, 363 Queen

Street W, Toronto, ON M5V 2A4; 416/593-

December

The 32nd annual retail

crafts sale, &monstrations, street performers and stage entertainment.

Information:Street Festival, Wnnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg,

MN R3C IVI; 204/786-6641ext. 31. of Miniature Art November 8 to December 31 Each artist may submit up to four original signed works in any two-dimensional media for this juried exhibition. Deadline: July 15 First prize $1 ,OOOcash purchase or a solo exhibition at the Del Bello Gallery; second

purchase. Seven cash purchase awards of $300. Contact: Del Bello Gallery, 363 Queen street W, Toronto ON M5V 2A4; 416/593-

Quebec, 911 Jean Talon Steet East, suite

219, Montreal,PO; 514/270-7770.

Canadian Bookbinders and Book

Artists Guild Exhibition Fall 1988 Categories of submission are: design binding, fine pining, paper making and decorating,

is open to all artists working in any medium.

box making and artists books. Deadine: 1, 1988 and work must be received by May 1, 1988. All work must have been

2N7.

CBBAG, PO Box 1142,Station F, Toronto, ON M4Y 2T8.

Ecphore 1987August 3-13 This exhibition

Information:Ecphore Exhibition Sociey, PO Box 335, Postal Station M, Halifax, NS B3J

completed by January 1985. Infomation:

Canadian ContemporaryQuilts 1988

Other countries

third$1.000. Entry fee: $10 per entry. maximumfree entries per artist Juried by

World Tapestry Today An internationally

Juried exhibition open to residents living in Canada. First prize $3,000, second $2,000,

slide. Deadline: September 5, 1988 Information:Rodman Hall Arts Centre, 109 St.

Paul Crescent, St. Catherines, ON 12S 1M3.

all Canadian artists and craftspeople.

Information:

Presented by Circle Craft, Vancouver, and he Canadian Craft Show, Toronto. Deadline:

2 Box 570-0, Chiloquin, aegon 97624 USA; 619/758-1607.

1386CartwrightStreet, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8.

Competition September 9-28 at Art 54

5123

reference file of the artist's work, along With

November 1, Wellington County Museum. Juried embroi±ry exhibition. Deadline: September 19 Information:Canadian

Embroi±rers Guild,PO Box 1782,Guelph, ON NIH 7A1; 519/824-8131or 519/822-1859, Canadan National Exhibition August 19 to

Septernber 7 Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Buildng, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Open to Canadan craftspeople, designers, artists. Submit letEr and photographs Ofwork. Deadline: June 1 Information: Linda

Montanari,co-ordnator, Show Dept, ExhibitionPlace, Toronto,ON M5K 3C3;

416/393-6069.

Tapestry Alliance, SR

Metro Art Major International Art Gallery, Soho, New York. Categories: painting, wall relief, collage, sculpture, mixed meda, drawing, watercolor, printmaking, photography, computer art, small works (up to 1? any medium), works on paper, fibre and handma± paper, day, glass, metal work and

jewelry. Postmark &adline: July 7 $10,000 cash/purchase

Threadworks '87 September 25 to

production items, etc. Sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners, the

Society of Philadelphia Woodworkersand City of Phila±lphia. Open to members and non-members of tie AAW, Deadline: November 1 1 For information send a SASE to:

Ameriæn Association of Woodturners,ITOS Show, PO BOX 982, San Marcos, Texas

Courses, seminars & conferences

Calgary

Other centres

Ceramic Sernlnar: Future

Provincial Needlecraft Workshop June 5-7 Olds College, Olds. This ninth annual workshopis sponsored by

Strategles/Future Intent May 29-31 Alberta College of Art, Calgary Exhibitions, workshops, slick lectures, panel

dscussions, social events, commercial exhibits. Keynote speakÖr: Echyard Lebow. Information: Evelyn Grant, ceramic

supervisor,Leisure Leaming Services, Dr. Carl Safran Centre, 3rd Floor, 930 13 Avenue

SW, Calgary,AB T2R OL4; 229-9408.

Edmonton Cold Weather Clothing Forum May 2930 University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Sponsored by the Departmentof Clothing and guest speakers and &monstrations.

Registraton fee: $50 ($15 for stu&nts and financial assistance is available).

Information:432-2474.

Painters' workshop May27-30/June 610, June 13-17 and June 20-24 A series of

workshopsconducted by N%redth Evans. Fee: $20 per workshopContact: Canadana Galleries, 12222 Jasper Avenue, Edrnonton,

AB T5N 3K3;482- 5471.

'Color and Composition September 14-20

Provincial Museum, Edrnonton. Workshops and a lecture sponsored by the Edmonton Needlecraft Guild featuring Wilanna Bristow,

1987 Each weaver may enter up to two one full and one ±tailed slide required.

StationB, Viceria, BC V8R 6S4; 604/381-

Phila±lphia, Pennsylvania. Sculpture,

78667.

Museum Society. September 14 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a sli& lecture on Poets of the

of sli±s, vitae and entryfee: October 1,

Convention Centre (Canada Place) Open to

Nosember 25-29 Crystal Garden, Victoria Deadline: June 1 Information: Box 5685,

Markt6, D-6450 Hanau, West Germany.

Texas, who works as a research assistant for

tapestries limited to 2 by 2 metes. A vitae or

7th Annual Christmas Craft Fair

Zeichenakademie) in Hanau, West Germany. Five prizes totalling approximately $7,500. Limited to three entries per person. Deadline for receiving objects: July 27. Information: Deutsches Goldshmie±haus, Altstaeder

juried exhibition of tapestries showing in Australia in May 1988 and in Chicago from July to September 1988. Deadline for receipt

first Annual Christmas Show and Sale December 2-6 Vancouver Tra± and

May 1 - late applications accepted to the end of May. Information:Jo Darts co-ordinator,

and Staatliche

Textiles. this two day seminar will feature

125,000 visitors are expected

and 300 aaftspeople. Booth price: $1 ,300. Informaüon: Salon Metiers d'Art du

furniture, bowls, functional and non-utilitarian

Goldschmiedekunst,

National Exhibition of Small Scale Fine Crafts June 21 Giant outdoor arts and

$750 cash purchase award;third$500 cash Salon des Metlers d'Art du Quebec

goldsmithing organizations (Deuts&les Goldschmeidehaus, Gesellschaft fuer

N3T IN3; 519/756-1500.

2nd Annual International Exhlbltlon

Art Two-dimensional works in all meda,

September 1988 at Port Of History Museum,

Everything Underthe Sun Arts and Crafts Show August 3, MohawkPark, Banfford. Booth fee: $20. Information:Jane

InternationalTurned Objects Show

Jewelry In Movement Theme: Jewelry in movement Sponsored by German

prizes Information: Iv%tro Art,

PO Box 286-H, New York 10573,USA;

914/699-0969. East Meets West In Deslgn Categories: architecture, interior design, applied arts, crafts, industrial graphic design and

design concepts. The exhibition is being

organized by Japan Design Foundation, Interieur (Belgium) and International Design

Center, New York. If you are a westem designer whose work shot,ysJapanese

influence, or a Japanese &signer whose work shows westem influence, this competition is for you. Deadine: June 15

Enw fee: individual- firstenty $50,

a±itional entries $35 each (no limit); client/manufacturer-first enw $100,

entries $70 each (no limit).

a designer and lecturer from San Antonio, the textiles collection for the San Antonio

Neede of South Texas. A $2 fee will be dlarged to non-guild members. Workshops will be held September 15 and 16 from 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m., September 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m., and September 19 and 20 from9 a.m. to'4 p.m. Fee: $75 (before July 15

$60). Registration±adline: August 31. Contact: Stephanie Brand at 432-0589 evenings.

Crescent Leduc,AB T9E IT2; 986-0173. A Patch in Time '87 September4-8 The 4th Biennial Calgary National Quilt

Conference, Banff Centre, Banff. Lectures, workshops,films, fashion show, quilt show, merchant mall, panel discussion. Brochures

available, contact: Leisure Learning Ser-ices, Dr. Carl Safran Centre, 3rd Floor.

930 13 AvenueSW, Calgary, AB T2R 01.4; 229-9408. Surface and Deeper Patterns of Life and Art 25-12 Banff Centre, Banff. Workshop with Kim MacConnel and Markku

Piri. Information:The Banff Centre, Box 1020, Banff, AB TOL OCO; 762-6180.

Festival of the Arts November15,

Sherwood Park. Strathcona County Recreajon and Parks 11th annual juried sale. Information: Recreation

Building,2025 Oak Street,SherwoodPark; 467-2211. Smeltzer Summer Arts School July,

Smeltzer House Visual Arts Centre,

Sherwood Park. Three one-week sessions

involving crama, drawing. pottery and more for seven to 13 year olds. Information:

Recreation AdministrationBuilding, 2025 Oak Street, Sherwood Park; 467-2211.

Other provinces Fibre

1987 June 21-27 Biennial

Conference of the Association of Northwest

Weavers' Guilds at the University ot British

Columbia. Vancouver. WorkshopsJune 2123, conference seminars June 24-27. Keynote speaker: Virginia West.

Historical

allde lecture

September 29 at 7:30 p.m., Provmcial Museum, Edmonton. Sponsored by the Edmonton Needecraft Guild in mnjunction

Withfre Art of at

Edmonton Needlecraft Guild. Registration information: Robin Smtt, 4 Camelot

Needle, a needleworkshow

museum from June 24 to October 24.

Guest speaker Anne Lambert from the

UniversiY of Alberta. Fee: $2 for non-guild members. Information: Stephanie Brand at

432-0589evenings.

Ecclesiastlæl needlework olldo lecture October 14 at 7:30 p.m.. Provincial

Wseum, Edmonton.Sponsored by the Ednonton Needecraft Guild in nnjuncjon with tie Art ot tle Needle, a needework show at the museum from June 24 to 24. Guest speaker Dr. Jan Weijer an

ecdesiasicaJ historianand symbolist Fee: $2 for non-guild members. Information:

Brand at 432-0589ewnings.

Fibres Forever 1987.PO Box 888, New Westminster,BC V3L 4Z8. First Canadian Woodturning Conference August 1-3 organized by Saskatchewan Craft Council. Registration fee: $100 Information: Craft

Council,Box 7408, Saskatoon.SK S7R 4J3; 306/653-3616.

Blennlnl Conference of Surfacing

October 1987, Toronto. Theme: lnDrior

Surfæes, to explore innovatve,

teånologiæl md traditional Üeahents

presenty emphyed in environrrmtal visuals.

Guest speaker and workshops.Information: Surfacing. PO Box 6828, Stadon A, Tormto,

ON MSW

Canadian Embrolder«.'

Guild

Summ« WorkshopJurE 15-26. Bresda College. University of Western Q'hrio,

Lor&n. Full

available.

Informaion: Flora Harris. PO Box 541.

Station B. London. ON N6A 4W1.

Information:PO Box 974, RockerfellerSta., New York, NY 10185;212/586-6314.

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Bronfman award announced This year's winner of the $20,000 Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts is Carole Sabiston a fabric artist from Vancouver.

The jury was impressed with the range and depth of Carole's work. Over her career she has met the challenge of a variety of demands and contexts with technical excellence, artistic sensitivity and continued growth. In addition, she has contributed to the development of crafts in Canada through teaching, volunteer work and various publications, a news release from the Canadian Crafts Council stated. Unfortunately, the Alberta Craft Council nominee, Calgary fibre artist Wendy Twogood, was not

conünuedfrompage 7 PEI Arts Summer '87 Workshop

Art activity for young people, July 6-10 and

August 10-14; drawing and painting, July 6-10, July 13-17 and August 10-14; watercolor painting, July 20-24; pastel drawing, July 27-31 ; felt and

sculpturalweaving, August 3-7; clay sculpture, August 17-21; fancy cloth rugs, August 25-28. Deadline: three weeks before course start date,

limited registration. Fee: $90 each ($45 for art activity with young people) Information: Henry

Purdy, director, Holland College %ool

of Visual

Arts, 50 Burns Avenue, Charlottetown,PEI CIE IH7;902/566-9310. Atlantic Ties July 20-27 Craft workshops

sponsored by the Avalon Community College. Fee:

$150 for each five day workshop. Information:

Avalon CommunityCollege, Box 8624, StationA, St. John's NFLD AIB 3T1 or contactthe ACC office.

PEI Weaving Conference May 26-29, 1988

Sponsored by the Prince Edward Island Spinners and Weavers Guild, this conference will inclu±:

workshops, seminars, guest speaker, group discussions and craft tours. Information(after June 30): PEI Spinners and Weavers Guild,

Weaving Conference,c/o B.E. Henry, PO Box 129, Winsloe,PEI COA 2H0. Artsperlence '87 July 6-25 CanadoreCollege, North Bay, ON. Summer school of the arts

featuring:handbuildngclay sculpture,

papermaking, functional porcelain, pottery

decoration. leaded stained glass, photographic

portfolio, concept development for the fibre arts.

Information:Canadore College Applied Arts and echnoJogy, O Box 5001

However, the jury which included ACC director Karen Cantine did note that the winner was chosen from amongst a very strong field of nominees representing the major disciplines in the crafts.

The no-strings-attached awardwas established Il years ago by the Bronfman family in honor of their mother's 80th birthday.

Advertising

withus

Alberta Craft Magazine is the offk:ial publication of the

Alberta Craft Council and is

published six times per year. Advertising is accepted from

members and non-members. The display advertising rate is

30 cents per agate line. A five per cent discount applies for

cash sales. Repeatdisplay

advertisements will receive a

10 per cent discount for a

second placement and 20 per cent off for a third placement,

Color charges are $100 per

color. If advertisements need halftones an additional $10 per halftone will be charged.

Below is a list of common advertisement sizes and

ftse whoarrangedtie exhibit.

Other countries International Textiles Fair November 6-12, Kyoto, Japan. Conference and juried exhibition of original and highly skilled textile work of any

material. Theme: A Sensitivity of Textile A Proposal for a New Century. Prizes: $50,000 Deadlines: entries, mid-June; delivery, midSeptember Applications available from U.S. office:

575 MadisonAvenueat 56thStreet, NewYork. NY 10022;212/605-0332. CraWFolk Art Tours 1987 Himalayan weaving workshop, November: Yugoslavia. August: USSR, August: SpairüV10rocco, September; Thailand/Burma, November. Contact Tom Muir Wilson or Sherry Clark, Craft World Tours, 6776 Warboys Road, Byron, NY 14422;

716/548-2667. International Conference on Craft May 812, 1988 Sydney Australia This World Crafts

Council conference which will be co-ordinated by

the Crafts Council of Australia will focus on Crafts in the Late 20th Century: Social Relevance and Change. Information: Crafts Council of Australia,

100 George Street,The Rocks Sydney, New

South Wales, Australia 2000; 02/241-1701 or

AmericanCraft Council,40 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019 USA; 212/956-3717. 11th Annual Vermont Quilt Festival July 10-12 Featuring Canadan quilts by 20 well-known Canadian quilt artists. Canadan teachers will join

American instructors to offer workshops.

Dunconor Workshops Summer 1987. Taos,

Classifbd advertisements are $5 for 30 words or less with a

small scale blacksmithing. small metals casting and working/coloring titanium. Deadine: June 15

thereafter. Repeat classifieds

Taos, New Mexico 87571; 505/758-9660.

Classifbds typed in bold face

for 1987 summer program, May 31 to September 4. Information:Pildluk Glass School, 107 South Main Street, #324, Seattle. Washington 98104;

and bor&red cost an

and

Denman Island,BC VOR ITO; 604/335-0606.

Eighth page $33 Sixteenth page $16.50

are discounted by 50 cents to minimum$2 charge.

The q.laliy of craft impressed all those who viewed the display. Thanks to those members who had their

design. Information:Studio Ill North, PO Box 46,

Information:The Vermont Quilt Festival, Box 349, Northfield,Vermont, USA 05663; 802/485-7092.

five cent charge per word

work

lamination and wood sculpture, paper, fabric

page $132 Quarter page $66

costs: Full page $264 Half

This assortrnent of craft was on exhibit in Canmore during the Alberta Craft Council annual general meeting.

Studio Ill North June to September, Denman Island, BC. Workshops on ceramic sculpture,

addtional$1.

For more information contact Jean at 428-1660.

New Mexim. Advanced jewelry. silversmithing,

Information:DunconorWorkshops,PO Box 149,

Pilchuk Glass School Acæpting registrations

206/621-8422.

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Task force studies Canadian artists' plight A list of 37 recommendationsdesigned to improve the socio-economic situation of the Canadian artist was released by the Task Force on the Status of the Artist in Canada earlier this year.

Recommendatbns covered such diverse topics as incometaxes, empbyment status, workers' compensation, and the general respect for the principle of freedom of artistic expression, acmrding to the Canadian CraftsCouncil newsletter.The report also recommended the establishment Committee on the of a national Status of the Artist. The 37 recommendations ranged from the general to the specific. On taxation, for example, the task force suggests that the u@ue nature of the artistic profession - and the unique nature of the artist's dual status as both employee and employer - be

recognized in the Income Tax Act. It urges Parliament to recognize organizations representing self-employed professional artists as collective bargaining agents, and to undertake revision Of the Canadian Copyright Act.

The task force also proposed that artists be eligible for benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Program, private pension plans, coverage under the Workers' Compensation Act, and paid maternitybenefits. "Canadian artists do not ask for special treatment,"the task force noted, "only for equitable treatment and recognition of their role in our national life. As it stands now, in this country, no single artistic discipline, on average, earned an income above the

povertyline."

Artisans: write now or forever pay your tax Artisans should be aware of the recommendations in the Taxation Of Artists and the Arts report tabled in the House of Commons earlier this year. The report by the standing Committee on Communk:ations and Culture made eight

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the

ACC Executive Director Bobbi Hoffman was all smiles when actor John Vernon stopped in at the office last month.

and Communications if you support these objectives or contact your member of parliament. Information:Standing Committee on Communications and Culture, Room OOIA, 180 Wellington Street, Ottawa, KI A OA6.

Actor Vernon

visit

Tax Actbe amended

define the term •professional artist" in line

wth the criteria set out in Revenue Canada's Interpretation Bulletin IT-504 and to define such other terms as might be required.

2. That sedion Ill of the Inmme Tax Act be amended so that bsses incurred by professional artists be deductiblefrom other sources of inmme using the statutory equivalent of the special definitionof •reasonable expectation of profit"now being applied administrativelyby Revenue 3. That the Income Tax Act be amended to allow empbyed professional artists to deduct cnsts associated with artistic empbyment from their-employment income. 4. That the Income Tax Act be amended to extend to professional artists the right to use bbck averaging and the modified as is currently accrual basis of given to farmers and fishermen. 5. That organizations designed to promote the arts and the welfare of artists be acmrded status under the Income Tax Act would albw them to issue receipts giving tax deductions for gifts, in the same way as registered Canadian amateur athletic associations do now.

6. That projed grants and travel allowances received by employed professional artists be treated for iri@me tax purposes as income from business to allow them to offset associated with meeting the terms Of getting the grants of allowances.

7. That serigraphs and limitededitbn prints should be exempt from federal sales tax. 8. That steps be taken by the federal government to examine the entire issue of the deductibilityof charitable donations, including gifts to arts-related groups. with a view to increasing private donations and volunteerism. The federal government has 140 days to which was released respond to the of January 21. Write to the Ministers

Quilters sought for competition

Canadian actor John Vernon is looking for an Alberta craftsperson to make a silver buckle for him and silversmiths are encouraged to send in drawings to the Alberta Craft Council office which will then be forwarded to him.

Alberta quilters should sharpen their needles and plan to register soon for the first round of a provincial quilt competition to be judged this year. The Canada Packers Alberta Quilt Competition will be searching the province for the top quilt to lauch the company's newest quilt collection. Canada Packers has spearheaded similar competitions in Ontario and Manitoba and established provincial quilt collections is those provinces.

Sponsored by the meat packing and processing company, the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies and Alberta Agriculture, it is a two level competition. The preliminary competition will be held this year through fairs or other events sponsored by local chartered agricultural societies. Quilts winning first place in the preliminary competitions will qualify to enter in the final provincial competition. Final judging will take place in early 1988 at the annual meeting of the Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies. Canada Packers will buy the final prize winning quilt for $900 as well as giving $100 to the local agricultural society where the exhibitor of the winning quilt first entered. This competition is open to those who have lived in Alberta for at least one year. Eligible quilts must be at least 185 by 220 cm (about 74 88") and titled appropriately. The quilts have to have been made within 24 months of the mmpetitbn. Rules, regulations and a list of participating chartered agricultural societies are available from local agricultral society offices, Alberta AgrZuhure district offices or from the departments headquarters in Edmonton at _427-2171.

Last month,John dropped in at the ACC office and was most interested in the crafts on display, in fact he bought some.

Marketing opportunity For informationon general craft marketing for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics contact: Bobbi Hoffman, executive director, Alberta Craft Council 428-1654 or 4281660.

The Canadian who now lives in California, is interested in Canadian arts and crafts especially contemporary native art. He and his wife Nancy were the driving force behind a recent exhibition of native Canadian art in Los Angeles which featured such well-know artists as Alex Janvier and Norval Morrisseau. The exhibit and sale featured painting, carving and sculpture.

The Saskatchewan-born actor is knownfor the CBC series Wojack and movies like Point Blank and Animal House.

ACC draw winner

Calgary 1988 Olympic Winter Ganz

When a new member joins the Alberta Craft Council or when a current member renews, each becomes eligible to win a gift Of a handcrafted item. Draws are made just prior to publication of the Alberta Craft Magazine. The winner this time is Geri France of Peace River who is a glass craftsperson. The gift she will receive is a handwoven scarf in a bg cabin pattern. Bev Rink of the Wool Growers Real Wool Shop in Stony Plain donated the scarf.

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COTTAGE CRAFT INDUSTRY - A workshop on alternatives for craftspeople In unall communltles. July 2 to 4, 1987, Grouard, Alberta. Fee: $17; with accommodation: $36.50.

Call 523-6690for Information.

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Dollcompetition entries all winners

Series '87, summer school for artisans

Doll dressing may normally be a child's pursuit, but the second Coppelia Doll Dressing Competition winners were far from kids stuff.

Professional and amateur artisans alike can find classes to suit their needs at Series 187 Alberta's 12 annual residential visual arts summer school - with over 60 different sessions to choose from.

Sponsored by the Alberta Craft Council and the Alberta Ballet Company, judging for the competitiontook place at the beginning of May. Jurors included: Ruth Carse, Alberta Ballet Company founder; Jad< O'Neill, deputy minister of culture; Jennifer Boldt, an I I -year-old ballet dancer; Isabelle

Sponsored by Red Deer College and Alberta Culture Series "87 is slated to run from July 6 to August 7 at the college. Registration opened April I and based on previous response, early registration is advisable says MaureenEley-Round, an Alberta Culture visual arts branch publication co-

Yankovic, a Canadian Artists in Porcelain

ordinator.

member from Calgary; and Kathy Miller from the Edmonton Doll Club.

"Some classes are extremely popular," she said, for example hot glass.

There were 22 entries with a total of 32 dolls in the two categories - ethnic and Victorian dress. The winning doll in the ethnic category was dressed in Ukrainian costume and was created by a Red Deer woman who is now 92' Anna Kapach did the detailed embroidery work when she was 89 years old. In the Victorian category, Sharon Young of Calgary received top points from the jurors. She developed the costume, from the handmade wig to the handmade shoes, on the French porcelain replica entitled Phenix

Isabelle Yankovic and Jack O'Neill,deputy minister of culture, are pictured above withthe winningdoll in the Victoriancategory of the Coppelia Doll Dressing Competition.Belowleft is Ruth Carse, founder of the Alberta Ballet Company, showing off the second place winner in the Victoriancategory.

Belowrightis the winningdollin the ethniccategory.

Edmontomand teachesæramiwat the

Universityof Alberta, Faculty of Extension. Chris Dancey, a well known textiles artist, Willbe the instructorfor A Professbnal Focus in Art. She lives in Calgary and derives her livelihood from mmmission sales of her silk dying. Dave Settles, a Calgary potter, will teach Intermediate Wheelthrowing. He is the owner of Ceramics Canada and has taught and lectured throughout Alberta.

First, second and third plæe winners in eæh category received $75, $50 and $25 respectively, as well as complimentaryballet

Carla Costuros, an instructor at Gr?nt MacEwan Community College in Edmonton, will be teaching two hand papermaking sessions. The fibre artist also has her own studio and has taught past series programs.

Jurors found it difficuttselecting Winners. Even though they all didn't get ri±ons, each doll was a winner.

Coppeliaballetwas being performed.They

followed the ballet mmpany to the Edmonton Jubilee AuditoriumMay 12 and 13. The dolls will continue to be on display at the Alberta Craft Council gallery until May 22. Competitbns such as this are organized to create a greater awareness Of Aberta craftspeople and to do so the ACC needs suport from the craftspeople. Competition organizer Nancy McBean encourages continued for such projects. She would be glad to hear suggestions for further competitionsand other ideas for promoting craftspeople. She also sends her thanks out to those who partWpated in the doll dressing Thank-yous also go to the Upper Crust for donating for the luncheon whEh followed the jurying, to the jurors, and to Blair Odney and Juliet Kershaw at the Aberta Ballet Company for the tickets and suport. Spedal thank-yous also to volunteers, Bonnie Miller, Leslie Lana and Linda Strangward who helped with the organizing and of dolls.

Talented instructors from Alberta and other provincesas well as the United States will participate in Series '87. Several Alberta Craft Council members are among the instructors including: Noboru Kubo, a fifth generation potter originally from Japan, will be teaching two Japanese Brushwork series. He lives in

econd in the Victorian category went to Lynn Robinson of Calgary who had also ressed a French porcelainreplicadoll.A wedding foursome of stuffed mice dolls made by Smart Creations headed by Norma Smart of Caroline won third. In the ethnic category a mother and daughter were the winners. Each dressed porcelain dolls in traditionalGerman costumes. Daisy Kapusta of Calgary won second, while her mother, Helga Kapusta also of Calgary, took third place.

After the judging, the dolls went down to Calgary where they were on display at the Jubilee Auditorium May 9 and 10 while the

Four five-day hot glass sessions and one stained glass session are among the courses being offered. Like many of the sessions, the hot glass instruction is at an introductorylevel and participantscan sign up for more than one.

Bob Pike, a potter,will teach CeramEs Running a Successful ProductionStudio. He lives at Bragg Creek and has built several profitablestudios.

Licenced craft to be shown A public unveiling of successful items selected for the Alberta Craft Council licenced Olympic craft program will be held

June 3.

An opening reception will be held that day from Il a.m. to I, p.m. at the Gutf Oil Corporate Gallery, 3rd Floor, 401 9th Avenue SW, Calgary. The exhibitionwill be open from

Judith Zinkan, a Caäary jeweller, will instruct Introductionto Jewelry. The æcomplished artisan works in silver, and has taught and worked in Canada. the United States and

Australia Evelyn Grant, ceramics supervisor for the Calgary Leisure Learning Centre, will instruct Slip Making. She received her educatbn at the Alberta College of Art and also operates her own studb.

June 3 to 5.

The murses are all •really intensive,' Maureen said, adding studios are open late and partZpants often work well intothe night.

The successful items will be on display along with an exhibitOf selective, juried works in all media showing one-of-a-kind works made available through ACC member organizatbns. The Heritage Weavers OlympZ Tapestry, Transitbns, will also be exhibited in public for the first time.

Partiqants comes from all over Aberta as well as from outswe the province. And they come from all waks of life, Maureen said. From moms off the farm to professbnal craftspeople.

Thanks go to gallery curator Gordon for his generosity and assistance. The event is being m-ordinated by Karol Johnson who is marketing the ACC licensee program.

For more informationon Series 187 contact Jim Matheson at Red Deer College, BOX 5005, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5, 342-3555 or call Maureen Alberta Culture, 428-2031.

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What's in it for you, ACC member services As an Alberta Craft Council member, are you aware of the services the organization offers you?

At the Edmonton ACC office there is an inhouse gallery which was recently established. If you are interested in exhibiting your craft for show or sale contact James Padcer, visual @-ordinator. James intends to arrange different exhibits at the gallery. He would also be interested in hearing about private craft collections which

may be appropriatefor gallery display. ACC members are also encouraged to submit a portfoliocomplete with slides for the slide registry. The portfolios need not be extensive, says James, but should have five or six good photographs of your work, and a history of your craft involvement. Ideally, prints in the portfolioshould be accompanied by slides. Having your portfolio in the ACC collection benefits you, the craftsperson. The information is shared among artists, governmentagencies seeking specific crafts to purchase or display, corporations boking to buy gifts, and exhibitioncoordinators seeking people to display crafts. The visual co-ordinator will be-using the

slides to prepare a show for ACC directors and volunteers to utilize when speaking to member organizations, making presentationsto governmentagencies,

potential corporate funders and as a trade show presentation.

together, give James a call. He would be glad to help you.

A computerized data base of craftspeople with slide portfolios will be compiled by Wendy DeVaux, information co-ordinator, to provide ready access for slide registry users. She is also developing a member data base on the newly acquired ACC computer. The ACC office also gives phone referrals to prospective buyers, other craftspeople or exhibition co-ordinators, and to those looking for instructors. The Alberta Craft Magazine is also designed to serve members. If you have any suggestions or inquiries about the newsletter, contact Jean Coutton, publications co-ordinator. The ACC office staff is continually working

towards better serving the membership. As a member, you are encouraged to complete the membership survey to help staff better assess your needs. If you have other suggestions or inquiries please call the ACC office at 428-1654. New members are always welcome. If you are not a member or know someone who would like -•to•jointhe ACC, cOntact'the offic

Halifax and Montreal as well as having her work in several Nova Scotia collections. She also conducted a three-day workshop in Grande Prairie after the conference. The workshopwas a hands on tapestry practice. Participants started by making a tapestry bom, threading it and getting instruction on how to transfer a design onto the warp and then weaving the piece.

Correction Our apologies to Murray Gibson whose

About you 1. What is your main involvementin crafts production? instructor dealer other, please specify

craftsperson

2. If you are a craftsperson,what type of craft do you produce? glass work

fibre

wood,york

metal smithing

stu&nt

clay/pottery other, please specify

3. How many hours per week do you usually spend on craft design and production? 10-19 hours 20-29 hours 30-39 hours under 10 hours over 40 hours 4. Are you a member of a crafts/artsorganization other than tie ACC? yes no If yes, please name the organization(s).

About our current services 1. Do you feel the Alberta Craft Magazine is: _

needs improvement Comments:

very good

adequate

2. Do you feel the marketingassistance offered by the ACC including tags, pricing

assistance, customer referrals and marketing opportunities as an official licensee of

he 1988 Calgary WinterOlympics is: very good adequate_ needs improvement

service Comments;

governmenagenaes, corporatonsa a&quate Comments:

o

needs improvement

r uyers:

was unawareofthe

very éood

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4. How db you rate the resource library at the ACC office which includes periodicals, research project reports, indexes and directories, information on educational programs, small business, financial management, commissioning, contracts and was unaware of exhibiting: very good adequate needs improvement the service Comments:

Forty-five people attended the spring conference of the Peace Country Spinners and Weavers held recently in Beaverlodge.

exhibited her tapestries in Vancouver,

The Alberta Craft Council needs your input. We would like to know how best tie ACC

can serve your needs. Please fill out this questionnaireand send it back to our offiæ.

If you're not sure about how to put a portfolio

Spinners and weavers confer The guest s"er was Sondra Macleodwho studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, taught there from 1973-82, has

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Quote We are caught in a tiresome battle of indecision between 'fine: artists who cannot

accept that craftsmen cah produce anything beyond useful objects, and craftsmen who cannot decide whether they want to starve as sculptors or exist as makers Ofcoffee mugs. Frankly, it really doesn't matter as long as objects are being created to challenge the mind and elevate the spirit. Whether you look at it or drink from it is immaterial, as long as it has integrity and worthwhile intent. George Fry, New Brunswid( Craft School writing in the Saskatchewan Craft Council's Craft Factor Magazine.

ACC has

considered offering. Using a scale from one to five, with one being the most important, circle a number which represents how you rate each proposed service. 1. Technique/ material supply resource service 12345 2. Organize/administrate apprentice programs 12345

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5. Promote acquisition of works for display

6. Marketingand promotionalseminars

7. Would you be interested in attending a Saturday workshop in your area to assist in marketing, display and promotional techniques of your craft? yes, I am

interested and would probably attend

I am moderatelyinterested

not

interested in attending such a workshop Comments:

Please feel free to provi± furthercomments on services offered or not offeredby the Alberta Craft Council in the space below or attach a note.

tapestry was incorrectly identified in the previous Alberta Craft Magazine. The tapestry which was on display at the Alberta Craft Council gallery is titled Antique Land not Ancient Lands as indicated in the story. Thank-you for participating in ü•tesurvey. If you're mailing the survey ad&ess it:

AttentionDebra Newberry,509, 10136 100 Street, Edmonton.

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