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ALBERTA MAGAZINE

The Alberta Craft Council Magazine is published bimonthly.

Submission Deadlines: • May/June Issue: April 10 *July/Aug. Issue: June 3

Editor. Susan Cockshutt Design: Lara Minia Alberta Craft Magazinemakes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information contained herein, but assumes no liabilityin cases of error or changingconditions. Any business relations or other activities undertaken as a result of the information contained in

Alberta Craft Magazine,or arising therefrom, are the responsibilityof the parties involved, and not of the Alberta Craft Council. We welcome signed letters to the editor, but reserve the right to edit for grammar, taste and length.

Contents Messages .........„ .

Director Profile:

Charles Lemon-Brain Feature:

James Marsha//: Brick by Brick

Alberta Craft Council Office and Craft Shop: 10106-124Street Edmonton,Alberta Canada TSNIP6

Member Services and

Gallery:

(Lower Level)

Hours: Mon. to Fri. from 9 am - 5 pm Tel.: (403) 488-6611

The Bottom Line: The CST Puzzle....

Shop Talk/ln the Vault.

Dialogue ....

News Briefs...

Fax: (403) 488-8855

Craft Gallery:

(Main Floor ) Hours: Tues. to Fri. from 10 am - 6 pm Sat. from loam - 5 pm (403) 488-5900

or call: 1-800-DO.CRAFT

Staff: Executive Director: SusanAbel(s Office Manager: PotCallaghan Administrative Assistant: Liz Olsen Gallery/RetaiI Assistants:

Nancy St Hiloire Nino Strandberg

Cover photo:

Lunch-Br-eak. by James Marshall Shawnessy Co-op Mall,Calgary

12 'by 16

Alberta Craft Council Board of Directors President: Anne Brodie Red Deer

Vice-President: Arne Handley, Medicine Hat Treasurer: Helen Mussio,Peace River Secretary: Wayne Mackenzie, Edmonton

Directors:

CorolJane Campbell, St Albert Jean Curry, Elnora

BarbFortin,Brac Creek

Charies Lewton-Bran, Calgary

Barbara TIPton Calgary

Francoise Belzic Edmonton

LorettaPucknn,St Albert

AIEthe rts Zeta

COUU,TTEDTOTHE

OF CVLWREANDTHEARTS

MESSAGES

t's hard to believe I've been on the board of the Craft Council for six years, five as president. I will be passing on the baton at the annual generalmeeting this year with mixed feelings.It has been great to work with so many wonderful people, and the Craft Council has been in a constant state of change, but renewalis important, and I'm looking forward to new challengesfor myselfand

watchingthe Alberta Craft Counciltake newdirectionsin the filture.

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 1996

From the

President

The Board will be holding a retreatin April to reviewour current position, look at our plans and decideon the

directionof the councilfor the nextfewyears.This is YOUR OPPORTUNITY to contributeto the Ritureof YOUR organization.Pleasecontactone of the board members with your input.

Anne Brodie

he ACC is well on its way to implementing four key new programs designed to support the ACC's craft industry development plan. Followingis a brief description of each program and its status:

Trademark Program • to improve the image and recognition of quality, Albertamade craft products in the marketplace. The trademark will enable retailersand consumers to identify'Albertamade craft products which have achieveda recognized standard of quality. Based on the information gathered from five focus group sessionsheld with ACC member craft producers and retailersin Calgary,Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Peace River, the program design is being finalized. Information about the program and how to apply for the trademark licensewill be announcedsoon. An application for funds to launch the advertisingcampaign has been made, and is still pending.

The Alberta Heritage Craft Program • to respond to the need of Alberta's museum gift shops to sell heritage crafts with a historical and/or regional context. Researchindicated that - with 6-million people a yearvisiting Alberta's museums - heritage craft products will do well in the domestic tourism market, as well as in export The program, supported by the Alberta Museums Association, Will help members interested in producing heritage crafts to research essential craft product history,

From the

Executive Director

solveproduction problems, and develop packaging, labelling and other marketing materials. The craft products identified through this program will form the Alberta Heritage Craft Collection.All members interested in producing heritage craft products are encouraged to call Tom McFallat the ACC offce.

Producers' Representative Program • to promote the wholesaledistribution of Alberta-made craft products in regional, national and international markets. This program will establish an agency represent to craft products created by members. Retail buyers will now be able to see and buy a variety

of crafts year-round by

contactingthe ACC agent. The agents will not just sell the crafts, they will also help craft producers anticipate market trends and respond to orders, while ensuring that the needs of the buyers are met. The

ACC's agency will

Conünued on page 9. •

DIRECTOR PROFILE

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 1996

CHARLES LEWTON-BRAIN Metal is Charles Lewton-Brain's medium, but it's clear that he sees his 'work' from a much broader perspective. Every time you turn around, this Calgary artist is providing service and sup-

port to the peopleand the fieldsof craf and of metalworking.

Two years to date on the board of the Alberta Craft Council (ACC) have been one way of serving . Now he adds the Canadian Conferenceof the Arts (CCA), where he sees "anotherway of contributing to the field, the excitement of a new understanding of my country and how things work in it, the opportunity to meet neat people and make connectionsand netv,rork for myself and for craftspeople in Alberta and nationally." Primarily a lobby group for the arts in Canada, the CCA works for the interestsof Canadianartistsand culturalworkers- to ensure,in their own words, that this "vitality(in the arts) continues and expands. Charles Lewton-Brainwas nominated for the new craft representation spot with the conferenceby the ACC, because,he believes,he can "reflect;clari%rand restatediscussionpoints to ensure group understanding and perhapsbecauseI sincerelybelievein my generally inclusiveattitude to the crafts".

I love the material,

enjoythe working

process ...

every time I go into the studio I

have new thoughts, see new things and new ways of doing

them - that is a lot of fun.

Lewton-Brainand his partner, artist Dee Fontans, opened the Lewton-Brain/FontansCentre for JewelryStudies in Calgary in 1991. Here,their passion for innovation and education in the field is very well-fed. Together, they actively educate the public by presentingexhibitionsof localand nationalartists in metal, and by distributing free of charge information on the field on disc and paper, PR techniquesand sourcesof materialsand tools; the centre also advisespeople for freeon educational optionsin the field. Education for fellowartists and students is achievedlargely through Brain Press,founded by Lewton-Brainin 1994, whichdocumentshis workin the field and marketsit, and through actual teaching. Brain Pressoffersworkshops, consulting services, publishes books and comput-

er discsand provideseducationalservicesfor the jewelry/metalsfield. Teachinghas been something of a mission for Lewton-Brain."l think early on, the respectand apprecia-

conünuedon page / /

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 1996

FEATURE

BRICKBYBR

ICKBYBRIC) KBYBRICKB James Marshal/

built his careerthesame way he builds his murals ment. A consummate businessmanvthe Medicine Hat ceramics artist works very hard to ensure his talents and interests are fed regularlywith lots of unusual and unexpectedopportunities. In order to do this, he explains one has to apply the same diligence and enthusiasm to potentially dull work as to one%favourites, to the promise of drudgery as to the promise of excitement.

here is an striking sort of conflu-

by ence betweenthe careerand work of James Marshall. Structured by good, tenacious business practiceand discipline, and filled with unusual creativeexperiencesand opportunities, Marshall's career style parallels his artistic philosophy. His unique, clay-brick murals emerge from a frameworkof sound, thoughtful technical practice, and discipline - a frameworkthat is filled with ideas, inspiration and creativity. "It Is interesting how things have knitted together," he remarks. " I haverfi strayedvery far from my roots,I guess there is a plan of sorts, things seemed to go together very well." A steady stream of mural commissions, and a recent nomination for the Jean Chalmers Award for Craft, by the Alberta Potters' Association and seconded by the ACC, certainly do suggestthat - as Marshall believescreativity plus discipline equal success.

" You come acrossan opportunity, an idea, an interested person or group, and you start a docket. A commission doesn'tjust happen overnight - it evolves, and you may have four or five things under development, and you never really know which of them will come to fruition," he says. • "And you never know just what is going to happen.

But thosewho know Marshall know this is an understate-

Trained in the graphic arts and lithography in Toronto, Calgary and Rochester,New York, Marshall worked in the printing industry through the 1960s. In the 1970s, he applied what he had learned in the printing and graphics industry to a marketing position at I-XL Industries - a clay brick and pipe manufacturer in Medicine Hat. Always on the lookout for new ways to use the product, Marshall fell

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FEATURE

to "fooling around" with cast-offbrick and pipe on a regular basis.

With success - and a Chalmers Award nomination - at his doorstep -James Marshall

gl'd wander through the plant, and see rejected pipe and brick, and I'd have them set it aside for me to play with," His artistic background and increasing technical knowhow, plus a new interest in pottery and day sculpture, converged one day at an architectural conference where he set up a small panel of clay and demonstrated carving it, over the course of three days. The panel was tossed in the end, but the clay mural concept was born.

creditshis fruitful and rewarding career to the union of discipline and creativity.

The technical demands of the process - always under further developmentby the artist - are daunting. When the design is ready,bricks are carved in the panel format. This process must be done hirly quickly,to prevent variations in dryness among the bricks, and Marshall often works 6 weeks or more of 15-hour days, The carved, green, panel is then dissassembledand the bricks fired carefully,all at once. Firing resultsmust be absolutelyuniform for the panel to fit back together again, and this requiresmeticulous atten-

tion to everydetail of the process.A ßir amount of innovationhas beeninvolvedoverthe years, both in the concept and the technicaldetails.

In 1976, Marshalland wife Lorine establishedthe Grassrootsstudio in Medicine Hat, where they practicethe art and business of drawing, photography,sculpture, pottery and tatiles. Since then, he has completed 19 sculptured brick mural commissions,andmany pen & ink drawing projects, as well as a lot of sundry studio work.

The Marshalls' lifestyle- their strong ties to artistic roots , a fascinationwith history and the natural world (especiallypaleontolou, anthropolog and archeoloy), and family concerns - was influenced especially in the early days by fellow artist and I-XL employee Luke Lindoe.

Established now both as an artist and very•professional contractor, Marshall is "looking more for things, if possible, that I want to do, rather than haveto do . It's the privilege of the successfiil,but, never one to wait on lady luck, Marshallhas no intention ofeasing up on his determined, thorough businessand marketing practices. notwithstanding all that," he says. "l still have to make a living."

"We had a sort of relationship with the Lindoes- I really know Luke until I-XL. Of course, he was a much more advanced ceramic artist than I was," Marshall

says. The basics in Lindoe's lifestyle - spending lots of time

outdoors and with åmily, arche010Uand the enjoyment of nature, and practicing art - suited Marshall well. "He was a good influence, I liked the way he divided his

time.

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 1996

THE BOTTOMLINE

CST puzzle

•ngt

hould regis r?

ving money

• If you tal , (gross sal inc ing non-taxa ems) inco from all commer activitiesin the previous en is more than $30,000 our business is unincorp , you must apply for a

It may be to your advan

mberwithRevenue

Cana d start collectingGST on your es beginning the next quarter (3 nth period). is incorporated, • If your b the aboverul pliesto the total sales in your pr •ng separately,at • You apply this ru the end of each year. The $30,000 threshol dudes: ciatesor • taxablesales made by partners

• total salesincludingintern

sales (although the exportsth selves are not taxable)

nal

buildings

employment

making over $

O/year in

isterin the GST program en if

you are not making $30,00 Once registered the craftsp

entitledto an claima crediton

GST paid on businesspurchases such as art supplies, courses,transportation, special clothing or equipmenti studio rental, etc. If you are expecting to spend a considerable amount on such expenses,that is, more than you expectto collecton sales, it would be worthwhile to figure out the exact advantage.

Accordingto the FinancialPost,it

costs small businessesabout $0.17 in accountingand other expensesto send $1 in GST to Ottawa. The bigger the business,the less it costs to remit.

employed'?

uipment)

• incomefr

The penaltie collecting or

e to reg-

What is 'self-

It doesnot include: • sales of capital

SavingTime

r not registering, itting if you ve

both repaymentand tn rest. Anyone engaged in a commercial activity may apply to registerin the GST program. Therefore, even if a craftspersonis not regularly making taxablesales, they may choose to register. (read on to find out why!) RevenueCanada will assign GST number and a reporting period for you or your business.

Not sure if you quali$' as a sstruggling' self-employed craftsperson? you do, you can be claiming

dit for all the GST you spendon

y expenses.For the purposesof bo e GST and income tax, a prof nal craftsperson is one who has a r nableexpectationof making a ofit. The government uses a test

reasonable expecta-

tion of profi o determine whe or not you are erating a ness, See available from Revenue Canada,

The Quick Method for calculating GST remittance, devised by the government to reduce administrative requirements, claims to simplibookkeeping and the calculation of remittances.Using this method, you don't have to keep track of GST you pa ost business expenses

The Method may used by yo ose GST-includ taxab es do not exceed$ ,OOO. Under the Quick Meth the person coll on their taxable sal However,for the purposes of act y remitting the G ST, a formula is ovided. For individuals in the arts, predetermined percentageis 5%. us, while 7% GST is collect n sales, only 5% of total GST reve es has to be remitted to the ent, instead of claimingcredit for ctual GST paid. You may still clai actual GST paid on capital pur ases, • however.If your GST pai on expenses has exceeded $11,5 0 (7% of which is $805), you will t to claim actual GST paid • tead of using the formu For more i rmation, see

available fro Revenue Canada, and at the berta Craft Council Offce, 1-800CRAFT/488-6611.

and at the Alberta Craft Council Office.

The Bottom Line O

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL

DOWN IN THE VAULT

Brian Queen

Blankbook cockledhand-made paper of

cotton and abaca fibers, with pox inclusions

bound on cords.

The Open & Closed Book March 9 - April 20, 1996 The Canadian Bookbinders

and Book Artists' Guild

Artistsof all kinds seemdrawn to the crafting of original books, and it's no surprisethat the interpretationsof the form areas varied as the artists themselves.Each book is unique, in the same sense as any original work

of art.

which

opened in Calgary in February to a crowd of 200, CBC coverageand cries of "l want to do that, too" from artists, comes to the Craft Council gallery in March and April. The visualarts of the bookare interpreted in 30 original, hand-made or fine press works by 22 artists, including ceramics artists, painters, printmakers and sculptors as well as per-

Down

the

VAULT

manent adherents to the book arts. The variety is astonishing - from an assemblage by Vera Fletcher Bennett, to Ksenia Kopystynska'sfull-leather,

custom 'designer' binding for I Ching: the Bookof Change.Unusual or elegant papers, traditional and unexpectedcovermaterials adorn everythingfrom Biblesto panoramic photographs. The Canadian Bookbindersand Book Artists' Guild providescontact and support among those interested in the book arts, and promotes excellence. Members include bookbinders, conservators,papermakers, calligraphers,printmakers, marblers and teachers.The show opens March 9 from 12 - 4 pm.

COMING up

Down in the Vault: Carol and Richard Selfridge Exploring Earthly Delights: Mundane and Beyond April 27 to June IS, 1996 These renownedEdmonton ceramic artists explore three territories majolica terracotta, translucent porcelain and wood-fired stoneware,

all different ways of transforming raw materials into somthing beyond the ordinary.

The Garden Show July/August1996 An ecelctic,diverseselectionof craft products that relate to the garden. If you have work that relatesto the garden phone Alina or Nancy to let them know. This is expectedto be a popular show,with excellentsales potential.

Furniture Exhibi! September/October 1996 Under the Tree: a Canadian Craft Christma± November/December 1996 Pat Matheson, Linda Stanier and Shirley Rimer: • Ceramic Sculpture January/February 1997

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SHOPTALK

ShopTa1k

Executive Director's message

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supply a large volume of Alberta-made, hand-crafted products to the wholesalemarket, which will provide each craft producer with the same advantages and opportunities usually reserved for large manufacturers.

The program also includes a central billing service. This service will collect payments from retailers, provide credit checks on first-time buyers, stream-

line bookkeepingrequirements for the producer and, most importantly, guaranteeregularmonthly paymentsto the craft producer for all craft products receivedby the buyers in the previousmonth. Together, the ACC's agents and the central billing servicewill give craft producers the opportunity to expand their businesses,by providing them with more time to increase their production. The first group of craft products to be represented by the ACC's agent is the Alberta Heritage Craft Collection. Over 50 craft products created by 25 member craft producers are for sale to Alberta's museum gift shops. All members interested in learning more about this program are encouraged to contact Maureane O'Shaugnessy at the ACC office. Maureane is developingthe program, and is representing the Alberta Heritage Craft Collection to museum gift shop and other buyers.

Craft Business Training Programs • to help craft producers meet the demands of their growing businesses.The ACC is currently designing courses to meet the specific needs of craft producers in businessplanning, businessmanagement, marketing, production management and product development. The course material is for audiences at both the community and college levels. Courses will be ready for delivery in September.

Networking Programs Two other programs currently in development await finding confirmation - a comprehensive Incernet Program that will create a multi-level serviceon the World Wide Web, beginning with a "virtual craft shop", and a communitybased craft information network. This network will get back in touch with the 83 communities surveyed during the Rural Craf Development Project. Primary research and development phases for the first four programs will be completed in the next few,exciting months. All programswill be ready for launch and/or expansion this summer and fall. There has been a lot of interest in our initiatives both nationally and internationally. It is very exciting to be working with an organization that is moving rapidly forwardand breaking new ground within our industry.

Susan Abells

here are lots of opportunities coming up this spring at the Craft Shop. Stock is • low, and new products Ofall kinds are needed. We are particularly looking for: • products for the Easter promotion, including handpainted eggs, egg cups, products with floral and rabbit motifs, and wheatweavingcrosses • new spring lines of dishes • a greater variety of mugs • keep in mind upcoming events such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, St. Jean Baptiste Day, etc. We need any relevantproducts in advanceof the actual date. • June will featurea BIG wedding promotion - send us your: platters and bowls (clay & glass), linens, vases, etc. in the $50 to $250 range. • handmade cards of all kinds, including those for weddings and other special events, are especially needed. In April, we're featuring jewelry for • the Gallery Walk. Any artists interested in having their work featured and/or doing a demonstration on • Saturday,April 20 and/or Saturday April 27, pleaselet us know.

Congrats!

Judy Villett's Garden Windowquilt

and Percy Schepp's Wooden Cribbage Board were purchased by theWorld Figure Skating Championships Association in March; silversmith Kent Olinger sold a framed piece to

the City of Edmonton, for championship dignitaries. Give us your "good news", too!

Alina Strandberg

DIALOGUE

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL

In response to membership requests for services, we are initiating ffe following:

DialogÜe:

Craft Studio Map of Alberta: The studio tour held annually in Nova Scoüa over the last five years was looked at as a very good example of a very successful program that could be a good member service and a possible source of revenue for the ACC Fundraising chair Loretta Puckrin is looking into sponsorship and hopes to have it ready for spring. The concept for this year is: every craft producer who has a production facility or studio that can be visited by customers will be listed free of charge on the back of the map along with a number of high quality photographs (choice of Photos to be left to the designer, and will be chosen based on the quality and variety of images). The front side willfeature the map and paid advertising recruited by commissionad sales people (ACC income for now). The sponsor will be asked to cover the cost of production. Distribution will be through listed craft producers, advertisers and the sponsor.

This issue's Dialogue is the latest Report from the Communications and Fundraising Committees: Newsletter: The Communications committee is pleased to introduce Susan Cockshutt from Red Deer as the new editor of Alb.eæ—Q-gß mgggzjn.å

She will be running

the whole

operaüon

from

Red

Deer. She plans to have several writers join her to provide a

wider and more diverse perspective. Susan is also the publisher of the new publication. Susan's ability to produce both publications willprovide for a wider, more centralized and'cost-effective flow of information and writing that will benefit both publications. Good luck Susan on this, your first, edition of our magazine!

Calendar of Alberta Craft: A similar concept to the Studio Map, but aimed for distribu-

Lion in the fall. Loretta is also working on this.

sponsorship for

Group insurance for auto and home:

Membership Brochure:

Loretta has contacted an insurance company interested in providing this type of insurance to our members at an average savings of $200 to $400 per year on home and car insuronce. Information will be sent out to our members shortly.

Communication Committee member Bob Robertson willlook into producing a new one-colour, on coloured stock, brochure. Included in this brochure will also be a questionnaire on products produced, volume, etc. for new members to add this information to our data banks.

Costco Membership:

Members Survey:

The ACC has joined Costco and can now offer its members a reduced rate of $25.00 Plus g.s.t to receive their membership ( a savings of over $10.00 per member). Please contact Pat at the ACC omce. She will send you a letter indicaüng that you are a member in good standing with the ACC and that you are eligible to receive this benefit

Committee member Donna Angus willprepare a question-

noire for a telephone survey to personally contact members

regarding a satisfaction rating to gather information about what they need, what they produce, get referrals for new membersetc. Board Member Barb Tipton will seek volunteers to do the telephoning in the Calgary region.

News Releases:

Crafts Columns by the ACC:

Donna Angus Willbe developing news releases for broadcast in Alberta through the Alberta Community Newspapers, fog lowed up by small ads advocating membership in the ACC, to inform the public and our members of the new, exciting things in store for them as members of the ACC.

We will be contacting the major daily newspapers to see if

they are interested in consumer oriented advice on how to purchase quality crafts, how to commission works of craft etc with the ACC listed in the by-line.

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nevvs

NEWS

BRIEFS

MARTENS NOMINATED FOR BRONFMANN AWARD Bronze sculptor Cornelius Martens of Coaldale, Alberta,

has been nominated by the Alberta Craft Council for the Sadye Bronfmann Award this year. The $20,000 award, given annually by the Bronfmann family to honour their mother, is "for excellence in crafts, to recognizeexceptional work being done by Canadian craftspeople,and the innovations they have brought to the arts in Canada". Nominations are made by the regional crafts councils,and the award is administered by the CanadianCraft Council.

announcedcuts to the CCC by 50 % in 1995/96, and by 100 % in 1996/97.

Sincethen, the ExecutiveDirector and Office Manager positions have both been eliminated. Other steps taken have included the acquisition of a grant from the M. Joan Chalmers Cultural Centre Foundation, which owns the building housing the CCC, to allow the CCC to finish this fiscalyear in balance; the reduction of the Board of Directors to five people, from the five 'regions' of Canada: Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, B.C., and the Territories;and broadening of the membership base to include individuals as well as organizations. The membership fee for individualswill be $10, for organizations, $50.

GALA DONATIONS This year's Gala Dinner andAuctionwill be in October or November.All members are requestedto send donations. The Gala is a celebrationof and fund-raiserfor the Alberta Craft Council's ProjectEducation, and includesdinner and a live and silent auctionof decorativeand/orfunctional crafts donated by the membership.

If you are interestedin the issuesfacing the CCC, have a question,or would like to join, pleasecall Jean L Kares at (604)746-3949/ FAX (604)736-3940/ E-Mail:

Funds raised ensure that Alberta craftspeopleare educated to compete in the "local marketplace", across the country and internationally,and supports an education program designedto raisethe awarenessof Albertansaboutthe thriving craft industry right here at home. Watchfor details in the next issue.

jkares@web.apc.org.

'CLAY IN CANADA ' MAKESWAVES IN NORTH-WEST The exhibition Chy in Canada:North byNorthwest,sponsoredby the Canadian Consulate General was hailed as a "virtuosodisplayof trans-Canadianceramic arts" and one of the "top ten" visualarts eventsin the region for 1995, by the MinneapolisStar Tribune.The exhibition was held

BOBBY HOFFMANSCHOLARSHIP The Bobby Hoffman Scholarshipfor emerging craftspeople and/or students who are membersof the Alberta Craft Council ($500) will be presented at this year's Gala Dinner and Auction, in the late fall. Watch the next issue

in conjunctionwith the NationalCouncilon Education

for details.

for the Ceramic Arts' 1995 conference, Borderline Chy, in Minneapolis.

CASINO THANKS

Chy in Canadafeaturedthe works of 47 ceramic artists from Manitoba, Saskatchewan,Alberta and B.C., and featured a full-colourcatalogue. Another Canadian clay exhibit, Ground Connection,was organized by Mentoring Artists for Women'sArt. Together, according to the Consulate General, these two shows were among the most talked-abouteventsin the conferenceand attracted an estimated 3,000 visitors over a two-week period. The Consulate emphasisesthat the lion's share Ofthe funding

The ACC's casino ran in Edmonton Feb.12 & 13. A listing of volunteersand our thanksfor their supportwill appear in the next issue.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPSIN CANADIAN CRAFT COUNCIL Since this spring the Canadian Crafts Council has been going through a 'traumatic' period, says a recent bulletin from the CCC. In April the federalgovernment

for the projects came from Western Economic Diversification. The Alberta section of the show was curated by Greg Payce.

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NEWS

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT GRANT ANNOUNCED There appears to be an increasein collaborative,innovative or experiemental projects that cross traditional discipline lines. In order to meet the needs of the artists, groups and organizations involved,The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is pleased to offer a Multidisciplinary Arts Project Pilot Program.

This program will assist artists with the development and/or presentation of new and original work that involves more than one arts discipline and where the final product transcends the boundaries of any single discipline. Individuals may receive up to 50 % of actual project Costs to a maximum of $5,000. Groups and not-for-profit organizations may receiveup to 50 % of actual project costs to a maximum of $10,000. The initial deadline for the receipt of applications under this program is April 1, 1996. Please contact Judy Hayman, Arts Development Officer, Alberta Community Development, 427-6315 (fax)4229132 for details.

GLASS VIDEO RATES HIGH AwardVideo is pleasedto announce that Contemporar Glasshas receiveda four star rating from the Video Rating

Guide,Winter 1995edition.

ContemporaryGlassis a 30-minute look at the world of contemporaryart glass, based on the book by Susanne K. Frantz,curator of the 20th-centurycollectionat the Corning Museum of Glass. The video tracesthe development of Studio Glass from the early 1960s into the 1980s and deals primarily with Americanglass artists of this period. The video is available in VHS for $29.99 plus $3.25 shipping (U.S. funds) from AwardVideo and Film Distributors, 4441-B S. Tamiami Trail, Dept. CG, Sarastora,FL USA 34231 or 1-800299-6660. Alsovisit their video page in the CollectorOnLine Web Site at : http://www.collectoronline.com/collect/

CANADA COUNCIL GRANTS FOR CRAFTSPERSONS The Canada Council has recentlyannounced a re-structuring of its granting programs for architecture,crafts, photography and visual arts, affecting programs for individuals and for organizations.

Grants for craftspersons are now at four levels:A • for senior craftspersons, B • for craftsperson who have been practising for some years, C • for emerging craftspersons, and TRAVEL Grants at these levels are also available co critics and curators working in craft fields.

A and B grants are availableeither for long-term or shortterm periods. C grants are available for short-term periods only. Long-term grants provide assistance for periods of approximately one year. Short-term grants replace theformer Project Grants and are for shorter periods of support. Grant amounts are: Long-term $6,000 A: $34,000 $5,000 $17,000 B:

TRAVEL

$5,000

up to $2,500

Craftspersons,curatorsand critics will be allowed to apply for one only long-term or short-term grant, only once every council fiscalyear (April 1 to March 31). They will also be allowed to apply for one only TravelGrant during • thesame perio&THE DEADLINE FORA,B, AND C GRANTS FOR CRAFTSPERSONS IS: 15 MARCH, but becauseof the short notice the Canada Council has extended this year's deadline to April 15, with the request that applicants try to meet the original deadline.The deadlines for Travel grants are: 15 March, and 1 October. FMI, call the Canada Council, at 1-800-263-5588. A

Charles Lewton-Brain continuedfrompage 3 tion of students for one's teaching was very soothing to my self-esteem,and now it is a much more participatory act betweencolleaguesin learning and sharing together about the medium and the material,and I learn lots from my students and enjoy that process, he says.

All this notwithstanding, Charles Lewton-Brainis first and foremostand artist. Educatedat the Nova Scotia College of Art, Sheridan College and at the

Fachhochschule fur Gestaltung in Pforzheim in the '70s;

after running a studio in Halifax for four years in the '80s he did his MFA at New YorkState. Here he developeda seriesof sheet-metalworking techniqes , and launched his educationcareerand international reputation as an authority and an innovator. A

ALBERTA CRAFT MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 1996

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The Alberta Craft Calendar is open to submissionsfrom any craft organization throughout the province. If you are interested in advertising a special event, activity, gallery show or employment opportunity,please call Pat at 1-800-DO CRAFT As a complimentary service,for-profit organizations and retail businessesare listed in our calendar of events twice. After the second listing, we invite you

to place an advertisement. Please see

page 20 for our advertising rates.

Note: Information must be received by April 10, 1996.

e CONFERENCES

ously the beauty of the moun-

tain wildernessaroundAtlin Lake in northwesternB.C. and their own inner landscapesto discovercreative potential and fresh creative insight form personal experiences rather than from art knowledge.Fee: $900 CDN, $750 US, accommodation included.

Conservation & Collaboration: A symposiumon wood-turning, furniture design & technique, offered by the

SaskatchewanCraft Council at Emma Lake, Friday,July 26 to Tuesday, July 30, 1996.

e EDUCATION

I O-day Alpine

Wilderness Hiking/ Canoeing Adventure

Atlin Art Centre Monarch Mountain, Atlin, B.C. VOW IA0, phone/fax toll free 1-800-651-8882. Idea and the CreativeProcess— June 18-July 9 andAugust IO-

Interwovenwith short work-

shops in photography, drawing,

creative"mark making" and visual perception — starting June 4, July 14, July 28, 1996. Fee: $900 CDN. $750 US, mealsand experiencedguide

31, 1996. Participants are

invited to exploresimultane12

included. Phone/fax toll free 1-800-651-8882

Banff: Banff Centre for the Arts Offers numerous residencies and other opportunities to create new works in the media and visualarts. For an application form, write The Banff Centre for the Arts, Office of the Registrar, 107Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1020, Sm. 28, Banff, AB TOL OCO

Edmonton:

A.R.T. Studio Offers fused and slumpedglass

Classesfor adults. Saturday art

classesfor children availablein

glass, weaving, drawing and

painting. Glass supplies can be purchased at reasonableprices.

Studio locatedat 10125-81 Avenue. Phone Rosa at (403) 413-0118or (403)975-8867.

Edmonton: University of Alberta Devonian Botanical Garden Offers a range of arts and crafts coursesfor the whole family such as stained glass, paper, willowfurniture and more. For information or to register call (403)987-2064.

Edmonton: Edmonton

Weavers' Guild

Offers classes.Complimentary

membershipincluded with registrationfor first-timestudents. Write: Regis

EdmontonWeaver'sGuild,

Box59, Site 8, R.R.2, Stony Plain,ABT7Z 1>0.

Edmonton: Indigo Print and Paperworks 12214 Jasper Ave. offers a

varietyof classes.Call (403)452-2208 .

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Stony Plain: Parkland Potters Guild & Gallery Offers classesat beginner and intermediate levelsin wheel throwing, hand-building, sculpture,raku for children, teens and adults. Lori Topilka 962-4990,Cathy Ziehr 9635103, BettySchultz 963-6217. ParklandBuilding (rear)4912 51 Avenue, Stony Plain, AB

e EMPLOYMENT CUSO Offers opportunities for pot-

tery tutors and craft workers in third-worldcountriesfor modest nlaries. CUSO, DT 10, 135 Rideau Street, Ottawa,ON KIN 9K7.

EXHIBITIONS/

ALBERTA

Strathcona Place Art

Gallery Members'

Arts & Crafts

Talentsof our memberswho attend classesin arts and crafts will be on displayin the Main Lounge , Strathcona Place Centre, 10831-University

Ave., Edmonton, March 25 to April 19. On displaywill be paintings,crafts including pottery, pressed flowers,rug hooking, sewing,weaving, tatting, helping hands and woodworking. Some of the items will be for sale. Phone 4335807 for more information.

Edmonton

Calligraphic Society From March 19 to April 4, the Edmonton Calligraphic Society is pleased to be associ-

ated with the travellingexhibition, Dick Beasley- a

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Retrospective(organized by the Norther Arizona University

The New Cameo Craft Show & Sale

Art Museum) and Skating

The CanadianCraft Show Ltd., producersof Toronto's One of a Kind Craft Shows,

with Worå (a juriedexhibition by the ECS members),at the Fine Arts Building Gallery, DepartmentofArt & Design, Universityof Alberta.The Beasleyexhibitionwas originally selectedby the artist prior to his death in July 1992 and contains an overviewof the media in which he worked. The retrospective contains many of Beasleys calligraphicworks, but also includes paintings, parints, carvedwood, weavings,ceramics and jewelry.Dick Beasley was well known to Alberta calligraphersand ocnducted numerousworkshopsin the province.

announcestheir purchaseof the Cameo Craft Show Sale in Edmonton.The next show

will be November 6 - 10 at the EdmontonConvention Centre. Plans include a more national focus,talented artisansand uniqueproducts from coastto coast,more entertainmentvalue,several specialfeature areas,and the introductionof the New ArtisanScholarshipFund. For exhibitorinformationcall: (403)283-5444.

Spring Craft Show, March 23 & 24, '96

Central Alberta