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Mark Friday, November 26th on your calendar and ioin the ACC for a fun evening filled with... door prizes, split-ticket draws, a silent auction, great gifts, chance discounts of up to 40% in the shop, loads of food, drink & fun
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gallery Friday November 26th — Doors open: 7:00pm & runs to 10:00. All proceeds will go to support the ACC's 2000 programs.
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Tickets: $20.00 (limited to 100) Order by phone(780)488661 1 or drop in theCraft Gallery Shop 10106124 St. Edmonton,AB. Please send donations and ticket order forms to the ACC before November 191h, 1999. If you did not receive a form in the mail please call Joanne ext. 221 for more inforroalion. CranMagazine
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Our Guest Artists are:
Crafts enrich holiday family traditions,whether as
October 9 — Ilonka Wormsbecker
FloralFantasy,pressedflowercardsand stationary
an annual family activih,/or
October 16 — Karin Jackson
hanging a childhood ornament
AngelAmulet/FairyBags
on the tree each year.
October 23 — Perry Rydman Rustic WillowBasketry
am oftencurious about how a person becomesa craftspersonand artist —that timewhen theyrealizetheirhandshave a gift for making something which others
October 30 — Roseann Janzen
WhiterickStudio, blacksmith/ metal work November 6 — TracyTremblay
DiscoveryGalleryOpening Reception "SevenYearsof Dollmaking"
praise with ' 'This is so beautiful! You are
so talented!"How often was this artistic inclination nurtured within the family setting by the delight from Mom, Dad or a relative at receivingyour handmade gift? Somewhere your artistic potential was encouraged and somehow with steadfast
determinationyou masteredskills, tapped into your unique creativity and becamean artist. It is a tremendousgift and its evolutionis somethingto honour. Meanwhile at the Craft Gallery Shop, a customer picks up a blown glass orna-
ment and exclaims'"Thisis beautiful! Who made this? ...Tobe so talented!" Elaine and I hear such genuine praises year-around.However, in this gift-giving season,that customerknowshe is buying something extra special in a handmade gift. For this reasonalone,I think " A Holiday Craft Celebration"is very aptly named.
November 13 — Kathy Husel Ceramic Pitcher byDianeSullivan holidaysoft sculptureand ornaments
Elaine and I extend our thanks to you
for your beautifulcreationswhich have transformed the shop and exhibition
gallery into a gift-seekers dream. Please ensure that we are well-stockedwith your work. The shop will be bustling during the holiday season and events such as the "'Twas the Night" Fundraiser and the WinterGallery Walkwill
furtherincreasecustomertraffic. The annual "'Twas the Night" Fundraiser
will take place on Friday, November 26th from 7-10pm. It is followed by the Winter Gallery Walk on Saturday, November 27th from 10-5pm and Sunday, November 28th from 12-5pm. Wehope to see you at these fun-filled
socialevents.
The Craft Gallery Shop also thanks our wonderful array Ofguest artists for the fall and holiday seasons. It is a great opportunity for our customers to meet the artist and appreciatethe craftsmanship and artistry behind the works they admire.
November20— Barbaraand HaroldPankratz papermakingand willowfurniture November 27 — Pamella Marriot
DancingSheepStudio,weavingchenille,
silk and tensel
December 4 — Patricia Hartnagel
raku potteryand figurines
December 11— Darcy Gusse-Edinga SilkConcepts,painted silkangel banners, ornaments
December18— Dawna Dey Harrish
quilted creations for bed, wall Orclothing
The Craft Gallery Shop wishes you the very merriest of holiday celebrations! We look forward to working with you
in promotingfine craft in the new
millenium.
Mary-Ellen Boyle
ACC Craft Gallery Shop DecemberHoliday Hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 —5:30 December 24th: 10:00 - 2:00 CLOSED December 25th to January 3rd The Craft Gallery Shop will reopen Tuesday,
January 4th,2000.
ACC Office Holiday Hours: CLOSED December 24th to January 2nd The office will reopen Monday, January 3rd,
2000.
DiscoveryGallery is still accepting it' year 2000 schedule. yen.'Orecor».denng a solo group coll nowand inquire'Conxxt
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The Alberta Craft Council's
Spruce Grove, Stony Plain Area
4 Summer Studio Tours attracted rave reviews from guests and participating studios. If you didn't get to at least one of these events - too bad, so sad.
Linda Stanier (potter and former ACC board member) coordinated a day of visits to her own studio and gallery,and to studios of Judith Chorney (knitter and alpaca farmer), Emil Bucharsky (knife maker) joined by Rosa Grabowski (jeweller) and Darryl Myers (blacksmith). Rae hunter (basket maker) and David Belke(willow furniture maker) demonstrated at the Devonian Gardens. The Parkland Potters Guild, Garden Gate Gallery and Gifts, Pam's WoolyShop, Pat's Niche (quilts) and the Pioneer Museum opened their doors to ACC guests. The evening culminated with dinner at the Multi-cultural Heritage Centre, demonstrations by Jean Connor (basketmaker),a treasure hunt, and a specialviewing of Katrina Chaytor's (potter) exhibition at Generations Gallery.
More are being planned for next summer.
These four fun/ fundraising projects featured twenty-one craft studios, along with other destinations as varied as an alpaca farm, a potters guild, the province's best farmers' market, a mural
tour and visits to several historic sites. The tours attracted guests from as far as Grande Prairie, Fort McMurrayand Medicine Hat.
July 24
These tours were a delight for craft aficionados. They generated good
Markerville, BenaltoArea Arne Handley, former ACC board chair organized a tour through the rolling farmland west of Red Deer. Destinations included studios of BettyNeilson (potter/ weaver), Dave More and Yvette Brideau (painter and photographer), Marie Sveinson (painter), Bill and Sandy Birse (woodworkers).Historic Markerville Creamery and Stephanson House were additional attractions,and the party continued into the evening with a barbeque supper hosted by Arne, at his new creek-sidecabin.
August 21
Beaver Hills Area Visits to the studios of Dawna Dey
Harrish (quilter), Joan Brownell (sculptor),
Tom's mother Betty, laid out a feast of local foods - buffalo, ostrich, Betty'S famous baked beans, corn-on-the-cob, fresh berry pies and more.
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Bragg Creek Area
ACC board vice-chair, Lyn Pflueger, organized a tour through the foothills from Millarville to Cochrane. Destinations included studios of Franco Lo Pinto (potter/ sculptor), Barb Fortin (graphic
artist), Linda and Tom Wallace(fibreartist and blacksmith),Starr Kolb (stained glass artist), Pamela Roger (potter), Diane Sullivan (potter), Kathleen O'Neill (potter), and Lyn's felting workshop. A visit to the
Millarville Farmers' Market,a sheep-toshawl demonstration, supper at Lyn's (potters), Horst Doll (potter), Marg Berg and friends(weavers),and the Strathcona and a performance by One World Drum Company rounded out a fascinating County Fair, were followed by supper Saturday at the historic Jog home of Tom McFaJI and Sharon Thurston. Sharon and Sam Uhlick and Antonia Huysman
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sales for many of the studios, and added about a thousand dollars to ongoing ACC fund-raising activities. Now the challenge is to expand on a great idea, with more tours next summer, and more effective ticket sales. Summer Studio Tours 2000 will be a major part of the ACC's 20thanniversary. Join in, by purchasing tickets, by selling tickets to friends, by adding your studio to a tour or by organizing a tour in your area.
4) (j) The sheep-to-shawl demonstration—
the shawl will be auctionedat a
future ACC event
@ Darryl Myer forging damascas steel on
triphammer.
(S) New ACC memberStarr Kolb posing
stained glass With her custom—made cabinet panels.
@ Potter and clay artist Pamela Roger in her Bragg Creek studio/shop.
(9 Samples OfFranko Lo Pinto's
stoneware.
In Search of Craft... Welcome to the first in a series of articles or ramblings about craft in Alberta. I will warn you that these musings or missives have a bias. I like craft. I like craft in most of its forms. I see craft in a very broad sense and almost around every corner and under every rock and behind every knitting needle. These articles will search out the obscureand nearly obscure and sometimes blatantly obvious corners Of the provincial craft sphere. ( to thoroughly mix my metaphors!)They will be personal and will involve events and people around the province.I will try to shine the lantern on areas (with apologies to
W.O.Mitchell)that may not have that
light shone on them quite so much. We are a province Of craftspeople working alone in dark, damp basements doing amazing things with wood, rock and various animal parts. Hopefully by reading these little jottings you in those basements won't feel quite so moldy.
After long discussionsof the validity of doing this, the problem became one of "where to start". Do I phone some friends and do an "in depth article on pottery in Manning" or do I wander around the province and just run into stuff? The answer to that lies somewhere in the middle of the journalistic food chain. There is a form of "craft presentation" familiar to us all—the farmer's market. Every community has one and my first contact was in Athabasca in the mid-sev-
enties. They come in all shapes and sizes market type stuff to semi-trailer trucks and are an adventure. (However, the def- filled with produce to every type of craft inition of adventure comes from someone imaginable to freshly baked every thing. who actually got lost in an Ikea store last Let me be quite clear I think that a finely summer.) There are the familiar ones in made bratwurst on a fresh bun with Edmonton and Calgary down to the once onions and mustard and relish and weekly event on an evening in 60 or 70 ketchup and sauerkraut is a piece of art. small towns across the province. There is something about this method of purchasing your weekly carrots or talking about the pots while appreciating the art of bratwurst as it drips down your T-shirt, that brings us back to where everyone who is involved in craft comes from.
I like craft. I like craft in most of its forms.
This summer I found the gem! This summer I found the Red Deer Farmer's Market. I must admit I was shamed into going by various Americans attending Series. Their praise and "your own backyard" comments finally got me out. I was not disappointed and found that their hyperbolic praise was rather conservative compared to the reality. This event held every Saturday morning in the Red Deer Curling Rink parking lot (spilling over onto other namelessareas) between mid-May and mid-October is amazing. The cost to the roughly 125 vendors is $200.00/season. Red Deer is non-juried so there is an incredible range and egalitarian feeling when you attend. There are booths of garage sale/ flea Alb-Ota C..raa
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The uniqueness of Red Deer has as much to do with the fact that you can buy a wooden boat from Grant Kelly or an amazing rocking chair from Michael Decaire or a mug from Alam Favre or painted ostrich eggs or mats from old tires or cut glass coasters or... (the list could go on for ever) as it has to do with its size and location. Check out Red Deer or your local farmer's market. You will be encouraged by what goes on in your community
As mentionedin the initial paragraphs.
these are ramblings-if you have a place or people that you think I may not be aware of and need to "ramble to", let me know through the craft council office. Until then, I will continue to search.
By Arne Handley
STUDIO In the last issue of Studio Talk we discussed various ways of determining prices for your craft products, in this issue
I thought we'd take a look at how to promote yourself and your products so you can get that price you need.
In business, promotion has a broad
meaning that encompassesall the practices that help sell a product, for the craftsperson promotion is essentially communicating to your potential customer that you have something they want. The key to this is letting them know the value of your craft. The value that consumers see in your products is essentially determined by two factors:
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Adapt and improve upon what you find (you don't need to reinvent the wheel).
Thereare severaldevicesavailablefor
the craftsperson to promote themselves, their business and their craft. The following is a simple checklist to help you develop your promotional material:
Business cards: They are essential. Clip
them to letters and other promotional material you use. Carry some with you at all timesand hand themout or leave them at craft fairs and trade shows, and at shops, stores and galleries that carry your products. Return Address Stickers: If you have designed a logo as part of your visual identity use it on your return address sticker and use them every time you send a letter or ship some products. They can be made up quite easily on a home computer.
- The overall quality, originality, and skill involved in making your craft.
How effectivelyyou make potential buyers aware of this quality and value. This is what promotion is all about.
The Importance of Observation When deciding what promotional methods and materials are best suited for your
craft business,commonsense,investigation and observation are your best (and least expensive) allies.
For example, if you're wondering how to prepare a portfolio, produce a catalogue or brochure, or design a display booth:
Observe and analyse how others do it; Note what works and what doesn't, and what suits your business (especially with respect to the image you want to create);
Letterhead and printed envelopes:
Using designed letterhead and business envelopes for all your correspondence adds a professional touch and keeps your business name and image clearly in people's minds.
Your PorHoIio A portfolio is an organised collection of high-quality photos and slides (get them professionally done if you cannot do them yourself!) of your products, along with supporting material, presented in a binder that should be portable, expandable and easy to browse through. Your portfolio is an important promotional tool becauseit provides potential
customersand otherswith visual exam-
ples of a wide variety of the work you produce. Yourportfolio may also include small samples of your work, particularly if you work in a two-dimensional medium such as fabric or paper.
Promotional Materials Check List Promotional Materials
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Retum Address Stickers
Portfol i o
Web Page
Tagging
Merchandising Display & Packaging
Feature stories and PSA'S
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Along with your resume (C.V.)and visuals of your work, your portfolio may contain: - A covering letter, if appropriate.
- An artist's statement. - A short artist's biography.
- Yourbusiness card, price list, brochure, catalogue and other promotional mate-
rials.
Any reviews or photographs of your work in magazines, newspapers etc. - A self-addressed,stamped envelope if you are mailing your portfolio. (Note: A duo-tang reportcover is a standard, inexpensive method of submitting your portfoliomaterials through the mail.)
Consider putting togetherat least two
portfolios: the first one to carry around to
prospectiveclients,and the second to keep in your studio as insurance against losing the first one. Postcards, posters, bookmarks: These make nicehandoutsat craftfairsand other special events, or as invitations to your
home studio sale.Oftenpeoplewill hold on to well designedbookmarksand will
remember you every time they open their
book.
Web Page: The Internetis an excellent and cost effectiveway to promote yourself and your products. Even if you do
not plan to make actualsales on-line you can talk to someoneon the phone while they're looking at your work. The savings in print materialand mailing charges alone make a web page worth-
while. Inquire about the ACC's member portfolio pages available at wvvw.albertacraft.ab.ca Brochures and catalogues (including
sale or showing of new work at your homestudio. labels, hangtags and informa60n cards: They are particularly useful in retail out-
lets where you are not there to personally promote and sell your products. Aside from labeling information required by law, labels, hangtags, and information cards can provide:
brief biographical information on the producer;
an explanationof how and why the product was made, and what it represents; an explanation of any unique designs
or processes used to make the product;
the history and traditions of the type of craft that you produce. Remember: If you are selling your work through retail shops and galleries, put your address and phone number on your business card, but leave this information off your labels and hangtags. Retailers and gallery owners do not like to advertise how their customers can contactyou directly.
Merchandising Display and Packaging Material: Depending on the type of craft you are making you might want to consider making display stands and packing material that will show your work off in its best light. This is particularly useful
when you are selling your work wholesale. You may offer a merchandise display to clients who place large or repeat orders. It will make their job of selling your work that much easier and they will be encouraged to reorder often.
can think of and accompanyit with well
labelled photographs. (make sure to keep a copy of all photos you send because chances are good you will not get them back.) A Public Service Announcement
(PSA)is much shorter than a news releaseor featurestory.It is used to announcean eventand is concernedonly with the facts- who, what, where, when, and why.It should be 50 to 100words in length. Most media including television and radio have free space devoted to PSA's.After sending out feature stories and PSA'srememberto do follow up calls. All your promotionalmaterial must demonstrate the same levelof planning thoughtfulness and inventiveness that you use to produce your craft products.
Evenwith all thesedevisesat hand nothing will sell your work better than personal selling and customer service. Get out to as many craft shows and fairs as you can, bring your work to galleries and shops and be persistent. Youmay need to visit a gallery or shop 6 or 7 times before they agree to accept your work. Keep
going back and tell them over and over again how great you are and how great your craft products are; make it easy for them to sell your work and make it hard for them to say no, but remember, you must always be professional—callbefore and set up an appointment. When you sell work at a craft show or through your studio get the names and phone numbers of your buyers, possibly off the cheques they give you, and keep a list so you can
send out invitationsto future events you will be attending.
Promoting yourself and your Feature stories and PSA's: Newspapers work is not something that you
and magazine editors are always interested in good human interest stories for their readers. Sending a simple, one page news release with a photograph of your work or of you working in your studio can lead to free publicity. Newspapers sophisticatedand can even print in colour and magazines are interested in people, if you need a limited number of copies.) not objects.Human interest stories, such as a recent award, a sale at your studio, Paid Advertising: Paid advertising is or a good photo Ofyou working in your essential if you are selling your products studio will catch their eye much faster through mail order. Paid advertising can than a photo of an object. Send it off to also be used to advertise and promote a all the magazines and newspapers you price lists): Though more expensive to compile, write, design and print, they are a useful promotion and selling tool in all markets. (Don't underestimate photocopying - these machines can be very
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do once and thenyou forget about it. It needs to be ongoing
and the more you do in the beginning the greater it will pay off later.People will begin to recognise YOU,your name and your work and your reputation in the marketplace will grow
FEATURE Years
of Doll
We made a 25 foot dragon for the Chinese mall in Old Strathcona,a mural. Tracy is very talented with her imaginalion and we don't want to just stop with dolls. We will keep going with dolls but we want to be looked at as artists in general. I'm working with silversmithing
Eric and Tracy
Tremblay are the quintessential actisl
couple. They live with their two school-aged daughters Alexandra and Nathalie and their dog Molly in a modesthome on a
and welding and Tracyis looking at sculpting with concrete. We plan to live out of our creativity.Right now it is about 70%,so it is getting there, all that promotion is starting to get us recog-
quiet residential street in Edmonton, Together they make UP King's Court
Creations and the ACC's Discove Gallery will be showcasing their past seven years of doll making, November 6th through December 24th. Recently I went to their home
to talk to them about their lives
as artists.
Jeff: Tell me a little about doll making
in general, are there a lot of doll makers
in Canada?
Tracy: Right now the doll market is so huge in the States. People are paying a fortune for one-of-a-kind dolls down there, And that's how I started off. My mom had a Contemporary Doll Magazine. I started to check out the prices and supplies and what they are made out of. We did a whole big market research when we did our business plan and down in the States it is just huge. It is spread out in Canada, but it's not nearly as big as it is down in the states. One Of my goals is to have a picture of one of my dolls in the Contemporary Doll Magazine. We haven't done it yet but we will, we'd like to get it in just to
show in the Americanmarket. Jeff: What about the internet?
Tracy: Yeah, doll sights are really big and we started a web page. It just got a
bit hectic to keep going with it. We'restill learningabout all that stuff.
Making
nised.
Jeff: Where you get your inspirations? Tracy: One of the things we do, it is new this year, we call it our business meeting . we go for long walks down in the
ravine...for aboutan hour and a half,2
hours. By the time we come back we're bursting with ideas, bursting with concepts. It's very refreshing,there's no restrictionsthere's no phone ringing, you don't have anything distracting you. there's lots of influences you get bomJack-in-Box barded with, I used to get influencedby the Cirque de Soleil at the beginning Eric: We have to update. The portrait doll is the big one right now, that's what becauseI did a lot of jesters and all those works, what makes the money right now. little things that pop out from here and there. But we found that going for walks We're very busy, we've been promoting steady for two yearsnow. It's not like we is really good because it's calm... can say, "today we are going to create Eric:This work gets me excitedtoo. whatever." Right now it's promotion. Tracycomes up with idea and I go, "ah Jeff: Where do you see yourselves going ok lets see if we can make it happen" and how can it be well made too. Tracy'sgot Withthis? What are your goals? the creativeflow that doesn't want to
Tracy: Wetalk aboutit a lot. Wewant to be able to do this as a full time business. To be able to get people interested in our Characteras well as the Portraits.
Eric: What we are working on right now is promotion and making a name for ourselves.Our dolls sell now for $2000and $300().In the Statesthe marketgoes from up to $30,000 a lot Of dolls sell for $12,000.There are a lot of collectors there. We plan to make limited editions so it is more affordable And one of a kind will always be exclusive. More than that, we
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stop at the details,and me, it's kind of
the opposite. The challenge of making it work.
Tracy: We start with ideas and go back and forth, back and forth until we agree on one thing and then we go from there. It is nice becauseif I am thinking about something and then I go "Eric, can you make this?" and then I don't have to worry about structurally how I'm going to make it work. We meld together really well, we can't work one without the other.
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Tracy: Hi I'm the
Jeff: And those ideas get started in the morning?
painter and here's
the estimateAND
Tracy: Every morning almost.
HERE'S OUR FOLDER! we do dolls. Don't want to seem
Eric: We truly enjoy that, it is a fun part of what we do, we get excited.
pushybut this is what we really want to do
Tracy: And some people
in life.I'll paint your house anyway.
say, '"Wow you work together as husband and wife, wow you are joined at the hips".
Eric: The first time I did this, I got a call fromTrans Alta. It hasn't gone through yet
But we really enjoy it, when we are apart it seems awkward, we're kind of lost?
Eric and "acy Tremblay work photographson theøepages by LowellJlark"
but they have called asking for
Tracy: I use acrylics for the lips and eye l_iners,but I use powdered make-up so
really goingfor this, that it's numberone. muchtime to create,and we have to I let my customersknow I'm make ends meet at the same time. working alone and with my Jeff: Youdo the Portrait Dollsand the wife. So Tracy comes to
look.I actually put the colours on before I bake the clay so it bakes right into the soft clay. Then they are all sprayed with an acryliccoatingand then what ever you want for hair. Mink, wool crape, lambs wool, mohair,cameland silk, whatevernatural fibres I can find.
more information.Weare at the Eric: We're at the beginning of this busi- promotion stage right now. We've been ness. Westill have to work as commercial doing so much promotion that we come painters. My customers know that we are homeat night and we don't have that
Character Dolls, do you have a preference Ofwhat you like to do?
help me.
youget that washed,almostairbrushed
Jeff: And you put that on after?
Tracy: Yeah,I like the Characterones becauseof the creativefreedom.Her head (Annabelle)just came out. I didn't start saying *'sheis going to be
Tracy: Yeah, I have this bald head and it is all painted up and it is sprayed and they you just start decorating it with the
that way sometimes.
Jeff: Do you sculpt the body as well?
Annabelle'S Treasure." It just comes
Jeff: How many dolls would you say you have made?
hair and the hat — whatever.
Tracy: No, the only part I sculpt is the
parts you can see. Legs,the heads and hands. The rest is wire armatures,and I Eric: Wellover 160or something like that. use a body stocking and I stuff that. And then you can move it a bit to get the right Jeff: Are your dolls made out of expression. polymer clay? Jeff: If somebodywanted to get into Tracy: Yeah, Super Sculpty it's called. It making dolls where would they start? is very soft. It's a polymer clay that needs to be heated for the molecules to join and Tracy: Just pick up a ball of clay and just go for it. My first doll it just lookshilarithen once it cools it's really tough. It comesin fleshcoloursand youcan mixit oUs.It lookslike an alien, I thought there with other polymer clays to experiment
'till you find what you like. Jeff: Do you heat this in the oven?
was no way I was going to be able to
sculpt dolls when I saw my first doll. We tried carvingout ofwoodtooand that
didn't work. But yeah, try picking up whatever and just start practising. You'd be amazed sometimes there might be a
Tracy: Yeah,it's pretty easy to heat up almost anywhere. I taught up in Yellowknifeonce and they just brought a hidden talent in thereand if you don't... but it is practise. ...andnow they are couple of toaster ovens, as long as you starting to look like real people. have 250 F temperature for 15 minutes.
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Jeff: And then you paint the surface? The King of Fools
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NEWS
THE ArtwalkCalgary 1999
for Calgary exhibitions.Interested in working on future exhibitionsin Calgary- callLyn Pflueger at (403)949-3503.If you have suggestions for possible Calgary exhibition venues 246-4893. (403) at Harrison call Barb
Phone Tree
Never heard of it — right? Many ACC members express a desire for additional personal contact with other members — for creative, social,business and "just getting to know enthusiasticallyto the opportunity to particieach other" reasons. Members are scattered pate in Artwalk 99.35 craftspeople submitted throughout Alberta, across Canada and as far work to the exhibition and more than 30volas New Zealand and Finland. They all read unteershelpedwith organizing,settingup and November 26, 1999 this magazine from cover to cover, but occastaffingthe 11day venture. Despitea someneed reminders of up-coming events, sionally what obscure locationin Mount Royal Village, None of us want to admit that winter and about new projectsand opportuinformation about 400 guests responded enthusiastically to Christmas are approaching — fast. However or just a more personal connection. nities the variety and quality of work presented, it is time to start organizing,and anticipating, leavingcommentssuch as great,stunning, the Alberta Craft Council's second annual In the next 2 or 3 months, you will receive a beautiful,amazing...in the guestbook. "'Twas the Night". This is your invitation phone call (or message) from another ACC to join in. member who will be setting up their portion of Participating craftspeople: a phoning network. Here is the basic idea. Ten Last year, '"Twas the Night BeforeGallery people call ten people who call five people, Tamara Rose Antares, Ilse Anysas-Salkaukas, Walk" featured: Barbara Bell,Helen Berscheid,John Blair, and within a few days, the entire membership great food from most of the fine restaurants can receive up-to-date information about ACC Pat Borecky,Linda Cunningham, Marlene Fitzgerald-Moore,Dee Fontans, Deanna from the 124Street area, activities!When something important comes Gauthier, Janet Grabner, Judith Green, along, such as an exhibitiondeadline,a studio courtesy beer award-winning, hand-crafted Ann Haessel, Linda Hawke, Bonny Houston, tour, an opening, a special event, or a local Company, Alley Kat Brewing of David Hunt, Fern Jordan, Sandre Kunimoto, member meeting, this friendly caller(who you prizes ranging from massage gift Charles Lewton-Brain,Betty Louden, Sonja may not know,yet) will phone you with a brief certificatesand Edmonton Opera tickets Neven, VickieNewington, Alma Newton, up-date or reminder. Youwill also have an discount draws for up to 40%off in the Sheila Niles, Jim Norton, Tara Owen, Liv immediateopportunity to conveyinformation ACC Gallery Shop Pedersen, Talar and Jean-Claude Prefontaine, Thesemight backto the generalmembership. Susan Rod, Dana Roman, Anne Severson, be dates for an exhibition or sale, local craft and,best-of-all,the opportunityto winor Norma Westcott,Susan White, Simon Wroot features, or one of your own success stories. buy fine craft donated by more than 60 ACC members. Proiect volunteers: The phone tree is an experiment.It can only Last year "'Twas the Night" raised about work with your cooperation. To become a Susan White, Sheila Niles, Pat Huston, Jacquie $5000for the ACC Gallery.Contributing one "phoner", call Elaine Emerson at the ACC Halpen, Pat Borecky,Sonja Neven, Barb or more pieces of your work, to "'Twas the office. Harrison,KayTripp,LindaCunningham, Night" or the "20 in 2000"anniversaryevents, Linda Hawke. Raili Wold, Betty and Bob has a big impact.Pleasehelp your organizaLouden, Lorraine Cooper, Ann Haessel, Susan tion, the best way you can! To contribute, Rod, Norma Westcott,Marlene Fitzgeraldorder tickets (which will sell out) or volunteer, Moore, Sandre Kunimoto,Tamarah Rose please contact Joanne at the ACC office. Antares, Lyn Pflueger,Talar Prefontaine, Calgarymember,Doug Haslam (wood-workBarbara Bell,Ilse Salkauskas, Vickie er, furniture maker and eboniste) has just Newington, Crys Harse, Dana Roman, Simon been awarded a prestigious commission by Wroot,Judith Green, Liv Pedersen,Mandy ChinookShoppingCentre.Dougwillbe Gravells, Helen Berscheid, Deanna Gauthier documenting his design-production-installation process for a future edition of this ACCmember teams in Calgaryare already magazine. Congratulations, Doug. By the planning the next Artwalk venture. And member team (Jim Edmonton-based An way, Doug received the contact information another group of members is searching for Steve Crocker,Shona Wehm,Julie Kindrake, venues for this project through the ACC. appropriate other secure,visibleand Wons, Brenda Malkinson, Barb Cockrall, James Lavoie, Alison Faid, Carol Jane Campbell, Chris Beckand Tom McFall)are scheming a dynamic fun/ fundraising benefit. Planned for March in the AIOyio at the U of A Timms Centre, the event will Craft featurelusciousfinger-fooddining, livemusic, The ACC has just heard that it will receive has a draws, silent and live auctions, and more. $10,000over 2 years from the Edmonton The goal is to raise more than $10,000. Community Lottery Board. This money is to A similar team (lead by Simon Wrootand John support virtual exhibitions on the new ACC website. The Lottery Board responded posiBorrowman)will plan a companionevent in tively to a proposal that ACC exhibitions, Calgary, TBA. Watchthis magazine for more details about both exciting"20 in 2000"events. generallyonly availableto an Edmonton-area audience, deserve national and global exposure.
It has been 5 years since the ACC staged a major exhibition in Calgary, so Calgary-area board members and volunteers responded
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November/December 199
20 Exhibitions Member teams are planning a series of exhibition projects to celebrate the 2(Y h anniversary of the Alberta Craft Council,and the millennium:
Cover Stories of the ACC
Magazine ..craftartists who"madethe cover" OfAlberta Craft Councilmagazmcsover the past 20 years—andtheir subsequentaccomplishmentsand current work—March/April2000
Since the firstedition of AlbertaCraftMagazmein 1980,whichfeaturedthe workof now-celebrated saddle maker, Vic Bennet,these publicationshave been propheticin identifyingemergingcraftsuccesses,This exhibitionwillpresenta selectionof the actualmagazines,alongwithexamplesof current workfromthesesame craftspeople,manyof whom have developednationaland international reputations.
2000
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Of Artwalk Calary 2000 ..arepeat
Home on the Range ...an exhibition Of
thefirst (and successful)ACC survey exhtbltion in con-
finc craftObjects, in thefonnOfhomefurmshingsand
...newmaterials, new technolopesand new Ideasin fine craft—
28,2000
2000 JunctionwithArtwalkand Art Week—September Leading
Edges
July- August2000 Many contemporarycraft disciplinesare rooted pottery,andin ancientprocesses—wood-fired hammered silver,and screen-laidpaper to mentiona few.Craft Artistsare also fascinatedwith emergingideas and opportunities.Computers are being used in the design of new weaving patterns. Space-racematerialsare now common for kiln construction;the internet is affectingthe exchangeOfideas as well as the development of imagery.This exhibitionwill explore relationshipsbetween timelesscraft arts and 20th century technologies.
Finding the Next Generation
lifestyleaccessories,which reflectthe land, people,cul-
tures and romanceof southernAlberta—Sept.30 - Oct
This jointprojectwith the StationCulturalCentre in Okotokswill allowACCmembers,throughout the southernpart Ofthe province,to exploreand present their interpretationsOfthe emerging regionalidentity.Finecraft Objectswill be selected for their generalqualityand their successat expressingthe "character"OfsouthernAlberta. This exhibitionwilllikelytour. (AconcurrentOkotoksarea StudioTouris also being planned.)
Theane Of A Kind
...a developmentprojectand exhibition to encourage
seriouscraft studyin Alberta high schools—April/May
Cameo Craft Show and Sale
2000-McMu11en GalleryU ofA Hospital
Finecraft educationhas virtuallydisappeared fromthe publicschoolssystem. A few dedicated teachersmaintaina keen interestin the craft media,but studentshave littleopportunityto present their work,or to see Careerexamplesin fine craft.This project,currentlyonly in conjunction with the EdmontonPublicSchoolBoard,will offerexhibitionopportunitiesin an Edmonton locationand on the ACCweb site.Connections to expand this projectprovince-wideare being investigated.
Wednesday, November 3rd - Sunday November 7, 1999 Shaw Conference Centre 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
Nowin it's fourth year under new management, the One OfA Kind Cameo Showpromises to be better than ever. Join exhibitorsfromacross Canadaat WesternCanada's fastest growing juried show. Meet new customers, sell your workand become a member of the One OfA Kindfamily. At The One OfA Kind CameoCraft Showand Sale you will find a professionallymanagedshowwhere all of us are always accessible. Youwill be impressedwith the number of excitingexhibitsand featuresthat will allowyou to reach our showaudience in a numberof creative ways.
The Mystery of Mastery
...anexhibitionopportunityfor Alberta'svariouscraft
guilds and associationsto presentthe bestof their fine craft disciplines—Mary-June 2000
There are severaldozen localand regional guilds,associationsOrloosegroupsof craftspeople activein Alberta.They representpotters, glass blowers,weavers,jewelers,saddle makers, bird carvers,knife makers, needle workers, blacksmiths,knitters,woodworkers,pysanka drawers,beaders, furniture makers, quilters... The AlbertaCraftCouncilis invitingassociations to identifyand exhibitAlberta'smasters of both contemporaryand traditionalfine craft.
Booth Fees start as low as $585.00.
For more information on howyou can participate in this dynamic eventplease contact us at:
Speculations
...Onvalues,spirituality and wholenessin fine craft— September 16 —October28, 2000
Phone: 416-960-3680 or 403-431-2723
Fax: 416-923-5624
An increasingnumber Ofcraft artists from diverse fieldsare addressingshifts in personal and societalvalues.The AlbertaCraftCouncil has invitedguest curator,MaryHoldgrafer,to exploreaspectsof spirituality,healing,mysticism,personalgrowth,caring for the earth, and Othervalue issues...in craft form.
email: cameo@oneofakindshow.com
or write to us at: The One Of A Kind CameoCraft Show 21 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y IAI
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CALENDAR CALENDER SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
For the Jan/Feb 2000 issue is Novmber 25, 1999 call 1-800-DO CRAFT or (780) 488-6611; fax (780) 488-8855; email: accOcompusmartab.ca The Alberta Craft Council is open to submissions of opportunities for craftspeople, from any craft organization in the province,
space permitting. Ifyou are interested in promoting a special
event activity, gallery, show, or employment opportunity, please call the ACC office. The ACC makes every effort to ensure the
reliability of all the programs and services listed below, however we will accept no liability for any loss or damage as a result of
doing business with any of the advertisers contained herein.
CALLS FOR ARTISTS Muttart public Art Gallery, Calgary, AB November 18th - December 11, 1999
final Christmas Salon Show & Sale at the Old Muttart. We would like to invite all recent and long-time members to participate in the Muttart's last Christmas Salon Show and Sale in our old building. This will be the last exhibition in our current Site before moving to our new facility. The exhibition is a celebration
of the creativetalentsof the Muttart'smembeL Deadlinefor
submission is Friday November 12th. Contact the Muttart in
Calgary at lei: (403) 266-2764, Fax: (403) 264-8077. 1221-2nd ST SW Calgary AB T2R OW5 for details on submission procedures.
Gallery GammelHouse & Pottery Studio - Dickson,AB
The Gammel House is a small shop located in a growing tourist area, specialising in functional stoneware. Having recently
expanded and renovated, I am currently seeking talented Alberta consignors and wholesalers in the areas of flat work and jewellery. Please give me a call (Ann Rasmussen) @ (403) 728-3764. Gammel House Gallery, RR#I Innisfail, AB T4G 116 or email: rasm@telusplanetnet
Consignment Store in Andrew, AB
I am looking to find a person or two who is interested in consigning ceramics and art works for my retail store in Andrew, AB. I currently have approximately 10 consignors and carry numerous forms of art and craft. If you are interested please give me (Kay Barron) a call at •Andrew Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles" Box 495 Andrew, AB. Tel: 780-365-3881; Email: kbear@telusplanetnet
Y2Quilt
Contemporary quilt show taking place at the Saanich Fairgrounds
in Saanichton, BC, is looking for contemporary quilt artists to participate in this exciting exhibition. Theme is the future, 2020 what will quilting be like then? Three categories of quilts include: 1) reworking Of traditional block; 2) new techniques: 3) incorporating of other media. Deadline for entry is Feb. 1.2000. For more 3653 Princess Ave, information contact Helen Tulip 00 RR Coble Hill. BC, VOR ILO or check out the Victoria Quilter's Guild web site at www.patchworkstudimcom for a complete outline
Edmonton Weavers' Guild
The Edmonton Weavers, Guild has been invited by the McMullen
Gallery at the University of Alberta Hospital to submit an Exhibition Proposal for November 1, 2001. This invitation represents a significant opportunity for the EWG to join other
sustainable of the an works is to reflect the achievement of conserv'e Canada's practices of the agriculture sector as farmers is soils and related resources Deadline for submission
brochure contact: December 1, 1999. For more information and a fleury@cadvision.com email: Manager Donna Fleury, Project
AB,
lei: (403) 931-3817, Box 273,
2A0
2000 Alberta Winter Games Visual Arts Juried
Show
The 2000 Alberta Winter Games will be held in Strathcona
County
selecting work February 17 to 20th, 2000 and the organizers are with the games. concurrently run exhibition to arts a visual for painting, Mediums include sculpture. pottery. painting, decorative for entry stained glass, wood carving, and photography. Deadline
is November 15th 2000. Contact: Visual Arts, 2000 Alberta Wlnter Games P.O. Box 79016, #25 - 1020 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood
ParkAB.T8A 2G4
Alberta Made Products for Corporate Recognition Awards
An Edmonton business is seeking artists who wholesale products. Products will be used as corporate gifts to employees who are
recognized for their years of service to the employer.We are
seeking artists who can provide products with a months notice.
Awards will be handedout once or twice a year to employees. Wholesale price points we are seeking are: $12.50, $25.00, $37.00, S50.oo, 562.00, S75.oo and $81.00. Furniture, pottery, glassware, watercolour work, prints, etc. Call Lauryann or Lee-
anna at
Any Event" (780) 929-5282 or fax: (780) 929-6311
or send information to: 5404-42 Ave, Beaumont, AB T4X 1LB
Focus on Fibre Art Association
Juried competition and show of fibre arts to be displayed at the Edmonton Art Gallery March 2000 Deadline for entry: January
14th, 2000 contact the Focus on fibre Art Association to obtain
further information and a complete submission form.
6309-90 Ave Edmonton, AB T6B OPI Tel: (780) 469-1783
Christmas ism Crafts, Gifts & More
Kahshe Productions introduces this all new craft show to be held at Northlands Agricom, Hall B, November 19, 20 &21, 1999. This juried show will feature over 150 exhibitors. Booth prices start at $495 and include power, carpeting, table, chairs, drapes, parking pas and GST. For more information please contact Beth Tchir at
(780) 456-9400.
Creative Stitches & Crafting... Alive!
This successful consumer show will be held in Edmonton at Northlands Agricom, March 3, 4, & 5, 2000. The show will feature exhibitors from across Canada, •Celebrity Instructors", fashion shows and free demos. For exhibitor info contact Beth Tchir in
Edmonton at (780) 456-9400 or Peter Kiddell in Calgary at
1-888-999-5513.
Focus on Fibre
Focuson fibre Art Associationannouncesour upcoming
competition and show for the spring of 2000. Brochures maybe obtained from Sherley Myroniuk. 6309 - 90 Ave, Edmonton, AB T68 OPI. Email: mistyc@telusplanetnet Please enclose a s ta mped s el f-a ddres s ed envel ope.
Calgary - La Cité des Rocheuses
The Francophone School - Community Centre at 4800 Richard Road SW is holding its first annual Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday, December 11, 1999 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Table cost - $25. For more information, please contact Cathy Blouin
at (403) 249-1742 or fax: (403) 249-1742. catch the last Christmas rush and book your tables now.
James Lavoie and Patti Hartnagel Studio Sale
Alberta Craft Council Members Patti Hartnagel - raku pottery and James Lavoie - fused glassware - will be holding a sale of their works at R. L. Wilkin Architects Ltd. on Friday November 5th from 5:30 to 9:00 PM and Saturday November 6th from 10:00
AM to 1:00 PM. The addressis 10545-87 Ave Edmonton,AB For more information call (780) 435-7051 or (780) 439-3614
CRAFT SHOWS AND FAIRS Alberta Craft Council Directory of Shows and Fairs
More than 55 of the finest craft shows and fairs in Alberta as well as contact names and numbers for many professional associations guilds, and government contacts SS for ACC members and 59 for non-members Order by phone at (780)488-6611 or come down to the shop at 10106 124 St Edmonton, AB. Email: acc@compumart.ab.ca The 2000 Directory of Craft Shows and Fairs will be the most
Art Market
13th Annual art & craft sale November 18th • 21st, 1999 at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre. 120-9th Ave SE Calgary, AB Over 200 professional Canadian artisans present an amazing
selection of quality art and craft. All artists have been specially selected to provide the highest standards and greatest diversity promising a selection of crafts that will dazzle the eye. Admission
for the entire weekend is: Adults • $6.00, Seniors - $4.00.
Call (403) 762-2345 for more information.
comprehensiveyet. Listingsin the Directoryare freeso if you are
EDUCATION
a show that should be listed please call Joanne at 780-488-6611 ext 221. TheDirectorygoes out to more then 1000 craft artists
Does your group offer dasses or instruction that would be of
and is an excellent way to reach your audtence.
interest to Alberta Craft Councilmembers? Fax us some informa-
Ideas 4 Crafts
calendar section.
planning a craft show yourself in the year 2000, or if you know of
Christmas Craft Show November 27th and 28th at Kinsmen
SportsCentre in Edmonton,AB. Contact IreneCaine or Donna Shaw at 940-3586.
Signatures Craft Show and Sale - Fraser Valley, BC
tion at (403) 488-8855 and we will be sure to include it in our
Craft Business Training Course
The Alberta Craft Council has developed a complete and comprehensive business training manual to guide you through the process of developing and sustaining a successful home based
craft business Topics include studio management, product devel-
community groups and arts organizations in submitting articles
Signatures, Canada's largest producer of craft shows, introduces its newest show to be held December 9 - 12, 1999 at Tradex The Fraser Valley Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC. A high quality, juried show limited to 125 exhibitors. For further information call 1-800-773-4444.
S50 for ACC members and 560 for non-members. Call the office at 780-488-6611 to order your copy. If you are a member of a
EWG. Submission deadline is January 30, 2000
Brander Gardens School - Edmonton
and teach the course to your group in whole or in part call Tom
that will display our art. culture and heritage. Please contact Mick in Edmonton @ (789) 4624884 if you would like to serve on a committee to prepare and exhibition proposal from the
SCC Millennium Art Competition
The Soil Conservation Council of Canada, in partnership with the
Canada Millennium Partnership Program is pleased to announce
a Call for Entriesfor the SCC MillenniumArt Competitionand
Eihibilion, under the theme —Bringing agriculture and visual arts together in the millennium, Canadian visual artists are invited to
The Brander Gardens School Council is sponsoring the annual Riverbend Arts and Crafts Sale. This event will be held Saturday. November 13th from at the Brander Gardens
School. 14865-56 Ave. Edmonton, AB. There are still a few spaces left for new participants. Each table costs $60.00, For more information call Sabine at 437-5484,
opment, marketing, promotions, financial management, record keeping, your business plan and more. The complete manual is
group and wouldlike to arrange for a qualifiedinstructorto come at ext.228 to find out how.
The Living Arts Centre
in Mississauga Ontario is accepting applications from artists for the Resident Artist program. Applications for short term residen-
cies are accepted on going, Studios are available in ceramics, hot
& cold glass, painting and drawing, photography, sculpture textile and fibre, and wood. Contact Monica Harhay at The Living
participate in this national juried painting contest. The message
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CALENDAR Arts Centre in Mississauga. 4141 Living Arts Drive Mississauga,
ON, 15B 488. Tel: (905) 306-6154
Weaving Certificate Program
The Hand Weavers Spinners & Dyers of Alberta are presenting a weaving certificate program. Push your boundaries. tune your skills- Course modules include: Basics of Weaving Colour and
Design; Colour and Weave; UniVBlock Weave; Multishaft
Weaving; Designing with Computers; Fashioning Han&-wovens; Interior Design Fabrics; Rugs; Dying; TapestryMall Hangings
Individuals or groups interested in persuing any of the modules contact Gayle Sacuta 20 Michigan St. Devon, AB T9G 1H3 Tel: (780) 987-3593 or email: gayleis@telusplanet.net Scholarships
and grants are available
Muttart Public Gallery - Calgary
Professional Practices Series: Selected topics for visual artists on Sunday afternoons at 1 PM. Topics include: November 28th Photographing Artwork 20 & 3D. Participants are encouraged to bring a piece of their work to document. November 7th -
Commercial Representation. An overview of the commercial scene
in Calgary,from how to get your foot in the door to what to
expect. Cost Muttart members - 517.00 Non members - $22.00 Contact (403) 266-2764 12212nd ST SW Calgary AE T2R OW5
City Arts Centre - Edmonton
Ciw Arts Centre in Edmonton Offers Winter art programming for families, youth. adults children and pre-schoolers. To get your
complete calendar of classes call (780) 496-6955.
Edmonton Art Gallery
The EAG presents a great selection of action-packed art classes
for young people ages 4 •14 as well as adult classes Talented artists lead multi-dimensional programs that are integrated with current exhibitions. Fall programs are guaranteed to be unique
challengingand most of all fun! For a full listingof the classes
tJkrainian Visual and/or Folk Art Award
Tye Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre (URDC) at Grant MacEwan Commurvity College is pleased to offer an award in the
grams annual conferences juried exhibitions, fibre fare financial assistance scholarships and more Contact Frances Schultz for more info at box 87 Monarch, AB, TOL IMO
30th '99. Contact URDC at Grant MacEwan CommunityCollege. PO 17% Edmonton.AB T5P 2P7, or phone 780-497-4374; fax 780-4974377
Visual Arts Alberta Association
field of Ukrainian visual and folk art The 5500 award is available annually to an indvidual. or group. for fostering a greater awareness of Ukrainian art in Alberta. Application deadline is November
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ty ant its many talents The society has selected 12 works by
Alberta fibre artists to be displayed in the 2000 calendar.As a fundraising tool the calendar can be purchased at wholesale of
SIO each and and sold at the suggestedretailprice of Sl 5 Call
the 2000 Winter Games Society at (780) 4674263 to order yours
Studio Space Available - Edmonton
EXHIBITIONS
school has been tumed into an artist community. Working artists are provided with inexpensive studio space and in return, act as mentors and pass on their skills to high school students contact Helen Buchkowsky at (780) 408-9000 ext 2688 for
community.Its Calledthe 5th Dimension.The 5th floor of the
Lawren Harris and A. Y. Jackson - Jasper & Robson, 1924. Explore
the EAG September10 throughJanuary 16, 20T The EAG is at
2 Sir Winston Churchill square, Edmonton.AE T5J 2C1 Tel: (780) 422-6223, e-mail: wwweag.org
George R. Gardiner Museumof Ceramic Art - Toronto MAYA Universe, September 9th '99 through January 2.2000.
works Of royal Maya ceramics and Other Objects from
the height of the Classic Maya civilisation (250-850 AD) created by the ancient Maya who lived in what today comprises the countries of Belize, Guatemala, Mex@ Honduras and El Salvador. Contact Alexandra Montgomery (416) 586-8082. 111 Queens Park. Torontc ON
GRANTS/AWARDS Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation
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• money to as many visual arts and crafts people in Canada as
possible.Contact SheilaMacKay Dick. 3107 RothesayRD RothesayNB, QE Tel:(506) 847+322
Goebel Canada
Awards for porcelain sculpture totaling 525". Contact Marcel Brandstat, President Goebel Canada. 1200 Carnforth Road.
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Raise money for your Organization and help support the 2000 Alberta Winter Games The Strathcona County 2000 Alberta Winter Games Society is proud to showcase our culture communi-
$50.00 per month. A very exciting parmership is brewing at Jasper Place High School between the students and tie art
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Join the VAAA individual memberships Start at $30.00. Receive email newsletter and reduced subscnptions to Legacy,Alberta's heritage magazine For more info call 1-800-635-3187
First Ever Fibre Arts Calendar
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Edmonton Art Gallery
Hand Weavers. Spinners and Dyers Offering newsletters library services weaving certificate pro-
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Day Without Art - December 1st Wednesday, December 1st marks the I Oth annual Day Without Art. an international day Of observance for the World Health Organisation's AIDS Awareness Day. Tie Day Without Art is both a
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