ALBERTA/ MAGAZINE
The budget: good, bad
and worrisome Page 3
into Turning probkms opportunities Tom McFall Page 5
Making
a place for
tapestry
PirkkoKarvonen Page 6
David Holloway— by Dean
Bennett Page 7
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The budget: good,
Overall, tbe newsfrom the bud" is goodfor the arts in Alberta, and we share the pleasure and relief that everyonemustfeel.
bad and worrisome evaluationof funding to all Provincial Service Organizations which affects us more dramaticallythan other PSOs. We will do everythingwe can to
convincethe Foundationthat its should reconsider its decision concerning our
funding.In the meantime,we do not intend to rain on everyoneelse's parade. t could have been worse; much worse.
Instead, after months of
conditioning to expect the worst, the news that the provincial government will maintain lottery funding to the Alberta Foundation fir the Arts at current levels
for the nextthreeyearshas to be
regarded as good news. Very good news
in fact.
For two reasons.The fact that the governmentis holding the line on funding to the arts when almost everything else is being cut is reason enough to celebrate.But the most important
news may be the fact that, for the first time ever,the province is committing to a funding level for a three-year period, instead of the usual one year.That means that, for the first time ever,the arts organizations which depend on Alberta Foundation for the Alts funding
Canstart to plan their own affairson a diree-yearbasis. news from the That's the
Provincial Treasurer's Rbruary 24 budget. There is also bad news for the Alberta Craft Council which doesn't come out of the budget itself, but in the Foundation's allocations of its global budget to individual organizations. At
that level,the ACC comes out a big loser. havebeen told to expecta 25 per cent cut over the next three years. The reasons for this major reduction havenothing to do with the levelof funding from the government. Apparendy they are due to a technicalre-
Overall, the news from the budget is good for the arts in Alberta, and we share the pleasureand relief that everyone must feel. We are, however, also worried about the 50 per cent reduction to the budget of the Department of Community Development. The budget and the department'Sthree-yearbusiness plan
this releasedwith it do not specifr cut will affectthe operationsof the Arts and CulturalIndustries Brand-I,which is our mam contactpoint with the department. However,we are anxtous to know if and howlevelsof technical support
be cut. And, of course, we are worried for the personal futures of government emplwees with whom we have established working relationships over many years. We are acutely aware of the fact that our relativegood fortune in having the Foundation's funding levels maintained maybe their bad luck.We worry for them. Nevertheless, we must and support a principle whichis inherent in the way the government has done its budgetingand planning:when funding is scarce, it is better to support artists and organizations with revenue— cash from the Foundation—than with
servicesand programsfrom the depart-
mcnt. As a matter of fact, we think that's a good principle to follow even when the government has lots of money to spend. We are also worried about the future of Alberta's educational institutions and programsspecializingin craft and fine art disciplines.We do not
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understand,yet, how the budget will them. But weknowhow important accessto quality education and training is to continueddevelopmentof craft in Alberta.We are worriedabout that, and about the personal futures of friends and colleagues whose careers may be in jeopardy.
We have no illusions about the longer-term prospects for funding for that the arts.The pressuresto cut wereso apparent before this budget will probably be felt just as strongly when the next set of three-year plans is being prepared.We are well awarethat the current budget gives us a three-year period of grace duringwhichwe will have to work very hard and smart to get our operations
on a stronger, more
business-like footing. That is true of the ACC itself. It is also true of individualproducingACC members. We have already made a B)0d start in this direction with Alberta Craft Council Presents. Galley and Craft Shop,the Rural Craft Development Project, our current Economic Impact Study and Strategic Industry-Development Plan, and our efforts to set up strategic partnerships with government, private and non—profitagencies.We are working hard to establish craft in Alberta as viable cultural industry capable of long—termaesthetic and industrial development, particularly in foreign trade and tourism. We encourage every ACC member us in the effort—for your own join to financial security and growth and Gr the security and growth of craft in Alberta. Let us Let us knowif you can know how we can help These are times when we must work to support cach other as had as we work
to maintainour and integrity.
creativestandards
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Board faces
funding
"We try to balancethecompositionof theboard,and are very lucky to have a team of
professionals are willing to sbare tbtir expertisewith us. But the input of craftspeopleis absolgttlyvital. I encourageyog all to think seriouslyabout standingfor boardat the ACM in May." electionto
On developing priorities. challenges working Shirley Rimer has resigned from the
board.On behalfof all members,I thank
Anne Brodie her for her contribution to the Alberta
Craft Council. We try to balance the composition of the board, and are very lucky to have a team of professionals Who are willing to share their expertise With us. But the input of Craftspeopleis absolutelyvital. I you all to think seriously about Standing election to the board at the AGM in May. See page 21 for a
Councilabout a year ago when its funding was withdrawn. I was interestedto find that there seemsto be the beginningof a grass-roots organization stirring as the craftspeople realize they need some sort of common voice.
I look forwardto seeing as mary of you as possible at the Try to be there.
nominationform.
I recently
returned from a trip to New Zealand and
Australia (where they are having the best summer in 20 years!).
While there,I took
the opportunity to undtng cuts are a reality these days and we are all affected In some way. Alberta Craft
Council has been informedby the Alberta Foundation for the Arts that our funding Willnot onlybe cut (not entirely unexpectednews),but that the finding which Wedo receive be based on the funds whichwc oursclvcs raise. Negotiations are under wayat the moment to clarify which funds can be used as "matchingdollars", but it is safe to assumethat we haveto makedo With less next ycar. Some hard decisions have to be made and ary new haveto be completely initiatives self-supporting. It's disappointing to find our growth curtailed Aftera few years of expansion,and the board is
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craftspeople. John Odgers, Executive Director of the
AustralianCraft Council,took time in
a hectic day to explain the workings of that orgainization. They are certainly working on a grander Scale
than we are, with much Of their energy going into maJor touring show'Sand trade shows all over
the world.
New Zealand, as I am sure many Of you know, lost is craft
The work of ACC member Barb lhnkratz is featured In Alberta Craft Council Presents... Craft Shopuntil April 2.
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Turning problems
into opportunities Tom McFall Rural Craft Development
Officer
Alberta Craft Council
ecentcontactbetweenthe AlbertaCraft Counciland the
Lac La Biche Nfission Historical has brought to light some Society creative and business opportunities largelyunexploredin Alberta by either
craft producersor the co-odinators of museumsand historic sites. Most major
museums operate gift Shops, and historic sites around the province ate looking at retail efforts as a form of fund-raising. Shortage Of supply and lack of quality products are Often cited as the reason why museum shops hae a noticeablelack of locallymade and historically connected crafts in sto&. The Lac La Biåe Mission plans to open a gift shop next summer in its new visitor center. (The Mission also has a long—termplan LOoperate a bed-andbreakfast in the restored rectory.) Finding craftspeople who can do historic and/or contemporay crafts whichrepresentthe Catholic, fur trade, Cree, Métis and settlement history of the site and area IS critical to the success of a retad venture at the mtssion. The mission for the Mission ISto dwelop a range of authentic and quality crafts in a variety of price categories.Just how might this work? Stage one has involved examimng
Tbt Mission shop could act as a craft incubator by encouraging and test—marketingindigenous craft.
lamp shelvesand picture frames,embroidered vestments, hand-made crochetedtable linens, and an assortment of other Objectswhich could be
Visitors identify museums and historic
Then we speculated about what else could be made locally. What local
The Mission shop could act as a craft incubator by encouraging and testmarketing indigenous craft. Ten to 20 craftspeople in the area,producing occasionally,part-time or full-time, and selling their work at the Mission (and eventually beyond), have significant economical potential. This idea generation process will,
made by craftspeople in Alberta.
materials—pine, spruce, willow, day, wool, sheepskin, leather and furs, grasses
and Rowers—couldappropriateto craft use?What local craft or light industry processes—knitting, spinning, weaving, needlework, woodworking,
and Others—could lead to craft production?What indigenous Ima
e mission buildings'
skiffs,scows,and Canoes, Lac La horsesand other domesticanimals, moose,deer,wolves,and other wild-
life—might inspire new craft ideas?And what elements of local history; native Cultures.The fur trade, missionary activity, early lumbering, homesteading, farming or the railwaycould become themes to craf production and marketing?
Since recent travelstatistics indicate that more than 20 per Cent Of American
the Mission'sartifactcollectionfor
examples Of crafts known to have been
made in the area within the last 150 years.We discoveredcarvedwooden crucifixes,candle holders, cast plaster saints,birch bark and willowbaskets, models of buildingsand boats, handbuilt furniture, small wood items sudl as
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
sites as their Albertatraveldestination, we also speculatedabout the economic potential for a Lac La Bidle craft •€industry"fosteredby the Mission.
no doubt, continue,but the result to date has been to turn the "problem" of findinggood and interestingcraft for the
Mission gift Shop into and "opportu— nity" to revivehistorically significant crafts Or Createunique new crafts that speak intimately of the features of Lac La Biche. initiative also has This Lac La the potential for becoming a model craft development In conjunction with other historical and cultural institutions.
ea ure Making a place for tapestry ACC
(Wotk like Murray Gibson's inspires me
member PirkkoKarvonen (Sherwood
Park) shares btr observationsand thoughtson the Making
A
place For Tapestry
symposium
in Vancouver(September 1 9) when about 100 tapestry weaversfrom England, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, the United Stales and Canada gathered to considertbt past, present andfuture of their art.
be Kuwait burning? Harris's piece, Stream draws its inspiration flum OfConsciousness, Herman Hesse'snovel Siddhartha: "In the charmingly related parable, the flow Of a river is revealed as a metaphor for the parade of all the events,people and things in life." His tapestry bears an image of a glacier with split fragments bearing images from his own past.
apestry isn't exactlymainstream. Although tapestry weavers have achlcvcd a high dcgrcc Of technical competence, most people outside the arts think Of tapestry as a handicraftlsh wallhanging, if they think
about it at all. Delegatesto the symposiumtried to identifythe issuesirr.'01ved in the
marginalization Of tapestry. Anthca Mallison summcd up: "Our rolc in art history. How gallcrics Sec LIS.HOW' Instttutcs us. Our position as a
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mediumwith tradition and much influencethat has—and hcw that
changes, because that's changing radically
rl t now.
ITNLT11,at the CanadianCraft
profit organizationdedicatedto
developing and encouraging a dobal network of tapcstry artists, teachers, academics, curators and collectors. ITNET Waschosenfrom the workof artists In 28 countrjcs.Two Canadians were included in the final selection: Murray Gibson (Calgary) and Peter Harris (Ayton, Ontario). Gibson's piece, Babel,is mainly black and red and with flames. Could it
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exhibition. The Sky is Falling uses the
nurserystory of Henny Penny as a metaphorfor environmentalconcerns over the effects of acid rain and is filled with powerful grotesque imagery.
Work like Murray Gibson's inspires me and encourages me to carry on in the face of public apathy and lack of understanding.This isn't the 15THor 17THCentury when people were educated to value tapestry their culture. We do not have cultural equivalents today. Corporate clients do not relate to our work. There is no market. Our ownpersonalvision is the ony market we have. read about market research—but tapestry is not about market research. Tapestry GSabout dreams, and we have to stick to our dreams.
That's "hat is so inspiring about the work Of Murray Gibson, who is Canada's most promising tapestry artist. He sticks to his dreams and his vision. A 1985graduate of the Alberta College Of Art, he spent 1990/91studying in New
Yorkon a Canada Council grant, and is Currentlystudying in England.
Aside from discusslon, there was also plenty Of opportunity to 100k at fine tapestry at severalexhibitions held in conjunction With the symposium:
Museum, was Organized by the International Textile Network, a private, non-
and encourages me to
carry on in theface of public apathy and lack of understanding."
TheSky is Falling—Murray
CMx 86 CM)(Photo by Pirkko
Karvonen
Murray Gibson was also part of another exhibition—Making a Placefor Toestry—which included works by Jane (Calgary) and Pirkko Karvonen (Sherwood Park). •Ihis unique exhibition Of Canadian work was distributed among severalGranvilleIsland shopsand
studios.
Murray Gibson's piece in this
Two publications are available for anyone who wants to know more about contemporary tapestry: • The proceecfingsOf symposium seminars are available from the Canadian Craft Museum, 639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B. C. for Slo plus postage.
ITNET has produced a handsome catalogue of its exhibition including colour photos, exhibition touring information and ten essayson
commonconcernsof contemporaty craft artists. The catalogue is availablcfrom IT NET, P.O. Box 203228,Anchorage, Alaska, USA 99520.
March/AprilIG94 Alberta Craft Magazine
Beginningin April, Holloway'swork, Plume, will tour internationally in the prestigious ChallengeV tour organizedby theWoodTurning Centre in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
DavidHolloway—
From rock and rollto spin and turn avid Holloway likes his rock and roll the same as his wood turning, free-form and instinctive. "Every piece expresses how I'm feeling at the moment the same as with the guitar. Each piece is different that way," the 40-year-old Holloway says between bouts with a chunk Of western maple on the lathe in the back-yard workshop of his south-Calgary home. chips spin and fly off the lathe, some landing on Toby, Holloway's half-boxer, half-springer spaniel Who sits and watches patient» in the little dunes
Of sawdustthat shift about the shop
Holloway has been a passionate wood turner for six years. He spins, shapes and Shines six to eight pieces a week: bowls, vases, boxes and plates that have been featured in galleries across western Canada, and now the world. Beginning in April, Holloway's work, Plume,will tour internationally in the prestigious ChallengeV tour organized by the Wood Turning Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Plumeis a maple-burl box suspended
at an
on a branchset on a Walnut
base.The box's finey•smoothed and shaped interior contrasts sharplywith thc rough sheen of cambium on the exterior. It highlights dramatically the dichotomy of the natural wood and the machine-turned curves and corners. Wood has only recently become pursuit, eventhough his Holloway's father was an avid woodworker and his grandfatherbuilt boats in Newfoundland. Growing up in Victoria, young David framed houses in the summer hit dreamed of being a rock star. "l was
by Dean Bennett
David Holloway's Plumeis now touring internationally as part Of the prestigious ChallengeV tour organized by The Wood Turning Centre Of Philadelphia, Penn— sylvania.Another of Holloway's bowls, Vase,was awarded Best in Show at the SouthernAlberta ß60dworkers'Sriety's Tenth A nnual Exhibition of WoodObjects
and Furniture (Photo: Dean Bennett) .
He was amazed it turned out: "If it had blown apart on the lathe, I probably wouldn't be doing WhatI am today." He taught himself the craft and now works eight hours a day amid stacks and stumps Of mahogany, maple and oak that he has begged, borrowed and bought from neighbors, landscapers and friends. He hits the nightclub circuit three times a week to sing and play guitar in a band calledThe Remnants. The Remnants pay the bills but Holloway hopes some day to be a full-time wood turner on an acreage with his wife and their family—to-be.
"There's something fascinating about things spinning around, about the the most natural form," round form. he says. I wona million dollars tody, I would buy more wood."
kicked out of the house whenmy
amplifier went from 20 watts to 100." For 10years, he lived on the road singing and playing lead guitar in pubs and nightclubs across North America for bands with names like Legend ang Roughcut. At 30, tired of the road, he settled down in Calgary and got a dog and a house.
He workedas a shipping clerkbut eventually found his way back to wood when he got an offer to build particle board speakers for discos. Next, he built oak Office furniture and crafted guitars. In 1988,he tried turning a bowl as a Christmas present for his mother, using only a picture of the completed piece as a guide.
March/April1994 Alberta Craft: Magazine
David Holloway "roughing out" a piece Of western maple in his workshop (Photo: Chat-lesHope).
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Here's
1
looking at
you, folks
79.4
SeveralACC staff and board members got together for a pre-Christmasparty at Suzanne Hagen's, giving us a chance to put some fices to the names you encounter frequently in these pages.
All Tom McFall,
to right) Fischer,
Helena Bracken, Sheralee Hancherow, Pat Callaghan, Chris Carson, Susan Abells. Nancy St. Hilaire was unable to attend due to a broken leg.
Editorially speaking—Allan Sheppard and Jill Fischer. Definitely not the bored Of directors—cleft to right) Ralph Henderson, David Green, Suzanne Hagen, Carol Jane Campbell, Ross Bradley. Photos: Suzanne Hagen
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Section
Competitions
Edmontonarea
April 16-17
Ilfrannualevent Twodasses:Open (15 and Inbrmedi& (16
or professionalswtn
have won best of show or bn first-plaæ
ærvir-gcompebribbms at tons. A professionalis defined as
someone who earns a major part of heir or tæching wood income from carving.
Maximum wo
Commission ArcMiocese of
Edmmtm; u21 101Avenue;
Edmmtm, AB T6A OLI, (43)4+
Wood Carving Competition, Show and Sale Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association King Edward Elementary School 8525101 Street
dasses)For
zyp 483-5593;Liturgy
120,
perztepry
Carvings mmpleted in last twoyears a NA WCA frat have not ribbm. Al parts of carvings exæpt eyes, feet and base mwnt must be handmade of wood.
Entry fee: $3/$5 memtErs/rm-
members.
sale t±les: $51$10. F« full regulatjms conm • Kevin
Edrnontm,AB (403)922-2739
Exhibitione
Edmontonarea
Liturgical Art and Architecture Holy Family Parish 75 Poirier Avenue St. Albert, Alberta May 26-28
An exhibidon cf slides,
drawings, models, sculptures
liturgtalhemes.
Two day40ng conferenæs, featuring
deqn cons&t liturgbal
Mauck, will be hed in conjunctbn Withtie exhibitbn. • Berrurden
Knol 477-8321;Sergio Poles
Edmonton International V%odworking Show and Fine Wood Crafts Expo Edmonton Northlands Coliseum September30-Od0ber2, 1994 by Cryderman Producions Inc,
whidl produæssimilarshows Qäwa, Pidering, Qnnrio. Chatram,
TIB show wil profib he labst woodworking bchniques, toob, and accessoriæ
adhesives,books,cavhg bols and supplbs;dmestÉ and exotc wmds; log horneconsmx%on, ewmiß Émmstadons; seminars Uld workshcps,•dub disphys, compeidons. A full range
disapltles is involved.• Jdln Cry&rrnan; Crydemun Proüacims Inc.; 136Thames Steet; Chatum, ON N7L 2Y8, (519)354-8344,Fax: (519>351-8354
Native Arß & Crafß Exhibition and Sale Calgaw Native Friendship Centre 140 2nd Avenue SW Mardl 5; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fa hble reservatjms, • Eric Mckerrie; (403p64-1155
Canada Call for artists 33rd Annual Toronto OutdoorArt Exhibition Deadline May 2; exhibitionJuly 8-10 A JURIED showcase of outdoor art on
Naman Phillips Square, City Hall. Nearty $15,000in cash awards. Fee: $140 undlJanuary 31; $180 undl
final deadüne, May 2; $75
full-Eme
stuients. •Toronto Out±« Art Exhibitim; 35 McCaul Street, SLAte 201;
Toronto,ON M5T IV7, (416)48-2754
Galleries Alberta •Ardrea Snook; Box 354; Coctrane,
AB
OWO,
Edmontonarea Foyer Gallery Edmonton Centennial Public LI-
brary
Open b sdo or groupshows in all rnedia •
Central Alberta Quilter's Guild Quilt Show Lacombe Golf and Country Club and Cmnquist House, BowerPonds (Red Deer) Entries March12; Show March25-27 Requirements: Completd new or antique quil& Must provide background informatbn
form. Dependhgon
response, showing may be limibd to
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•Shirley Mills (403)347-7425Valerie
Boode (403)W1732; Red Deer/ Lacombe, AB
Ongoing
Alberta
qults livhg
Mountain House
All media colBidered Timberline Gallery
Calgary
on
Hils, Stettbr, FWY and areas.
or ownedby peopb æntra] AJberü: OBs, Three
Programs; Eånonton PuWic Library; 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square; Edmonton,AB T5J 2V4, (403)423-2332,ext 246
Accepting Submissions Latltude 53 Gallery Ongoing Labilde53 Society Arise erE0W*s
mnbmporaryartistsand fosbrs exp«imenäl culturaldevebpmensan among md others. Submit résumé,stament, up b 20 slldßi vßeo or tapes.
applies. • Mark Joslin, Curabr/Direct%
Latitlde 53 Gallery, 10137 104 street;
Edmontm, AB T5J OZ9,
Canada Seeks b rwse and organizeptblic
opinion against exploitation, opressbn,
prejLKiiæ,and albnabon. Also aims b productbnof art witl inbgrab art public iSSUß and concems, • 1200Queen street W.; Tcxmto , ON M6J IJ6,
Accepting submissions Homer Watson H0LLseand Gallery Proposals aæ#ted in all media. Send IO-
12 daed slides, résumé, art-st's shta•nent
sämped envelopeb: •
Hmer Watsm House md Gallery;1754 Old MillRoad; Kitchener, ON N2P IH7,
Submit exhibition proposals Museum for Textiles, Toronto Ongoing Artists
curabrs are invited to submit
proposals for future shows. Send résumé,
aråst's shMent and/orproposd, selfaddressedstamped envebpe. • CmtemGallery Exhibition Committee;
TIE Museumfor Textles; 55 Centre Avenue; Toronto, AB M5G 2H5,
Sport Art Collection Saskatchewan Sport Inc. Ongoing Seeks new work with a sport tlerne medium by Canadian arüsts. • Murray
Dyke, Sport Art Collecim•, Saskatchewan Sport Inc.; 1870 LorrE Street; Regina, SK S4P 2L7, (306)780-9309
Contemporary glass art The Art Zone Ongoing
Exhibidonspaæ. Submit sides ard Katly Irwin; The Art portoUo.•Jan
Zme; 592 Marklum Street;Toronto,ON (416)534-1892 MOG
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New gallery
Kanma Gallery
Calgary Submissions in all media Knightsbridge Fine Art
Partisan Gallery
and
Calgary
Retail
CARFAC recommendedfee schedule
Ongoing
• Tracey Negenmen;KnighBbrid* Fine Art; 311 10t1 Street NW; Calpry, AB T2N IV5, (403)270-8944
JURIED. New andeshblished artstsinall media are invibd to approach he gdlery b showuse heir work.An flexible envirmmmt is • Jarice Nilssm; Karuna Gallery; 131, 391551 %eetSW; Calgary, AB T3E 6N1, (403)2453705
ConceptionsArt and Framing
Alberta Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre Lloydminster
Seeks consignrrMts for gift shop: potery ,
wem@, eE. •Gift Shop; Barr Cdmy Heritage Cultural Centre; 510049th Avenue; Lloydminster, ABISK S9V OTB,
Gallery Ongoing
Seeks tiree-dimensbnalglass, æramics, sculptureworkby nerging arise. • Kelly Pound; Cmceptims Gallery; 203 4
SW; Calgary,AB T2S IXI,
(43)228-2623
Gallery 826 New outlet One World Craft Gallery, Canmore Ongoing Seeks interesting work in media from established and emerging artsts, for
consignment and exhibibon. • Ore World;
Box 3356; Canmore, AB TOL OMO, (403)678-036
paintings, prir arrangeme quiltinr O
furr
Retail Gallery Pmvenance Gallery Ongoing Seeks weU-ctafbdfurcüona] $ects—
wd holders, nar*in mgs, etc.—retailing
forun&r$1m; fr exhlbtbn sale.Sem ssware;
floral aphy; needbwork, N00dwork,carvings,
aura, bronze work; folk are,
.uvepieces. •
Invites submissions. • Gallery 826; 826 5
Streetsw; Calgary,AB (403)2614084
tdders, coasters,business-
Whitehouse on Main Gallery and gift shop Opens NovemberI Seeks ceramics
Ongoing
Y. Love;
-ruse on Main; 606 Main Street;
mare, AB TOK 1WO,(43)6274063
New gallery—Canmore One World Ongoing Seeks proposdsfromcraftspeogie.• Bo or Alistair Hutchison; Box 3356;710 9th street; Cannm, AB TOL (HO, (403>678-
slidesor phobs. • Kathy .mnson; Gallery; 932 17 Street SW ; Calgary, AB T2T OA2, (43)245-8511
Retail gallery Rigala Arts and Crafts Ongoing Seeks finely crafbd original work. All media considered.Cabgories indude chccrative), glass pott«y (functonal (blownand shined), fabric art (quits, eh),
wood(carvingsand toys,eb.), baskew
and dry flowers, greebng cards, watercolour art, drawings and pwelbry. •Rlgala
Arts and crafts; 2033 33 Avenue SW;
Calgary, AB T2T IZ5,
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Fine furniture gallery and space Works of Art Furniture Ongoing Gdlery will pjrchase or@inalart and cxaft objects in dl meda Gallery space is also available. • Brian Manz; Calgary, AB (403)22e-2431
Mar.r Commercid programmes; Caredian Museumof Civilization;PO Box 3100, StationB; WI, PQ J8X 410,
Ongoing
Send slidesforwalltwrgings mmplementsailpmreIn shows.•
Gift shop Invermere, B.C.
Suwni; TtE Brorue Gallery;227 Varrouver,BC Granville
(604)737-8867
Ongoing
Canada
Seeking unique, hand-crafted work on
assignment• Joanre Willox; Box 27Q; Inverrere, BC VOA IKO, (604)342-0398
Retail gallery
Artina's Ongoing This store sells Canadian-made jewellery only. It is boking for submissions from Alberhns doing quality work in ceramics.
J. C. Black; Artina's; 1002Government street; Victoria, BC 7000
Gallery shop Canadian Clay and Glass Galiery Ongoing Submit slides of work with name, ide,
medium, and dimensbns—for the shop
andfor gallerys achives. • Suzanne Greening, Director;CanadianClay and Glass Gallery; 25 Caroline Street N.; Waterloo,ON N2L 2Y5,
The Craft Gallery Canadian Crafts Council
Contemporary gallery Linton Shaw Gallery Seeks or@inalworkin glass, day,
sculpture, fumiWre, paint@,
jewdlery, collage, miniatures. • Lirü
Street;PM Shaw Gallery; 95 (416)885-0551 ON Hope,
Seeking submLssions Masterangelo Gallery Ongoing Media: painting, mixed media, cdlage,
sa.llpture,printnakjng,æramiß.
Submit 10-15slides of recent wvk, statement, exhibitjm résumé. self-
addressed stampedenvebpe. •
5702
Submit proposals with slides and résumé.
•Allan Elder, The Craft Gallery; 35 McCaul street; Toronto, ON M5T
IV7, (416)977-3551
Craft Shop Canadian Museum of Civilization Ongoing
The shop seeks innovative, primarity utilitarian work from established and
younger craftspeopb. Tha immediate need is for work in metal, wood, basketry or other textiles. The shop has open and dosed display shelves and a 6' x 8' wall hangings. Retail price range: $10 b $400.
Submit résumé,slides, list of plæes
where work Is currently carried for sale.
b he
CCC at 189 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa,
Submitsides, ph0bgraphsor p«folios of Iow- b moderably priced jewelery.
Nadmd
of Cana&; Box Q7, Süton A;
Ottawa, ON KIN 9N4,
ROM Reproductions Shop Royal Ontario Museum Ongoing Seeks cxaftspeo# to produæ replbas of museumobPcts in clay, hbre,papr, Rhirw, ROM metd, wood.•
Me&rs Volunteer
Cmmittee Royal Ontario Museum; 100 QLEen's Park; Toronto, ON M5S 2C6,
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Sæking uniq.Je work on fæNon jeweKery , ,
glæswork,woodQtt, baher nft, srnall saJIpure md cerarnis, Submit 10-15slides of rnnt
stdernent setf-addressed starnped
en—e.
•Somali Yu; 7261 180 sreet; AB T5T 3G1, (403>484-6040
Miscellaneous Alberta Black Art [n Alberta Ongoing
T3B
Ongoing
Güry
Gift gallery Hong Kong
Work blæk artÉts my medium.• Mictwel Mayes; Suite 106; 120 AB Silvercreek Close N.W. ;
Canadian-made jewellery National Gallery Bookstore
DianeCardill;TIE
International Ongoing
Ongoing
Gallery; 876 MasmrVo sreet,• Toronto, ON M4W2J1, (416)9B
Ongoing
Send copiesotany
The Bronze Gallery Vancouver
ON KIN 6P1; (613)235-8200,FAX (613)2357425. Penny Trottier,
(403)247-6364
Edmontonarea Exhibiting 2-D and 3-D work Metropolitan Billiard Cafe •Georr Botchetc(403>45143
Canada Eumpean market oppodunlty Ongoing Agent seeks handmade ndl-rs—wtnt
• Darwin C. weavin demys. , SK SOK Vickers; Box 36; Midde
m, (306)367-Q92
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Fairs Edmontonarea
Public art projects Ontario Ongoing Art consulbnts don of public art nects
Alberta, Saskatchewan jn tle administain Onärio seek
slide submissions frompajnbrs, ptm, Activities indLde design of murtyards a-Id 'Wks, mllabora-
donswitl archiece, free-snnding
Send slides (not rewrned). •
Karen Mills; AntmylMilIs Fit* Art Ltd.; 45 Glenfem Avenue; Hamiltm, ON L8P
Wildlife/natureart The Catalogue Coach Ongoing Canadian dient sed•ß glass.
,
pewEr, woven produce in lots 250-500 pieces. • CatalogLE Coach; Suite 164; 3555 Don Mills Road; W ON M2H 3N3,
Women'sArt Rßource Centre Ongoing diverse
by Canadhn
artsts to be displayed in a permanent lcmbon. Submissbns shouki he lives, belÉfs, ravels the arists or
• Quilt Project; WARC, Women's Art Resource 394 Euclid Avenue,Suite 309; Toronto,ON M6G 2S9, (416)324010
International Display area for Canadian artists
Café Internationale Emerson Cultural Centre Bozeman, Montana Ongoing
An cpportWlity fcr artisb b disphy tieir workand creab a marketin Monnna and tie US, Dsplay is free, witl certan restrictons. • AMY Hassanali
(ChefPwner) ; clo Café Intenuumde; 808 1/2 N. Black; Bozeman, MT 59715,
U.S.A. (46)586-6716
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JURIED, previouslykrownas he St
Art and craft sales
Ocbber 28-30,WesbmerAltaplex,
Red Deer—third mnuaJ, 120 booths.
November11-13,Regina, Saskatdl-
ewan—second annud, 100 booths. •
Marg Brown; Box 431; Okns,
Albert Arts & Crafts Fair. Acceptng enmes now fcy wo shows:
Spring 1994—over100 booths Mother'sDay Weekend, May 6-7, at
Akinsdale Arena, St Albert
Fdl 1994—over100 booths
AB TOL ITO, (403)938-8102
Saskatchewan Craft Council Markets Open to out-of-pmvince members Deadline March 9; Jurying March 19; Exhibitions July (NorthBattleford)and November (Regina) A Emitednumber spææ in he SCC' s markets Will be avajhble
provinæ members if
out-of-
are not used by
resident members.
All exhibitors must be JURIED on tie basis of work
'ITueQuilt Project
A collectbn
Our Best To You
Quality Craft Show St. Albert and Edmonton
sli±s. If successfully
juréd, your whllreceive an official
application form for th Saskatchewan
Festival (North Battieford)and
Wintergreen(Regina).
Out-of-province
must be
SCC mernbers ($30). •
Saskatchewan Craft
813
Brædway; Saskatoon,SK S7N 1B5;
Ocbber 28-30, at MayfieldInn Tra&
Centre, Edmonbn • WerWy (403)459-
2521; Shirley Quality Craft Show, 12 Wheatstme Crescent; st Albert, AB T8N 3G5,
Christma.sand Spring Shows Cameo Craft Sales Ongoing Cameo Craft Sdes produces 2 annual JURIED shows.. ..Christnas is 5 days long and has approximably 140 exhibibrs and more fran 30,000
.
Spring is 4 days long and has 120
exhibitorsand 15,000 vSitors •EleanM MamiBercov; Cameo Craft Sales; 7418 182 Street; Edmonton, AB T5T 2G7, (403)481-6268
Canada Canadian Contemporary Quilts—
Calgary
1995 Rodman Hall Arts Centre, St.
Fund-raising Sale Alberta College of Art, Main Mall
Deadline April 3, 1995
March 9; Il a.m.-3 p.m. Ceramics a sale of
at the ACA are holding
work—lots bowls, mugs,
flower pots—b raise money to attend the
NCECA Cmferne
in New Orleans.
Art Market Calgary Convention Centre
Deadline April I; exhibition November 17-20 Eighti annual art and aaft sale. JURIED.
180 boohs, Applyearty. •Marlene
Lcmey•,Art Market ProdLEtions; P.O.
Box 385; Banff, AB TOL OCO,(403)762.
Catharines, Ontario
Third annual Canadian JURIED quilt exhibitbn cf original designs or
tons traditbnal designs corn*d afbr May 1992. Three Awards Excelbnce of $2,000 each.
The exhibibonwill bur folbwing iB Rodman Hall sdEdub.
1995Calendar: Deadline for enmes, April
3: Notificationof acce*nce, April 14; Accepted submissions due, May 3; Opening preview and award presentatbn;
Exhibibonopensb pubic, September12; Exhibitiondoses, October29. • Rodman Hall Arts Centre; 109 St Paul Crescent; St Catharines, ON L2S 1M3
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
New Summer Craft Festival Ontario Place, Tomnto June 17-19
TMs show sale be heh a major burist attactm locabd on he wabr oppæiteExhibibonPlaæ. Plaæ features a wide variey atrætons and feabræ for&lidren ÜtS. TYE show wil feaÜre cbthing, prodLES for homes gardens and, , for
Openb Canad%l
150 10' x
Creative Memories The Club at Southgate, 1071147 Avenue, Edmonton
JURIED by5 sides. Dadlire Apri19;
March 15 and April 12; 7-9:30 p.m.
Iff spaæs @ $200.Additond fees: corner $50; tened space $75.$15 saeening fee. (All U.S. funds.)
nobficatbn May 1.
Send setf-addressed stamped envelope to: •Pem Valley Craft Fair; 19 Kuhn
Road; Layton, NJ 07851,USA (201)948-5200,Fax: (201)948-001|
Education
whornde md
produce aaft in Canada • Tt•eCana&
Craft Show Ltd.; 21 Grenville%eet;
Toronto, ON"Y IAI, Circle Craft Markets Vancouver
Alberta
Summer—June 23-26
LjmiÉd number boohs sållavailable.•
Ongoing
Paul Yard', Circle Craft Markets; 101, 1765 W 8th Avenue; Varcower, BC Vu
5C6, (604)737-9050,Fax:
The Thorold Arts & Crafts Show Thorold Ontario July 16-17
TtE HWSDA is workingwitl Ods College
b
ami distibutea serÉs of
stldy modules desigfEd b help members upgra& heir skills and earn a W eaving
Tie prograrncompriseseÉht mmpulsory modules and 6 opthnal modules, hree of
Oær 100 exhibitors. PotenbaJ exhbtws
which must be added to he compulsory
Arts & Craft Stow; PO, Box 324; T'wold, ON UV 3Z3, (905)227-7248,Fax: (905)227-9110
Basic Desgn & Colar—are now
conhct•Cathy
Co-
Creative Craft Fairs—1994 G. R. Pearkes Recreation Centre Victoria, B.C. November 10-13 Sevenbentl annualJURIED Chrisbnas MandCraftFair. High-qudiYartand aaft food, music and craft demonsra-
ions. •Terri Heit; 977 Kentwood TC.;
Victoria, BC V8Y IA5, (604)658-2901
International Peters Valley Craft Fair Peters Valley Craft Centre Layton, NJ
Applications April 9; Exhibition July 3031
O@lnal fine art, contemporary and
modules fcy tie certficab. Two commjlsory modubs—Basics W eaving and
available. Two more—Oorstnt and Colur and Weave—will be ready in the fall.
$10 per class. • Charlene; (403)987-5116
Arts education forum: What is the Future of Arts in Alberta? Victoria High School March 12 Sponsored by he Coalitlm for Cultural
Weaving Certificate Pmgram— Home Study Modules Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta (HWSDA)
Christnas—November 9-13
Hands-on classes. Learn how to create
unque, mean@ful family photo albums.
will be
and released
when funding permib. Conhct Michael
Vine, Exbnsion Serviæs, Olds Colbge, OBs, AB TOMIPO; telephme (403)556-
8281 b or&r modubsandregisbr in fie programs. informatbn, mnäct: • Marg 210; Berg; 5102 Park, AB T8G IE6, (Ø3)662-3826
Edmontonarea Classes and workshops Edmonton Weavers' Guild Spring '94
Courses in Spinning (Introducbry, 4 weeks) æ-ldWeaving (BegintEr, BeginrmPlus, 6 weeks)
Workshops in a varÉW of fibrerelabd areas • Katy; Edmontm,
AB (403>436-0530
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Awareness in m-operation with frAIberta Danæ Alliance. Panelists: a professional artist, a business person, and and
educator
Topts: three myths about arts educaton— There are no careers in the arts.
Arts edimtion is a frill/recreational acbVlty.
Arts eduætjon is elitist. •
Visiting Artist Series, Fine Art Program Grunt MacEwan Community College Slide presentations: March 14—Stan Douglas, video artist from Vancouver • RSVP Susan
Olson 483-2372;inforrnationKathy Nieman 483-2377;GMCC; P. O. Box 17%; Edmonton, AB T5J 2P2,
Chip-e•rving classes Bill Pridmore Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m. Chip czrving is a decorative type of wood carving. All levels, beginners to advanced Cost $3 per hour plus cost of materials
used. Carvtng knives provided free dunng instuction.
Classes at 1142477 Avenue. Bill Pridmore; (403>436-2470
Art classes for children Studio Artel Classes for children 5-11 , speed
groups,md hcme schooling. Courses are offeredchjnng the year and
breaks.Fully
Instucm.
sdlool
first
13
Sectlon aid and safety training. • Megan
Chantal
3013
;
Canada Beyond the usual University of Regina
communiYof partdpants An and artsts/educabrs. Spectæular mountainsettng. For artsts, seriws sttßents and educabrs in visual arts,
design, ueattve writing.
June 14-JuIy5: Art Through
March 11-13
Experienc@($850)
A muli-media ccnfereme sponsoredby tie Saskabhewan Craft Coundl.
July 12-August 7: Idea and the Creabve process ($1 ,050)
August 13-27:Writingfromtie Edge
Keynob speaker: Paul Matlieu, potter (Montreal)
Workshops bctures:Vic Cicansky (ceramics), Dan Fenbn (glass), Claudett Hardy-Pilon,Karen Selk (fitye). Business Workshops:Effective Display
and Promotim;prdng and Pacuging; How Impornntis Funcbon? Panel Discussion: How Importantis
Innovatbn? How Importantis Impor-
hnce?
34iay registatim: $150 SCC members,$190 non-members I -day registratim $85/$105 Lab fee (Karen Selk) $25 Business Workshops $201$25 On-site lunches (optional)$7 Lab fee (afterFebrwy 25) $20 GST not induded on all ibrns. • Sas-
ketctpwan Craft Courwil; 813 Broadway Avenue; Saskatoon, SK S7N 185, Fax:
Fusion: Annual Conferenceand Workshop Ontario Clay and Glass Association Ryerson Polytechnic University Tomnto May 27-29
Theme:Shifing Sands—ChangingTimes Feature demonstatjons and discussions by Tom Coleman, renomed potterfrom
Nevada
Fee: $100. Singh Ä)mmodation, meals,parking available at reasonaUe rates. • Onurio
80 Clay and Glass Spadrn Avenue, Suite 204; Toronto, ON M5V2J3, (416)777-9899
Prince George, BC T2K 8819, Fax:
Atlln Alt centre British Columbia
($650)
•Adin Art Centre; 19 Elm Grove Ave.;
Toronto, ON M6K 2H9, (416)536-7971,
Fax:
Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts Victoria, B.C. June 26-Jujy 9 Locabd on the wabrfrontcarnpusof L. B. Pearson College, tis art school will of fer
two-week, one-week and week-end
workshops led by internationallyrecog-
nized inmctors: Ceramic Glaze—Roun Hopper,Throuing—Les Maming, Watercolour—FlemmingJorgenson, Oil Painting—James Gordaneer , Abstract
Landscape—Row4andHill, Brush Usage— Lorne Loomer, Lte Drawing—William
Porteus,S0Qstone Sculpture—Muen Schaddebe, Papermaking—DorotlYfield, WOgan, Japanese Ceramic Decorafing Techniques—Kinichi Shigero, Raku—Gordon Hutchens, Printmaking—Carol Rae.
Aæmmodadons and meals avdabb on
Izmpus. • Meira Mathison; RR#I, Pearson College; Victoria, BC V9B 5T7,
in Cana&)
1-800-667-3122 (toll free
Ontario College of Art Tomnto Ongoing Full-time ard part-bme programs in:
ceramics, glass, bxtibs, jewellery, industrialdeson, environmentaldesign,
gerwal studies;alsodraying andpaining, new media, grintmaking,sculptu@ installatjon, surface desigrvprint, erwron-
anddesign. menhl&sign, Ontario College of Art; 100 McCaul • street, Toronto,ON (416)977-5311
Opportunity
Alberta Residencies Goshul Studio Ongoing One- b three-montl resdendes for arfists
aid wribrs. The SWdiois located in he Crowsnest Pass of Alberh. •Carl
Graznow,Goshul Studio Committee; Art, 4401 UniverUniversityof
sity Drive; Lethbri#e, AB TIK 3M4,
Craft's West Co-op, Hinton, Alberta Seeks new members TtE co-opoperabs a Wge storein he Parks West Mall. Ithas25 members indLßing several potbrs, floral arrangers, woodworws, did peoplewho produce sewn handiworks, cbcks, bys, intarsia, dolls and paintings.
Two types of membership: Consignment member. annual fee
$100, 20%
Fmntlers of Fibre Conference Prince George, B.C. July 13-16, 1995 speaker: Jack Lenor Larsen, wel-
knowntexdbde$ner md althorfm
New York. Pre-confermce workshops, exhibits, seminus, forma]and Informd
fashion shows—a full range of acåvitjes for
everyone. • Jean Curry; PuUicity
Cmmittee; 2848 McKenneyCrescent;
(604)962-
sales monthly.
Full memb«: annual fee $100; montily fee $50, no commissions. Crdfs West is run by a board of directors.
Membersmeet monthly. •Vera (403)865
7207; Wendy (403)865-7855•,
Alberta Sales opportunity A Cdgary ve&r wants to contæt people
who make or are interested in making
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Hand
Pullout Section
æ-iTö —
candlæicks ard can&labra in rnetal, glæs, Sbne a-Idwood.
Edmontonarea
Canada
coned, Tuesdayor Thurs&y Writeor evenirvs. • Aldrey Wensveen•,308, 611 8th Averwe NE; Calgary, AB T2E (43)276-1922
Cabinetmaker — Capde working
Grants for nguratlve artkts Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
Businss Counselling Alberta Economic Developmentand TtE ser-help slant endorsed by professional coursdbrs dlows new or expa)d-
ing busiæsses tomntnue improvingheir ownaffairs finance,marketng, rnerdlandisirg aM manufacuring. can also cmduct workshopson spedic
artlibcturd wmdwork fir-B furniüre.A unqueoporturiY b work in a
shq on
inbrestngprojecS.An in asset Submit résumé. •CMstan Beck 6027 92
street Ednomon, AB T6E uS,
Futuregtt shop requires derived fran wool sheepskin.• Caroline;
(43»7647
Applications accepted year-round Grants
$10,000Canadian, are ææded
diredy b he berEfüies whomustbe
und« 31
styles
work represenätbnal
pdntng, printrnaking,drawingor
Canddabs mustalreac9 have starbd or mmplebd training in an eshblished art
or demonstab, hrough past work and futureplans, a mmmitnent making
arta liteåmezeer.
Also cdl for preliminary genad hforma-
Submit slides in 5
Tmrism; 106Street;Edmmton, AB T5K 2P6, The Business Lire: 1-800-
and offidaJapp5ætbn form;no bincm, boo"ets, brodlures, btErs remmmendaion, CVs, dippings, æÜmÉ records,
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F« informatbn,connct • Gabe; TtE works Fesdval; 616, 10136100 street;
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Awards for craft pmJects Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts Deadline: April I, 1994 This fund is
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ÜepS mlbct säåon-bObon blephore • Dmlg Sigurdsm, Visual Arts
Office; The Caruda ON 1-800-263-5588
Ottawa,
Grants to pmmote Canadian crafts Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Deadlines: April 30 TIE edge,
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heri*
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Canadian Craft Museum Ongoing
exhibitions Monthly Parkland Potters Guild
March3-26—Potsof Experine, pot" by Hmorary Membersof he Parkland Poters Guild: Frands
libraryhousesinformatbn±out
artists whidl is available b archttæe,
Anderson,Elenr Evenngbn,Aliæ
desigrErs and museum members wtX) wish to irOde art in homes and
Mary Jamieson, Irma McLeod,
Margaret Pike.
workplaces. • Gillian Schick, Communi-
caions Direct% CanadanCraft
April 1-30—Clay Fascinadon, potbry
Museurn; 639 t•-mlby Steet; V ancotk
by Ursula Weuhen
ver,BC
Clay , May 5-28—Cardles by Sheila D'Silva and Bew
Residencies Leighton Artists' Colony Ongoing Spend up to hree monhs per year at a working rereat for professional artsts who
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March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
The 1994 Annual General
Call for nominations
Meeting
The agenda for the Alberta Craft Council's Annual General Meeting, May 14, 1994,
The 1994Annual GeneralMeeting of the Alberta Craft Council will be held in Edmonton at the UniversityExtension Centre (Second Floor), University
includesthe electionof directorsto sit on
the Board of Directors. All members of the
ACC are entitled to sit on the board. A regular term on the board lasts for two
of Alberta, on Saturday, May 14, 1994 at 12 p.m., noon. All members are welcome. See the May-June issue of Alberta Craft Magazine for schedule, agenda, and venues. The ACC's AGM coincides with the
years. Six regular terms will be filled at the AGM. Nominations are also required to fill two half-term positions. A nomination form, requiring the supporting signatures of three individual members or an officer of one member association, is included on Page 21. Contact a board member or Pat at the ACC office for information on responsibilities and procedures.
AGM of the Alberta Potters' Associa-
tion and a major International ceramics symposium: Cultural Influences of North American Ceramicists, May 12-15 (see Calendar, Education).
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Deadline for submission of slides/ photos for
Re—incarnation exhibition: March 31, 1994 A juried exhibitionopen to all membersof the AlbertaCraft Council.The 'objectiveof thc exhibitionis to explorethe diversityof fine crafted objects partially of fully producedfrom
Re-incarnation RecycUng
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Place West Edmonton, ABT5J 4C7 For more information, call (403)425-0909.
Although it is not necessary,artists are encouraged to receivesa 40-persubmit works that are for sale. cent commissionon all sales.)
Re-incarnation jury
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from Three excellentrepresentatives
Council wishesto Alberta ackno.dedgethe fdlowi,ngdonations $100 Rchn Phillips $7 Macån 8dodyuk
Alberta's arts community have agreed to serveas our volunteerjury for the RE-
INCARNATION exhibition:
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rvy•ch/ApriI 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
The donors' listfor the
gala Dinner
fine Craftu4u8tion March
18, 1994 continues
to grow.
In our last issue of Alberta Craft Magazine, we acknowledged77 individuals and three businesses for their support. In this issue, we recognize another 54 individuals and 3 businesses: Wendy Allen Lorne Juchli Adrian Moxon Johanna Andreoff Sanna Kaiser Anne Nott Helen Austin Peter Kirk Connie Odinga Bonnie Balanko Ken Klipper Barb Pankratz Jane Bannister Siegfried Klotsche Darren Peterson Lucille Baster Emily Leach Toula Prins Mrs. Marga Berg Wendy Lewis Connie/ Bob Pike Wendy Borgcn-Truxler Franco LoPinto Julia Rand Marie Bouchard Allan I-indoe Nell Sadee Sheena Brennan-Schultz Karen MacMillan-Amies Henry Schlosser Carol Jane Campbell Brenda Malkinson Greg Sterling Clemcnt Wendy Martin Pat Strakowski Horst Doll Laurie McCarthy-Hoeper Margaret Sutherland JoannaDrummond Susan McBride Lorne Wyley Michelle Gluza Tom McFall Terri Wright David Green Lindsay McWhirter IWin Vision Glass Patricia Hartnagel Studio Charles Meggison Helen Horak Cedar Grove Steven Moen Walrus & Carpenter Gift Arthur Huette John Morel Shop Marjorie Jordan Alice Moscr Donors not listed in either issue will be acknowledged in May-June. Melnbers who have not been contacted, but would still like to donate, call Pat at 428—1654. Donations must be delivered to ACCP...Gallery and Craft Shopno later than March 12, 1994. Please provide: artist's name, brief description or the item and its media, and the retail value. Funds from this dinner and auction will go toward exhibit progamming at Alberta Craft
Council Presents... Gallery. Telephone: 425-0909 Fax: 425-2314
See Page 24 for ticket information.
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
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94
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Nominaeionform
I hereby agree b stand for election to the Aberta Craft Counal Board of Directors. for the position of Director of he Alberta Craft Council for a two-year term to commence after he AGM on May 14 1994.
Directors may be norninatedby any hree individualvoting members or one voting member association shall be elected by all members enåded to vote. Elections will take at tre Annual Generd Meetng, in Edrncnton at the University Extension Cente (Second Fbor), UniversiY of Alberta, on May 14 1994 at 12 p.m., noon.
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FMembership Application You are a person of special talents and your energies and I learning have been directed towardachieving works which I demonstrateexællence or
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I You benditsofa gofessorzl to simulate and promotefre crafts in Albertaby becominga I rnerr%er of he Alberta Craft Council
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Note: Nominees must be members of the Alberta Craft Counal at the time of nomination.Submit completed applicationform (below) and fee at åme of nominafion,if
Deadline for receipt of completed form(s) at the ACC office: 5 p.m., May 13.
I can support ete Alberta Craft Council's activities in other ways as well: My donaton of $
is enclosed.
receiptsoon.) (Thankyou. We willsendyou a I would Ike to volunber my services. Please contact me. Payrrznt enclosed.Bill my
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Work—pieces Alberta College of Art
ACCP...Ga11ery
studentsin cly, glass,metaland
February 24 - April 2 exhibition of Andrigbetti by nine artists from hand-blcwn
top glassstudios. one ofVancouver's
Barb Pankratz—fbre (weaving and mixed media), is the feature artist in the craft shop April 7-May 14 Madein the USA —An exhibition of contemporarycerarrucart by artists from Estonia, Latvia, and Russiawho produced works while in the United States.
Organized the NorthernArizona
About Us:A Collection of Craft Gum the People , Land and Cultures Of Northern Alberta—highlighting the findings of the Rural Craft Development Projectk Foundauon Suppy Study conducted in Northern Alberta beginning September
15, 1993.
lamps),is the featur artist in the craft shop.
(featured during the Works Festival)
Made
HanÆ The pleasures Of N'faking
— A collection of creativity inspired craf Objects.Organized and circulated by the Crafts Association of B.C. and
The CanadianCraftMuseum,
(W'%en Recycling Meets Fine
CraD a juried exhibition from Alberta Craft Council members. All art work in the exhibitionusessome firm of recycled materials.
Glassworks
Students on field placement the Universityof Alberta's Human Ecology department started her field placement program at the gallery and craft shop in January. twice a Michelle will workat week until the end of March. Michelle has developed unique displaysfor our ManulifePlaceEast display cases and our front window,and worked on many other projects. (lira, Nancyand Sheraleewish to
Karal Macmillan-Arnies—day vases,teapots) is the (porcelain featur artist in the craft shop August 5-September 10
June 23-July 30
Andrighetti
ichelle Chan, a student from
and Craft Shop
Courtney Anderson—lecycled metal works is the featureartist in the craft shop
Re-incarnation
UniversityArt Museum and Galleries. (sculptural Oil Wendy
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Next at
Alberta Collee ofArt Graduate Students'
and Craft 1994 Exhibition s&redule
make
thank Michelle for her input and help in creatinga better Lisa Kluthe, also a student from the Universityof Alberta'sHuman Ecology department started a field placement at the Officein January.Lisa is helping with Our Economic Impact Stuc#•and Our Rural Craft Development Officer's Foundation Supply Study. Lisa is doing an excellent job as a researcher and making a valuablecontribution to both studies.We welcomeand appreciateher
Vancouver,B.C. Juried by Brian Baxter , Lloyd Herman and Doris Shadbolt. Terry Juzak—tnetal (jewellery) is the
featureartist in the craft shop
Made
in the U.S.A
valuable
contributions
involvement. On January 28, graduate students in
the Department of Human Ecology staged a day-long seminar entitled
ExploringNew Hortzons:Craft Emerges.Craft is a topic which has recently captured the interest of many students, and the seminar featured mostly student papers. Themes included Women in Craft, Craft and Knowledge, and Development Issues in Craft.
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft: Magazine
Marquetry artist Ralph Reichenbach (Edmonton), closely examines Quilted Gerry 'fable—Herm Stolte at the openmg of the Southern Alberta Woodworkers' Society 10th Anniversary Show. Christian Beckat the the console of his office suite, ComputerDesk, Credenza and Small Table currenty on display.
Gallery Candids By Larry Bolch
March/April 1994 Alberta Craft Magazine
Deb Hamilton, featured craftsperson in ACCP...Craft Shopin discussion with Retail Manager, Chris Carson. A young craft fan discovers the pleasure of Kaleidoscope—Gerald Johnston, with a little help from a friend during the SAWS opening.
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a guzz dinatewand auction o//ime c%t/J inuiMed/A cx»diu///y o/ ///ee
am/yen garb" a ce/e/ceaMion
Alberta Craft Council Presents...GaIIery. Enjoy the live and silent auction of over 150 decorative and/or functional fine crafts donated by our outstanding member artists in support of Alberta's only public craft gallery.
March 18, 1994
Edmonton PetroleumClub, Pembina Roon
6:03 P.M. Cocktails (no host bar}
7:13 P.M. Dinner
Four fabulous courses designed and crafted by the renowned Chef Dayanandan.
Tickets $50.00 each. Round tables of eight.
All guests are eligible to win a hand
crafted object d'art valued at $1,000. To order your tickets, please fill out the form below and mail or fax to: Alberta Craft Council,
#509, 10136 - 100 Street,Edmonton,AB T5J OPI 428-1654, Fax 425-2314.
Name: Address: Postal Code:
Phone Number: (Bus)
(Res)
Number of tickets: @ $50 each Total amount enclosed:
Visa Card Number:
Mastercard Expiry date:
Signature:
If you wish to share a table with friends, please provide us with their names and phone
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