ALBERTA
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ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL
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REPORTS Co-Chair's Report Over the last two years, the attention of the ACC board has been focused, even riveted, on economic planning and survival. Realising that time, energy, and attention were being drawn from some broad-
er aims and priorities,we sought an opportunity to come together and remind ourselves of the goals of the ACC and its membership. At our September board retreat we were able to identify and priorise the future of the ACC. Our thanks to Dagny Alston for giving us her time and expertise,and helping us to clarify which roles, activities,and projects
are the most important. The board retreat helped us concentrate on four areas of ACC activity — craft arts development,
craft professionaldevelopment,craft marketing, and fundraising.
CREDITS summer, involving studio visits and dinners... we hope that members will come to these events to
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The board is now, finally,able to start planning for the future, and establishing what the ACC will looklike in the comingyears. We earnestly invite
the participationof the membershipin the ongoing
activitiesof the ACC. The board can only do its job if the membershipmakes its wishes Imown. Please circleJune 5th, the AGM, and participate in the decisions which need to be made for the benefit of us all.
Lyn Plfueger & Simon Wroot, Co-chairs
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with variousart/craft groups,lookingfor co-operative venturesincludingshows. nle magazinewas identifiedas anotherhigh priority activity,both for informationand for membership
"community". The quality of the magazine steadily improves, thanks to the ACC staff,who invitecomments and articles. We are also trying to promotea business content in the form of a large advertiser or
Did you know that cultureis more important to Canadians - than sport? Yes!Despite media preoccupation with Olympic scandals, Elvis Stoyko's groin injuryor the recent Trappers sale, StatisticsCanada reports that we are significantlymore dedicated to and involved in culture than sport. For exampler SPORTS CULTURE Totalannual activitiesand events: S10,500million $7,827million Totalaverageannual expenditure: $718million $1,375million Employment:
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The disappointing part of this otherwise good news?- while professionalsport salariessoar into the millions,the average professional Canadian artist (if there is such as thing as an average artist) The craft professionaldevelopment activitiesconmakes $20,000. tinue to be important — in the form of our member So why is this kind of information important to the advisory services, referrals, juries, and the Craft ACC or to Alberta craftspeople. Statistics such as BusinessTrainingprogram. these can often be very interesting. They are also As mentioned above, craft marketing has been valuablein encouragingall levelsOfgovernment given a great deal of attention. The wholesale pro- or corporationsto improve(or at least sustain) gram has been of great benefit to a number of our their support of culture.Wecall this "advocacy". members,and of lesserbenefit to many others. These statisticscame to us from the Canadian However, there are other aspects of our marketing Conferenceof the Arts (CCA),one of Canada's activities which are important to the ACC memmost articulate arts advocacy organizations. The bers - including retail activityin Edmontonand in Alberta Craft Councilis in regular communication Calgary,and solicitingsalesto corporations,conwith the CCA and a number of Otheradvocacy ventions,and to government. A recentpartnership groups (such as the Edmonton Arts Council, the with the GlenbowMuseumShop is proving to be ProvincialArts ServiceOrganizations, and other very successful for both the museum and our craftcouncils).Our commongoal is to bring arts members. issues to the attention of media, policy organizaFundraising will continue to be an urgent priority. tions,governments,corporations,and Canadians, ACCwill continue to seekgovernment arts funding Several times a year, ACC board members and/or and corporate sponsorship. We are presently plan- staff,contribute to arts awareness and advocacy ning a donor campaign with an added emphasis projects. on patron-members, There are a number of fundraising-cum-socialevents planned for this April
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REPORTS For example, during the past year: - The ACC participated in a Montreal conference to revive the Canadian Craft Council as the Canadian Craft Federation. The ACC board and executive director made their annual "state Ofcraft" presentation to the Alberta Foundationfor the Arts board. - The ACC, along with about 15 other arts groups, met and discussed arts issues with Laurie Blakeman, MLAand Liberal critic for community developmentand culture. - The ACC Gallery was the Edmonton venue for a cross-Canada tour of the Canadian Conference for the Arts. - TheACCparticipatedin the Edmonton ProfessionalArts Council'sArts Votein the Octobercivicelectionby distributinginformation to ACC Edmonton members about "arts friendly" candidates. - The ACC met with a former Canadian ambassador who is now coordinatinga new culture research centre at the University OfOttawa. - The ACC met with the new director of the Canada Council. - The ACC organized more than 25 appearances in newspapers, magazines or on televisionto promoteAlberta'scraft scene. - The ACC, along with the Canadian Craft Federationand other craft councils,will be speakingto the StandingCommitteeon CanadianHeritageabout federalgovernment arts policiesrelated issues such as trade and new technologies. So why does the ACC need to do this? Advocate? Policymakers at all levels of government are surprisingly unaware of the significanceof Canada's culture.Cultureemploysa lot of peopleand enchants a lot more. Culture is very small business, but cumulativelyis a big part of the economy. Culture is the fastest growing sector Oftourism. (Visitorsto Alberta are now more likelyto visit a museum or attend a festival than they are to golf. Theyshould alsobe buying craft.)And ultimately, culture,more than any other segment of the nationaleconomy,createsthe Canadianidentity. Advocacywork is long-term,speculativeand slow to show results. Butit is important.Youcan be an advocate too. Its is as simple as callingCityHall or your MLA's Office,or writing a letter to the local newspaper.When issuesand opportunitiesarise, express your support for arts (and especiallycraft arts)activity.And when you talk to politicians,or officials,or even just your friends, tell them that cultureis more importantto Canadiansthan sport. They may not believe you, so quote these statistics (that came to you courtesyof advocacygroups such as the Canadian Conferencefor the Arts and the Alberta Craft Council).Usingstatisticslike these, to talk about culture, is how advocacy works.
pring is a season vibrant with the stirrings of new life.
Just as all of naturewakes UP so does the creative
spirit of the craft producer. As new ideas percolate,remember that the ACC can provide you with useful feedback and suggestions. The Craft Gallery Shop welcomes your ideas and new products. Give us a call anytime!
The Craft Gallery Shop also extends
As people seek pleasant outdoor excursions, the Craft Gallery Shop has many visitors. This is the perfect time to test out new products. Youwill also want to ensure that your work is well represented in the shop for the Spring Gallery Walk. It has been moved forward to Saturday, May 1st 10 - 5 pm and Sunday May 2nd 12 - 5 pm.
- Jan Manning Margaret Flatman Margaret Malcolmson
its thanksto our invaluablevolunteers who weekly contribute to the success of the shop:
Julia Ho
- And DianneJames
Volunteering can be a rewarding experience. There is a wide variety of volunteer jobs for every interest and talent. If you are interested, please call Elaine Emerson at the shop, Tuesday's and Saturday's 10 - 5:30 at 488-5900.
GerardRioux
Discovery Gallery It's back. The Discovery Gallery is located on the lower level beside the Vault, and is dedicated to showcasing new works by emerging artists. Opening March 6 is Transmutation: From Metal to Leather featuring the works of metalsmith Rose Grabowska and designer bookbinder Ksenia Kopystynska of Ars Libri. On through April 17th, the show features work in different mediums and represents different forms of art and artistic expression. If you have work you would like featured in the Discovery Gallery, phone Julie Naylor, ext. 229 or Mary-Ellen Boyle, ext. 232 for more information.
Director Tom McFall, Executive Magazine
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STUDIO TALK
Jeff Collins Breaking Through a Creative Block by
Successful craft business people - those who are in the business of selling their craft and want to stay in the business -are challenged to maintain a consistent product line, yet keep it fresh by adding new works and discontinuing others. Craftspeople who completely change what they are making on an on going basis have trouble building a lasting rep-
utation with repeatcustomers.However they do need to develop their current lines in order to stay on the leading edge of trends. Keeping consistent craft prod-
ucts in your line will give you credibility while adding new products to your line
will keep your customers coming back
the tables, on the easels, every where he looked, there were drawings, paintings, sketches and even sculptures of rosters. The man said to Matisse, "but Henri I
only wanted one." Matisse replied, "Yes I
know,but it must be the right one!"
One of the points of this story is that it is possible to take a simple idea and expand it into almost endless possibilities. Some of them will be successful, others will not, but even the least successful of the ideas will spur your imagination on to something greater - something you would never have thought of until you made the first few.
During the initial creative process it is important to leave all your value judgments, all your preconceived ideas and all your delusions of grandeur outside your studio door. Allow yourself the possibility of making really bad pieces of work and remember that at this stage nothing is precious. The sooner you are able to make those bad pieces, the sooner you will be able to do the good ones. Don't even think about sales and what people will buy, in fact it is probably best if you try not to think at all as it can get in the way of creativity.Just make things, anything at all for the first while. I once had an assignment to paint 30 paintings in one month. After three weeks I had 5 complete and 3 more started. They were well thought out and technically competent, but I was fretting over how I would do 25 more in one week. I started to resign myself to the fact that I was just The good news is that you do not need to not going to get them all done. My come up with completelynew ideas, or instructor came to me and told me to products, every time you expand your stop thinking, and just paint. He knew line. What you will want to do is build they were not all going to be great and on the foundation you have already assured me they did not need to be. He made and expand on themes from that also refused to give me an extension. The foundation. There is a story about the pressure of the deadline forced me to painter Matisse that goes something like stop thinking and just paint. Flashes Of this: A man came to Matisse and asked colour and lines of drawing went everyhim to paint a roster for his wall. Matisse where. worked at a agreed and told the man to come back in nothing I was precious.feverish pace and By the end of the one week. The next week the man came 4th week I think I had 25 or 26 paintings back to Matisse's studio and was blown and I realized the whole purpose of the away by what he saw. On the walls, on exercisewas not to make great art, but to
for more.
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get into the process of creating. It was liberating for me to realize I did not have to make a great painting every time I set out. I was able to experiment in ways I would have never dared to. Once I finished the exercise I went back to some of the more interesting paintings and stared to expand on the themes that developed. I learned that my creative imagination works just great as long as I don't get in the way of it. Try this exercise yourself. Give yourself a short period of time to come up with a large number of works and don't give yourself an extension. Work with what you already have. Ask yourself what are the designs and shapes you currently using and how can you expand on them? Is there only one way to use an oval, a square, a circle? What if you cut it in half vertically, horizontally, diagonally? What if it was cut into three pieces and joined together by some other element? Does a ceramic mug need only one handle? What about four? How could a mug work, both aesthetically and functionally, with four handles? Maybe it can't, maybe
it will with two or possibly three,but how will you know until you try.The point is, in order to come up with new
creative approaches to a work you have to allow all possibilities before you start eliminating some of them. When it is time for you to develop new products pick up the challenge and have fun with it. Bust through the brick wall.
Go back to your sourceand remind
yourself why you started to make craft. Where does your inspira tion come from? What are your values? What do you believe in? What is important to you? Build from these sources and incorporate them into your work. If you do, your works will take on your unique personality and will stand apart from everyone else's.
MARKET TRENDS e often receive calls from craft producers wanting to know where they can
get phone numbers and addresses of various organizations. So for this segment of Market Trends, we have pulled together a list of some of the more common numbers requested.
Canadian Manufacturers Assoc.
1 Concorde Gate, Suite 800
Tel:780-426 6622
188023-7469 Tel:416-3851880,
Edmonton, AB
North York. ON wc
Canadian Museums Association
Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada 75 intemational Blvd„ 4th Floor
Etobicoke ON M9W 619 Tel: 416-798-8000
Fax:416-798-8050
2 Halibunon Avenue
Alberta's Women's Enterprise Initiative Association Edmonton:
10237 • 104 Street Edmonton. AB 4A1
lei: 780413-0793 Fax:780413098
100 Discovery Place One
Edmonton. AB T5J OX6
Tel:780-415-0250
Fax:78(b422098
Ceramics......................... Canada Council for the Arts
E-mail:burtchQm.net
http•J/www.affta.ab.ca
"Passion and Process: Annual
Giftware Representatives
NCECA Conference
Association of Canada
March 17-20, 1999
6251 Guelph Line RR Milton. ON L9T 2X6
Columbus, Ohio Contact: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Tel/far 905-336-3699
Regina Brown, NCECA Executive
350 Albert street. p.o. Box 1047
Ottawa,ON KIP 5V8
Tel:613-5664414. 1-800-26+5588 Fax: 613-566-4390 http:nwwwcanadacouncil.ca
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
Manufacturers Association -
Secretary
4th FL. 15 Eddie Street
Canadian Office 1335 Morningside Avenue Suite 1 01
Bandon. OR 974111
1-800-520-24-46,1-819-994-1200 Fax: 1-819-994-9555
Scarborough,ON MIB 5M4 Tel.416-282-0022
Ottawa,ON KIA OMS
Box 1667
1800-99-NCECA
National Polymer Clay Guild's Ninth Annual Retreat
Fax:416-2820027
May 11-16, 1999 Orkney Spring (a village in rural
YMCA Enterprise Centre 10211 105 st
Virginia, about 2.5 hours from Washington, D.C) Contact National Polymer Clay Guild
Edmonton, AB
429 1991
(NPCG) Ste, 115-345m, 1350 Beverly Rd. McLean. VA 22101
American Craft Council
Highland,NY 12528 Tel:914-883-6100, 1400-83+3470
Atlantic Craft Trade Show
E-mail: econ.jgillis@gov.nsca
Fax:403-282-1519
Durham, ON NOG IRO Tel: 519-369-6950 Fax:519-369-6961 Contacts: George & Jackie Benninger
CGTA Gift Show Office
Calgary.403-2926000
Small Business Association
3 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton. AB T5J 2R7
Tel:780-496-5233 Calgary: Li cens e Di vi s i on
Contact Glass Art Society 1305 FounhAve, ste. 711
3rd FL. 800 MacLeodTrail SE Calgary,AB T2P 2M5 Tel:403-26&5521
Tel:206-382-1305
co rporate Registry
Fibre .................................
8th FL. John E Brownlee Bid.
Hand Weavers Spinners & Dyers of Alberta
Edmonton,AB T5J 4W6
Seattle, WA 98101
PO Box 130
Tel: Edmonton:780495-2277
Li cens e Secti on
Tampa, Fla.
Tel:902-424-8609 Fax:902-424-5739
780-424-7870
2nd FL. ChanceryHall
Tampa Convention Center -
Halifax. NS B3J 2R7
9797 Jasper Ave Edmonton, AB
Glass..............„..... April 29 - May 2
1800 Argyle Street. Suite 520
Economic Development Edmonton
Business Licenses Edmonton:
Glass Art Society's (GAS) - 29th Annual Conference
Fax:914-8836130
http://mvwchin.gc.ca
Christine Brashers
re': 909-989-2453
21 South Eltings Comer Road
Canadian Art & Collectible Show & Sale
Automated Customs Information Service Export Information 1-800-4618999
10158 - 103 street
Far. 416-236-5557
Tel:416231-1251
3553 - 31 Street NW calgary,AB T2L 2K7
w: 403-220-0221
4th Floor Beaver House
Conferences
Edmonton. AB T5K OX9
E-mail: ama@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Fax:416385-1855
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Etob.coke ON M9B 4T2
Alberta Museums Association 9829 - 103 Street
Tel:780424-2626 Fax 780-425-1679
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- Special Projects Office
National Housewares
Professional Associations
GovernmentContacts
Toronto:
1531. 10060 jasper Ave
April 30 - May 2 Kings College • Edmonton. AB Contact: Jean Connor
Edmonton:
10365-97 st
Tel: 780-427-2311
Fax:780-422-1091 Calgary
Tel:780-425-9280
Main floor. J.J. Bowlen Bld.
Business Development Bank of
Tel:416679-0170, 1800-6116100 Fax:416-679-0175
9125 - 50 Street
Calgary,AB T2P 2B 403-297-3442
Counseling Assistance to Small
The Rosen Group,INC
Metal
Edmonton: 780-495-3400
Calgary:403-292-8750 Canada
Enterpri s e
780-495-2277 Canadian Gift & Tableware Association
265 Yorklands Blvd. suite #301
North York, ON M2J 1S5 Tel: 416-497-5771. 1-800-750-1967
Fax:416497-3448
Canadian Jewellers Association 27 Queenst E, #600 Toronto.ON M5C 2M6 Fax:416-368-1986
e-mail: jwexpoOsympaticuca
42 Voyager Court South Etobicoke. ON M9W 5M7
620 - 7 Avenue SW
Kings College
Edmonton, AB
3000 Chestnut Avenue, Suite 300 Baltimore. MD 21211
lei: 410-889-2933, 1800-43<RAFT
Fax:410889-1320
Can Iron '99
July 1 -4
SAIT Campus • Calm
AB
Contact: Rob Sadowski
Seattle Gift Center 6100 Fourth Avenue South
1301 - 16Ave. NW
Seattle WA 98108
Calgary, AB T2M 014
lei: 206-7676800,
ALBERTA
Fax:206-7676449
Southex Exhibitions
CRAFT
Burnaby. 4285 Canada way
Burnaby,BC V5G IH2
Tel: 604412-2271, 1-800-633-8332
fax: 604-433-4807
Collected by Jlllie Naylor Alberta Craft Stagazine
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IN THE VAULT
TEA FOR THE TAKING Perhaps if humankind has one culturally universal event it is that sometime in late afternoon there is a break taken for a hot drink and a bit of food. It was that littlebit of sustenance that allowed for the day to be extended; for
the day to have a few more hours of work in them before the last meal.
The British formalized it into a time of dainty cups, elaborately decorated tea and sugar pots and sweets. The Japanese ritualized it to the extent that even the way the drinking bowl faces has meaning. Even transferred to the new countries of North and South America, a break was taken with steaming mugs of freshly brewed whatever and copious amounts of sandwiches and cakes beside the field at harvest time. It should not come as a surprise that the craftspeople would produce items for use at this time of the day. YanagiSoetsu and Bernard Leach wrote thoughtfully on the importance of handmade objects in daily use. Leach would say that these objects had a heartbeat with Yanagi urging us to "'take heed Ofthe humble". They would both agree on Leach's idea of handcraftsmanship, if it be alive, justifying itself at anytime as an intimate expression of the spirit of man. In an interdisciplinary exhibition such as "The Taking of Tea", we hope to move the observer away from thinking of one of the craft areas as dominant. What may come to mind for many is the ceramics
JudyVille'
Room For One More, 1998, 66 x 1150", 100%Cott0", machine pieced, machine guilted
March 6 - April 17
IN THE VAULT
Liv Pedersen
Hotel Marina, 4 x 28 x 2Scm, 1990
Gobbellin weaving on Dutch plank loom
of the tea pot but...in the process of keeping the tea warm and drinkable, the tea cozy is just as important. Just as there is the spoon for adding the honey or the wooden plate for serving the sandwiches or the tablecloth thrown over the rough wooden box that brought the tea to the field; the tablecloth that brought some sense of civility and decorum to hard dirty jobs. An interesting evolution as the custom moved to the Americas being that the taking of tea was a time of equality when hired men ate at the table of their employers. There is a strong overall reality that most of the traditional crafts are used in the taking of tea. (I tried in vain to involve masonry!) Alberta craftspeople show the range of ideas and even serendipity of what can evolve from this pleasant interlude in the day. It is a nice thing to sit back and sip a cup of tea. It is a nice thing to do alone or in the company of friends. It is a nice thing to sit and contemplate the day, a faraway love or in the case of the artist craftsperson, the beauty of the weave of the tablecloth.
Arne Handley, Curator
'Alberta craftspeople show the range of
ideas and even serendipity of what can evolve from this pleasant interlude in the day.
Join us for tea:
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 13, 1-4 pm, 1999
Call for Entry From the Roots is a multi-mediaexhibit which explores traditional and heritage crafts in Alberta. Send your CV, artist statementand between 5 to 10 slides by May 1st, 1999
Liv Pedersen
Old Friends, 4 x 36 x 56cm, 1995
to:
Alberta Craft Council 10106- 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5N IP6 780488-6611 or 1-800-DOCRAFT
Bradley Keys
Bison Creamand Sugar,
5 x 10", Red Earthenware
Alberta
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KUDOS
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Purchase
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s many of you know, the 1998 ExhibitionSeries was devoted to showcasing ACC member's work in the five mediums of craft, and it was a huge successboth with the response from the members and from the public. We are pleased to announce that as a result of these exhibits the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has selected 5 pieces by various artists to purchase through their annual Acquisition program. The works are: If I Had Wing by Arne Handley; RyoanjiBizgn Flower Vaseby Richard & Carol Selfridge; Reflectionsby Talar & Jean-Claude Prefontaine; Sterling Silver Pitcher with FossilHandleby Karen Cantine; and The PeppercornGirl Box & Ring
by Dee Fontans.
Congratulations!
1. Dee Fontans
2. Arne Handley
3. Talnr&
Prefontaine
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4. Richard & Carol Selfridge 5. Karen Cantme
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The Quest — Part 2 The Quest Gallery of Canadian Craft Banff,owned and operated by John Borrowman,has moved into a second location. The Quest Avens Gallery, formally known as Mount Avens Gallery, has opened on Main Street in Canmore. Mount Avens Gallery was known primarily as a painting and print gallery. John plans to build on this by adding a wide selectionof fineCanadiancraft. There are also plans in the near future to develop the Gallery into a larger space
to accommodatemore works of art.
He is always looking for new and creative work, and with a second location and the tourist season fast approaching now would be a great time to give him a call. He can be reachedat The Quest in Banff, 403-762-2722.
The 1999 Directory of Craft Shows and Fairs in Alberta is now available. This year's edition is a complete resource guide with listings Ofmore then 55 well respectedand well attendedcraft fairs along with stories on effectivebooth designs, selling your work and developing new craft ideas. There is also a new sectionof the directory with the names, addresses and phone numbers of provincialcraft guilds, government agencies, trade show organizers and much more. Get your member's discount only by purchasing your copy through the ACC officeor dropping by our shop. The Directory is also availablefor sale at GlenbowMuseum Shop in Calgary and the Paint Spot in Edmontonas well as other 1999
venuesaround D R E C r O RY the province.
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PROGRAMS Producers' Representative Program As I write this, we at the officeare busy preparing to take on the Spring Gift Shows (yes,spring!),both in Edmontonand Toronto.But due to the deadline demands on a magazine printed every 2nd month, by the time you actually read this we will have returnedfromour adventure,hopefullysuccessful once again.
Canadian Craft Show and Sale
The schedule this spring is quite a bit more hectic from the fall, as the Torontoshow piggybacks the Albertashow. This leaves us 3 days to pack up and ship stock, fly into Pearson airport, do a quick cameo appearanceat the Canadian Museums Association Conference,unpack and set up at the show...no problem you say! I'm sure there are some veteran gift show die-hardsout there that are used to this„. but I'm just a rookie!
20th Annual!
The Canadian Craft Show Ltd. is now accepting applications for the 20th Annual One of a KindSpring Canadian Craft Show and Sale. The showvrunsfrdm• Wednesday March 31through Sunday April 4, 1999at the; National Trade Centre, Exhibition Place;Joronto, and attracts over 55,000 of Canadals most avid craft consumers. There are over 200 booths available Scholarships and 'travel bursaries are available for new artisans. For furthéi information or applications please contact: The Canadian Craft Show Ltd. 21Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario
Spring shows seem to have a slightly differentfocusthan the fall shows, with the concentrationbeing on the tourist market rather than the holiday gift market. Retailers are often looking for itemsthat reflectthe wildernessand the wildlife of their region, and of Canada, to fill their stores for the tourists. Much of our product mix coversthese areas, which means the spring shows are often quite busy resulting in an increasein sales! So as we forge ahead into the spring, things are looking bright and busy...who knows what lies around the next corner!
e-mail: IAI Tel: (416) 960-3680 Fax infoaoneofakindshow.com Web: www.oneofakindshow.com
Julie Naylor
CALGARY SUMMER FESTIVAL OF
Art Crafts
An exciting new summer craft fair at one of Alberta's premier show venues.
July 31 - August 2, 1999
Call now toll free 1-800-667-0619 Gadsden PromotionsLimited,also producersof The Calgary Summer Antique Show at COP Box 490,Shelburne, ON, LONISO
his show will take place in
the park's huge festival tents and on the landscaped grounds surrounding them. There is space for one hundred and fifty talented artists and craftspeople from Calgary, the rest of Alberta, and across Canada to sell their work to an anticipated crowd of over 15,000people.
Clowns,jugglersand musicians will entertaineveryone,and
artists will showcase their top qualtiy work to Albertansand touristsfromaound the world.
Canada Olympic Park, 10 min west of downtown, on the Trans Canada highway to Banff
CANADA OLYMPIC PARK - CALGARY, ALBERTA 8
CALENDAR CALENDER SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Our Best TOYou Art & Craft Show - Red Deer
Northwest Canadian Knifemaking Symposium
Friday to Sunday, October 29th to 31st 1999. This Pavilion. 8th annual Juned show will be held at the Parkland For applications contact Marg Brown Tel: (403) 938-8102,
June 25th through 27th 1999. All knifemakers and anyone interested in handmade knives are encouraged to attend. Demonstrations. rope cutting, knife throwing, anvil toss etc
for craftspeople, from any craft organization in the province.
Our Best To You Art & Craft Show - Regina, SK
knife shop of Ed Starch, Mannville AB. Camping allowed on site. Cost Sl 40. Register before June 1. Contact Ed Storch RR4 Mannville, AB TOB Tel: (780)763-2214
event, activity, gallery. show, or employment opportunity, please call the ACC Office.
a nnua l juri ed s how wi l l be hel d a t the Agri bi ti on Bui l di ng. For
For the May/June 1999 issue isl March 25, 1999
call 1ÆOO.DOCRAFT or (780) 488-661 fax (780) 488-8855,' e-mail: acc@compusmart.abca
TheAlberta Craft Councilis open to submissions of opportunities Space permitting. If you are interested in promoting a special
CALLS FOR ENTRY Electrum Design Studio and Gallery
"The Container Show" May 6 through June 26,1999 at Electrum
Design Studio and Gallery will feature artistic interpretations of the •container" made from all media. Artist and craftspeople are encouraged to submit slides, photos. or drawings of up to three different works for consideration. Deadline: March 15, 1999. Contact Carol Jane Campbell or Wayne Mackenzie at Electrum,
12419 stony Plain Road, Edmonton, AB T5N 3N3. Tel: (780) 482-1402, Fax: (780) 482-1347
St. Albert Quilters' Guild - Quilt Odyssey
Exhibition Of St. Albert Quilter's Guild Members April 5th through 29th, 2000. January 14, 2000 is deadline for entry Of slides and application. Contact Kathie Pavelich, 24 Salina Drive St,
Albert AB, T8N 012
Generations Gallery, Stony plain, AB
Now accepting submissions from artist working in all media for the exhibition year commencing January 1, 2000. Submission must include 6 slides representative of your work, an artist bio, and an artist statement contact. Ellen Green (780) 963-2777.
Generations Gallery,
2188, stony Plain, AB, T7Z IX7
CRAFT SHOWS AND FAIRS Craft Shows 1999
published by the Crafts Association Of BC is a guide to over 100
shows in BC.. Canada and the US. $6 to non-members free to CABC members. Contact CABC at 1386 Cartwnght St.. Vancouver,
BC, V6H 3R8, Tel:(604) 68T6511, e-mail:cab&bcsyrnpatjcuca
Art Market Productions
13th annual juned art and craft sale November 18th through
21st. 1999. Calgary Convention Centre in Calgary, Ab Exhibition spaces for 200 artisans. Juried, high quality event attracting a l a rge number of buyers Appl i ca ti on dea dl i ne i s Apri l 1s t, 1999
so apply early' Call Marlene Loney, Art market Productions
PO. Box 385, ganft AB TOL OCO
Calgary Summer Festival of Art and Craft
July 31 through Aug 2. 1999 at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary one of Alberta's premier show venues. A summer art and craft fair, outdoors and under huge festival tents. 150 artisans from across Canada. live entertainment. demonstrations and great food. Juried. Contact Wendy Gadsden, Gadsden promotions Ltd.
Box 490, Shelburne. on. LON ISO Tel: 1-800667-0619
431, Okotoks AB TOL ITO
Thursday to Saturday, November 1Ith to 13th.1999. This 7th applications contact Marg Brown Tel: (403) 938-8102,
Box 431, Okotoks,ABTOL ITO
"Crafts, Fabrics and More!" Trade Show
Saturday evening BBQ included with registration. Held at the
Society for primitive Wilderness Living Skills
Workshops to be held in and around the Edmonton area. April 18th 1999 - Flintknapping with Adrian Breeuwsma.
Canadian Craft and Hobby Association's wholesale trade show
Make arrowheads from obsidian using traditional tools. Call Randy Breeuwsma at (403) 474-5405 to register.
more than 120 exhibitors from Canada and the US, The show is
Hot Glass @ RDC
May 29th - 31, Stampede Round-up Centre in Calgary. Features
open to anyone with a valid business license or is GST registered.
Tel: (780) 291-0559 for more info
Ideas 4 Crafts
Spnng Two-Day Show. April 24 • 25, 1999. Over 300 artisans selling to more than 10,000 customers Deadline for entry: March 15, 1999 Located at the Kinsmen Sports Centre 9100 Walterdale Hill, Edmonton. AB. Contact Irene Caine or Donna Shaw at 940-3586
five day workshops in glass, May through August at Red Deer College. Only 8 students per class. call soon to register. 1-888-886-2787
EXHIBITIONS Electrum Design Studio Alberta:The Way I See lt. March 16th - May 1.12419-Stcny Plain
EDUCATION
Does your group offer classes or instruction that Would be of interest to Alberta Craft Council members? Fax us some information at (780) 488-8855 and we will be sure to include
it in our calendar section.
Alberta potter's Association The APA will host an Alberta Craft Council business-training
workshop this spring. "What's up with Marketing?" is a ID-hour workshop that focus on specifically on marketing and promoting
your craft business 5150 per registrant. Held in Calgary March 21 • 22nd. call Alain Favre at (403) 342-0590.
Rd. Edmonton. AB. An exhibition of fine oil painting by Edmonton artist Jeff Collins and exquisite bird carvings by Onoway wood carver Ted Trust Contact Wayne at Electrum 482-1402
Fairview College Fairview College Visual Arts Students will be having their Annual Art Exhibition and Sale April 23rd loam - 10pm and April 24th loam • 4pm. Opening reception will take place Apnl 23rd 7-10pm.
no quiet within
An exhibition of recent gifts to the University of Alberta Art and Artefact Collection. McMullen Gallery. University of Alberta Hospital 8440-112 Street Edmonton, AB Runs January 21
through Apnl 25 1999. Tel (780) 4924211
Edmonton Weaver'S Guild Begi nner Spi nni ng cl a s s es . Lea rn to prepa re s heep's fl eece then
master the art Of the spinning wheel in just 4 weeks. Fee 550. March 24th • April 14th. 4 Wednesday evenings,
Classes held at the Prince of Wales Armouries. 10440-108 Ave Edmonton, AB. contact Carole Dodd at (780) 463B702 or the
Guild at (780) 425-9280
GRANTS/AWARDS Alberta Foundation for the Arts
provides grants and awards to Alberta artists throughout the
year Many of their deadlines are in March and April. Call (403)
427-9968 and ask for their Guidelines to Grants which lists the various grants, deadlines and application procedures
GAS.
29th annual Glass Arts Society conference will be held in Tampa Florida Apnl 29th through May 2nd 1999. This is the biggest and most important glass event of its kind in North America. Call or write GAS 13054th Ave, suite 711 Seattle, WA 98101-2401. Tel: (206) 382-2630 e-mail: glassartsoc@earthlink.net Web Site: http://%%%.glassart.org
Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced its plan to direct the S 10 Million Millennium Fund towards the production of
works of art to mark the millennium. Deadline for submission:
September 1, 1999 Media contact: Stephane Dubois or Danielle Philbert, Communications Section, (613) 566-4305 or
ext #4134
Pilchuck Glass School Three week long sessions on everything imaginable in hot glass commence May 25th and run through September 3rd. Contact
Pilchuck Glass School at 315 Second Ave South, Seattle WA 98292-9600 Tel: (206) 6218422
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
The purpose of the foundation is to aid artists in the early stages of their are limited to candidates working in painting drawing, printmaking and sculpture. Work must be representational or figurative. Applicants must have started or completed art school training and/or must demonstrate, through past work and future plans a commitment to making art
Targeted Effective Affordable
a lifetime career. Grant amounts are SIO 000. Please call or write
COOT*
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, 1814 Sherbrooke Street Ouest/ West. Suite 91, Montreal, Quebec H3H IE4
ph (514) 937-9225
Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation
CALL (403) 246-0927 or FAY (403) 246-0920
Registered in 1988 to provide knowledge, participation in and
appreciation of Canadian arts and crafts and their importance in the cultural heritage of Canada. Grants are to provide "seed•
Country
FOR YOUR FREE cor-(l
money to as many visual arts and
Other
crafts people in Canada as possible. Deadline is April 30th.Contact Sheila MacKay Dick, 3107 Rothesay RD. Rothesay, NB. QE 5V3 lei: (506) 847-5322
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CALENDAR Ideas 4 Crafts
Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
Offering newsletters, [Ibrary services, weaving certificate programs, annual conferences, juried exhl bi bons . fi bre fa re. fi na nci a l a s s i s ta nce
March is National Craft Month
scholarships and more. Contact Frances Schultz
The Creative Craft and Hobby Association has
for more info at Box 87 Monarch.
proclaimed that March is National Craft Month. Look for colourful National Craft Month posters
TOL IMO
Spring: Two Day Show
Visual Arts Alberta Association
to find unique project demonstrations in-store
Join the VAAA individualmembershipsstan at
demos ard free draw For more info on National Craft Month activities call 1-888-991-0559 Web site:
$30.00. Receive e-mail newsletter and reduced subscriptions to Legacy, Alberta's heritage magazine. For more info call 1-800-635-3187
April 24 & 25 / 1999 Over 150 Tables Approximately 10,000 customers
Archives Society of Alberta
Someone to paint a full size Carousel horse.
Professional organization dedicated to fostering the archives community in Alberta. For more
Pleasecall Barb in Edmontonat (780) 435-5864
infomation please contact MNEA Committee
Teaching Opportunities in Ceramics
Permanent full time position teaching cramics
P.o. BOX 21080, Dominion Postal
Deadline for Entry: February 28, 1999
SUPPLIERS
Shuttle Bus Service: (watch local newspapers for locations) Location: Kinsmen Sports Centre
Calgary AB T2P 4H5
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M.FA plus two years post secondary teaching
experience required. Also. Visiting Artist -
Ceramicspositionavailable.M.FA and active
studio practice is critical.Applications accepted until April 23 1999 Start Date is September 1. 1999. Contact ACAD Human Resources,
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Alberta Potters Association
Please Contact:
Pl ea s e ca l l Wes Wa rren a t (403) 358-2623
The APA aspires to be the collective voice of the Alberta Clay Community: the representative of the day communib,' to all levels Of government and the general public; a promoter of ceramic
IreneCaine • DonnaShaw Tel: 940-3586
THE PAPERWRIGHT Papermaking supplies: handcrafted moulds, pulps fibres. additives, screening, felts drying systems. hydraulic press, and booe Portable workshops Handmade papers. Contact Britt
excellence Individual memberships startat $30.00 write to the APA at PO. BOX 5303,
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