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Evelyn David Profile:
Allan Sheppard Page 3
Facing the future on
many fronts Page 4
re:RE-1NCARNATION
—What the jurysaw
(and said)
re:RE-1NCARNATION —Craftspeople Page 6 to 8
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Evelyn David: the
passionand
power ofpaper
AllanSheppard
couple Of weeks ago, I attended a workshop on Dealing With Change. The workshop leader talked about the need for people to become more entrepreneurial to survive tn a constantly changing, intensely competitive, increasingly impersonal world. Entrepreneurship, as he described ic, is a mixture of passion (something to care about), and commitment (a Strong desire to share one's passion with Other people). The man does not know Evelyn David; but if he did, I am sure he would see her as a fine example Of that kind Of entrepreneurship Evelyn is founder, owner, and guiding spirit of Indigo Print and Paperwork, a unique gallery/shop/ paper/communal
"In our lifetimes," She says by way Of explanation, "We never see the reforestation of the world. But, as artists, We can make real what we dream."
from nature or from the maker's home environment
can be incoQ0rated
into
the pulp mix to add personal valueto the product. The processesand materials are basicallythe same in most parts of the world. Yet Evelyn's introduction to papermaking was casual and accidental. Originally educated and trained as a print maker, she travelled to Baguio City Philippines in 1985for a work-study program in printmaking. She did not take paper with her becauseit wouldbe added bacage, and because she assumed it wouldbe readilyavailablein the area where she would be working. She was wrong: the family of then-President Ferdinand Marcos had a monopoy on the sale of paper in the Philippines, and the paper she needed was not available. It had to be made by hand. That led her to the nearby Duntog Handmade Fhper Mill where she was introduced to the
studio in Edmontor{s
west end, on the fringes of the gallery district. Filipino by birth, Fukien Chinese by heritage, trilingual Canadian by choice, Eveyn cares openly and unashamedlyabout everythingthat interests her: art, culture, people, the poor, the environment, the Third World, international co-operation
Edmonton—Evelyn
applied
to the
University of Arizona and was accepted into the Graduate Studies program. She stayed for three years and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. Back in Edmonton, and ficed with rejected grant applications to the Canada Council and the prospect of cutba&s in provincial government arts funding in Alberta, Evelyn decided to act on her own.
She enrolled in the YMCA'sSelfEmployment Assistance Program and, after a few months, opened Indig) in 1993.Six months lateq the shop was earning enough revenue to cover out-of— pocket expenses—no Income Gr Evelyn herself, yet, but still on tra& according to her business plan. Indigo carries handmade papers and small paper Objects from India, Japan,
Taiwan,Thailand, the United States,
and under-
standing, the need for greater co-
operationand understandingamong
people in Edmonton and Canada.. .and paper. In handmade paper, Evelyn has found the ideal material and a metaphor to communicate her personal vision and passion. Its traditions, its rhythms and
rituals, its flexibleand forgivingtechnology, respect the person and the personalit}' Of the worker. One worker can manage all steps Of the process alone or share them with others. fibrs collected
rudiments Of papermaking and the economics and politics of local efforts to create an industry using indigenous nonwood fibres to make paper for export, She also met John Risseeuw, a professor from the University of Arizona who was in the area for a handmade paper conference. Inspired by samples of Risseeuw% handmade books—and the recessiondriven econorry she returned to in
"As artists, we can make real what we Davidconceivedand, Dreams with her friends,createdIn Your as a gestur in supportof reforestation.
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Canada and, Of course, Edmonton. Invitations for weddings and Other special occasions are a mainstay of the business. They can incorporate fibrs is the from everyday way paper was made the physical syrnbolic content and strength they can add to the paper. (One Of Evelyn's goals is to develop a recipe for a paper uniquely representative Of Alberta and export it.) On weekends, Indigo Offersa variety of classes in papermaking and the use Of Continued on page 19
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ea ure "Our economicimpact stub' indicatesthereare at least 8,000 craftspeople in Alberta earning incomefrom their craft pmdgction. In the north, gross salts amount to $80 millionper year. Yetthe average there are already craft salts of approximately$8 million.In Alberta as a Whole, craftspersonsells less than $10,000 per year."
Facing the future on many
fronts
(Speakingnotesfor a speechby ACC presidentAnne Brodie at the openingof
Craft About Us —A collectionof craftfrom the people,land and cultgrs of northern Alberta and Alberta Collegeof Aft — 1994 Students' Worksin Clay, Glass,Fibre & Metal at Alberta Craft Council Presents. Gauzy, June 2, 1994.Alberta CommunityDevelopmentMinister Gary Mar attendedthe opening and
Anne Brodie his evening, we are celebrating the opening Of Our second exhibition Of the work Of students from the Alberta College of Art, in Calgary,and our first exhibition Of the Work Of northern Alberta craftspeople. Much of the work we exhibit at ACCP... Gallerydeals with the present.
The exhibitionsaresnapshotsof the
state Of the art in Craft in a particular country, in a particular region, in a particular medium. They may show the Work Of a particular individual Or group of craftspeople. We hope the people who come to
our exhibitionswill be touchedin some
way by the things they see.We hope they Will learn something about craft and the people who make crafts. We hope some of them will makeconnectionswith the work and the people who do the work Connectionsthat bring out the best the creators and Consumers.
Once in a while,we shift our focus
from things as they are to things as they might be, and we are doing that tonight' The focus on the future is obvious in the Alberta College of Art students' work. These young people are just beginning what we hope will be long and productive Careers.They have studied at one of the best art colleges in the country. They went there aware of and
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spoke briefly to an audience
literate in a variety of arts disciplines thanks to an education system that has
made room for the arts, and a strong
group of community arts agencies. An exhibition such as this is our contriH1Gon to the vital work of keeping that education system viable. The connection with the future is not so obvious in Craft About Us —A Collection Of craft from the people, land
cultures OfnortbernAlbert" In this case,
the road to the future takesus through the past. Most of the workin this exhibition is traditional, Orbased on traditional Styles,using traditional methods and
media.It is also traditionalin the sense of being indigenous to a particular culture, locality, community, Or WayOf life. In many cases, they are styles,
materials,and mediathat are threatened or endangered. The lifestyles
of ACC
members,
friends
and
staff)
great Skilland imagination.We think they might have a tremendous future, not so for what they can do, in a functional sense,but for what they Can be, in a symbolic sense: as nostalgic remtnders on one level, as aesthetic expressions of universal values On
another — and mary things between. That is why we created the Rural
Craft DevelopmentProgram — a threepart researchstudy that includesan investigationof rural craft productionin Alberta, an economic impact stuc9, and a strategic industry development plan. The Alberta Craft Council is seeking to
Createsustainableeconomic and communit)' development through a communitybased craft industry— a craft industry that reflects the artistic expression, culture and history of the province. Craft About Us displays some Of the
findingsof our researchin northern
they grew Out Of are gone.
The functions they once served are
obsolete. Yet
the traditional crafts and the people who practice them
havetremendous vitality. They show
Alberta CommunityDevelopment Minister Gary Mar brought greetings from the province.
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Alberta. Our economic impact stuc9
indicates there are at least 8,000 craftspeople in Alberta earning income from their craft production.In the north, there are already craft sales of approximately$8 million. In Alberta as a whole, gross sales amount to $80 million per year. Yet the average craftsperson sells less than $10,000per year.
with only 29 per cent of craft
beingsold wholesale,and the rest on consignment. Believe me,
"We ar talkingabogt adding value in the the craftspeopleadd valge to their raw materialstbrougb creativity,and in the way creativepeoplecan add value to the communitieswhere theylive and work. I believewe are talkingabout somethingimprtant and very valuable."
retailers are not
make to their communities. iVe are talking about adding value: in the Way Our researchtells us that the craftspeopleadd valueto their raw materialsthrough creativity,and in the way creative people can add value to the representedin communities where they live and work. 1 the marketplace, believe Weare talking about something and the Alberta important and very valuable. Craft Council is I wouldlike to thank the colleges, preparing to such as the Alberta College Of Art, for meet the chaltheir continued support of the craft arts, lenges.The ACC and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has a strong for its support of the Alberta Craft board with inCouncil. Alberta Treasury Branches have depth knowledge generously sponsored Craft About Us. of craft educa— The Rural Craft Development tion and practise sponsors are: complemented the Canada-Alberta Partnership by a team that Agreement:Northern Alberta combines experAgreement ACC board members Wayne Mackenzie (left) and Ralph tise in market— the Canada-AlbertaAgreementon Henderson meet the minister ing, finance, Business and Community Developadministration ment building blocks for a viable communityand entrepreneurship. the Governmentof Canada,Cul— based craft industry are there, in every Our membership increased by 30 tural Initiatives Program cornmunity in Alberta. need only • the Clifford E. Lee Foundation per cent last year. must move to focus the energy Of the craftspeople Who make our supporters aware of the Now, enj%' the shows. Take a good look are already investing the time and contribution Alberta craftspeople can at the future. buying giftware from Korea, the Philippines, or Toronto on consignment. Our markets need to become aware. Our craftspeople need to be well
resourcesneededto createtheir crafts, and workto complementtheir craftmaking skills with training, product developmentand marketing.Their creative skills are evident in these two
exhibitionsand in the rryriadof workby over200 craftspeopleon displayin our craft shop. Training Withoutaccessto markts is pointless. Our craftspeople, especialb'
in the north are isolatedand needhelp to maximizethe potentialof their local markets and reachnew craft marketsin the south. Our researchhas shownthe
Wholesalemarket for crafts is very weak,
Travelling ehibition setup for CraftAbout Us at ACCP... Gallery
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"Some of the most interesting work was done by peoplewho testedthe limits Of 'be tbeme acressively."
What
re: RE-INCARNATION
the jury saw
(and said) AllanSheppard
re good works and good work incompatible? Can artists Or craft workers be politically and/ or environmentally correct and still respect the integrity of their work and its aesthetic values?Is doing the right thing for environmentalawarenessan acceptable substitute for creativity and Skill in a work Of art Orcraft?The answers to those questions ar No, Yes
limits.The fact that the theme addresses a current hot-button political issue should be taken seriously,not cynically. And that was,in fact, what most of the entrants did. "Some focusedOn the politics of the thing, some on the materials. The best people focused on both."
Bogusky,the newdirectorof the Edmonton Art Gallery:the theme sets some limits and dlallenges participants to create their best work within those
and No, accordingto Elizabeth
Beauchamp, Alf Bogusky and Susan Como. Beauchamp, Bogusky and Como were the jurors for RE-NCARNATION (When RecyclingMeetsFine Craft), the
30.
RE-INCARNATION is a theme show like any other theme show, says
some of the most
fir.
interesting work was done by people who tested the limits Of the theme aggres-
Alberta Craft Council members'exhibition now at Alberta Craft Council
Presents... Galley and continuing to July
And, as is Often the case in a theme show,
sively.
ElizabethBeauchamp—C'My intent was to pick peoplewho were working in the centre of an important contemporaryissue."
Art historian and journalist Elizabeth Beauchamp also believestheme shows have a place. "When it works,it (the art) is really
re: RE-INCARNATION Recycle
the old, bring
in the new
Stories—AllanSheppard Photos—LarryBolch
Alberta Craft Council Presents... Galleryco-ordinatorSheralee Hancherow says RE-INCARNATION:men Recycling MeetsFine Craft has tapped a new vein of creative energy in Alberta. "There are a lot
of new people in this exhibition.There's someverynon-traditionallooking craft here. It's contemporary,but with a lot of traditional references." These pages offer an overviewin words and pictures, of the show from the perspectives of the jurors and three of the contributors.
Alf
on thepolitics
Of the thing, some on the materials. The best peoplefocused on both."
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terrific." Tle diallenge for a juror, aside from picking the best work, is to screen out pieces which, though they my work aesthetically,try to manipulate the limits. "You watch for people trying to push themselvesinto a categorywhere they don't fit." Ceramic artists habitually reuse day, so the fact that a piece submittedto the might have contained"recycled"day wasnot, in Beauchamp'sview,within the spirit of the theme. And there are not, in fact, any day pieces in the show. "Artistswill try to fit into the category intellectually,"adds Beauémamp, usuallyby changingfrom the mediumor thematic area where they normally work. There was a dear contrast between these
worksand the workof artists "who have made the commitment"to the environ— ment through the use of recycled
materials. "My intent wasto pick people who Were working in the centre Of an
Important
issue,
From a more personal perspective, Beauåamp has recently been looking at and thinking about a mwement among contemporary artists "questioning the idea of making art as objects:What is the point of making more 'stuff' when
the vaults(Of art galleriesall overthe
world) are full of 'stuff'." The "practice of collecting" is being challenged by many artists today, and Beauchamp was interested to find many examples Of that questioning attitude in the work the jury
looked at. The third juror, Susan Como, comesat the same idea with a different perspective.A fibre artist who specializes in sculptural work and installations, Como is interested in art as a conceptual activity that takes the work out Of the frame and off the pedestal, and "forces people to
Of good craft work does most or the time.
Como is
Linda Wallace says she hesitated to submit her quilts to the Re-incarnation jury because "l hadn't really thought about my art having recycled pieces."
wall hangings from plastic shopping bags, in one Case, and brown paper shopping bags, photographs, postcards,
materials conveys an artist's sense of
by artists
anonymous
with sections of tree trunks made from used cardboard to examine and comment on the relationship between our Wasteful use Of paper and its source in wood pulp made from trees. Lynes makes patåwork-quilt-like
fascinated by
unexpected Ways
Linda Wallace: Resurrecting the
are hidden until an artist finds and releasesthem." is especiallytrue of unconventional materials. "It is always interesting to see what artists can come up with using materials that most people would just walk on by," if they found them on the Street Or in a w•astebin. three jurors cited Of two artists — Chris Carson (Edmonton) — andJoanne Lynes (Toronto, Ontario) as examples of good balance betueen the politics and the material, the concept and the object. "l like seeing whimsical use Of materials, plays on words,"says Como about Carson's "toilet-trees , which use toilet tissue tolls and cores
and pictures from magazinesin anothez They "reverberated strongly", for Beauchamp,who likes the way they focused on the contrast between the traditional use Of scrap fabric pieces to makecomfortable,functional things and the non-traditional use of contemporary scrap materials to make things that are
think about materials and why they are put together" in often
Susan Como— Kne aestheticqualitiesof materials are bidden until an artistfinds and releasesthem."
form.The aesthetic qualities of materials
materials,and the interaction of artists with their materials. think the use Of
not functionalor comßrtable. Lynes'swork forcesthe viewerto think about the contrast betueen traditional and contemporaryvalues;and that, if you think about it, is whata lot
Craftspecplere:RE-1NCARNÄTION "I'm fascinatedwith women's collected them. AS a geriatric nurse, she history and the things women did for often had to dispose of the effects Of artistic expression" during the times patients after death, often wondering if when most women were full-time and how they represented the dreams, funeThey were mostly homemakers. aspirations and valuesof their former tional things for the home,butWallace owners. also thinks of them as testimonies"to personalities Of the women who made or
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samples Of women's houseI'Vallace"began to go to garage sales to rescue" the art works that could, in hold crafts she might find there and incorporate them into them. made who Women some way, "resurrect the anonymous" Wallacetalks about the inspiration she drays from hand-made doilies or lace
table cloths with a mixtureof reluctanceand excitement.She is reluctant becauseshe probablyworriesthat peoplewill think she is a bit weirdbecause she cultivates almostmysticalconnectionswith the objects that inspir her. And she is excited becausethe processseems,somehow,to work for her. Developing a piece "feels
almost like a collaborative execution", through which a sense Of the Original maker's creative energy enhances her own. "I've been dabbling in art Off and on most of my life," says Wallace. "But 1 w•as good enough. I finally decided I had to make a commitnever satisfied.I couldn't ment." So she abandoned her nursing cateer, enroled at the Alberta College Of Art, where she is now in the fourth year Of the textiles program. RE—INCARNATIONis her first juried exhibition.
help from Dad) Maria Galenza: Driven (with a little
For Maria Galenza, who lives in Calgary and markets her work through a small
companycalled Earthworks•artfrom foundmaterial,the recyclingcamefirst; the fine craft part came later. She saysshe has been "driven to collect" found Objects"since I was 11years old, believe it or not". That Was17years ago, and she has been "collecting and amassing" ever since. Galenza started turning her collection of found objects Into art about seven years ago. She took Art 30 in high school and the foundation year at the Alberta strong mentorship from my dad". College of Art, but is largely self "Dad" is Gordon Galenza, well-known—and well established—Calgarywoodworker and member of the Southern Alberta Woodvorkers Society. Maria, whose Coyote Table, made from a driftwood plank and some pieces of fence-post, appealed to jumr Alf Boguskybecauseof its simplicity and directness, says she still needs a 'day job" to support herself, but hopes to build her business to the point where she can do it full-time. Re-Incarnation is her first juried exhibition
Chris Carson: Mr. In-&tween There's an Old song the goes:
You'vegot to accentuate the positive, Eliminate the negative,
Latch on to the affrmative; Don't messwith Mr. In-Between.
To meetChris Carson is to encounter
Someone who seems to take the song's first three bits Of wisdom seriously and personally—but who happily disregards
the fourth:
lot of myworkrests
between the various disciplines.
In the case of his toilet and facial tissue "trees" in RE-INCARNATION, that means bending"the idea of functional craft to make things that are betweencraft pieces and art pieces.
The idea of using recycledmaterials to make art is nothing new to Chris. He has done it for most Of his Career. "Even in my painting, I Start with Old photos, pictures, and things like that." But there is nothing casual or
accidental about what he does. He is certainly working in the traditions Of the Dadaists and the Found Art movement in the wayhe relies on "repositioning the everyday"clutter" of contemporary society in order to relate to it in a
differentcontext",But,he adds, "l probablyinteract more with the material before I reposition Many ACC members will kno,v Chris from his day job as retail manager
OfAlberta Craft Council Presents... Craft Chris is slowly building a reputation and a career in his own right.
Over 100pieces of his work are currently on view at Calgary's Museum
in an exhibition called New Alberta Art.
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Competitions
International
Fletcher Challenge CeramisAward InternatimaJJURIED exhibiton of
hat is predominanty wan C.
Awards: $10,000(NZ) Pra-nÉr Award;5 -
$2,000Awards m«it •FleWer Ctullenge Ceramic Award; P.O. Box 33, 1425; Takapuna,New Zealand64-9-6w 8581,or 64-9-445-8831,Fax: 8581
Art '95—1nternationaIArt & Craft Competition Annual open multimedia competition Requests for official applications July 28; judging March1995; exhibitionJuly 20-August6, 1995 Compeb forprizesard awædswort $55,000and a New York City exhibition. Ttz bp 70 winnerswill be shownin he exhiutbn.
Caegories: day, glass. fibre,jewelery, wood,mewwork,paper, enanel, furniture, fine arts.
Use officialenw formsavailaUe from: •
Ashley Ames; Art '95; 275 Route304; Bardonia,NY 10954,U.S.A. 0599, Fax: (914>623-0611
Second International Creche Competition International Creche Festival Bellingham, Washington Entries November I ; exhibition November25-December31 Prizes
$1 ,OOO
20 @ $100 U.S.) for he best træiitønal or
conbmporarycreches. Ore-third of prizes are reserved natvity ses
by natve arisans in culturesfæing pressuresb mo&mize.
TtB cteches will be displayed in sbre win±ws in downtownBellingham. Tt•ere
wil dso be non-compebbve exhibibof natviW sets loaned by privab mllecbrs.
Items in compebdonmust be availabk for
sale.sate rBt proceedsexpæbd; sab prices will irclude net amount at 65 per
mt btaJ.AZäJope n(hes for wil bedistibubdwoddwde.
FINIdenjls avajlabb from: •Ge«ge F.
Drake, Director;Interruimal Creche Fesåval Associaåm; 3000-A Sylvan street; Bellirgham, WA 98226,U.S.A (206)7349757,Fax: (ü)734-9830
Exhibitions
Alberta flbreworks A Juried exhibition of Canadian contemporary fibre art Entries August 2; exhibitionSeptember
110ctober 16
Jurors: Ralph Beney, Susan Warner Keene, Suzann Gremaway
Openb Canadian Artss Any
Edmonton International
Woodworking Show and Fine Wood Crafts Expo Edmonton Northlands Collseum
September 30-0ctober 2, 1994
by Cryderman Producåons Inc., which produces similar shows Otnwa,
Chaham, and
TtB showwillvrofiBhe labSt
woodworkingtechn@ues,bols, and
aazssories
a&Bsives, tmks,
ærving tods ard suppies;domesjc ard exoåc log homecmstructbn. sawmilldemonstatbns;seminarsam workshops;dub displays, cmvetjåons. Å full range of woodworkhgdisdplhes is Cryderman; Crydeman involved.•
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RE-INCARNATION
(When Recycling Meets Fine Craft)
at Alberta Craft Council Presents... until July 30
Hend
R.illoue
Section
Ongoing
Alberta
Season, a mixed
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ConceptionsArt and Framing Gallew
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New gallery—Canmore One World Craft Gallery
August 1-31Jeff DeBoer, Armajrsmih.
Ongoing
Greer,knives
Jeff is internationallyacclaimed for his cat
Seeks propsds fromcraftspeopE,boh
new works: tbs. exo-formsculptures, amour suits, rockets
consignment sales and exhibitjms throughouttheyear. •Bo Hutchism; Box 3356; 710 9th street; cannwe, AB TOL
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Canada Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery Waterloo, Ontario Ongoing Submit sides Withname, btb, medium and
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Clay and Glass Gallery; 25 CarolifE Street N.; Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5
Submit exhlbltlon proposals Museum for Textiles, Toronto Ongoing ArtiSB aryj curators are invited to submit proposals for future shows. Send résumé,
artist's and/orproposal,self. addressed stamped envebpe. •Contem-
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Original Alberta handcrafts Cabin Fever Craft & Gift Gallery Edson Ongoing Co-op galbry on rnül touristrouteseeks qualitywork consignmdlt. •Caun Fever Craft & Gift Gallery; Box 7174;
4928 4 Avenue;Edson, AB T7E IV4, (403)723-2888
New oudet in Strathcona distict seeks humorous,whimstaJ wcrks in all media,
especialy glass, day, metal,wearableart Submitrésumé,sides or photos.•Off the Wall, Inc.; 308 - 10545 Saskatchewan Drive; Edmonton,AB T6E 6C6,
Fine craft sales Serendipity Gallery & Frame Shop Ongoing Invites submissions of fine craft in all
media. •Geoff Hughes, Director;
Serexiipity Gallery & Frame Shop; 9860 90 Avenue; Edmmton, AB T6E 2T1, (403)433-0388
New retail outlet Rowena Decor (Decorative) Ongoing Seeking unique work in a varbty of media
for an unconvendonalretail seting
inclißing hand-pajnted furniture, 2-D works, functional design (furniture, pottery,
meta-work,etc.), jewellery, cards. Full
Calgary
promotiongiven to unknown artsts. •
WendyBrydon; 10762 82 Avenue; Edmonton,AB T6G IEI, (403>439-5445
Denim specialty outlet Cut Offs 'n' Jeans
Canada
Ongoing Consignrrmt sales shop specializing in
Montreal gallery representation Gallery Barbara Silverberg
artsans arÉ sewers to make garments,
Ongoing
recycled denim products. Also seeks
accessories md craftsusing recycbd denimas tle mainmmponent •Cut Offs 'n' Jeans; 171717 Avenue SW; Calgary,
AB T2T
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A mixed-bag gallery for "Urban Folk Artists" Off the wall, Inc. Ongoing
Ongoing
Melvyn Malkin, ceramics
Edmontonarea
(43)245-1818
Ceramic artists send slides and CV for
revlew,•Gallery Barbara Silverberg;
1336Greene Avenue 114; Montreal, QE H3Z2B1
July/AuguetIS94 Alberta Craft Magazine
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The Craft Gallery Canadian Crafts Council Ongoing
Subrnit proposds, slides and résurré
SASE (sdf-addressed sülped mvdope.) •Dale Barrett,Curator, Tie Craft Gallery Ontario Arts Council, Chalmers Building; 35 McCaul Street; Toronto,ON
Design for Liturgy and Worship directory Art arYiArchitecture Committee Catholic Archdlocse of Edmonton Deadline October 28 Acqted enties willhaveat last
in his sot.rce book on the wort d
M5T IV7, (416)977-3551
ard1iWs, artss and Submit4 b 6 blæk-a-d-wtite of recent work,arists suyrnent and biogra#lY.
Edmontonarea
•Design f« Littrgy,•clo John Zip; 847
MiscellaneoUs
Cultural Awareness Week Aboriginal Art Show & Craft Exhibit Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Main Lobby
Club.
aryl danæ demonsratms.
audienæ: 5,000 su.ldene, I ,OOO
stdf. Fee: small dmatbn work,Whidl may be raffledto raise mmey. •Heattw Miller; (403)471-8534
Canada
The Quilt Project Women's Art Rsource Centre Ongoing
he lives, belbfs, ravels ci the artsts or heir fami[es. • Quilt Project; WARC, Women's Art Resource Centre; 394
Euclid Avenue,SLite 309; Toronto,ON MSG 2S9, (416)324-8910
International
Orga•iizers are preparing a puUjæåon
Winnipeg-based custom bett witl retail and exhibitionkiosks urgenty requires buckles and other rnehl and batier items
b exparxiproductlines. • Ed 8640(Edmmtm) Paul (204)932-3633 Winnipeg)
•Beth Benson; (403)W2027
NO deadline given
Ongoing
,
Exhibition pmposals sought Estevan National Exhibition Centre Ongoing Proposals accepted from individuals and groups.
Submit proposal, résumé, dates, arts? s statement, maximum 20 slides and slide
list, self-addressed stamped envelqes (SASE). •Estevan National Exhibition
Centre; 118 Fourth Street; Estevan, SK S4A 0T4, (306)6347644
Book tables by July 31; fair October 29
149 street; Ec%nonton,AB T5R 183,
Toolbox PmJect Fine Woodworking magazine
Buckles and such needed Various locati01E
Craft market 8th Annual Craft Fedval and Sale
(403)483-5593
locaton.Submissbnsshoud ±QJrnmt
Sponsored by NAIT Abo@ina] Stu&nt
Alberta
Sponsoredby tle TmrhildCountyCrdt and HobbyClub at tie Tmrhild CommunitiCentre, Alberü. 10 am.4 p.m.Tabbs $20.
A mUectbn d diverse cpilts by Canadian arists to be displayed in a permanent
11762106 Street October 31-November 4, 1994
Marg Box 41 ; AB TOLITC, (43".-81Q
featung picturesand hisbries
bolboxes—anythingfroma modest
carpenbr'stob tofurniture-like snnding bol boxes.
Christmas Craft and Gift Fair Panee Memorial Multiplex Hobbema, Alberta November5-6 8' x 8' booths—$150before I, $200 aft% Deposit $50 (non-refundabb),
payabbb:
Tra& Fair
Cmmittee; Box 339; AB TOC INO, (403)5854205, Fax: (403)585-2084
Calgary Artisanla First annual outdoor arts fair August 25-28 A fund-rajsingevent for tie Tracy Anne Smith Fandabon and a women's shelter.
JURIED. Arise wcrkingin any media Bootls in Ents on banksof tie BowRiver. Boofrs opennom b m%ight Evening enbrtanrnent
Send transpzmcies of pictwesin SASE
Fee: $100 per boot); 1/2 with applÄtbn,
Todbox Project; clo wen Albert; Tatnton Press, Irw.; 63 S. MainStreet;
Submit Ptntos or sides, self-addressed
(self-addressedswnped envelope) b: •
Newton, CT
U.S.A.
Fairs
Alberta, Saskatchewan Ocbber 28-30, Westerner Altaplex,
nud
120 booths.
November11-13,Regina, Saskatch-
ewan—second annual, 100 boohs. •
July/August '1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
stamped envebpe, $10 processing fee. •
L. Morrison;Artlink, for he Arts; 2522 15th Avenue SE; Calgary,AB T2A OL5
Fetlval of Crafts Roundup Centre
StampedePark
Our Best To You Art and craft salß Red
112 at show.
December 2-4 Eighti annualJURIED Qftsde. 185 boohs. •Pauli!' Biswar.r; 192 HawkviewMaror Circle NW; Calwy, AB T3G 3A2, (403)23m276
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Edmontonarea
1995 Cabndar: Deadline for entries,
New craft stor Mill Woods Town Centre Mall Opening September I
Seeks txaftsmakers and artsts to display work yu-round.
Monthly fee. No
May15, I
commissbn.
p.m and May 19, 7 p.m.—store #506,
2331 66 Street •Gail or David KeNan;
(403»1307
Albert Arts & Crafts Fair. O/er 100 boohs Fall 1994 (second
28-30;at Mayfieh Inn Trade Cenre, Edmonton
Spring 1995 (17t1 amuaJ)—May 6-7: over 100 boohs at Akjnsdale Arena,
st Albert • Wendy (403)459-2521;
Quality
Craft Show; 12 WheatstMe
Crescent; st Albert,AB T8N 3G5
Christmas and Spring Shows Cameo Craft Sales Ongoing
Cameo Craft Sdes produces 2 annual
JURIED shows, ...ChriStnas is 5 days
and has approximately 140 exhibibrs
and more flan 30,000 Visitcy.
Spring is 4 days long and has 120 exhibitors and 15,000 visitors
•Eleanor or Marni Bercov; Cameo Craft
sales; 7418 182 street; Edmonton,AB T5T 2G7, (403)4814268
Canada 1995
Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario Deadline April 3, 1995
Third alnual Canadian JURIED quilt exhibitbn origiru] designs or adaptadons traditbna]designs mm#bd atbr Excelbnce of
$2,000
exhbidon will bur folbwing its
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Exhibijon doses, Ocbber 29. •Rodman Hall Arts Centre; 109St Paul Crescent;
st Catharires,ON US 1M3
Circle Craft Markets Vancouver
Submit 5 phobS, bootl photoor diagram, of he work, biography and
(cheque). •Paul Yard; $100 Circle craft Markets;101, 1765west 8th Avenue; Varcouver, BC V6J 5C6, (604)737-9050, Fax: (604)736-2186
Sundog Handcraft Faire Saskatchewan Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Applications August 15; fair December
VancouverCraft Market 1994 Enterprlze Hall Plaza of Nations on Expo Site November24-27 100 bootlS, five concessions, live
area • Manaw; Vancouver Avram, Simme Craft Market;8540 Demorest Drive; Richmond,BC V7A 4M1,(604)275-2724
enbrtainment and a children's
Education Edmontonarea Parkland Potters Guild & Gallery Stony Plain Classes at ttB beginner and inbrmediab levels in wheel hrowing, hand-building, sailpture, raku; also teen and children' s
TOPIka 9624990; Catw dasses. • Betty Schultz 963-6217; 963-5103; Ziehr Building (rear); 4912 51 Parkland Avenue; Stony Plain, AB
Twenteth anniversary—in a new locaion
Canada
Hayes, Co-cydinatw, Sundog Arts
Fmntlers of Fibre Conference Prince George, B.C.
witl more dates. JURIED.
• WerWy
Society; Box 7183;Saskatoon,SK S7K
Creative Craft Fairs—1994 G. R. Pearkes Recreation Centr Victoria, B.C. November 10-13 SeventeentlannualJURIED Christnas Art and Craft Fair. High-quality art and
food, music and craft demonsta-
Canadian Contemporary Quilts—
Rodman Hall schedub.
Acc4ted submissions due, May 3; Opening preview and award presentatm; Exhibibon opens pudic, Sepbrnber 12;
Some booths may still available, snrting at $1 ,175. &igind wa•ks.JURIED.
JURIED, previouslykrnwnas he St
May 1992. Three Awards
3; No&tjon of acceptance, April 14;
Christmas—November 9-13
Quality Craft Show St. Albert and Edmonton
Shirley
April
bons. •Terri Heit; 977 Kentwood TC.;
BC V8Y IA5, (604>658-2901
One of a Kind Canadian Cmft Show and Sale—Christmas Toronto November 24-December 4 Annual JURIED shows (20th anNversary):
550exhibitorsand rrwe han 140,000 visitors
• Of a Kind; 21 Granville Street; Toronto, ON M4Y 1M, (416)960-3680,
Fax: (416)923-5624
July 13-16, 1995
Keynote speaker: Jack Lenor Larsen, well-
knowntextb desÉner andauthorfran New York, Pre-conferenceworkshops,
exhibits, seminars, formal and informal fashion shows—a full range of activities for
everyone.•Jean Curry; Puuicity Committee; 2848 McKenrwy Crescent; Prince George, BC T2K 8819,Fax: (604)9646404
Contemporarynarnlng and Furniture Design Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 29-August I Instructors: Gary Knox Bennett, Michael
Hosaluk, Michael Hurwitz, Mark Sfirri, Del
Stubbs,DavidLoewy. •Saskatchewan Craft Council; c/o Michael Hosaluk; 813 BroadwayAvenue; Saskatoon, SK S7N 1B5, (306)382-2380
July/Auguae leS4 Alberta Craft Magazine
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Major woodworking symposium Saskatchewan Institute ofApplied Science and Technology (SIAST)
KelseyInstitute
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 29-August 1 Sponsored by he Saskaulewan Craft Councd.
Focus: on ättw tuming or fumituretnt
incorp«atesturnedebrrmts. Instructcrs:
MarkSfirri, Pennsylvania
California
Michael Hurwiü, Pennsylvania Michael Hosaluk, Saskabon
Merry" Sayian, Callomia
David Loewy, Toronb, ON Frank Sudol, Paddodwood, SK
Ron David,Sydney, BC
Don Kondra, Saskatoon, SK
Al Bakke, Saskatoon, SK Doug Taylor, I-Nebng, SK Jamie Russell, Saskabon, SK • Michael Hosaluk; Saskatctpwan Craft Council; 813 Broadway
Avenue;Saskathwan, SK S7N 185, (306)389-4813
Opportunityiü Alberta Crafts West Co-op, Hinton, Alberta Seeks new members co-op operatesa large Shre in fre Parks West Mall. It has 25 members
incltxiing several potters, floral arrangers, woodworkers, and people who produce sewn handiworks, cbcks, toys, inhrsia, dolls and paintings. Two types of membership: Consignment member: annual fee
$100, 20%
ElizabethGreenshieldsFourdation; 1814 SherbrookeStreetWest; Mmteal,
QE H3H IE4
Herstory 1996 Coteau Books DeadlineAugust 30 Invites Canadan women visud b submit slides or colour »copies of heir work for the over a popular women's desk cakndarlagenda blat combines Canadan wornen's historywitl bbgra•
phéS of wmen fromacross he cajnry.
Work featuring images of women is
preferred.An "appropriabfee' will
Knox Bennett Calfomia
Del
Canada
sales monthly.
Full mamber: annual fee $100;
monthly fee $50, no commissions. Craft's West is run by a board of directors. Members meet montily. • Vera (403)8657207; Wendy (403)865-7855
paß.
Send SASE, if you want fie submissbn
retimed. •Herstory 1996;Coteau Books; 401-2206Dewhy Avenue;
Regina, SK S4R IH3, (306)777-7170, Fax: (306)522-5152
Charners Fund for tle CrafE; Cribdsm
andCuratng,Expwatjms,Japan-Canada Fund, Project and Travel Granb Visual Art
Artists,JBC
TtE Canada Coundl accepts collect
• Cana& Cmncil; P. O. Box 1047;99 Metcalfe street; Ottawa, ON KIP 5V8, 1-800-263-5588
Grants for figurative artLsts Elizabeth Gleenshields Foundation Applicationsaccepted year-round Grants of $10,000 Canadian, are awarded
directy the betEfichries W'homust be undff 31 and work in represenäåonal
sytes of painting, printmaking, drawing or
sculpture. Canddates must already have
or
completed training in an established art
school or demonstrate,tlrough past work and future plans, a commfient to making art a lifebme career.
Submit slides in 5 cm x 5 cm mounts of Eh
x 2')
of six most recent works
and an official application form; no binders, booklets, brochures, letters recommendabon, CVs, clippings, æadambc records.
self-addressed envelopes, etc. •
July/August 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Awards bhl $25,000. • Marcel
President; Goebel Canada; 1200 CarnforthWd; Toronto,ON M4A 2K7
Newsletter for craftspeople West Coast CRAFTLINK Ongoing PublistBd quarterlywitl lists of upcoming
fairs, inbrviews with craftspeopb, arides on staring a business, etc. Mailed to
•Karen Booy; West Coast CRAFTLINK; Box 1168,Dept AC; Fort Langley, BC VOX IJO,
Art Bank Purchase Progra•n,Jeal A.
Watkins Award.
Ongoing
subscribers—$30one year, $35 Wo years.
Awards to artists Canada Council Ongoing
Grants,Visiång
Annual International porcelain sculpture award Goebel Canada
Royal Bank Award Ongoing $10,000 annud awards to c»tstanding
Canadians. •Selection Cmmittee, Royal Bank Award; Box 1102;3rd Floor H3C Place Ville Marie; Montreal, (514)874-8549
International Rakow Commission The Corning Museum of Glass Ongoing Creab a work in glass for the museum' s
permanent collecton. No formal applicaténs procedure; send résumé and slide of glass art b be consdered. •
Susanne Franu; Corning Museumof Glass; I MuseumWay; Corning, NY 14830-2253,(600937-5371
Canadian Giftware Rep Locator missions to Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 1994)and Denver Colorado (June 25-27, 1994)
Since 1987.this event has helped over 50 Canadian companiesplace theirIhes, resulted in sales in his terribry, and led b
the ±velopment of addiåonal markeS across he U.S. Alberta Crdt Counc\l,
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Secelon members witl and established producåon
line b exportint) theU.S. Upper MidwestaM Rocky MountainShtes markets are ancouraged to hke part applicatbns:
• Carol Sullivan*lberta Economic
Developmentand Tourism; Edmontm,
AB (403)427-4323
Pottery tutors and craft workers CUSO
Ongoing Oportunitbs b workIn hid-world counties for a modest salary. •CUSO; DT 10; 135 Rideau street; Ottawa, ON KIN 9K7
Show
Calgary Art on the Mall Art and Craft Sale Stephen Avenue Mall August 11-13 Fwrth annual sab for western Canadian artists, sponsored by the Calgary
DowntownBusiness Associatbn.
This is an outdoor event, with exhibits in
bnted booths covering tiree blocks. Nancy Cameron; Marketing Director;
Calgary DowntownAssociatim; 1500 Dome Tower; 333 7th Avenue SW; Calgary, AB T2P 2Z1, (403)266-5300
Art Market Calgary Convention Centre November 17-20 Eighti annual art and craft sale. JURIED.
180 boohs. Applyearly.•Art Market Productions; P.O. Box 385; Banff, AB
TOL OCO, (403)762-2345
Edmonton area Strathcona Place Centre Gallery 10831 University Avenue Edmonton, Alberta To July 22 Kattwlne Gamel—wabrmlours, sculpwres in day, potbry
Instucbrs of Arts and Craft exhbiåon—
wabrcolours,potery, rug hooklrv, tating, pressed fmers, sewing and
Hours: 9 a.m.4 p.m. weekdays •
4th Annual Canadian Glass Show Rowles and Parham Galleries 10130103 Street Edmonton to July 6 Fæturinghe labst furcåonaldid
artists æross
".11pwral works from
Hours: Tuesday-Frday, 10 am.-5 p.m.
The exhibidonswillbe presenbd as partof he Works Festival in Edmonbn and See the Works calmdars for venues.
FCC informatbn and to volunteer to help witl the exhibition • Sue (403>486-0829;
Carla (404>433-6090
Monthly feature exhibitions Parkland Potters Guild
July I -30—Arty-Facts, by Rita Adashynski August 4-27—0ut of fre Mold, by Edna Riling • Pot Gallery; 4912 51 Avenue; stony Plain, AB
Saturday, TWI-5 p.m.
Canada
Monday, by appointment •
Instructors' Exhibition
Linda Nelson—WateroIouß, sculptures In clay pottery Strathcona Place Art Gallery 10831 University Avenue To June24 Regularviewinghours:9 am.4 pm, Monday-Frkiay •
Linda Stanler—Clay Oppertshauser Gallery
Indudes work by ACC member Courmey 10:30a.m.4:30 p.m. weekdays; 124:30 p.m. weekends
International
541151 Street Stony Plain To July 25 With Carol Breen—Mixed Media.
10 am4 p.m. daily •
Paperspeak: A Global View A contemporaryhandmadepaper touring exhibition Edmontonto July 6; Victoria July 15August 28 Hosts
SubText Texåles Associatbn Artists Indigo Print arid Paperworks TYB Works: A Visual Arts Cdebradon Twe%ne
Kootenay School of the Arts West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre (Across fmm Castlegar Airport) To August 14
works have been selected
fm over 60 proposds reæived from
Canada, the United Kingchm, Hong Kon and Austraha.
Peters Valley Craft Fair Peters Valley Craft Centre
Layton,NJ July 30-31 Oräina] fine art, contemporary and
craft, photogr*y , • Peters Valley Craft Fair; 19 Kuhn Road; Layton, NJ 07851, U.S.A. (201)948-5200, Fax: (201)948-0011
Canadian Art of the Toy Art of the Toy Gallery Scottsdale, Arizona Exhibition February 1995 This exhibition will feature orb-of-a-kind bys In various medla from acrßs Canada
•Sam Carter; Canadian Art of the Toy; 3751 Cwess Street; Vancouver, BC
V6J3P4
July/August1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
eaeure Feature exhibition
Speaking
of paper...
hen you are setting up an exhibition of contemporary handmade paper art and one of the pieces you have to mount arrives as a pile of steel wire in a pail of wet paper pulp you know this is not the kind of art your mother had in mind when she talked your father into letting pu go to art school. But Carla Costuros, whose own fibre-based installation works often rest in pails (and other assorted containers) between exhibitions, took the dallenge in stride: she strung the wires together and dubbed the joints with paper pulp according to instructions. Former head of the Grant MacEwan production, (and as a) Community College fibre arts program, transformer and and one of the founders of SubT«t transmitter Of his(The Subversive Textiles Association Of Artists) Costuros is curatorof The pieces in the Paper-Speah• A Global ViewOrganized by show use "the inherent SubText. The show was prepared for The qualities of handmade Works: AVisual Arts Celebration 1994 paper to document/ Edmonton, and The Works Festival communicate each Victoria 1994 as part of the XV Comartists concerns or monwealth Games Arts and Cultural perceptions of their Festival. corner Of the world." The work that arrived in a pail is PaperSpeakis the Network11—1994, by Gilles Yforisette, is first Canadian one of 34 pieces by 20 artists from four international paper Commonwealth countries (Australia, the show since Paperuorks: United Kingdom, Hong Kong,and Canada/ USA in 1983. Canada). It is at The in Handmade paper, as the exhibition the main floor galleria organizers view it, has "the unique Of Commerce Place potential to communicate through all until July 6, then senses, aspects of the tribal as well as the to Eaton Centr global village."It does this through "its in downtown Victoria, connections to and sources in the natural B.C. from July 22Network11—1994, by Gilles Morisette environment, its rhythm and ritual August 28. The Peace Country Spinners and Weavers Guild and Fairview College Community Education hosted Threads
Along the Peace,the Annual ConGrence Of the Handweavers Spinners and Dyers of Alberta in Fairview May 13to 15.Key
presenters:Rita Buåanan (Connecticut,
I-J.SA.), Jane Evans (Saskatchewan), Dagmar Mehlsen (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.), Sigrid Piroch (Fairview), and Anne Shaw (Fairview). lewasn't a case Of all work and no play though—as we see in the photo provided by Joanne Verveda, at least Onelocal dignitary stopped by to entertain the conference participants.
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Sectlon Craft at The Works The Works Festival 1994 is a Gast Of crafts Offeringan unprecedented range and VarietyOf craft works and disciplines all downtown Edmonton. The following works feature at least some craft work masQuirx Wood, and Life Artists-at- Work in the Square Mask Making and per6rmance— Ceramic works Artists for Edmonton Parks and by Roberta ManulifePlaceEast, third floor Archambeau, Ryan Cameron, Janet Recreation's Southwest Cultural gallery. Mansfield and Chu& Wtssinger— Centre give demonstrations from Il TheGlass of Art Commerce Place, upper level. a.m. to 10 pm.—Wtnston ChurchWork of students in the dass ill Square. Fire Play department of the Alberta College In installation of clay work, fire and Artists at Work/Shops of Art, in Calgary—Manulife Place Art and craft markt—Wtnston videoby Ruth Chambers—ComEast,Holt Renfrew. Churchill Square. merce Place, upper level. NorthernExposure Silk Roads TheFourth Annual Canadian Glass Show Ceramic works from students at the An exhibitionof workthat grewout Functional and sculptural work University of Regina and the Nova of the WesternCanadaWilderness from 45 Canadianartists Rowles Scotia College Of Art—Manulife Committee'sfall artist'SCampon and Parham Gallery—Royal Lepage PlaceEast,seventhfloor. the banks Of the PeaceRiver— Building,mezzanine. Foyer Gallery, Centennial Library. Rez94 Clay Sculpture from the residency Installationette(Generic) 1994 At RathGallery Foil fired vesselsby Gary Eight artists exhibit in various program that brings neoplytes and Greenberg—CHQT Building, World-classmasters at Red Deer mediums including painting, mixed second floor. media, sculpture, photography, College—ManuliG Place East, • Rhythmk Dissonance seventhfloor. furniture—CityHall, main floor. An exhibit of sculptural noise FoilFired Vessels RE-INCARNATION (When RecyclingMeetsFine Craft) An installationOfvesselsby Gary makers—CHQT Building, lower The AlbertaCraft Council% level. Greenberg—TheWestin Hotel. contribution to The Works— Art and Design at Red Deer Wih My Head in the Clouds and College My Feet on the Ground Manulife Place West, upper level. Red Deer College art and design Ceramic sculpture by Randall Capture the Moment students work—The Schmidt—The Clay,wood,stone, cement,metal Hudson'sBay Coffee Cup Cafe. Centre. and bronze sculpturefrom the Mirror-Mirror An exhibitionof earthenware Art from the Arctic,A Circumpolar Sculptors Associationof Alberta— Exhibitionby Contemporary plates—The Coffee Cup Cafe. Manulife Place West, upper level. Artists and Craftsmenof Sapmi FormConstruction/MateriaI Fine Are Faculty of Extension (Norway,Sweden.Finland).Russia. Exhibition Nai Yu Cao presents textile works Alaska.Canada and Greenland The workof staff artist/ teachers— exploringsoutheast Asian cultural UNESCO, government organizaManulife Place West, upper level. traditions;Nadine Stefin presents tions, native groups and individuals Throne of Wisdom painted wood construction— have come together to present an Carver, mask maker, puppeteer Harcourt House Gallery. Innovativeexhibition of more than Randal Fraser participates in the • Images 500 worksof Arcticart—Edmonof Woven Dreams and artist-at-work programcarvinga Stones ton Centre concourse. giant throne—WinstonChurchill Fibre art by BarkPankratz—lnnon Goddesses square. 7th, main floor lobby. Clay sculptures by Gudrun Klix, • Creating Environmental Archests Ann Roberts and Michael Flynn— Alternatives Works in clay by Torbjorn Kvasbo Commerce Place, Main Level. The Talking Yellow Pages and Macdonald, • PaperSpeak:A Global View Imagination Market offer a handsmezzanine. Works in handmade paper fom on arts and crafts programfor the The Alberta Craft Council congratulates Canada,Hong Kong, Australia, the wholefamily—WinstonChurchill The Works Festival for its ongoing United Kingdom—Commerce Square recognition and support of the crafts Place,gallerta and Alberta's craftspeople.
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July/August ISS4 Albertæ
Magazine
Directory of Craft Shows in Alberta
If yæ are interested in craft showsand fair; you
need a copyof this directry! The diratory fists craft showsacms Alba-ta by date, and includes the name and addres of the dadlines costof indiciFhtim, and mtre! Cost $3 for Alberta Craft Coundl members
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1654NOW , if you are interested. The cards are produced in runs of 2,500per postcard.The ACC keeps 500 for its own promotional efforts; the members get the remaining 2,000 cards. Cost: $200,which is far less than the going rate for similar quantities and quality in small lots.
The ACC provides:CO-ordinationand quality control. You provide: One 4" x 6" photographor slide of eachimageto be
reproduced. (If you do not have suitable photographs on hand, the ACC can arrange for an experienced photographer to take pictures You will be responsible for delivering and returnat the art work and for insurance. Cost: $25per image.)
Relevant information (printed on the back of each photograph:
media nameof artist xw XD size(in tide of work photo credit year created Complete informationmust accomparyeach photograph. The Alberta Craft Council logo will appear on the back of each card. the Photographs,information, and a dleque than July 15, later 1994. amount due must be receivedno of 16,and will be Postcardsmust be printed in print. to ready are images produced when 16 Postcardswill be processedon a first-come, firstserved basis. The ACC cannot guarantee that all postcatds orderedwill be printed, as wecan only print in lots of 16 for the price offered. Don't dely. Postcardsare an efficient, cost-effective methodof promotingyour work—as part of your own marketingprogramand through the ACC's promotional programfor membersat
FireWorks worked the next Fire Works International ACC memberLinda and rtired vice-presidentLinda Stanier is alreadylookingforwardto whenthe books are finally tallied for CeramicsSeminarwhichwill take place in Edmonton in 1996,barring an unexpecteddeficit the 1994 event.
Linda was a behind-the-scenesvolunteerand an enthusiastic participant in the 1994 seminar at the University of Alberta Extension Centre,May 12-15. had sudl a good feelingabout Fire Works this year.And there has been lots of positivefeedback.There was almost too muchto choosefrom." Twenty guest artists from across Canada, the U.S. and abroad conducted workshops, lectures and demonStration for 120registrants,60 per cent of whomwere from the Edmonton area,with the remainderdivided between Calgary and rural Alberta.
Linda also cites the co-operationand support of Edmonton's art galleries,many of which put on exhibitions of works in clay for the seminar. Guilds,galleriesand volunteerswho wish to contrihlte the 1996event should contact Alfred Schmidt or Val Smythe at the U Of A Faculty Of Extension 492-3116.
Fire Works Was organized by the Faculty Extension
at the U of A with volunteerhelp frommembersof Edmontods ceramics community. U of A Extension will also organize the event for 1996.
Linda believesthe participationof localpottery
guilds (Edmonton, St. Albert, and Stony Plain's Parkland Potter prominent among them) wasa highlight Of this year's seminar. They sponsored coffee breaksduring the sessions.The St. Albert Guild supplied delegate pins. ParklandPotters hosted a studio visit to Stony Plain that includeda tour of the town% Sg Casa—an exhibition of new works in clay by Linda Stanier at public murals and a demonstration shoving how the Rowlesand Parham Design Gallery,Edmonton during and after Fire guild's two ceramic murals were made and assembled.
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July/August 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Made
by Hand: The Pleasure of Making
Alberta Craft Council Presents... Gallery
of Organized and circulatedby the Crafts Association British Vancouver, of B.C. for Columbia and The Canadian Craft Museum, Brian Baxter, Lloyd the International Year of Craft, 1993.Curated by
Updded Exhibition Schedule
objects. MadebyHand looks at why and how craftspersons create
Hermanand Doris Shadbolt.
urors' commentsabout the exhibition:
June 24-July 30 featured during The Works Festival RE-INCARNATION (When recycling
.
craft)—a juried exhibitionfrom Alberta Craft Councilmembers.All art work in the exhibition usessomeform of recycledmaterial. 5-8. eSee stories photos,
Featureartist in the craft shop:
Karen MacMillan-Amies—day (porcelain bowls, vases, teapots)
its growth illustrating the Creativeprocessfrom inspiration through production tofinished object.ne craftmakers who responded with appropriate support
for the mbibition. Their unique Objectsalso manag to material were accepted
Associationof B.C.and the CanadianCraft Museum, Vancouver B. C. Juried by Brian
Baxter,LloydHerman and Doris Shadbolt. Featureartist in the craft shop:
Ter ry Juzak—metal September 16-October 29 XXX—Taking Tea WithEros,the Metal Arts Guild%1994members' show on a national
Baxter
achievesomethingmore than the sum Of their
affirms both the technicaland artistic
"This
Ofcrafts in
(British Columbia), and A-tends the range Of objectsfrom thefamiliar,
comfortabltand traditional to design
August 5-September 10 Made By Hand: The PleasureOfMaking—an exhibition of creatively inspired Objects organized and circulated by the Crafts
exhibition is not only about thefinished objectbut also 'be courseof
and
the fine' arts of painting
ed'S Of the craftsfield that merge with Herman
and
"[Today] art has becomean afair of the mind, an intellectual enterprise, matter of 'signifiers and signified'. asking to be readfor its social or political or 'hwy—correct message,rather than
.
But the crafts havealways been motivated by drives quitt differentfrom is about the those which havepropelled other modern western art..
very qualities that current art (and theory)
Shadbolt.
[Excerptsfrom the exhibitioncatalogue,written and edited y.' Louise M. Jackson.] CraftShop:metal work by Terry Juzak. Featured in
tour.The themeis basedon the influenceof Eros, the Greekgod of love, Don
Stuart—ne
Challenge of Metals One
of
Canada'sforemostmetalsmiths,Don Stuart recently receivedthe Jean Chalmers Award. The show is curated by Pat Hart and coordinated by the MacLaren Art Centre, of
Barrie,Ontario.
Pat Loucks—Alternative View pat Loucks is a
fibre artist from Bedford,Nova Scotia,and a graduate of the Nova Scotia %ool of Art and Design.
Featureartist in the craft shop:
Bonny Houston—blown glass. November 4—December 31 Under
the Tree: A
Canadian
Craft Christmas
See call-for-entries, opposite
Featureartist in the craft shop:
Martha Henry—blown glass
Edwards—Musq-ueatn Momtnto, woolen yarn; knitted. Photo: Dirk Erkau, Photq Studio, Inc.
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July/August 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Calls for entry Under
tbe Tree: A
Canadian
Craft Cbristmas
November4-December 31 It's that time of the year again! We are looking for participants for our and sale, Under theTree. annual Christmas All ACC members who are currently selling at ACCP...Craß s&o?.• please us let know if you are making any new productsfor Christmas. New members who would like to sell at ACCP... Craß Shop:contact us at (403)425-0909 to make an appointment—or send slides or photos to Alberta craft Council Presents... Galleryand CraftSbop 206, 10150102Street AB Edmonton,
T5J 4C7
We are alwayslooking for new work. If you know of craftspeoplefrom other provinces who might be interested in UndertheTree,please refer them to us.
Call for contributions Festival of Trees
Alberta Craft Council Presents... will participatein this fund-raiserGr
this year.We want to decorate our the Friends Of University Hospitals tree with items donated ACC members. If you have one or two decorations to donate, call or write us September30.
Thank you! Chris, Nan*' and Sheralee
Notice to Alberta
Craft
Councilmembers
Alberta Craft Council Presents. Gallery wouldlike to receiveproposalsfor a special exhibitionof contemporaryfunctional telephonesto celebrateour 15THanniversary. Each accepted artist will receivea free touch-tone telephoneto adapt using the traditional craft media: day, glass, metal, fibre, or wood. Mixed media may be used as long as the finishedpiece contains one of the traditional media. The exhibition is sdleduled for June 24-August 5, 1995,and would be featured duringThe Works Festival for its first ten days. The exhibition may also tour. For infirmation, contactSheralee Hancherow at (403)425-0909. Proposals may be sent directly to: Alberta Craft Council Presents... Galley 206, 10150102Street
Edmonton,AB T5J 4C7
Deadline: September 30, 1994.
World Wind Bell Festival
ACC members chime in
Five ACC members are repre-
sentedat the first WorldWind
Bell Festival in Shikoku, Japan, June 25 to August 21 this year: Carol Bradley (Kitchener, Ontario), Trudy Gallagher
(Fredericton,New Brunswick, Terry Juzak (Edmonton, Alberta), Leslie Starnes
(Calgary,Alberta), and Rosa Taylor (St. Albert, Alberta) The WorldWind Bell Festival is organized by the Nanyo Recreation Urban
Development Corporation to
promote international understandingof people'slive and cultures around the world.
chimes from around the The World Wind Bell Festivalhas gathered wind world to promote international understanding.
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Call for information
Foundation Supply Survey goes south for the summer
The currentexhibitionat AlbertaCraft CouncilPresents...
Gallery, Craft About US—A Collectionof craftfrom thepeople,land
and culturesof northernAlberta, grew out of the Alberta Craft Council's Rural Craft Development Project and its Foundation Supply Survey. Project co-ordinator Tom McFall travelled throughout northern Alberta looking for people who are trying to make their living by doing craft work, especiallyin indigenous media and styles, and assessingtheir potential to become
the foundationof a rural craft industry.He is nowdoing the samething in southernAlberta. Betweennow and the end of August,Tom plans to spend
about a week in the following areas: Camrose-Stetder, Red Deer, the Bow Corridor, Fort Macleod-Cardston, BrooksBassano,Medicine Hat. He wants to meet people who are doing original creative work in any craft medium. He is also looking Gr people with excellent craft skills who can make reproductions Of souventr items for museum and historic site gift shops. If you are doing such work, or if you know Of someone, get in toudl with Tom through the ACC office: (403)428-1654. Another part of our Rural Craft Development Project, the Economic Impact Sun•ey,is almost complete. Mary thanks to the more than 200 members who returned their completed forms. You information is valuableand appreciated.We are still accepting information, so if you have not yet completed your
survey,pleasedo sa
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FOR SALE: WEAVING LOOM—Leclerc counterbalance,45' floor loom,four harness, bench, some accessories, textbooks. $700, or will consider offers.Cathy: (h)430-7170,(w)420-7282.
Membership Benefit
Alberta Craft Council members receive a discount of 10 per cent on all purchases at
Alberta Craft Council Presents... Craft Shop
Textile labelling regulations may
change
The Consumer Products Branch Of Industry Canada is proposing amendments to the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations under the Textile Labelling Act.The proposed changes covertwo major areas:1. use of terms implying that products are made by hand, and 2. use of second-hand or
recycledmaterialsin consumertextile articles. The Act and the Regulationsare intended to protect consumers against misrepresentation in labelling and advertising of textile products and to ensure consumers may choose textiles on the basis of fibre content. They also have the effect Of protecting craftspeople who conform to the regulations fromunfaircompetitionfrom manufacturerswho do not. A proposed amendment will darify use of the following terms:
and band—loomed are to be been wholly completed operation has used only when the on a device Or madline that is wholly manually Or pedally operated without the use of electricity; are to be used only when the hand-sewnand band-knitted operation is completed entirely by hand with the appropriband—framed, band—spun,
ateneedles,withoutthe use of machinesor other devices; hand-printedis to be used only when the printing has been done by manually operated screens, stencils and blocks;
and
band—crafted, are only to be used to handicraftand band—made describea product that has undetgone a substantial transformation or labour-intensive operation completed
hand. With respectto use of second-handor recycledmaterials
in textile articles, a proposed amendment will require disclo-
sure of fibre content including the words recycledor second-
band—something that is not requirednow. In a regulatory
impact analysis statement commenting on this amendment,
regulatorsacknowledge"obviousenvironmentalbenefits to recyclingtextiles".Butconsumerscannot tell the difference betweenrecycledand non-recycled material, leading to "increasingpotential for fraud", due to the fact that, "in some instances,the resulting product (using recycled materials) may be significantlyinferiorto a similar pmduct made from nonrecycled materials."
The regulationswill be enforcedby Industry Canada
inspectors. Penalties for manufacturers and craftspeople who
do not label their workproperlyinclude fines ranging from and/or imprisonment for up to one year.
The ACC office has copies of the proposed amendments and content information should aryone wish to comment to the Consumer Products Branch on the proposal.
July/August 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Opportunities
in the U.S.
The Canadian Consulate General fir the U.S Upper Midwest and RockyMountain States wants ACC members to kncw
about its marketing efforts for Canadian craftspeople. The Office,located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves eight states: Coloradq Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,Wyoming. Recent activities include: A market study, published in March 1994, covering the Upper Midwest and RockyMountain States regions for giftwareand craft producers who want to get to know those regions. Oder your own COPY
from Michel Samson,at the LIS.
Trade Branch in Ottawa at (613) 944-9479. New Directions,a quarterly newsletter
for Canadian giftwareand craft industries featuring input from Canadiantrade missions the United States.
AnnualGift Rep Locators in
tion craftspeoplewhowantto find salesagentsin the Upper Midwest and RockyMountain States.The 1994sessionswereheld at the end
publishedbyThe Guild,basedin
Of June; if you want advance
Madison,Wisconsin. It is now availablein the ACClibrary.The
informationfor 1995,write to the
address below. Convergence '94—a biennial confer-
Guild also publishes three sourcebooks featuring high-end
ence of the HandweaversGuild Of America—willbe held in Minneapolis-st.Paul this summer.
Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), will be held Minneapolis-St. Paul next year. The focusis on the sharedborder between Western Canada and the
contemporarycrafts aimed at three markets: the interior design community, installation pieces for architects,and retailcraft galleriesand specialty shops.The source books feature full-colour photographs, background and contact inßrmation on artists, includingCanadians. For informationcontact: Dana S. Boyle,Commercial Officer Canadian Consulate General 701Fourth AvenueSouth Minneapolis,Minnesota
General is working with conference
Telephone: (612) 333-4641
The Consulate General is working to promote Canadian participation to its key contacts in the U.S. Borderline Ceramics, the 1995 confer-
enceOfthe NationalCouncilof
United States.The Consulate
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Taking care of business: Annual General Meeting The Alberta Craft Council's Annual General Meeting washeld in Edmonton in the University of Alberta Extension Centre at noon
on May
14, 1994.
Following confirmation of a quorum, routine businessincludingapprovalof the 1993 minutes, the treasurer'sreport, approvalof the auditor's report and the financial statements, and reappointment of auditors for 1994,ACC president Anne Brodie gave a short report and an overviewof some interesting and challenging options for the future: • An Alberta Clay exhibition may be held at the National Council of Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference, to be held Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota next year— an exciting way for Alberta to show its craft." (See Opportunities in the US, page 23.) The ACC is interested in
offering a training pmgram,
based on one availablefrom the Canadian Crafts Council, aimed at making craftspeople better business operators. Anne Brodie also confirmed Che ACC annual awardsannounced in the May/June issue of Alberta Craft President Anne Brodie presides over the Magazine: Annual General Meeting Bobbi HoÆnan Award winner Teresa McKinnon was in Calgary for her Alberta College of Art convocation ceremonies, so Anne Brodie accepted on her behalf. Teresa will use the $500 award to help pay for @trip to Denmark to study at the Danish WeavingCentre and said she wassure Teresa would in Haderslev. Anne has been to the enjoy her stay there. Awardpin on behalf of Arne Handley accepted the ACC Special fellow Medicine Hatter Dianne Finch. Dianne IS worthy recipient of awardfor her work on the ACC board, and for her efforts COp;omote the ACC in southeastern Alberta. But she was surprised to haye been chosen which, Arne said, was typical of her low-key nature. the fees for In other business, an amendment to the bylawswas passed ratsipg two. to $70 for $6() and year affiliate membérs from $30 to $35 for one for vacant Vice-ptesident Linda Stanier presented a slate of five nominees positions on the ACC board: Anne Brodie,Arne Handley,WayneMackenzie,Helen Mitchell, and Bill Morton. After three calls for nominations from the floor, to which there was no response, the nominations weredeclared dosed and the five nominees elected by acclamation. There being no further business, the meeting wasadjourned at 12:40P.M. Copies of the minutes of the Annual GeneralMeeting of the Alberta Craft Council and of the information package,includingthe financialstatements, that ms distributed at the meeting are availablefrom the ACC office. Call 428-1654,fax 425OPI. 2314or write to: 509, 101361100Street, Edmonton, ABT5J
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1994-95 officers and committees The new board of directors of the
Alberta Craf Council held its first meeting in Edmonton on My 15. •Executive positions filled by acclamation.
President — Anne Brodie Vice-Ptesident — David Green Secretary — Anne Anfindsen Treasurer— Ralph Henderson Committee assignments
1. Finance/ Business
Chair: Ralph Henderson, who will work with ACC staff Resources 2. Human Chair: David Green 3. Programs/ Services
Chair: Carol Jane Campbell
4. Advocacy Chair: Anne Brodie, who will work
with Susan Abells, Director
5.Communications
Chair: Wayne Mackenzie Assisted by: Carol Jane Campbell and Jeananne Kirwin 6. Education Chair: Arne Handley Assisted by: Charles Lewton-Brain and Mlayne Mackenzie
7. Exhibition Chair: Bill Morton, who will work with Sheralee Hancherow, Alberta Craft Council Presents, .. GalleryCoordinator and Susan Abells 8. Fundraising Chair: Anne Anfindsen 9. Craft Marketing Chair: Anne Anfindsen
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