ALBERTA/ MAGAZINE
Edo Wan Series 2, Number I by Mary Snyder Behrens;
collaged fabric, }uzndpinting, nuzchineembroidery; 40" x 46"
from Needle Expressions '90 — The Traveling Show (see article on page 3)
May/June 1991 ISSN 0834-910X
AGM Agenda
GMCC fibre program Resource library on line ACC office
Fassett Facts
#509, 10136 100 Street
A quilt for Canada
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Phone (403) 428-1654
Native crafts lose funding
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Memo from the President
summer ALBERTA CRAFT ACC's COUNCIL CONTACTS
begins June 22
President
Keith Evans, MD of Sturgeon
finallymeltedaway
The last vestiges of winter have
Secretary
to encourage and enoughof spring has arrivednow weather me to dustoff the old lawnmower. Warm all have to brings many such distractions;we will oblistudio work hard to find enough time for our
Treasurer Gerri Many Fingers, Calgary
for One such 'distraction' I hope you will find time Edmonton, in Meeting is the 1991AnnualGeneral
Vlce-president Carol Campbell, Calgary
Ross Bradley, Edmonton
Directors,
Tm Bissétt, Calgary
Anne Brodie, Red Deer Dianne Finch, Medicine Hat David Green, Pincher Creek Mavis Legg, Edmonton Tony Mandamin, Edmonton Tandy McKay, Edmonton Linda Stanier, Stony Plain
ACCoffice
#509,
10136 100 Street
Edmonton,
AB T5J OPI
Phone (403) 428-1654
ExecutiveDirector
Susan
Abells
Editor
AllanSheppard Layout
Todd Johnson NEWSLETTER
DEADLINES
gations.
Jme 22.
AGM is the one meeting Your attendanceis important;I can't stress that point enough. The It's an opportunity for you input. each year where we ask the membership for direct expressyour thoughtsand give the boarddirectionand guidanceon issues affectingthe ACC's 0}Erationsand its future. Ours is a geographicallydiverse organization. Without your input, the boardmust navigate in a fog. But giving direction and guidance is only part of your job at the AGM. Your input is only as good as the people who carry it out. So you must also elect several directors to the
are seekingre-election,and there are some vacanciesdue ACC'sboard.Someincumbents to retirement.
to make the process as painless as possible. Your third duty is to have a good time. We In fact, we hope you will find it downright enjoyable.You'll have opportunities to renew
makenewones,andcheckout Alberta Craft Council Presents..., old acquaintances, your new gallery and retail space in ManulifePlace.
ACC's summerbegins on June 22; plan to attend the AGM and help build a bright and exciting future for your organization.
Don't miss the upcoming annual general meeting, Saturday, June 22, 1991
Pleasejoin us in Edmontonfor a full day of activities, and a wind-upparty hosted by Keith Evans, President of the AlbertaCraftCouncil.
10 a.m.-Noon:Opening receptionfor Champagne Breakfast at Alberta Craft CouncilPresents... Galleryand Craft Shop, with champagne and a
July/August — June 14 September/October— August 16 November/December— October 18
brunch buffet.
Suggestions, ideas and criticisms are welcome. Please send them to the ACC 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
[Alberta Craft Council Presents... is on the secondfloor of ManulifePlace west (Phase 11),at 10150 102 street. There is undergroundparkingat Manulife Place— enterfrom 103Street,opposite Beaver House.] 12:30-2 p.m.: Annual General Meet-
published.
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By Keith Evans
ing — King Edward Room, Third
Floor
Conference Centre, Manulife Place East, 10180 101 streu
6 p.m.-IO p.m.: Barbecue and pool party hosted by Keith Evans. (Tickets for this event are $10.) We are looking forward to meeting you
at the AGM. Please RSVP to Jill at 428-1654 to let us know if you will be attendingthe Champagne Breakfast opening reception, Annual General Meeting, and/or the barbecue.
Note: ACC members in good standing can nominate candidates for the board, and be nominated as candidates,from the floor. Memberships will be available until the mecting
begins.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
Opinion
a unified. meaningful whole. Does this re-
Exploring the art of craft
flect modemlife itselfl In a world filled with crisis and confusion,do we feel frag-
NeedleExpressions90, a touringexhibitionfrom the National StandardsCouncil
insightfulconnections,to put all the pieces
of American Embroiderers (NSCAE) vis-
ited Edmonton,under the auspicesof the EdmontonNeedlecr#t Guild, March 18April 18. Thejurors' statementfor the hibitionofferssubstantialfoodfor thought: In our two-dayreviewof over400 entries, severalthemesof discussionemerged:
•We felt stronglythat only throughincreasedcriticalrigour could we promote
professionalismand encourageothers working in fiber media to take aesthetic risks, to movebeyondthe comfortableandpleasant
towardworkwhichcan take its rightful
placeas art.
•We were drawn to work which made clear that the maker had posed his or her own aestheticquestionsand searchedfor answers for them — the notion of art as a conscious
process of exploration.
•Among the many works which made
•In an exhibition emphasizing ••needleex-
pressions".whydid quiltsconstitutea ma-
jority of the entries? Where is the quilting Yaditionheaded?What are its still-unexplored possibilities?How can pople working in this form reach beyond inherited formula toward a new language of expression?
•If markingtime in stitches— the use of a painstakinglyslow processof intersecting across time with events in the maker's life or mind — continuesto be important in the 1990s,do the products differ from those of
thepast? Shouldthey?Whydo so few of
the 'heedle expressions" submitted reflect
mented? Are we losing the ability to make together — in our arts as in our lives?
•What is professionalism? How can we as jurors insiston excellenceand commu-
nicate die difference betwæn that i_ruistence and mere "elitism'? . We do not claim to have the answers to all of the questions we have asked, but we nevertheless the importance of asking them. It is this continuous searching
which direcB the eye and the hand and whichengagesthe mind to seek new answers— andnew questions. Sheila Ashby, British embroiderer
the diversity,the exhilaration,the chaos, GerhardtKnodel, artist-in-residence and Lhehorror of life in tris era? Is this slow Head ofthe Fibre Department at the Cranand tradition-proneprocess deliberately being used to escapethe realitiesof this brookAcademyofArt era? We observeda great interest image Susan Wilckins, associate professor of defragmentationin the workssubrnitted,but sign, and co-ordinator of the Fibre and Surthe taking apartof the image often more face design Program at North Carolina easily achieved than its reconstructioninto State University's School ofDesign.
use of bold and highly saturatedcol-
our, we looked for those which went beyondthe decorative,the merely "colourful". We asked:does this work consciouslyuse colourto expressan idea? Is the colourused for a reason ?
CAE PRESENTS
NEEDLE EXPRSS[ONS
•Whilemindful of the rich historicaltra-
dition of the needlearts, we searched for workwhichadvancedthe tradition throughfreshinsight •We weredrawnto work whosecontent camefrom the maker's own life
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experienceand was expressedwith honesty and controlledintensity.
Editorial
We're all in
this together
Youmight say that advocacyis our— the
ACC's — business. That makes it your — the ACC member's — business, too.
Many things the ACC does can be done by others. Only one service, offered by the ACC to its members, and only one gift offered by each member— to the ACC and
throughit to other members,and related
organizations— is unique: advocacy.
Through advocacy, the ACC and its mem-
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
bers supporteach other, and every crafß person(memberor not) affectedby govemmentor institutionalactionsor policy. It is the nature of artists to work alone; to be independent,self-sufficient,and self-reliant, and to value those qualitiesas the keys to artistic md financialfreedomand success.But those strengthsand virtues should not prevent us from acting together, for mutualbenefit.There is no shamein speaking up and insisting on being heard;
it is the way of the modemworldin busi-
Jean Ford, was the co-ordinator of the Edmonton Needlecraft Guild's NeedleExpressions project, which broughtthe presltigious quadrennial exhibition to Edmonton for Its
only Canadian stop. "It was a real
coup for us," says Ford, whose committee started working In 1985. The group, flushed with the success of this endeavour, Is already hard at work planning to host the 1994exhibition.
1. Ask the Canada Council to set up a sepa-
rate categoryfor craft: write to Allan Gotdieb, President,at 99 Metcalfe Street. PO Box 1047,OttawmON KIP 5V8, (copyto Alberta representative:Tommy Banks, Tommy Banks Music Ltd. Suite 2, 12227 107 Edmonton,AB T5M IY9); 2. Write a letter to Canada Post asking for a series of stamps to commemoratethe InternationalYearof Craft. in 1993;
3. Write a letter to the new federalMinis-
ness and government.
ter of Communications, Perrin Beatty,
So, do not be surprisedwhenwe ask you to write a letter or makea telephonecall in supportof a particularcause;anddo notbe
Marcel Masse.
surprised when we remind you, yet again, of outstanding obligations:
ing for passage of the Status of the Artist legislationdevelopedby his Fedecessor,
Do it. Now. It really is important. It Will havean effect.(If youneedhelp,call us.)
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Education
California connection enriches GMCC textile program To hear Yashiko Wada talk about the design and decoration of Japanese kimonos is to realize that the traditional Japanese garment is more than a functional,often decorative covering for the male or female body
— it is also a flexible,rewardingvisual arts medium, and its study encompasses the
broad sweep of Japanesesocial and culturalhistory. In a public lecture at Edmonton's Centen-
nial Libraryrecently,Wada showedslides from her extensive collectiondemonstrating effects that were, at one end, subtle and subdued, md at the other, bold and colourful, achieved by means of a variety of tech-
niques.
Wada. a Japanese-bomUnited Statescitizen living in Berkeley,California,is an ex-
ponentof one of the majortechniquesof kimonodecoration:a variationof tie-dying known as shibori. She is co-authorof what the acting head of Grant MacEwanCom-
munityCollege'stextiledepartrnent, Leo
Yashlko Wada demonstrates the art of shlborl to Grant MacEwan Community on the subject— Shibori:The Inventive College textile program students. Art of JapaneseShaped-resistDyeing. Like Wada, Hobaica also lives in the San So is keeping the students interested and Francisco area where he works as a lecchallenged— and makingthem awareOf Wada's lecture was part of an itinerary arturer, sculptor, and mixed-media artist who the opportunitiesand possibilitiesin fibre. rangedfor her by Hobaica,a formerstu"comes from a fibre tradition, having taken Besides bringing Yoshiko Wada to Edmondent of hers, who brought her to Edmonton Hobaica. Jr. describes as the definitivebook
for a series of workshops and classes with students in the GMCC textile program.
an undergraduate degree in textiles.
The philosophyof the GMCC says Hobaica. is compatible Withhis per-
art foundation.We don't knit afghans and toilet-paper covers — we do mainstrearn art. Our instructionin fibre (treats it as) a mainstreammedium."
Hobaica also arranged for Surface Design teacher (from Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario) Lee Bale to trade places with him for a week; and both Hobaica and Bale took a mixed group of Sheridan College and GMCC students for a pre-Christrnas studio and gallery tour of San Francisco.
The result,ideally,is a groupof students
Hobaica,who returnsto Californiawhen
sonal philosophy: the program aims at ducing diploma students who have strong
Leo Hobalca, actlng head of GMCC'8 textile department. 4
ton — for the knowledge she can pass on,
but also as a inspirationalrole model—
who can transfer to fltre or fine arts programs at university, or can go to jobs in fields as diverse as the design trade, costurning, theatre, and home furnishings. The GMCC program currentlyhas 18 students who take from two to three years to get their diplomas.Recruitingthem takes a creative, aggressive approach on the part of the director. 'Fibre isn't as well-known as performing arts" or other fine arts opLionsat GMCC,so 'Yecruiting is part of (the) job. "
GMCC's fibre Irogram director, Carla Costuros. finishes a one-year leave-of-absence, speaks enthusiasticallyof his year in Edmonton: "things happened that maybe (the students) won't appreciate for a while."
Nor, one suspects,will he soon forget his Edmonton sojourn, and he hopes to maintain regular contact with GMCC, perhaps as host of future studio visits to California.
—AllanSheppard May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
Milestones
Toronto artist wins Bronfman Award
The winner of the 1991 Saidye Bronfman Award is Susan Wamer Keene, a fibre artist from Toronto.
Keene was chosen from a list of fifteen artistsnominated by provincialcraftscouncils. She was nominated by the Ontario Crafts Council.
The S20,OOO Bronfman award is one of the largest grants offered in the arts in Canada.
The awardwas createdin 1977 by the
Sarnuel and Saidye Bronfman FamilyFoundation, and is given annually to a craftsperson who has made a significant conu-ibution to crafts in Canada. The list of previous winners comprises Brit-
ish Columbia artists Robin Hopper (potter, 1977), Joanna Staniszkis (tapestry artist, 1981), Wayne Ngan (potter, 1983), Bill Reid (metalsmith and wood sculptor, 1986),
CaroleSabiston(fabricartist, 1987); Saskatchewan'sWilliamHazzard(woodcarver, 1984); Quebec artists Monique ClicheSpénard (quiltmaker, 1979),L.ouiseDoucet and SatoshiSaito (ceramists,1980),Miche-
Bronfman winners exhibit on the road Canada's Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Craft winners are great museum
openers.Mastersof the Crafts,anexhibition of the work Of the first 10 Bronfman
laureates,which opened the Fine Crafts Galleryof the CanadianMuseumof Civilization in 1989, to Vancouverto open the new Canadian Craft Museum, July 2 to September 27.
'The show profiles senior members of the
crafts communityin this country,"says exhibitioncuratorStephenInglis,Chief of the for FolkCultureStudiesat the museum. 'Te crafts in Canada have a stardingly low profile, and this exhibitionhelps them gain a foothold in the public's perception."
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
line Beauchemin(tapestryartist, 1982); Ontario artists Lois Etherington Betteridge (metalsmiül,1978),MichaelWilcox (book-
binder,1985),Lutz Haufschild(glassartist, 1988), Harlan House (potter, 1989), Dorothy Caldwell (fabric artist, 1990). Keene uses flax in a combination of felting and paperrnaking techniques, creating a malleable surface that can be shaped, imprinted and marked in many ways. The re-
sult is much like collage:createdby adding colouredfibres,sizing,sewingandma-
nipulating until a work of art emerges.
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Civilization, which hosted the Bronfman award announcement ceremonies and reception, has acquired four pieces of Warner Keene's work for its permanent collection. They will be on display at the museum to June 2. (The BroMman Award program is administered by the Canadian Crafts Council, whichprovidedthe informationfor this ar-
tide.)
All of the Saidye Bronfman Award recipients featured in Masters of the Crafts have made significant contributionsto their crafts
throughexhibiting,teaching,and writing.
They are innovative and draw freely on the country's multiculturalsources, blending or adapting established traditions for the Canadian experience.
The Canadian Museum of Civilization has been collecting folk crafts since the 1920s. Most of the 75 objects in Masters of the Crafts belong to the museum; the remainder are on loan for the two-year duration of
the exhibition.
(Storypreparedfrom informationprovided by the Canadian Museu.rnof Civilization.)
Bronfman Selection
CommitteeStatement
The high quality of the fifteen nominees' submissionspresented the 1991 SelectionConvnitteewitha diffcult but ravarding challenge. The Selection Committeefeels that the excellenceof the submissions attests to the very real significance of the award within the Canadian Crafts Community. The committee wish to pay tribute to the Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation for their foresight in recognizing the acellence ofwork within the crafts in Canada through this award. In addition to the recipient' s work, the 1991 Selection Corvnittee has recommended that the Canadian Museum of Civilizationpurchase the work offour other nomineesfor the Museum's permanent collection. The 1991 recipient was chosen because
ofthe high quality of the artist's work. In particular, the Selection Corvnittee wishes to recognize the artist's exploration and innovation in juxtaposition with other cultural traditionsand rmtS. The convnittee also acknowledges the artist' s convnitment to her specific dis-
cipliæ Md the Canadian cran com@ munity as a whole through her writing, teaching and curatorial involvement. The Selection Convnittee's response to the recipient's work is best in the artist's own descrip-
lion of the importance of textiles and fibre materials to her life; her work "possesses a history and associations
that are as close as our skins,while their surfacescan be as eloquentas dreams."
Southex
Wholesale Gift Show
August 18-21
Edmonton Sportex A wholesale marketing opportunityfor
ACC members
on a cost-share basis
Contact Lorna Jewell, MUSÉE CANADIEN CANADIAN MUSEUM DB CIVtUSh110NS OF CIVILIZATION
428-1654
before May 15
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Resource
Member services
library on line By Alison Owen-Wright
mediums, including wood, fibre, metal, clay and glass.
The Alberta Craft Council's resource centre library is coming along! Since December 1, I have been updating and cataloguing materials and developing an index of current holdings, and am near the end of the process. I hope to have all categorieson our computer data by mid-summer.
A special feature of the resource centre library is its collection of outof-print craft books donated by ACC members. Modern Embroidery, by Mary Hogarth, published by Garden City Publishing Co., in New York in 1938is an example. It is an idea book for all types of needlework and textiles design. Far from being out-ofdate, Modern Embroidery offers useful examples, pattems and instruction in appliqué, machine embroidery. petit point, decorative embroidery, even leather piecework.
All ACC members are entitled to use the resource centre, although it is not yet a lending library. The library contains books, periodicals, brochures, government publications,rqx)rts, directories and newsletters from craft councils across Canada. These publications contain information on many craft-related subjects.
ACC members are welcome to come to the resource centre, or contact Alison Owen-Wright, during office hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through
The periodicals are indexed by region, as well as by tide and edition, as the resource centre library includes maga-
zines fromintemational,national,and
local associations for crafts and related arts. Some exarnples: Australian Craft; American Craft, The Crafts Report, and The Santa Fean (USA); Ontario Craft,
Cr#ts Canada; The Arts Bulletin of the Canadian Conference of the Arts; Canadian fibre arts publications, Heddle and Quilt Canada; Metalsmith.The full list is much longer; contact me at the ACC's main office for more information.
The library offers a reference and referral have the information If we you need, we'll let you know where to find
An embroidered folding backgammon table and fire screen from ModernEmbroidery— one Of many diverse projects found In the book.
Friday).The addressis: Room509,
McLeod Building, 10136 100 Street,
Edmonton,AB T5J OPI;telephone
Each section of the library is divided into specific subject categories: Craft and the
law, Grants/Funding to Artists, the
428-1654.
Don't pitch that periodical — save it for posterity. Donate it and other potential li-
Craftspersonand Business, Safetynechnol-
brary and archival material to theACC and
manuals, how-to manuals and publications on the general history of craft. There are many exhibition catalogues on most craft
welcome. Contact Alison Owen-Wrightfor evaluationsofyour material.
ogy and Craft, Exhibitions[Fairs/Events, help develop the resource centre. New and Commissionsand Collections,Educational old craft books; back issues of magazines and newsletters;ahibition catalogues;art Prograrns/Workshops, to name just a few. schoolcalendars;press kits; brochures,inThe resource centre also offers technical vitations• and posters; and photographsare
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Have a say in ACC affairs Make a contribution Join a committee
The following committees are recruiting from the membership-at-large:
•Education
Committee chair Anne Brodie and executive director Susan Abells need help to identify and respond to provincial and national educational issues.
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•Exhlbltlon
Committee chair Ross Bradley and exhibition co-ordinator
Sheralee Hancherowneed volunteers to help with every aspect of exhibit planning and preparation.
For more information and to volunteer, call the ACC office, 428-1654.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
Alberta Craft Council Presents...
A Tradition of Excellence
Fine fibre and clay work from the collec-
ments the contributions
lighted the second exhibition at Alberta Craft Council Presents..., the ACC's new
Foundation and many artists and teachers to
tion of the AlbertaArt Foundationhighgallery and craft shop in Edmonton's Manu-
Curated by Ross Bradley, A Tradition of Excellence: The Development of Fibre and Clay in Alberta, recognizes and docu-
of the Alberta Art 1
the development of
fibre and clay crafts in Alberta.
The Alberta Art Foundation, recently merged into the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, was established in 1972 to collect and preserve
important works by Alberta's leading artists, including artists
Sanna Kaiser MigrationIl
applique, hand dyed cotton, 1988
working in the craft
mediums of fibre and clay. The involvement of important artists in fi&e
and clay goes back at least as far as 1946, when Marion Nichol and Luke Lindoe set up a cerarnics program at the Southern In-
sititute of Technology(now the Alberta Collegeof Art). Today, art programsin fibre and clay have been established in col-
leges and universities across Alberta. (See page 4 for a story about on such prograrn.)
MarthaHenry The Men from Mesopotamia hand blown opal glass, 1988
Most of the artists in the exhibition continue to work in Alberta. Next at Alberta Craft Council Presents...
And the winner is...
Edmontonian Dagny Alston is the proud winner of original fine craft work, One Fine Day, by die Koreanartist, Nam Kyung-Sook. Alston purchased one of 514 raffle tickets sold at Alberta Craft Council Presents... , during its first two
exhibitions:Land of Morning Calm, An Exhibition of Korean Metal and Fiber Art and Hearts and Flowers: Alberta Quilß. Alston's prize was purchased from the artist and donated to the ACC by Manulife Place, so the total proceedsof the raffle — $2570 — will be availableto support the ACC's exhibitions program.
The ACC would like to thank Manulife Place and the ACC members who sold and bought raffle tickets for their support.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
What's Ahead: New Works from the ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART, by graduates and majors in ceramics, glass, jewellery, and textiles; May 9-June 15— Manulife Place West (Phase 11)2nd Floor, 10150 102 Street, Edmonton,425-0909. uptown shopping downtown
MANULIFE PLACE Alberta Craft Council Presents.„
Invites members to submit craft work for sale.
Qualiy work in any traditionalcraft medium will be accepted. Both one-of-a-kind
craft objects and productionwork are nee±d. To quali&, work must meet the shop's standardsof originality,creativity and craftsmanship. Works in all price ranges are welcome, but
the greatest need is for items costing less than $100.
Alberta Craft Council Presents... Will also brokercommissions.The sales and commission brokerage services of Alberta
Craft Council Presents... are open to ACC members only.
For information, contact:
John Goadhart
Manager, Alberta Craft Coundl Presents... Manulife Place West. (Phase Il) 2nd Floor, 10150 102 street
Edmonton.AB TQJ 4C7
telephone (403) 425-0909.
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Galleries Museum a textile treasure house There's no predicting what a couple of dedi-
cated enthusiastscan do when they set their minds to something.In the case of amateur
textilecollectorsand students,Max Allen it led to the and Simon Waegemaekers, creationof Canada's only museumdevoted exclusively to the collection, preservation, presentationand studyof textiles,and one of only sevensuch institutionsin the world: the Museum for Textiles, in Toronto.
MUSEUM
TFXHLES of-the-wayquarters,
moved to the
Allen and Weagemaekersare the co-founders and, respectively,the unpaidcuratorand unpaid director of MET. They support their
Chestnut Park Condominium and Hotel Complex where it now occupies five floors and 24,000 squarefeet of spacehousing a library, auditorium, lounge, offices, a bookstore, a gift shop, and conservationand storage facilities.
radio producer,Waegemaekers,a musician and art consultant.
A fact-sheetdescribesthe collectionpolicy as focusingon "materialfrom peoplesfor whom textileswere,or are, a major graphic
passionfor textilesand the museumwith steadydayjobs: Allen is a long-timeCBC
Glorious Fassett
' 'All my patternsare done in the most basic, idiot stitch— knit one,purl one. Hell, I can't even drive a car or work a typewriter and I cm do it, which means everyone can. There are only two tricks you need to know: keep your yarn to manageable length, 30cm instead of 1m, and knit your ends as you go along. (A cleaning lady once
showedme how to do that.)And don't be afraid of colour."
So says Kaffe Fassett (as in "safe asset'), the high-flying international guru of knitting in an April 1990 interview with The Australian Women's Weekly. Fassett, who claims to have learned everything anyone
needs to know about knitting in 20 minutes, sells a million-or-more copies Of his books (Glorious Knitting, Glorious Needle-
point;GloriousColour,andFamilyAlbum), wherehis competitorssell tens of thousands.
After beginning in 1975. Allen and Waegemaekers havebuilt up a collection
people for their own use."
and would-beknitters to exhibitions:the World Touring Fassett Exhibition. which makes its only North Americanstop at Toronto's Museumfor Textiles (MFT) until June 1, attracted105,000visitors in
Aftercopingwitha seriesof cramped,out-
In an interviewwith the GlobeandMail's Adele Freedman(publishedSeptember30, 1990),Max AllendescribedMgr' s exhibiLionspolicy as an attempt"to revise the ideaof a museumas a secrettreasurehouse. We intendto makethe entirecollection— Continuedon page 15
And you thought a pot was just a pot, or a sweater, a sweater...
Simon Waegemaekers. (Fassett's lecture at the Universityof Torontodrew 1300.)
of over 15,000items from SoutheastAsia, Central Asia, India, South and Central America.Canada.China(includingTibet), AfricaandEastem TheIndonesian and Boliviancollectionsare highlights, and the museumhas just acquiredtwo major collectionsof West Africanprinted textiles.
[Globe and Mail visual arts writer John Bentley Mays is fascinatedand just a tiny bit sceptical of the Kaffe Fasset phenomenon. In a March 6 commentaryon Fassett's newest Glorious Colour, Mays contemplates the metaphysics of knitting (or shouldwe say Lhe'Zen of knitting— as in knit one, purl one yin one, yang one. — Editor)) Fassett believes patterns for needlework and hitting can be found anywhere, but he
is especiallydevotedto the museumas a
treasure-house of sources. "To be confronted with so many examples Of decoralion," Fassettwrites, "from the most boldly exuberant to the most subtly intricate, including China,mosaics, textiles and carved
ivory,demonstratesthat anypatternidea
can be used in any way youfancy." For him, artifacts in mureung — indeed all ar-
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formof culturalexpression,andmadeby
tracts — are without substantial integrity,
or evenreality. Thematerialfact of a pot or tile — the opaque,worked clay of it — is irrelevantfor him; nor does he acb:owledge any relation, other than a purely arbitrary one, between the quiddity of the thing and the design inposed on it.
In Fassett's practice, then, patterns are evanescent structures,freely transferable from jug to crewneck,or from teacup to shawl. The world of material objects dissolves, taking with it physical reality as we' ve always known it. What's left is a vision ofthe world curiously like the one communicalions technology is now giving w, in which the solid grounds Of Western thought God, moral foundations, solid things — have evaporated, leaving shifting patterns of codes and radiant images where sturdy
realityoncewas.
His work also attracts thousands of knitters
Stockholm and 58,000 in Copenhagen. and
shouldattractat least 30,000in Toronto, says co-founderand artistic director When the Royal Ontario Museun turned
down an opporturrity to host the exhibition. MET, says Waegemaekers, was happy to pick up the option: "What he has done is something that is extremely innovative in textiles ... (but it) is really an extersion of what women have been doing for years.
He is validatingWhatpeople have been doing for years, (by saying) 'It's all right to use your eyes.'"
By or using as inspirationthings from outside the traditional sphere of knitting, (Fassett) has enlarged the vocabulary
and the colour palette of knitting,"
Waegemaekers adds.
Nevertheless, serious art critics and museums tend to shy away from Fassett's showbiz style. That, according to Waegemaek-
ers, is due to the fact that Fassettis "not terriblyarticulate"abouthis work:' 'he appealsmore to the instinctive,"ratherthan the analytical nature. —Allan Sheppard
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
lil passing And then there was one...
In case you missedit, AlbertaCultureand Multiculturalism minister Doug Main dropped the other shoe at the end of February: after colla ing his departrnent's three arts branches (Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Film and Literary Arts) into one multidisciplinary Arts Branch (see story md interview, March/April ACM), Main took the next step and merged the Alberta Art Foun-
dation,the AlbertaFoundationfor the Performing Arts and the Alberta Foundation for the Literary Arts into the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (MA).
In annomcing the new "one-window" approach, Main said the new regime would "offer greater opportunity for co-operation amongthe many arts disciplinesand provide a stronger voice to represent the arts in die province."
The AFA will be based in Edmonton,at Beaver House, which has been home to the
AlbertaArt Foundationand the Alberta Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Jarvis gets the blg chair
A CRAFT LOVER'S PARADISE The very thought of completely
immersingoneself in a week of
quilting, sewing, weaving or a
host of other crafts would put a definitegleam in any craft lover's eye.
Add to that thought, a week away from kids, spouses, housework and all the other daily trappings of life and you're aboutas close to a craft lovers paradise as you'll get on earth. H only you could find such a place! Well look no further, Paradise exists Olds College's Fibre Art Week June 3-7, 1991.
With courses ranging from
Amish Quitting to Weaving there is
something for everyone from the occasional dabbler to the serious
artisan. One participant commented, "there is no where else
Former Alberta Art Foundation chair, Dick
that classes in fibre arts are so well
the AFA.
level of expertise." "The Certified Master Spinner and Weaving Certificate Programs
Jarvis,of Edmonton,is the new chair of
Cantlne exhlblts
Long-time ACC member and super-volunteer, Karen Cantine's joint exhibition of sil-
presented and meet everyone's
ver work and watercolourswith Frances
are the mainstayof Fibre Week,says CoordinatorMike Vine. "The
Trusz triumphant
courses are very popularyear to year and there are new crafts to explore every session," he added.
Alty-Arscott closed at the Oppertshauser Gallery, Stony Plain, after a one-month run. Wildlife wood carver Ted Trusz was among Albertans honoured with 1991Alberta
sewing, serging and quilting
Edmonton.April 27. The ACCwas pleased to submit his narne for consideration.
Fibre Art Week has gained recognition over its ten year history for its quality of instruction, facilities
The SaskatchewanCraft Counciljoins the ACC as operatorof its ovengallery and craft shop. The Saskatchewan Craft Coun-
people coming to Olds from all over Western Canada, •says Vine, "particularly for the spinning and weav-
813 Broadway Avenue, Saskatoonon December14, 1990.Congratulations!
only one taught in Western
AchievementAwards at ceremoniesin
Good things happen In twos
cil Galleryceletratedits gala openingat
Patience, perslstence ... payoff!
It took them ten years. but organizersOf the CanadianClay and Glass Galleryare finally ready to break grotmd for their new buildmg in Waterloo, Ontario. Construction was to begin "in a few weeks" following announcement of the release of S2.68-million in federal and Ontario provincial funds through an Economic md Regional Development Agreement (ERDA) program. The *allery still has to raise Sl-rmllion accordmg to board chair, Anne
Suzanne E. Greening leaves her job in charge of promotion, special events, and marketing for the Ontario Crafts Council to take on the job of director of CCGG.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
and program planning. "We have
ing courses because they are the Canada."
The bcation is also a major drawirg card. Olds is centrallybcated with easy aæess off Highway 2. The excellentclassroom facilities and on campus accommodationsreceive much praise in the yearly participantsevaluations. One weaving student wrote in her evaluation, "l really enjoyed the excellent accommodations,wonderful food and the friendliness of both the staff and other participants. I can't wait to returnl'
The pleasant surroundings,
away from the hustle and bustle of life, seem conducive to a week in Paradise. The campus itself is well known for its beautifullandscaping and abundantflower beds.
The newest feature at Fibre
Week this year is the Merchant Mall where retailers and craft people can
sell their products. According to Vine, The Merchant Mall is a natural additionto Fibre Week.
Participantsmme to learn and make contact with others as resources for materialand informa-
tion. "With the Merchant Mall we've
provided an excellent avenue for that kind of networkingto happen," explains Vine. Many participants and instructors make a cottage industry of their crafts by selling supplies orfinished
productsand this gives them an
excellent opportunityto market their wares to a select group.
The MerchantMallrunsJune 4-
5 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the
Olds College StudentAlumni Centre. It is open to the public and admission is $2.00.
The additionof the Merchant Mallhas broughta newdimensbn to an already successful Fibre Art Week and one more activity for par-
ticipantsto fit into their week in Paradise. H your interesting in indulging in Paradise yoursetf and taking a week
long learning holiday, contact the
Olds College Extension Department. The registrationdeadline is May 1st, so hurry before Paradise passes you byll
For moreInfomatlon
and reglstratlon, phone
556-8344
Olds• College AB TOMIPO
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Call for entry symb)lic, and can representthe land, die
CelebratingCanada's
quiltrnaker, a building or landmark, people.
125th birthday...
Extra significancecan be added with material from üle maker's home country,from a local fabric mill, or from a local craftsper-
A quilt for
Canada
son.
The block should be of a fabric or a fabric-
Canada QuiVsMagazine wantsCmadian quilt-makers to show dieir feelingsabout Canadaby contributingto a quilt which will be presented to the people of Canada on Canada Day 1992.
like substancewhichcanbe sewnto other blocks; they shouldnot be quilted unless a technique like shadow applique or trepanto
demandit (in whichcase, batting should not be used).Avoid white backgroundsas whites are difficult to match.
by a Eachblockshouldbe accompanied sheetno larger thum8 1/2" x 11" giving
The quilt will be a collection of blocks from
native Canadians,French Canadians,new Canadians, expatriate Canadians, women,
the maker's narne and address, the name of the block (if any), and notes on any special
men, even children who wish to contribute
June5 to 9 and at all quiltingshowsand events attended by die Canada QuiltsMagazine booth for the next year.
The blockswill be joined by May 1992. The finishedquilt will go to theCanadian Quilters' Associationconferencein 1992 where anyone who wishes to take part, regardlessof skill level, will be able to work on the quiltingwhichwill be completedat the conference.
For further information about this unusual project, contact D&rrah Sherman: Can-
ada Quilts,PO Box 39, StationA, Hamilton, ON ISN 3M; (416)549-1055, FAX (416)523-7440.
significance or symbolism of the design,
a piece of themselves.
on technique,or on the nature Ofthe fabric.
Participationcan take two forms: send a six-inch block (plus seam allowance,for a
6 1/2-inchsquare),or takepart in the actual quilting of the finished top.
Blocks should rqresent the maker's feelings about Canada. Patchwork, applique, painted fabric, stencilling, photo transfer, embroidery or any other needle art may be used. The design can be pictorial, abstract,
Groups working together should send their
blocksin a commonenvelopeso theycan be placed together if pssible.
The idea of the project is spontaneity and variety; it is not being rigidly designed. Blocks collected so far will be displayed at the Quilt Canada 91 conference in Ottawa,
Tony Mandamin steps down
CALL FOR
craft 5th ANNUAL
NOVEMBER 14-17, 1991 Calgary Convention Centre Calgary, Alberta 180 High Quality Artisans For Application Form Write or Call: ART MARKET PRODUCTIONS Marlene A. Loney P.O. Box 385, Banff, Alberta TOL OCO Message Telephone (403) 762-2345 10
The ACC will say good-bye to an old and valued friend at the 1991 Annual General Meeting. Tony Mandamin has served the maximum of ürreetwo-yearterms allowedby ACCby-laws.
Tony was recruitedfor the boardbecauseof his experienceas a
founder and board member of severalnon-profit organizations,including the Ontario Indian and Eskimo Associationand the Na-
tionalIndianCouncil,and as ActingExecutiveDirectorof theIndian Associationof Alberta.
Tony is an Ontario native of Ojibwa heritage. He grew up on the WikwemikongReserveon ManitoulinIslandin Lake Huron,and took his education, including his law degree in Ontario. Tony moved to Alberta in 1974. He operates a law office on the EnochReservein Winterbum,andservesan Alberta-wideclientele. While Tony has been associatedwith ACC for his organizational
expertise,he does admitto havingmade a few decorativeIndian chokersin his spare time. He also ownsan extensivecollectionof nativeart and craft work,includingquill-decoratedbirch-barkbaskets,fancyquillwork,and beadedmoose-hideapparel.He is especially proud of a moose-hidejacket from the Northwest Territories, decorated with quills in a style that was popular among North American nativesbefore glass beadsbecamereadily available.
Tonysays he will miss the ACC,but he is sure he will keep busy for the next two months at least, as chair of the steering committee for a Symposium on Indian Justice Systems, sponsored by the Edmonton section of the Indigenous Bar Association, and scheduled for Edmontonat the end of June. Many thanks, Tony. All the best.
— Allan Sheppard
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
Calendar
COURSES, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES Calgary ONE OF A KIND WHIRLIGIGS WORK-
SHOP, May 3 (7-10p.m.). May 11-12(9 a.m.4 p.m.); Dr. Carl Safran Centre C-026-1,930 13 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB; Cmtact: Calgary Leisure Learning Services, 244-"1, 9 a.m.2:30p.m.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, CalgaryceramicSeminar,May 17-19;presaltedby Calgary LeisureLearningServices,and hostedby
due Alberta College Of Art. Guest instructors include keync%espeaker Paul Greenhalgh, Deputy Curator,Victoriaand AlbertMuseum, LonEngland;Ronna Neua•lschwander, Torbjom Kvasbo,Jeannot Blacktllrn, Bruce Taylor,Ann Cummings; Matthias Osterman, Lindsay Dumas,
Nina Borgia-Aberle;Ralph Bacerra;and continuousstudiodemonstrationsby SusanBaslov and Pat Matheson.Approximately20 ceramic exhibitionsthrulghout the City, includingan privatecollectim of the work Of the Martinbrothers.Contact: Kirstal Abrahamsm, lßisure Leaming Services,3rd Floor, Dr. Carl Safran Centre, 930 13 Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T2R 01-4; (403)245-4944.
EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP, Colourand
DesignWithEmbroidery,Pam March 16-17,1991;CalgaryGuildof NeedleandFibre Arts,ScandinavianCentre,ValhallaRoom,739 20 Avenue NW. Ihe guild meets second Wednesdayeach month at the Scandinavian Centre.Mailingaddress:P. O. Box176,Station G, Calgary,AB T3A2G2; 739 20 AvenueNW.
JEWELLERY STUDIES, CharlesLewtonBrainand Dee Fmtans; workshops,accessses-
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1•,
telephone(403)987-3054for brochure.
Other centres NORDIC/CANADIAN CERA.MIC SYMPO-
INTRODUCTIONTO BASIC PAPER
TECHNOLOGY, two courses taughtby Leo Hobaica, covering pulp preparation,dyeing, sheet formation, surface techniques and
OLDS FIBRE POTPOURRI — Olds College, Olds, Alberta;May 31-June 2, 1991.Informaticm, Laurie Morrison, 224 Strickland Bay SW, Calgary,AB BH 2B2; (403)242-2775.
Septemberl, 1991,$350.hone Orwrite:Adin Centre fcx the Arts, 19 Elm Grove Avalue.
SERIES
•91, summer school Of the arts for
adults,JulyI-August2; Red DeerCollege,Box 5005,Red Deer,AB T4N5H5; (403)342-3516 SUMMERSCAPES programs for
'91, summer visual arts 15-17. August 11-16, 18-
23; SummerscapesProgramManager,Red Deer College. Box 5005, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5;
A PATCH IN TIME, Intemational Quilters' Conferalce— workshcmpanel,quilt sale, "Showand Share",Banquet,exhibitionof contemprary quilts.August30-September2; Banff,
AB. Contact:BonnieMurdoch,LeisureInming Services,3rd floor, 930 13 Avenue SW, Calgary,AB 12R 01.4;(403)2454944.
ENTERPRISE IN ACTION, Marketingcom-
municatimsDq., c/o AthabascaUniversity, Box 10,000,Athabasca,AB TOG2RO.A new, rtm-credithome study preparedby AthabascaUniversity.It has 12 modules, and covers many areas usefulto people interestedin running their own businesses.
461-7340.
APPLIED ARTS DIPLOMA PROGRAM, Instituteof AmliedSciSIASTSaskatchewan enceand Technology,
CamB1s,Prince
Grant MacEwan Community College, Jasformation and registration, 483-4308.
ATLIN CENTRE FOR THE ARTS — moun-
per Place Campus, 10045 156 Street; in-
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, DevonianBotanicGarden, offers courses in papemaking, wheatweaving.stainedglass, willowwork (furniture,baskets,arbours)to end Of May. Information: Educatim, Devmian Botanic Garden,
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
ing art and livingreallymean. • CONCEPTAND THE CREATIVEPROCESS:
July 14-Augustll. 1991, An extraordinary four-weekopportunityto developcreative explorationsand forrnideas into cmtemporary
Albert.Two-yearprogramsin Cerarnics,weaving and audio-visualtechnology.Infomation: or Ihe Registrar. AppliedArts, (306)953-7064 Box 3003, Prince Albert. SK S6V 6G1;
moldpreparation.Dates: May 4. 5, 7, 14, 21, 25, 26 and June 1, 4, 8, 9.11,15.18.
June 18-
SIUM, sponsoredby Works 1991visual arts festival,and Red Deer CollegeCeramics Institute;May 1991.Call ShirleyRirner,RDC, 342-3335.
sionsand coursesin stmesetting,non-preci(xrs jewellery, bench tricks and toolmaking,wire Other provinces jewellery,fold forming.Lewtm-Brain/Fontans Centrefor JewelleryStudies,Suite 300A,The ARTSPERIENCE, Summer School of the Arts. Grain Exchange Building, 815 First Street SW, CanadoreCollege,PO Box 5001,North Bay, Calgary,AB T29 IN3; telephme (403)283-9985. ON P18 8K9;call (704)474-7600, ext. 384 or toll-free(areacodes416,519.613,705)1-800-
Edmonton
• ART THROUGH
July 9, 1991,S7O A memorablelearningexperiencefor anybody witl an openmind, ready to breakthroughroutineto discoverwhat mak-
(603)953-7010 or 1-800-667-9664.
the largest lake in Brittain Settingoverlcx»king ish Columbia: wildemess locatim. Programs challengepracticingartists,seriousarts students
and art educatorsin all areas of an and design. fee includes accommodatim.
statements..
ALUMNI REFRESHERCOURSE: August 13-
Toront%ON M6K 2H9; (416) 536-7971.
METCHOSIN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, June 23-Ju1y6,
PearsonCollegeCampus,Victoria,BC. Applications and informatim: Elinbeth Travers, MetchosinIntemationalSummerSchoolof the Arts, 91IA Linden Avenue, Victoria,BC V8V 4G8;telephme (604)384-1698.
Other countries WEAVING TALES,
15thBiennial Cmference Of Northwest Weavers' Gudds, June 16-28,
191, Eugene, Oregon. Information,applicatims: WeavingTales, Asscxiaticm of Northwest Weavers' Guilds, c/0 1143NW 16th street. Corvallis,Oregon97330.
Alberta Craft Magazine
Advertising rates Aba•ta Cran Magazine publLnhed year. Page2for
•The displayadvertisingrate is 40 cents per agate line, when camera-
readyart workis suppliedby the advertiser.•Whenart workis not supplied,an additionalget-up fee maybe charged.
•Colour charges: $100 per colour. •Half-tones, $10 each.
• Commonsizes and costs:
Fullpage
Half page Two-thirdspage One-thirdpage One-sixthpage
One-twelfth page
$156. $78. $104. $52. $28. $14.
•Classified advertisements: $9 for 30 words or less, 20 cents per additionalword.
For more information, contact the ACCoffice at 428-1654.
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Calendar
CALLS FOR ENTRY Calgary STEPHEN AVENUEMALLART MARKET, August8-10.Summerarts and crafts showand sale. Send 2 slides of work and OneOf booth set-up to Nancy Cameron, Calgary Downtown Business Revitalization Zone, 1500 Dome Tower. 333 7 Avenue SW. Calgary, AB *12P 272; (403)266-5300. ART MARKET,5th annualart and craft sale. November 14-17, 1991. Calgary Convention Centre. Juried. Applicationprocessingbegan April l. and continues mtil spaceis filled.Contact Art Market Productions,Marlene A. Lmey, (403)762OCO•, P. O. Box 385, Banff. AB 2345.
A NEWARTS AND CRAFTS SHOP, opening in May, seeks finelycraftedoriginalwork. All media cmsidered, but glass, clay, wood,fibre
and jewelryin a medium price range is pre-
ferred. Contact Olga or Ed Griedanus,3724 37
Street SW, Calgary AB, BE 3C3; (403)2465808.
QUESTIONS OF VALUE, a juriedexhibition
spmsored by Celebratim of Womel in LheArts, November 26-December 20•, subnissims ac-
celled fran mantErs (membershipsavailable from: CWA, 905 - 10136100street, Edmonton, AB T5J OPI). Maximurn three works. Sald
slideslabeledwith narne, tide, media. size, date
Of work, artists' statement,brief biographyto Linda Hawke, 2424 6 Avalue NW, Calgary, AB 'IIN OX4.Transportation ways is the respmsibility of the artist.
29-DeFESTIVAL OF CRAFTS, November cernberl; Roundup Cmtre, Starn1EdePark,Cal-
gar". Juried.PaulineBiswanger,192Hawkview Manor Circle NW, Calgary, AB BG 3A2; (403)239-2276.
Edmonton
Lloydminster,AB/SKS9V IT8; (306)825-5655.
WEAVERS: ALTAR FRONTAL COMMISSION — St. John he EvangelistAnglican
Albertahandicrafts in the resorttown Of Banff,
Church, Edmonton."The finished work be in keeping with the church's architiecture, and probablybe simple and conservative." Contact Jean Anderson, at (403)435-8828
original,finelycraftedwork.All meand dia considered,but medium-pricedglass,ceramics, wood, fibre, and jewelry are preferred. UniquelyAlbertan items are ideal. hotos Or slides of work and a biographyare requested.
cel Guild, Parish of St. John the Evangelist,
Banff, AB TOL OCO;762-3990.
(evenings and weekends), or write to Chan-
EDMONTON FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Arts and Crafts market, August 9-11; deadlineJune 28. Itans mustbe hand-madeby the individuals participatingin the market.Information,application forms: Richard Davis, Assistant to the Producer,PO Box 4130,Edmmton, AB T6E FAX(403)424-1132. 4T2;(403)429-1899,
3-8.EdCAMEO CRAFT SALE, December
montm Convention Centre. Juried. Deadline May 15. Cameo Craft Sales, 645 First Edmonton Place, 10665 Jasper Avenue, Edrnontm, AB T5J 3S9; (403)424-0787. HANDS IN HARMONY, Edmonton.•Summer
Show, West Edmonton Mall, August 2-5 •Santa's Elves, West Edmonton Mall, NovemStadium, ber 7-11 •Fall Show,Ccxnrnonwealth November 20-24. Annette or Basil Grea-uberg,
Hands in Harmony, 17219106Avmue, Edrnonton, AB TSS IE7; telephone (403)486-1670. fax
(403)486-1521.
JUMP FOR JOY, handknits.A retail outlet for handknits of natural and/or unique synthetic yams. Knitters, cmtaCt.•Sandy McLeod, Base-
ment, 10313Whyte Avmue, Edmontm, AB (403)433-2811. T6E IZ9; THE ART NETWORK, "a conceptgallery where unknown Visual artists, freelanæ graphic
designers"and people "withcreativeideas can
The Alberta Craft Council is a beneficiary of
Alberta Lotteries. Funds are allocated by
the government of Alberta through the Alberta Art Foundation. 12
Patricia Langridge, Absolutely Alberta, Box 159,
HERITAGE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
Stmy Plain, is acceptingwritten submissions for its 1991 season: solo exhibitions for emerg-
ing artists and two-personor groupshowsfor professimals.Sub-nitsix slides(maximum),resumé, biographyand proposalto: Jenny Woods, Curator, MulticulturalHeritageCentre. PO Box 908, stony main AB TOE OGO;963-2777.
ST. ALBERT ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR,
May 24-26. Juried. Contact: St. Albert Arts and Crafts Fair, 12 Wheatstone Crescent, St. Albert, AB T8N 3G5; (403)458-7979 or 459-2521.
ROCKY MOUNTAINELK FOUNDATION
seeks suppliersOfart worksfor its fund-raising banquet auctions.Contacts:Lyle Dorey, 8456492 — Rcxky Mountain Hcnse; Rainer Ebel, 4444486 — Edmonton.
Other provinces QUILT CANADA 91, June 5-9, 1991,Ottawa.
Nationaljuriedquiltexhibition,workshops,lectures,Sponsoredby the OttawaValleyQuilters' Guüd and the CanadianQuilters'Association. Fashionshow — Diammds are a Girl's Best Friend,presentedby FairfieldProcessingCorpratims Fashion Show. Contact: Cathi Wilkins, 60-120Walnut court, Ottawa, ON KIR 7W2;(613)230-5529.
bring their work to the public"; 10310 102 Ave-
QUILTS OF ALL KINDS, QuiltCompetition
Other centres
the public. Contact: ENEC, 118 4 Street, Estevan, SK S4A OT4; Helen Berscheid, (306)634-6744.
nue, Edmonton,AB T5J 2X6, 421-0365.
LOTTERIES
ABSOLUTELYALBERTA features made-in-
SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS (ALL
MEDIA); Solo Exhibitionsfor Emerging Artists, Two-Person/GrcNpExhibitions — deadline May 31. The jury will match 2-dimensionand 3-dimalsion, work for co-exhibitim where pos-
sible, but joint submissionspreferred.Sald maximum six slides, artist/groupbiograF*y, exhibitionproposalstatanent and contaa information to: Jalny Woods, Curator — Oppen-
shauserGallery,Box 908, Stony Plain,AB TOE 2G0•,(403)963-2777.
NEW ART GALLERY-GIFT SHOP seeks hmd-craftedgoodsandjewelryon consignment; Contact: Kathy Classen, 5011 49 Avenue,
and Exhibitim, DeadlineJune 14. Include 20Crnby 20-crn samples which Canbe handled by
SHEEP TO SHAWL COMPETITION,July
in 14, North Batdeford, Saskatchewan; North 668, Donna Baxter, Box prizes. Details: Bauleford, SK S9A 2Y9.
SASKATOON SUNART HANDCRAFT
AND BERRY FESTIVAL, August10.Saskatoon; juried summer craft festival Withmusic,
Children'sentertainment,specialtyberryfcX)ds, includinga pie-bakingcontest.Informationand arplicatims: Pat Gittings,Co-ordinator,c/o Partnership,1153rd Avalue South,Saskatoon, SK S7K 11.7;telephone(306)668-4598.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
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CALLS FOR ENTRY CONTEMPORARYFINE CRAFT EXHIBITION AND SALE, presentedby OriginalTraditionsand PacificRim ArtisanVillage,August
23-25;VancouverIsland Cmtact:OriginalTraditions,PO Box 858, Chanainus, BC VOR IKO: (9 am.-5 pm. call Barbor Ray, (604)246-9852 daily). WINDFALL, a crafts show Spmsoredby the SwiftCurrent AlliedArts Ccxmcüand National Exhibition Centre, October 26 (10 a.m.-8 p.m.);
at Swift CurrentCmvrehalsive High Schod, registration$60, GST in1100 Il Avenue
cluded. Deadline June 15. Contact: Kathy
Wasiak,Swift Current AlliedArts Council,Box
1387.swift 1338.
SK S9H 3X5; (306)T73-
CIRCLE CRAFT, show and sale of fine art
and craft, Novanber 7-11,CruiseShip Termi-
nal, Trade and Cmventicn Caltre, Canada Place,
Vancouver.InformaLimapplicationforms:Paul Yard,Produær, CircleCraft Gristrnas Market, 101, 1765 8 Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 5C6.
CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY QUILTS —
1991 ; slides due January 6, 1992. Three awards
Of excellencetulling $6,000.Cmtact: Rodman Hall Arts Centre, IW St. Catherines,ON 1.2S 1M3.
FINE CRAFTS OUTLET. Cmtact:Gmd
Forks Art Gallery. R) Box 2140. Grand Forks, BC VOHIHC-.(604>442-2211.
B.C. CRAFT MARKETS: Whistler,Kamlocps,
Vancouver, West Vancuwer, Coquidam, White
Rock and Penticton. Parke Intemational Mar-
kets:Lym(04)263-2362,Chris(04)926-0109.
CAMPBELLRIVER GIFT GALLERY wel-
canes hand-craftedCanadianproducts.Information•.Radius Johnstm, Imovations Gift Gallery, 870 E. 13 Car*l.l River, BC V9W 4H2.
CONTEMPORARY GLASS ARTISTS inter-
ested in exhibitingtheir workin Toronto'submit slidesand portfoliosto •lhe Art Jane or Kathy Irwin, 592 Markham Street, Toronto. ON MG 21B; (416)534-1892.
FASHION AND ACCESSORIES — one-of-
a-kind, small or mass-p•cxiuæd items
by
indQendent curator. Send resumé, artist's state-
ment, maximum 10 slides and SASE to: Au Courant: Cmtemporary Canadian Fashion. 39 MacDougallAvalue, Toronto,ON M6R 2A3; (416)536-2426.
CORPORATE EXHIBITIONS — submitartin's statementand 20 slides if interestedin ex-
hibitions, promotims and sales to the corporate
Cmrrnunity.CorporateArt Services. Suite L105. 114 Richmondstreet, E, Tomnto, ON MSCIPI.
May/June 1991 Alberta Craft
FIBRE ART WEEK 91 June 3-9, 1991
Olds College has put together an exciting line-up of short courses and instructors.We hope you will be able to participate in one or two of the following :
•The Certified Master Spinner Program •Weaving CertificateProgram • Basics of Weaving - Muriel Prior • Basic Design For Weavers - Jean Curry • The Wonder of Weaving - Mary Slusarchuck • The Computer as a Design Tool for Weavers - Mary Slusarchuck •Transparency Weaving Workshop - Phyllis Dedekam • Amish Dolls - Anne Severson • Amish Triangles - Dancing Colour - Anne Severson •Crazy Quilted Jacket - Kathy Niven •Quilters Boutique- Kathy Niven • Whimsical Sampler Quilt- Mary Lou Scott • Virginia Star Wallhanging - Barbara Mulawka • Log Cabin Scrap Quilt- Barbara Mulawka • Luscious Leathers - Brita Nigh • Serger Workshop- BettyCaskey • T-Shirt and Denim Decoration- Elyse Eliot-Los • Color for Fibre - Pam Godderis • ImplementingColor Theory - Pam Godderis • Dyeing to Design - Sharon Wickstrom • Surface Design For Fibre - Elyse Eliot-Los • WillowBasket - Crys Harse • Pine Needle Basketry - Crys Harse • Fashion Jewelery - Maura Byme • Fabric Jewelry - Rosa Taylor • Beginner Machine Knitting - Caroline Gorai • Boiled Wool - Norma Bosman • Knit Weaving - Daphne St.Just • Counted Crosses - Sheryl Blackie • Counted Crosses and Kloster Blocks - Sheryl Blackie • Battenburg Lace/Reverse Applique - Harriette Hudson • Machine Embroidery - Harriette Hudson
REGISTRATION DEADLINE; May 1, 1991
For more information or to rcgister, please contact:
Extension Services Olds College Olds, AIberta
TOM IPO
Or call 556-8344
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SHOWS AND EVENTS ACC MEMBERS AT THE GULF CANADA
ACC EXHIBITIONS
MO GROUP FIGURATIVE EXHIBITIONS, Arts Centre, spmsord by 'Ihe Harcourt 10215 3rd Floor, Gallery, to May 25; Harcourt
ON TOUR .The NationalSilk Scarf Stole
mcx)r, 10158103 Street, Edmonton.Contact TerriAnn Ewing,4264180.
PARKLAND POTTERS' GUILD 14thAn-
112 Street, Edmonton, and Beaver House, 3rd
4th ANNUAL EXHIBITION AND SALE,
Exhibition Is at the Saskatchewan Craft Council in Saskatoon, May
LindvedGallery,Rosemary,Alberta.May 3, 710 p.m.; May 4, 1-8p.m.; May 5, 1-6p.m.
4. It closesits tourin 14-June
tery by MirjamJanzen and Susan LindvedJensen;paintingsand printsby Dan Crapo.Directionsflan Rosemary:I mile north,2 miles West,ID mile north. Telephone:378-4481.
Regina, June 8-9.
•A Tisket, A Tasket, 26 baskets
by 15 Canadianartists goes to the
HEAD TO TOE: CREATIVE COVERINGS
SaskatchewanCraft Council in Saskatoon,May 7-June4. It then
FOR THE BODY, an exhibition of coverings for the hand, head and foot, to June 1, 1991; Queen's Quay Terminal at Harbourfront, Toronto, ON. Contact Rachel MacHenry
to Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, June 7-July 1.
(416)533-3207.
•ChampagneBreakfast will be
GALLERY,
CALGARY
Bum, West Inunge,
May 1-29 Rosemary
Martha Henry, Showcases
I-Oct&r 2
nual Exhibition — Plates and Platters Clayworks.June 2-July 1 @reviewMay 30-June receptim June 2, 1-4 p.m.); Jenny 1; Woods,Curator— (Wtshauser Gallery,Stmy Plain, Alberta;(403)963-2777.
ST. ALBERT ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR, May 24-May25 (10 a.m.-9p.m.), May 26 (Il
a.m.-4 p.m.); Akinsdale Arena, 66 Hebert Road, St. Albert, Alberta.
JOINT EXHIBITION, PAINTING AND CLAY SCULPTURE,JudyHamiltonand BarbaraPatterson, May 5-27 (PreviewMay 2-4; recoticn May 5, 1-4p.m.; JennyWoods,Curator — OTQertshauser Gallery,StonyPlain,Al-
MEISTER DER EINBANDKUNST,Masters berta; (403)963-2777. EXHIBITION, VARIOUS MEDIA, May 16-
a feature exhibition at the Works, A Visual Arts Celebrationbeginning June 20 and continues at Alberta Craft Council Presents... to
of the Art of Binding— and intematimalexhibition Of design bindings by manbers of Lhe GermanMastersGuild, organizedby the Canadian Bookbindersand ArtistsGuild— to May 26; The Craft gallery. Ontario Crafts
July 20.
June 14;Jenny Woods,Curator— GalleryRes-
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In the news
Indian arts and crafts funding cut
About 2,500 members, ranging from youths
are among the casualties of a 61 per cent reduction in funding from the federal Department of hidian Affairs to the Alberta Indian Arts and Crafts Society, says the and fi-
Besides Asum Mena and the Edmonton
and Calgary shows and sales — 'The biggest of their kind in Canada," according to Bence — AIACS has also had to suspend all exhibitions and promotional displays and
all craft courses on reserves. The board is working to see if it can find funding from other sources, says Bence, but "if program dollars camot be found, the society has lost
of 15 to seniors will be affected. And, according to Bence, it is the members who — can least compensate for lost support
serve funding to the band councils, and to reduce funding to independent institutions.
"The professional artists will not be af-
Development Corporation grants were due for renewal, and were cut. Grants to three other institutions were not up for renewal,
the young and the older amateurs who are still discovering and developing their skills — who will feel the greatest impact. fected," says Bence, who adds that the fact
there are such artists working in Alberta today is proof enough that the funding ($379,000 before the cut) is effective.
"When we started in 1984, here was only one professional native artist — Alex Jan-
vier. Now there are at least 80 with some
kind of name, and at least 12 who are wellImown."
All that ended, according to Bence, on March 11, when the society got the news its grant was cut to $150,000.
Wayne Hanna, a spokesperson for the Ed-
SER/ES•91
July I-S Martha Wolf An Introductim to Fused Glass Ceramic Form & Surface... Robert Shay Sandcasting/GlassbIowing... Mark Gibeau An Introduction to Cartooning... Gary Delainey The Historical Landscape... Jim Davies
Anat«nical Drawing... Bev Tosh Handcolouring your hotos... Ingrid Plaudis
Afrinn & Japanese Resist Techni ues for Fabric
Carol éampbell IntroductoryJewellery Introductory Basketry ... Crys Harse
whether they would face cuts in the future,
nor could he confirrn that arts and crafts institutions had been singled out for cuts.
According to Hanna, AIACS had been wamed two years ago that its funding was in jeopardy. Bence, however, says that the group was only asked to get Band Council Resolutions, supporting continued funding:
(which it did) from a majority of Alberta's
42 bands.
—AllanSheppard
IntmductoryFigure Sculpture... Evan Penny ... Helen Sebelius
Advanced Funaional Wheelthrowing... Jim Et.zkom
Dorothy Caldwell
Introductory Wheelthrowing ... Dave Settles Nordic Ceramics ... Torbjom Kvasbo Introductory Glassblowing ... Martin Kaufinan Stm life Painting ... Dulcie Foo Fat Thep Ihavonnzk Oriental Brush Painting Introductory Drawing ... Jeremy Mayne Intermediate hotogra hy. . Ingrid Plaudis Portraits in Clay ... b'Relh,'iallm For the Love of Jewellery ... Carol Campbell Sadptural Basketry ... Crys Harse Creative Hand Bookbinding ... Bert Borch Advancd Fashion Design ... Trudy Jansen Landscape on Locatim ... Dave More
Dave Sades
Intermediate Glassblowing ... Jim Norton Introductory Watercolour Painting Frank Haddock Figure Painting ... Guck Hughes the Landscape thrxngh Drawing ... Jim Trevelym Making Fnends with your Camera ... Bemard Bloom
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and were not cut; Hanna could not say
July 22-26
July 8-12
The Raku Process ... Pat Matheson
AIACS and the Alberta Indian Agricultural
Papennaking 2D
Weaving Techilique as Vocabulary ... Bryn Pinchin Trudy Jansen Introductory Fashion Design
July 15-19 IntermediateWheelthrowing
result of budget cuts to the economicdevelopment section of DIA. After discussion with representativesof Alberta's native bands, a decision was made to pre-
tion only, adds Bence.
The Asum Mena native art competition and festival, and two major annual exhibitions and sales of Alberta Indim arts and crafts
AIACS's director of nance, Colleen Bence.
monton office of the Department of Indian Affairs says AIACS lost its funding as a
The its role," and its future is in doubt. administrafor is remains ftnding which
ExploringSurface&
... DebraGemiawsky
Introductory Glassblowing ... Barry Fairbaim IntermediateWatercolour... Helen Hadda Intermediate Drawing in Mixed Media ... Dirk Vm Wyk An Introduaion to Intaglio Printmakin . Steve1Dixon Introductory Stained Glass ... Brenda Intermediate Silk Dyeing ... Bül Norton Lindley McDougall Intermediate Calligr*y Introductim to Fumitur Design ... Bruce Bentz
July 29-August 2
Les Manning Form in Process Shirley Rimer Colour & Clay Intermediate Glassblowing ... Mark Gibeau Dirk Van Wyk Apprcnches to Painting Introductory Watercolour ... Isabelle Hunt-Johnson Sylvain Voyer Interrnediate Landscape Paintin Intennediate Stained Glass ... Brenda Malkinsoa Stencils for Sük Dyeing Bill Morton Introduction to Fumiture Design Bruce Benz
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