CRAFTS ALBERTA ISSN 0714-8127
Sudd nly It Hit Me
CRAFT COUNCIL
Vol. 3 No. 1 March 1983
3,100Fun Raisers Wanted
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Alberta Crafts Council Objectives
a) To encourage the development and furtherance of crafts and other manually controlled technologies in Alberta.
b) To further research and education in all aspects of crafts and manually controlled technologies.
c) To co-operatewith all,publicand private agencies, international, national provincial and local and with federal, provincialand local
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Incorporated 1980
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Alberta Craft is an official
publication of the Alberta Crafts Council. It is published 5 times per
year: Sept. I, Nov. I, Jan. I, March I, and May 1, June 30. Copies can be obtainedfrom the office of the Alberta Crafts Council. Manuscripts, letters, black and white photos and news items on regional, local, national or international topics of interest to Alberta craftsmen should be sent to the editor c/o the address below.
All material in this publication is copyright and cannot be reproduced withoutpermission of the ACC. Member associations may reproduce any material not specifically marked @ copyright. Opinions expressed in articles which appear in Alberta Craft do not necessarily reflect those of the
ACC.
Alberta Crafts Council Address: Alberta Crafts Council
10645- 63 Avenue Edmonton,T6H IP6
Phone: (403) 434-0953
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authorities in encouraging the de-
velopmentof and furtheranceof crafts and other manuallycontrolledtechnologies.
Craft Alberta Index
page 4 ACC MarketingProject Squire Jane By ACC Presents International page 5-6 Artists and Marshall By Lorine Nancy-RuthSissons Canadian Crafts Conference page6 By Sharon Neuman CCC Board of Directors page7 Meeting Report By Katharine Dickerson
A Talk With Deirdre Spencer By KatharineDickerson page 8-9 page 13-15 What's Up
d) To solicit and receive funds by way of contributions,subscriptions, legacies, grants or by any other lawful means and to receive gifts and propertyof any descrigy tion.
Board of Directors
President
e) to undertakeall such things as are necessarily or incidentally Vice related to the attainmentof the object of the Society.
President Treasurer
partisan, non-profit,non-sectarian
Secretary
f) The Society shall be a noncharitable organization. g) The Society is to carry on its operations without percuniary gain to its members and any pro-
fits or other accretionsto the Society are to be used in pro moting its objects.
Membership
Qualifications
Regular Member Incorporated or unincorporated
Membership
Policy and Procedures Education
Marketing
Duncan Currie Edmonton
Anne Lambert Edmonton
Jim Robson Calgary
Sharon Neuman Edmonton Lorine Marshall Medicine Hat Duncan Currie Edmonton
Shirley Rimer Edmonton
Chuck Wissinger Red Deer KatharineDickerson Calgary Lorraine Oberg Edmonton
associations and other legal entities ($50.00) Vote entitled. Executive
Subscriber
associations and other legal entities
ACC intends to put forward a motion
receive ALBERTA CRAFT free. Associate Member Incorporated or unincorporated ($35.00) Executive receive ALBERTA CRAFT free. All Member All new members, regular or associate, must include a copy of
their bylaws and a current list of executives and their addresses, with their subscription.
The ACC does not, at this time, have any form of membership of individualpersons. The Board of the at the next annual general meeting to establish a category of non-voting membership for individuals.
Meanwhile,your subscription to ALBERTA CRAFT is sought.Your lnput, participation and feedback is most important! ALBERTA CRAFT is for you.
Alberta Craft Council nowrepresents... 3,100 Alberta craftspeople
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MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
f. Alberta Potter'S Association 2. Camrose & District Craft Center 3. Canmore Artists & Artisanss Guild 4, Ceramics Canada 5. City of Fort McMurray,Cultural Services 6. Crafty Designs, Airdre 7, Drumheller Allied Arts Council 8. Edmonton Needlecraft Guild "9. Edmonton Potter's Guild 10€Edmonton Weavers Guild IIS Fairview Fine Arts Society 12: Hand Weavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta Heritage Weaver's Association of Calgary 14. La Societé des Amis du Fleche, Edmonton 15, MedicineHat Fibre Arts Society 16. Old Cabin Crafts Society, Calgary 17. Oldman River Potter's Guild, Lethbridge
18. OldS Handicraft Guild 19. Parkland Potter'SGuitd, Stony Plain 20. Parkland Weaver's Guildr Red Deer 21. Parkland Woolworkers & Weavers, Stony Plain 22. Rocky Arts & Crafts Guild, Rocky Mountain House 23. St. Albert Arts & crafts Guild 24. St. Paul Arts & Crafts Club 25. Steeple Artworks Artists Society, Calgary 26. Strathcona County Weavers, Sherwood Park 27. Sylvan Lake Heritage Handcraft Society 28. Visual Arts, CommunityServices, St. Albert 29. WainwrightArts & Crafts Center 30. Wetaskiwin Allied Arts & Crafts 311Calgary Guild of Needle & Fibre Arts 32. Edmonton & District Quilter's Guild 33. Westem Works — Calgary Christmas craft Sale
Betty Wood, former ceramic studentat Red Deer College was having trouble learning
how to center clay on the
wheel. Suddenly it hit her that
the clay would be more fun on. her face.. .and nose.
Most craftsmen have experienced this type of frustra-
tion at one time or another,
although not all of us deal with
it in such a creative way, We at Alberta Craft are also feel-
ing 'mud in our faces' and would like to take this opportunity to apologize to our readers for the extended delay in publication.We are working hard to get the newsletterback on schedule. Thank you for your patience and offers of help. It's good to
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know that we are working together on this.
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ACC Marketing Project
By Jane Squier/Project Manager
different regions by mail Vince and will be contacting the before we head out.
Most of our work will be carried out by
post and
people would telephone. If any craftsmen or interested in rural especially like to volunteeras contact people, please conareas and in the northern parts of Alberta, have your tact us and we would be more than happy to help. To let you know a little about myself... in I have just recently returned from 2 and 1/2 years as the South Pacific where my husbandand I worked CUSOs for the Government of Papua New Guinea in the
Department of Agriculture. I was the District Horticulturistin a remotearea of the countrywhere most people are traditional subsistance gardeners. Access to the District was by small plane or a few days walk from the nearest road. My work included:
- establishinga co-operativebusiness group to market vegetables (by plane). - setting up a district-nutritionprogram with the District
Nutritionist.
garden. - runninga seed multiplication The women were prigroups. women's - working with skills and the sewing acquiring marily interested in knowledge to operate their own Women's Groups. I was on the executive of the largest group in the District.
Jamie (my husband),Anna (our 3 year old daughter)
I would like to inform you that the A.C.C. Marketing Project activated 1/3 of its paid work force February I. The remaining2/3 begin work March I. The team consists of the Project Manager and two Field Workers. We are situated in the back room of the Steeple Artworks, a craft store operating as a co-operative in N.W. Calgary. The objectives of the project are: - to locate, identify and survey potential craft markets in Alberta.
- to locate, identifyand survey crafts producers and potential in Alberta.
- to locate, identifyand survey support systems for AIberta craft marketingdevelopment. - to produce a comprehensive craft marketingpackage to aid in the developmentof a vital networkof crafts producers and marketing identified in Alberta. - to develop a slide registry of Alberta craftsmen. We will coordinate a 2day seminar for concerned craftsmen to discuss the results of the survey. Because of a limited operating budget, we will not be travelling extensively throughoutthe province. We do prohope to reach many of the fairs and markets in the
and I travelled for four months through S.E. Asia on our
way back to Canada. We enjoyedthe cultures of Bali, Java, Thailand,Burma and Nepal. Before going overseas I worked on a variety of jobs, from market gardening to survey work for a feasibility study for the Department of Social Services. I have been working with wool, spinning and weaving, for over seven years. I am also interested in wood work-
ing and built my own Swedish loom using traditional methods of dowelling and wedging. I have a genuine interest in the success of the A.C.C. Marketing Project. After all if I had not been hired I would now be sitting at my loom beating away, trying to make a living.
For more informationabout the Project, or if you
would like to offer your help, please contact:
Jane Squier
A.C.C. Marketing Project c/o Steeple Artworks 142 - 10 st., N.W. Calgary, Alberta T2N 4M7 Phone: 270-2838
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Alberta Crafts Council Presents International Artists
In the summer and fall of 1982, the Alberta Crafts Council was pleased to be able to sponsor two internationalcrafts people visiting Alberta: Bintu Olaniyi Seven Seven, a batik artist from Nigeria, and Sinisia Taumoepeau, a tapa maker from Tonga. Funding for the visits was provided by the Institute for
DevelopmentEducation Through the Arts, (IDEA P.O. Box 4431, Station E, Ottawa KIS 5B4) and Alberta Culture, Heritage Division. Organizational assistance was also providedby the South Pacific Peoples Foundation. Anne Lambert of the Alberta Crafts Council was the coordinatorof the project. A number of our member organizations arranged to have the visitors stay in their communities to participate in workshops, demonstrations and exhibitions. These sponsoring groups did an excellent job of hosting - many thanks to all of you. Two members of the Medicine Hat
Fibre Arts Society have provided us with delightful descriptionsof their experiences. Lorine Marshall on Bintu's visit: Bintu's visit to Medicine Hat was a tremendous success. From the moment she arrived she had everyone charmed and delightedwith her sweet and quiet manner.
On Wednesday evening, the visit to the Stampede Grounds and art exhibitionwith Jim and myself proved to be interesting for her. It was our only opportunityto show Bintu some of our "western heritage". She wanted to know "which were the real cowboys, and which were Just dressed that way". When seeing the midway from a distance, she lookedfor a long time at the various rides and asked in disbelief "are there really people on there?" After a complete tour of the grounds and as we Jostled our way back through the crowds to where the
car.was parked, she asked how often this "festival" was held. When we told her that it took place once a year she
repliedvery quietly, "good thing" ... we had to agree. At her workshop on Thursday, Bintu dazzled everyone
there with her quick and unusual way of applying the hot
wax with a sponge instead of a brush. We enjoyed her wonderful display of African art and listening to her explanation of the story pictures in her batik. We also tried on every garment that she had in her suitcase! Several of these were purchased and she could have sold more if she had had them with her.
That evening during some time spent in my studio, she showed great interest in a Japanese techniquethat I had learned in a course in Banff. She seemed so intrigued that I put together a sample for her to work on for the rest of the evening. She was very pleased, and the next morning she promised to send a photoof the dress she plans to make using the technique.She said she had "dreamed all night about it". It will be very interesting for me to see a Japanese Shibori technique done with a Nigerian interpretation. On Friday morning she joined Jim in his ceramic studio to watch him throw pots and ended up making a little clay sculpture for herself. He said that she was highly entertainedand highly entertaining. Later, we did manage to squeeze in time for an A&W and Dairy Queen treat beforegoing to the airport. I had arranged for several of our workshop people to "show up" in their brightly colored Nigerian garments. It certainly gave the Medicine Hat air terminal an international flavor and proved to be a surprising and special send-off for a very special guest: We are grateful to the Alberta Craft Council for their sponsorship of this very worthwhileproject.
Lorine Marshall
Medicine Hat Fibre Arts Society
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6 Nancy-Ruth Sissons on Sinisia's visit:
Sinisia TaumopeaufromTonga (pronouncedsiniClA Tau-MOl-piOO: What a terrific lady! Picture if you will the usual frantic
Friday and a phone call to say the lady from Tonga was arriving, not Tuesday as plannedbut Sunday afternoon. Much hustle and bustle and then tranquilityas dinner was ready and we awaited the arrival of Sinisia and her driver and friend Phil. Five minutes after the visit had started, I knew it would be special — we were all so relaxed. Every waking moment of the next few days was filled with I'how do you do this in Tonga", "this is the way we do that, in Alberta".
We toured the local sights — the Art Gallery with a show of artist Isobel Sharp just being hung with Lorine Marshall helping in the hanging; our local wilderness park where, as if on cue, two deer bounded into view;
another wilderness coulee that is the centre of a hot bed of controversy — some want to put a pitch and putt golf
course where for years local artists have held sway. All this Sinisia found fascinating — "do all women take an active part in the political life of the community?' I had to admit some of us were more agressive than others.
Then came Tuesday, and an all day workshoplearn-
ing the art of pandanus leaf weaving and tapa cloth making and painting. We extended the workshop to see what else could be done with the tapa cloth and after wetting and shredding it found it could be spun. It also makes a marvellous batik vehicle — Sinisia made some batik to take back to Tonga along with the spinning wheel given to her in B.C.
Having come from an extended family where each has a role, and hers was to paint all day, some of us were very envious, but when we realized she must support this extended family of fifteen solely from her art earnings we were most impressed and not so eager to change places. The simplicity and beauty of the techniques both in the pandanus leaf weaving and the tapa painting,were a delight for all of us and we were soon
trying out our own talents and realizing that it was not as easy as it looked,
Sinisia's comment when I took her to the museum
was that a lot of the items in our museum are in everyday use in her city of Nuku'alofa— which is the capital of about one hundred and fifty Tongan islands. As she said more than once "we are poor in material things but spirituallywe are a very happypeople". After spending a wonderful four days with her, I can believe that.
Nancy-RuthSissons Medicine Hat Fibre Arts Society
Canadian Crafts Conference The first Canadian Crafts Conference was held in the Maritimes from Sept. 20 - 26, 1982.The conference was organized around workshops in Fredericton, N.B., Halifax, N.S., and Charlottetown,P.E.I. After two days of
workshops,all delegates moved to the Confederation Centre in Charlottetownfor the final two days of meetings and seminars. Sixteen delegates from Alberta attended this conference. I chose a feltingworkshop at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, presented by Deirdre Spencer. This was an excellent choice. Deirdre had done a great deal of preparationfor this workshop, including dying and shipping cross-countrygreat quantities of fleece. She was most sharing of time, expertise,
and encouragement.
The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design is a revelation for anyone used to prairie institutionalarchitecture. It is located in several historic buildingson the Halifax waterfront.The buildings have been restored, and maintain their originalflavor, resultingin climbs up narrow staircases with unexpected M'ists to studios with hard-
wood floors and beautiful windows. One of the major reasons for attending a conference like this is to meet crafts people from other regions, and
the felting workshop was certainly a microcosm of Canada. Delegates from Newfoundland,Labrador, and the Yukon discussed the difficulties, especially the transportationcosts involved, in getting the materials and equipment to do their work.
The Charlottetown part of the conference featured the opening of the "Atlantic Visions De L'Atlantique" exhibi-
tion, representingcrafts people from the four Atlantic provinces. AlthoughI heard people commenting on the conservatism of the show, I was impressed both by the quality represented and by the organization of the Maritime crafts people. Crafts are strongly supported by the governments of these provinces. Several of the Western Canadian delegates reported amusing incidents with the large scale of Maritime road maps. Due to Alberta road maps being on a much smaller scale, some craftsmen tourists set out thinking a particular site seeing destinationwas two hours' away when it was only 20 minutes.Of course craftsmen are not known for theirexpertise in reading maps. An event like the CCC Conference is great for Canadian crafts people isolated as we are in our various regions for most of the time. I am definitelylooking forward to the next one. Sharon Neuman
ACC Secretary
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CCC Board of Directors Meeting Report The twenty-second board of directors meeting of the
Saskatchewan, and Quebec cöncerning the Marketing
represented with the exception of the Yukon. The follow-
ding the next Annual General Meeting of the CCC in Calgary this coming September. Most will be in Alberta
Canadian Crafts Council was held in Ottawaon March 11, 12 & 13, 1983. All provinces and territorieswere ing were some of the agenda items.
I) The Second Canadian Crafts Conference, to be held in Vancouver at U.B.C. in September, 1986 to correspond with Expo, was discussed. John Porter(former
Albertan now living in B.C. and Chairman Of Special Projects Committee)gave a preliminaryreport.The Alberta Crafts Council was given special thanks for its detailed submission that was a result of the efforts of Deirdre Spencer, Jane Kidd, Wendy Toogood, Katharine Dicker-
son, Joanne Brookes, Jim Robson, Bob Pike, and Dave Settles. The general tone of the conference will be geared to the professional craftsman. Information workshops, instead of hands-on technique workshops, will be included.There will be a very close planningeffort between the Alberta Crafts Council, the B.C. Crafts-
men's Association, and the Canadian Crafts Council.
Any Alberta Craftsman interested in contributing during
the planning stages, please contact Katharine Dickerson, Apt. 2, 305 - 12 Ave., N.E. Calgary, T2E IA5. Phone: 277-8945. 2) The strategy dealing with the Federal Cultural Policy Committee Report was discussed. The Canadian Crafts Council, and its member organizations,will be making submissions to Senator Austin's committee concerning our reaction to the report. We are now preparing detailed submissions concerning some of the more general recommendationscontained in the report.The government will be writing more specific reports dealing with these general areas, and we will thus be ready and
able to act as consultants for these future specific reports. The provincial and territorial crafts councils
seemed generally pleased with the report as it is written to this point. It is now a matter of continued involvement to insure that the report is actually implemented.
3)The provincial and territorial reports were given both in written and more informal verbal form. A slide presentation on Alberta and Alberta crafts was included. Several of the provinces expressed interest in what the ACC has accomplished during this past year. Strong communicationlinks were set up with B.C., Manitoba,
Survey Project. All directors are looking forward to attenfor a period before or after the AGM and will be available
for workshops throughoutAlberta.
4)The CommunicationsCommittee,Chairman Barry Lipton, and members Katharine Dickerson and Peter Thomas, are undertaking a study of possible computerizationof certain CCC operations. The results of this study will be presentedat the CCC AGM in Calgary. Katharine Dickerson is responsible for discussions on the balance of computerizationand humanism, a balanced philosophy to computerize creatively. Any Alberta
craftsman wishing to become involved in this discussion, please contact Katharine Dickerson,
5)The Fran MerrittHaystack Scholarship for a Canadian craftsman was juried during the weekend. The Alberta juried selection was jewellerJim Robson. Kevin Gray, a hot glass craftsman from Mississauga, Ontario, was selected from all territorialand provincial submissions. On Saturday evening, Peter Weinrich, Executive Director of CCC, hosted a buffet dinner.Special guests were Edythe Goodrich (Canada Council). Jeffery Holmes and Brian Anthony(Canadian Conference of the Arts). and John Harrison (EnvironmentalHealth Centre). Constructive, informal discussions were •held regarding many concerns of CanadianCraftsmen.The majorvalue of the board meeting, and the weekend as a whole, was the communicationand informationexchange. It was very stimulatingto hear and see what other craftsmen and councils are doing. The open feeling and sharing was extremely positive in these difficult economic times. There was a unanimous feeling of optimism among craftsmen, especially with the proposedfederal government changes stemming from the Federal Cultural Review Committee recommendations. I hope that many Alberta craftsmen will find it possible to attend the CCC AGM when it is held in Calgary this coming September.
Katharine Dickerson CCC Alberta Provlncial Director
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A Talk With Deirdre Spencer,
President of the Canadian Crafts Council
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Katharine: So, when issues come up, the Federal Government goes to the CCC. The CCC, in turn, goes to the provincial and territorial craft organizations and they contact their local organizations and individuals. The provincial and territorial organizations then compile their information and submit their consensus reports to the CCC. The
CCC then reviews all the provincial and territorial submissions and forms a national consensus report to present to the Federal Government. So the chain of communication allows individual representation.
Deirdre: The CCC is a series of links. It is defined by the provincial and territorial organizations. The CCC has to understand the working
craftsman and can only do this throughthe chain of communication. It is also important that the provincial directors understand the
politics of the nationalorganization.The Federal Government requires that everything is done properly. Deircbv Spencer, President Of Ibe Canadian Crafts Council
The Alberta Crafts Council is affiliated with the Canadian Crafts
Council (CCC) and the World Crafts Council. This year, Dierdre Spencer, Calgary, is the presidentof the CCC. Alberta Craft sent Katharine Dickerson across town to talk with Dierdre about the role
of the CCC and crafts in general.
Katharine: The governmentrespects theCCC because Of its grass roots orientation. Its inception was from the individual craftsman who
saw the need, instead of from the governmentfrom above saying "You organize". The government listens because they know that the
chain of communicationsgives direct contact with the individual. Don't you think that is the reason that the CCC submission to the Applebaum/Albert Federal Cultural Policy Review Committee was taken
so seriously?
Deirdre: Definitely! At the time of the hearings, when the committee
Katharine: Group orientationseems to go against the craftsmen's
was on the move across Canada, it wasn't just the CCC submitting tor everyone. Provincial organizations and individuals also made submis-
Deirdre: The Canadian Crafts Council was formed in the 70's
This supported the CCC's submissionby showing that it was doing its
tawa that could act as a strong Federal Governmment lobbying and monitoring force. The early days of the CCC were a learning process.
munity. Full quotes from our submission were just lifted and put into the report.
nature. They are just too busy earning a living. Why then is a national crafts organization necessary? because the craftsmen recognized they needed representation in OtThere were far more ideas than funding. Many directors did not have
sions. What they had to say was surprisingly the same as the CCC.
job and ih fact was representingthe individualsof the crafts cornKatharine: Was this why the report was a lot
an idea of a director's function.
smen than others?
Katharine: But the CCC was finding its own personality. It had to seek
Deirdre: The CCC made a strong credible
its own level. With its grass roots beginning it had to grow through an
almost organic process,
Deirdre: Gradually,as each director went back to their oun
vlnces and territories, a learning process took place. Each new director brought new input and more skills and expertise. Today people in
the crafts have much more education regarding the operation Of
boards and organizations as well as representation of their own
vincjal craftsmen. We now have a pool of people with executive abilit ty from whiCh to form our CCC Board. Katharine: As an organization gains maturity and professional viability, It tends to run more smoothly. That kind of success brings In more highly qualified people. Then these people help increase the potential
of the organization and on it goes.
Deirdre: We have found our identity. The CCC basically deals with National and Federal issues. The CCC is a national organization that represents the craftsmen from across the country. But to do so, we have to have the craftsmen that, at a more local level, will speak their
views to their provincial organizations.
more positive for craft-
submission. The craftsmen
have to present a strong case because they're seen in the art world as businessmen. The only way the Canada Council has justified funding of craftsmen is that the craftsmen must be artists. We argued in our CCC cultural submission that funding must also be available to production craftsmen.
Katharine: Funding not just for
craftsmen
involved in gallery shows, but also for good production work. Funding to support time to research technical process or marketing and production
to travel to foreign countries to study
techniques.
Deirdre: That's exactly rightl
One can not overlook these
people just business. Whether this type Of assistance comes under the Canada Council or some other body doesn't matter. The important thing is that the need was recognizedin the
because they are lumped
into the category of small
report,
Katharine: HON did you become
Deirdre: While in New
involved in the CCC?
Brunswick I became
was during the initial stages of the N.E. moved to B.C. In the early
interested in crafts. This
Crafts Council. My family
70's 80 J happened
to be there for the for-
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mation of the B.C. Craftsmen's Association. Then we moved to the inStant community of Ft. McMurray where I became the President Of the Arts and Crafts Guild and later Culture Co-ordinatorworking with Alberta Culture Visual Arts. Generally handcrafts began to come to me and the needs of the crafts community drew me in. I didn't seek it. Then I was invited to go on the board of directors of the CCC as a National Director.
Katharine: What is the difference between a National and Provincial
CCC Director?
Deirdre: The CCC is structured so that the board is
up of one
representative or director from each province and territory, these are
the Provincial Directors. The National Directors are in addition to that
group; 1/2 of them are elected by mail ballot from across Canada and the other 1/2 are invited because of some special skills.
Katharine: So, withoutknowing it, your crafts involvementin the East, West, and North really preparedyou to be a nationaldirector.
Deirdre: Well, I guess so. Then as a member of the board I Was
given
certain responsibilities, first as chairman Of special projects and then
as chairman of the international committee. I was put through a learning experience, first learning about the CCC and then putting it into
the context of the WCC. This is necessary if one is to be
president Of
Katharine: To take this back to the provincial level, how do
you think
your presidency will affect the Alberta Craftsman?
Deirdre: The CCC Presidents become much more informed about what is happening in their own province and take that information back to any meetings and thus the information is shared across the country. Also the Annual General Meeting Of the CCC
is held in the
province Of the CCC President. The Alberta Crafts Council
will be
hosting the CCC AGM at the University Of Calgary the last weekend in September.
Katharine: The designated representatives of ACC's member
organizations will be included at the CCC AGM. This will make possi-
ble direct communication with the member organizations.
But the
member organizations should also be thinking about possible input to
the NationalBoard such as slideshows,craft shows, or possible han-
douts about their organizations. If they have any ideas, they should
contact eitherOf us as soon as possible.
Deirdre: If they are interested in learning more about the CCC, this is
a good time to do so! Many of the Directors from across Canada have considerable expertise in their fields and are willing to give
workshops while here in Alberta. The Alberta Organizations would
just have to cover their workshop fees and expenses while in
the pro-
Vince. Many people across Canada have no idea of the crafts vitality
here in Alberta. Long before there were organizationslike CCC or ACC the outreach type programmes initiatedand run by Alberta
Culture, Visual Arts really encouraged growth on a local level. We are
now at a point where there is a need for a Provincial, people based,
crafts organization to represent Alberta craftsmen on a national level.
Katharine: In other words, Alberta Culture Visual Arts did such a
good job at the inltiation stage that now the craftsmen are organlzed
and professional enough to adminster the crafts from their
own um-
brella organization. It is a real success story for Alberta Culture. Their
funding of the ACC can allow their money to be used more effectively as ACC has a tremendous pool of volunteer labour that is not accessable to Alberta Culture.
Deirdre: Yes, most peoplein the crafts are self-supporting.They do not need money for their businesses. What they do need Is an organization to help them understand structures and be a com-
municationslink. This type of organizationcan help the individual
craftsman become more productive. As the Provincial organizations become stronger, the CCC can be even more an information gathering and advisory body. The individual craftsmen will benefit from the
work done by the provincial and nationalorganizations.Hopefully they may not have to pay tariffs on materials and equipment used in their crafts. The 12% Federal Sales Tax has already been lifted saving craftsmen millions Of dollars. The whole area of
health hazards is
such a monumental problem that it requires a national body and co-ordinate the information. But the results will be
to collect
passed dovvn
through the provincial organizations to the local level and reach the individual. That is why the structure of local, provincial, and national
organizations is important.
When the Federal Cultural Policy Report came out we immediately
got copies in Ottawa and began to study it. There were certain
issues
that the craftsmen were very concerned about, especially taxes, tariffs, possible changes in Canada Council funding, and the possibility of a national crafts gallery. With the CCC staff we could study and
interpret the report. We also conducted a national telephone survey Of all the CCC Directors. As a result, before many other organizations
had begun to consider the report,we were able to give a complete
representative response to Senator Austin's standing committee. We must always have proper documentation ready to move at any point. This is why, for example, we were able to give a presentation to the McDonald Commission on the economy. The economy affects us all,
so why not craftsmen? One of the interestingthings about crafts Is that they are labour intensive. They don't require much
money to set
up and the organizationalfundingis small compared to that of
the
performing arts. As long as governments are able to release funds for the management of umbrella organizations, it is surprising how much
communication, and growth can result.
Katharine: So it is important to the individual craftsman to
in numbers and thus the ability to lobby the organizations.
have unity
government through
Deirdre: The power of lobbying starts at the grass roots
and works
up. You start with the local radio and newspaper.
Individual
responses are interpreted by the provincial organizations and included in the national responses, The government has to listen because in the end it all b0ils down to political voice. It is
safe to say that we
represent no less than 40,000 craftsmen. That's a significant number of people and votes!
Katharine Dickerson CCC Provincial Director ACC Director and Chairman Marketing Committee
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Apprenticeship Pilot Project The AlbertaCrafts Council (ACC) has appliedto Employmentand ImmigrationCanada, Summer Canada program for a grant to run an Apprenticeshippilotproject.To occur from May 2 to August 26, 1983, the proposed project, will offer 8 positions, where student craftsmen will be matched with professionalcraftsmen. An additional4 positionsare proposedto involvea Project Manager, two researchers and an office worker, who will operate in Edmonton to manage the project, research the subject of apprenticeshipand make recommendationsto the ACC. This is an affirmativeaction program.
Applicants must be cautionedat this time, that this project will occur only uponaquisitionof funds from the Summer Canada program. The project may still be cancelled or if accepted altered in numbersof positionsavailable.Pending the decision from Employment and Immigration,the ACC is proceeding hopefully.Apply to Alberta Crafts Council for all positions.All students will then be referred to local Hire-A-Student Offices.
Final decisions on all hiring and referrals will be at the discretion of the Alberta Crafts Council and Hire-A-Student.
Qualifications: All positions (except professional craftsmen of course) - Must be full time students in this school year 1982-83and returning to full time study in the fall of 1983. - Must be resident of Alberta and eligible to work in Canada.
Apprentices
Additional Qualifications: Must be a student with a concentration in
the crafts (ceramics, glass, textiles, metals, wood, etc.)
Duties: As assigned by hostprofessionalcraftsman. Wages: $152.00 per week (40 hours) Date ot Employment: May 23 to August 26, 1983 Deadline for Application: May 6, 1983 Selection Process: A jury of professionalcraftsmen will match apprentice and professional applicants with similiar interests. Apprentice applicationswill be forwardedto the respective professionals who will interview and select their apprentice. How to Apply: SEND.
1. Name. address, postal code and telphonenumber(with alternates it you expect to be elsewhere by April 30). 2. A resumé of your craft and other background including courses, work both paid and volunteer. 3. A brief statementon your media, current work and why you would like an apprentice position. 4. Describe the situationyou would like (eg. apprentice to production potter,silversmith,weaver, etc). If you have a particular professionalin mind, state the name. You will be referred only if that craftsman has applied to the ACC for an apprentice. 5. State the area of the province in which you are willing to work (taking into consideration that no allowance for travel or room and board is provided). 6. Send 10 slides Of your work. Number each slide and provide a corresponding list describing the contents of each slide. Slides will be keptby ACC for reference.. Professional Craftsmen
Qualifications: Must be producing full time and be professionally minded. Should be teaching or training oriented.
Duties: Will interview, hire, direct and supervise apprentices and participate in study on apprenticeships. Will record apprentice
hours worked and report to Project Manager. NOTE: These appren-
tice positionsare not to pay for or displace existing apprentices. Positions must be in addition to your current work force.
Wages: Nil — Volunteerposition.Wages and benefits of apprentices will be paid by the ACC directly to each apprentice. Date of Assignment: May 23 to August 26, 1983 Deadline for Application: May 6, 1983
Selection Process: By jury of peers who are not applying for apprentices.
How to Apply: SEND:
1. Name, address, telephone number.
2. A description of your craft, studio activity and samples of promotional materials.
3. A statementof why you would like to have an apprentice and
what duties you would assign. What can you offer an apprentice? 4. Describe the basic school training you would hope an apprentice
would have. (eg. some throwingin Stoneware,hand sewing skills, etc.)
5. Send 10 slides of your current work. Number each slide and pro-
vide a corresponding list describing the contents of each slide. Slides will be kept by the ACC for reference. Project Manager
Additional Qualifications: Proven management and budget supervi-
sion abilities. Formal research, statistics and computer skills.
•Report writing a definite asset.
Duties: To supervise and direct project, staff of 11. To direct literature search, write report with recommendations to ACC on the subject of apprenticeship. Public relations, liason between project, ACC, and craft community. Wages: $228.00 per week (40 hours) Date of Employment: May 2 to August 26, 1983 How to Apply: Send a resume plus two letters of reference to ACC.
Deadline for Application: April 21, 1983. Follow up with a phone call to ACC April 22-23 for further instructions.
Researchers (2 positions)
Additional Qualifications: Formal research, statistics computer and interviewing skills. Duties: TO carry out literature search on subject Of apprenticeship.
To interviewprofessionaland apprenticecraftsmen. Compile and catalogue information and assist the Manager in drafting the final report. Will work as part of the team,
Wages: $152.00 per week (40 hours) Date of Employment: May 24 to August 26, 1983
How to Apply: Send a resumé plus two letters of reference
to ACC.
Deadline for Application: April 31, 1983. Follow up with a phone call to ACC May 5-6 for further instructions.
Office Worker AdditionalQualifications:Secretarial skills; typing, filing, bookeeping and information management. Duties: Will do payroll, set up filing system, photocopy and assist in cataloguing information. Will work as
Wages: $152.00 per week (40 hours)
part of the team.
Date of Employment: May 23 to August 26, 1983 How to Apply: Send a resumé plus two letters Of reference to ACC. Deadline for Application: April 31, 1983. Follow up with a phone call to ACC May 5-6 tor further instructions.
11 along. It will be graciously accepted to help
make Alberta Craft grow. All funds will be
acknowledged with receipts. Winning and best entries will be printed in the next issue of Alberta Craft.
This $5.00 subscription Offer is open to members Of association only. For all others, subscriptions are $12.50. All subscribers who explain how they raised the money are eligible to win the goblets.
Cmtæt clæes Junö9, 1983.
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THANKS
To Fireweed Gallery, Edmonton for
contributing Skookum Art Glass goblets for the Alberta Craft subscription campaign. Collectors should see Fireweed's current
stock of antique Japanese
kimonos, book covers and kimono stencils. WANTED 3,100 FUNDRAISERS to raise $5.00 each Call it what you want — Alberta Craft needs funds to be printed and mailed. Raise (beg, borrow, Steal or use the imagination you ex-
ercise every day) $5.00. Send it to Alberta Craft and we'll send you a year's tion of 5 issues. We could have just begged you to buy a subscription but we thought this approach would be much more fun... How to Raise $5.00 for Alberta Craft (subscription) - look behind the cushions on your couch - resell your old issues of Alberta Craft - give a message - pose for a centre fold (if you want to do it for Alberta Craft we'll give you a FREE subscription) - wash windows or dogs at your friend's studios
- be a guinea pig for a scientific experiment - sell your shares in Dome Petroleum
- performsurgery at bargain rate -invent a craft oriented video game - pull it from your jeans pocket - have SI .00/plate dinner party for 5 - or simply withdraw it from your Swiss bank account. Then What? Fill in subscription form, page 15. Send your
cheque or money order and attach a letter telling us how you raised the money. We'll even accept imaginary ways you could have raised it. The wildest, most unusual,
creative method will win a pair Of Skookum
Art Glass goblets. If your fund raising venture Is so successful that you raise more than $5.00, send It
Suddenly It Hit Me
...the Alberta Crafts Council is really serious about helping crafts and craftsmen in this province...
In 1982183the ACC
sponsored 2 internationally oriented
workshops
- opened files at Provincial Archives for all member associations to store papers
sent Board members to numerous meetings, fairs and public gatherings to mote Alberta crafts
- raised funds for a student scholarship to attend first Canadian Crafts Conference - for craftsmen. opened discussion with prt>
Vincial Marketing Assistance Program. 3
professionalcraftsmen received assistance to test eastern markets
- referred countless galleries, fairs, shops, to craftsmen and visa versa - began survey of craft education in Alberta
- created 6 full time, temporary jobs:
- received $36,000.00 grant from Employmentand ImmigrationCanada (EIC) to carry out project to locate, identify and survey craftsmen re: market concerns. 3 staff. 12 month contract - received $26,000.00 grant from EIC to hire executive director and 2 staff for Edmonton offices. 6 month contract. - more than doubled membership - published 3 issues OfAlberta Craft
represented Alberta craftsmen on municipal, provincial and national levels.
In 1983184the ACC - will carry out Marketing Project (see page
4)
- will establish a slide registry
-will publish report on marketing - propose to publish director of craftsmen
- will do major fund raising in public and
private sector - proposes to publish series of articles on Alberta craftsmen in weekly newspapers
- proposes to lay ground work for major craft exhibition - proposes to introduce apprenticeship pilot
project(see page 10) - proposes to supply opportunityfor craftsmen to acquire TV and video skills. To do series of cable television programs on crafts and craftsmen (see next issue of AlbertaCraft) - will continue to seek awards, scholarships and grants for craftsmen - will assist Canadian Crafts Council in planning participation at Transpo 86, Vancouver. - will particpate on CCC committee to investigate feasibility of Telidon link-up between Crafts Councils
- will host CCC annualgeneral meeting Sept 83, Calgary - proposes to add membership categories
to involve individuals. corporations
students.etc. - will publish 5 issues of AlbertaCraft
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In Edmonton,Jane Thomas, well known
WANTED Alberta Craft is in the process Of restruc-
turing.So far it has been put togetherby a maximum of 4 overworkedvolunteers . Now it's time to turn it over to a larger number of people who want_rewarding volunteer, but professionalquality,experience. If you are in crafts and would like to learn about publishingor are in publishingand would like to learn about crafts, now's your chance.
ALL POSITIONSARE VOLUNTARY Editor-In-Chief: Chairman of committee. Planning,Decision making, Budget control, policy, scheduling, calls meetings, reports to Board. Edmonton based.
Assistant Editor. assigns and edits copy, followsup on assignments. Edmontonbased.
All particpants will be provided with an orientation package, full job description, annual timeline, training wherever possible
and lots of fame and glory. All positionsrequire a commmitment to team work.
All interested are asked to apply to the
ACC in a brief letter stating what you can of-
fer the position. Please also state what
you'd like to learn.
Forward letters or bring them to INFORMATION MEETING, Sunday April 24, 2 PM, 10645 63 Ave., Edmonton (ACC office). call 434-0953 for further informationand to register for meeting. Refreshmentswill be served.
WANTED
up. Works closely with technical co-
Technical Co-ordinator: works as liason
Change You If I Could." Please address the lines 'j if I were a potterand you a piece of
ordinator. Edmonton based.
between designers,
committee and
printers. Costing. Negotiating. Edmonton
based,
Director of Advertising: develops and interprets policy, pricing, sales co-ordination, follow-ups, closing sales etc. Edmonton Advertising Assistants: will work with director to initiate, close sales and service clients. All points in Alberta with concentration in Edmonton and Calgary. Banker: will develop maintain budget, keep books, approve expenditures,write regular financial reports etc. Edmonton based.
Subscriptions Manager. will maintain records, issue receipts, invoices etc. Edmonton based.
Feature and Spot Writers: guidelines available from ACC Register as interested in assignments. Propose ideas. Needéd throughoutprovince. Photographers: guidelines available from ACC. Register as interested in assignments. Propose ideas. Needed throughout vince.
Director of Distribution: will co-ordinate packaging, labelling, sorting, mailing, shipr Ing. Edmonton based.
Distribution Assistants: . will work with
director of distribution.
Distributors: needed in all pointsof Alberta. To receive and distribute bulk copies to museums, recreation centres, galleries, shops and other places you designate as likely to generate interest.
new Ricky Skaggs song called
Valerie Skuba, a graduate of graphic arts at
Grant MacEwan College and Ellen Mitchell, former art and design Student from Red Deer College. Office hours are 8:30 to 17:00. Address: 10645 63 Ave., Edmonton, T6H IP6 or telephone 434-0953. In Calgary, Jane Squires is managing the Alberta Crafts Council Marketing Project, see page 4. Assisting her is Melany Smith and Bobbi Brownridge, both having extensive business and craft backgrounds.
Both offices are open now to serve you.
Please contact us with your interests and concerns in the crafts.
Wouldn't
clay, the only thing I'd change would be your name." Please consider context, historical perspective, social implications, impact on crafts or references to clay in folk vernacular. Let us not be serious about crafts all the time. Send to ' 'The Editor, Alberta Craft"
ACC Board Changes, DUNCAN CURRIE, NEW PRESIDENT Due to illness, Orland Larson resigned from the presidency of the ACC in September 1982 and was succeeded by Anne Lambert, vice presidentandchairman of fund raising. Both individualshave worked extremely hard for the ACC and as -is often the case in presidencies, their positiveeffects and energies will still be felt for a long time. Anne's presidency was to be temporary until paid staff were in position and on February 14, 1982, with her suc-
cess in grants applications, handed the presidency to Duncan Currie. Duncan will serve as president until the next annual general meetirO ACC Annual General Meeting The AGM will occur In Calgary, May 14, 1983. This is an open meeting for albinterested individuals and official delegates• of member associations. Write to ACC Ed-
montonfor registrationform. Let's keep in touchl
Duncan Currie, president of the Alberta Crafts Council, is pleased to announce the staffing of two ACC offices.
all Council operations. Assisting her is
Address: Steeple Artworks, 142 10 St., NW, Calgary T2N 4M7, telephone270-2838.
Potters (or anybody)with finely tuned sensitivityto symbolismin countryand western music, to write a 500 word article on the
Assistant Designer: assists designer in coordinating all Council publications. Paste-
consultant/curatorhas been appointed executive director. Her extensive background in the crafts and in management of organizationsis being put to use to oversee
"What's Up" is open to individuals,institutions and organizations sponsoring shows, sales, workshops, conference and other events Of interest to our readers. Editors maintain the right to edit or exclude notices. If a longer announcementis needed or you want to insure that your notice will be printed, please see rates for classified ads in this issue. Memberassociation's notices will be given preference for free space but it is not guaranteed. Informationin "What's Up" is subject to change withoutnotice. Classified Ad Rates and Stipulations Minimumof $10.00 for member associations, $15.00 for all individual and nonmember associations (up to 40 words). 25t per word or figure thereafter. 10% discount
on repeat ads after first insertion. Mail typed or printed copy indicating number of insertions. Payment must accompany copy.
Please write or call for Alberta Craft, Display Advertisement Rate Sheet
Theme of next issue:
Where's the money? Awards, scholarships, prizes, loans, grants, fellowships, bursaries, etc. for individuals.Grantsmanship. Interviews wlth givers. Fundraising ideas (some serious and not so serious), Craftsmen are invited to write about their own experiences and suggestions and make statements on the type of asslstance
they'dliketofind.$$ $$$ $$ $$$ $$$ $
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What's Up POSITIONS
EDUCATION OLDS COLLEGE
SESSIONAL WEAVING INSTRUCTOR FIBRE WEEK — SHORT COURSE
JULY 3-8, 1983
Individualto conduct a 2 - 5 day workshop in a number of specified techniques used in the production of fashion accessories.
Qualifications required- Masterweaver certification;at least B.F.A. degree and IO- 15 years of experience as a professional weaver in this field of clothing and ac- cessories.
Apply to: Chairman ContinuingEducation Department Olds College Olds, Alberta
ege
Olds
CERAMIC ASSISTANT Responsibilities —
TOMIPO
DEPARTMENT
HEAD
CERAMICS
Registration begins April 1/83. Contact: Visual Arts, 3rd Floor, Beaver House, 10158- 103 St. Edmonton.
1983 Haystack Summer — Summer workshops — Five seperate
sessions in all areas of the arts, from June 12 - September 9/83. Priority of
considerationwill be given to applications received before April 15/83. For informationcontact: The Haystack MountainSchool of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine,04627. Banff Centre — School of Fine Arts Has information available on spring session May - August/83 (music, theatre arts, theatre crafts and design and visual arts). Winter
cycle September/83- April/84
vanced studies in music, arts journalism, electronic media, music theatre studio ensemble, theatre
production internship and visual arts studio programs). For information
contact: Banff Centre, Box 1020, Banff, Alberta, TOL OCO.
To assist the
Head of Ceramics in the operation of the Studio, particularly the dayto-dayaspects and the supervision of the technical assistants. To handle administrative duties during the summer programme and winter community classes as outlined by the Department Head. To coordinate all Ceramic Department activities related to the participants. To continue an on-going body of professional artwork,
Qualifications —
OF
Alberta Culture Visual Art Summer School —Series '83 — July 11 August 5/83, Red Deer, Alberta.
A Professional
ceramist with the knowledge to operate a ceramic studio and awareness of the ceramic com-
munity to have helpful input for a programme of an international level. An MFA is not necessary, but helpful. This position requires an active, informedartist in ceramics.
WORK SHOPS
Salary — Renumerationcommen-
Provincial Needlecraft Workshop "World Stitchery" — One and two day work shops, May 27-29/83,
surate with experience. Base rate $22,342.
Deadline— June I, 1983, for ap-
plications.
Application — Send portfolios and referencesto: Leslie C. Manning
Head, Ceramics Department Visual Arts Department The BanffSchool of Fine Arts p.o. Box 1020 Banff, Alberta TOL OCO
at the University of Alberta. Registration runs from March I -April 20. For
information contact Mrs. Edith
Alberta T5N IWI or (403) 479-4873.
9 Workshops in Val-David — One to three week workshops — August 8 - 28/83. For informationcontact: Les Createurs Associes de ValDavid, P.o. Box 459, Val-David, Quebec, JOT 2N0 or (819)322-2043.
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What's Up CALLS FOR ENTRY
Hand Weavers Spinners and Dyers of Alberta — AnnualCon-
ference and "Juried Exhibit" — May
Art park 1983— fifthannualdisplay and sale — Sundays only from June
13 - 15. "Juried Exhibit" open to general public May 14, 2 - 4 pm at the HospitalityInn - South, Calgary.
Borden Park. An opportunityfor ar-
Quilt Canada '83 — Conference and Annual Meeting- May 13 - 15. Includes workshops, shows, and
5 - July 10, from Il am - 5 pm, at tists to display their talents for the city of Edmonton. Deadline for entries
May 6/83. For informationon par-
ticipation contact: Liane Melynk - Art
Park Society, PO Box 6325, Station
C, Edmonton, T5B 41<7or 428-8553.
Design for Living — Accepting applications for exhibit space in the Sportex building for the 1983 EdmontonKlondikeDays Exposition—
July 21 - 30/83. An opportunity for artists and craftsmen to show and sell
their work in conjunction with the handicraft competition displays. Deadline for entries March 25/83. For informationcontact: Edmonton Northlands, Design for Living, PO
Box 1480, Edmonton,T5J 2N5 or 471-7210(ask for Design for Living division).
Western Works — 1983Christmas Crafts Sales — The 1983sale in Edmonton,Calgary, and Winnipeg are now being planned. For information contact: Western Works - No. 3 4515 Bow Trail, SW Calgary, T3C 2G3.
SHOWS/SALES/ EXHIBITIONS
Heritage Weavers of Calgary —
Spring Sale — Friday April 29.10:00
am - 9:00 pm. Gunn Barn at Heritage Park.
The Canmore Guild Gallery——Our Third Annual Exhibition;Watercolors and oils by Elaine Fleming, Pottery by Donna Jo Massie — May 13 - 29.
contests. Carleton University, Ottawa. Contact: 117 Aylmer Ave., Ot-
tawa.KIS
Yuriki Igarashi — April 5- May 2/83 — Presents paintings and batiks on rice paper, often with an oriental feeling. At the MulticulturalHeritage Centre, Stony Plain, Peggy Heer — April 5 - May 2 — A recognized Edmonton potter. Her porcelain work follows an oriental theme and is recognized for its excellence in design and glazing techniques. At the Multicultural HeritageCentre, Stony Plain.
Stony Plain 75th Anniversary —
Annual Farmers Day — July I at the MulticulturalCentre in Stony Plain.
Universiade '83 Crafts Kiosk — Sale — July 1 - 11, in the International zone of the Athletes Village, U
of A campus. This is to be an opportunity for the athletes and officials to
purchase crafts that represent AIberta as souvenirs. The items can not exceed $25 in value. A proposal, deadline March 31/83, must be submitted if you wish to include your work. It must describe the proposed craft item, its price, slides/photosof item or similar items, and quantity that could be produced. For information contact: Calgary - Ms. Bobby Brownridge or Jane Squire 270-2838 or 288-8702, Edmonton - Ms. Adrieine LeRohl 435-5310.
Tim Korpella- prize winner in woodworking category, ParklandHandicraftShow
Steeple Artworks — Calgary — Featuring the work of Carolyn Kostenchuk - fabric sculpture and Margaret Gilmour - glass sculpture
NOTICE
Saturday. 142 - 10th st., N.W. Calgary.
LeatherArtists & Craftsmen — A new organizationhas been formed ''Leather Arts Network" to try and
during April. 10 am - 4 pm, Tuesday -
Parkland Handicraft Exhibition —
March 7 -April 5/83 — A wide selection of articles will be exhibited from
across the- country from many different age groups and covering many crafts. The Multicultural Heritage Centre, 5411-51 St., Stony Plain, 963-2777.
serve the needs of the people working in leather and to raise the profile of this ancient medium. Ian Scott —
Royalty Centre, Enman Crescent, West Royalty, P.E.I. CIA 7N9 - is presently compiling a list of Canadian leather artists to correspond with and inform them of this new organization.
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What's Up Bronfman Award 1983 — Call for
nominations— The Canadian Crafts Council is calling for nominationsfor the seventh Saidye BronfmanAward for excellence in the crafts. If you have a nominationcontact the ACC
office as soon as possible,for the CCC will notaccept any nominations received after May 31, 1983, Call 434-0953 or write 10645 - 63 Ave., Edmonton.
CONFERENCES
InternationalExposure for Cana-
dian Artists — Conference— May 13 - 15/83.For artists seeking to expand their exhibition and marketing
horizions. For informationcontact: Hennie Wolff, Project Coordinator, 417 Queens' Quay West, Toronto, Ontario M5V IA2 or (416) 366-1607. 366-1607.
FOR SALE
Weaving Conference Handweavers Guild of America Presents Conference 86 — Mid-July 1983, Toronto. For information contact: Metropolitan Toronto, Convention and Visitors Association, Toronto,
Toika Finnish Countermarch Loom — 59 inch weaving width, 8
harness, raddle and bench - $900.00 Contact: Wendy Liimatainen, 466-1789, Edmonton.
Ontario.
Modle Agreements for Visual Arts — A book intendedfor printers and sculptors, but much of what it contains is useful and can be adapted by rnost craftsmen. Available from CARO (Canadian Artist Representation Ontario) 67 Mowat Ave., Room 345, Toronto Ontario, M6K 3E3. Members$18, non-members$30.
It's Time For a Celebration —
Celebration of women in the arts —
May 12 - 15/83, Grant MacEwan Community College (Jasper Place) Edmonton. A conference celebrating the contributions women have made to the arts in Alberta. Concerts, exhibitions, workshops, seminars and panel disccussions on
topics of interest to all women artists and those concerned about the arts
The Anvil's Ring — The official publication of the Artist-Blacksmiths
in •Alberta. For information and registration contact: Celebration of Women in the Arts Conference, 10645 - 63 Ave., Edmonton,Alberta, T6H IP7 or (403)4344465.
Association of North America. Details from P.o. Box 1911,
Gainsville, FL. 32602, USA.
Subscriptions range from $15 per year.
INTRODUCING SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES
$5.00 per year for members of member associations! (See current list page 3) $12.50 per year for all others Name Address:
Suddenly It Hit Me...l want to subscribe to Alberta Craft
I am a member of this member association
Postal Code
Phone
I enclose $5.00 C] I am nota memberof a memberassociation. I enclose $12.50.
subtotal subtotal
I raised this money. I attach a letter on how I raised it. Enter me to win the Skookum Art Glass goblets.
D I raised this much extra. I want to order these back issues of Alberta Craft @$I .00 each C] issue no. I C] issue no. 3 C] issue no. 2 Cl issue no. 4 I live outside Canada. I add extra for postage D $4.00 overseas $2.00 for USA
subtotal subtotal
Total amount of cheque or.money order total Mail to: "Subscriptions" Alberta Craft 10645 63 Avenue, EdmontonT6H I P6
I'd like to volunteer for this committee.
Please send me more information,I attach a letteroutliningmy interestsand what I can offer to the committee. CI AlbertaCraft position C) Planning CI Finance/Fundraising
C] Education
D Marketing
O Membership
(see page 12)
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SPRING 1983
True to the nature of Fireweed we have an interesting and varied fare to offer this spring. The dynamic, hearty works
Of Sam Ash will contrast the delicious gentility of the painting on silk. After Bill Lumsden's tantalizing salad of colour, enjoy the quiet, subtle flavours of the works of Crane Thomas. Mary Lou Crerar will complete our season
with her delectable colours and multi-flavouredworks. Come and enjoy. April 12-23 SAM ASH In this exhibit of original acrylics, well-knownCanadian artist Sam Ash displays the strong linear design and areas of solid colour that bespeak his native heritage. The show may be previewed Monday, April 11th and sales will
commence 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 12th. May3-14 BILL LUMSDEN In this, his third solo exhibit in Edmonton,Bill Lumsden turns his hand to the Edmontonscene. His distinctive brushstroke and clear, transparent COIour exhibit a consistent, developedstyle that suits the airy spaciousness of Alberta. Come share Bill's perceptionof this our cit and landscape at the opening Tuesday, May 3 from 7 p.m„
M.y17-28
PAINTEDSILK
Fireweed is pleased to present an exhibit of exquisite coiour and sensous texture. We have assembled the works of a number of young Canadian women who paint on silk. Included will be garments and decorative accents for the
home, all in sumptuous colours and shimmering silk. May31 •June Il CRANE THOMAS Fireweed is pleased to introduce to Edmontonthe tings in oils Of Crane Thomas, ACA. His delicate painland* scapes reflect his placid temperment and quiet rural lifestvle. All are welcome to attend the opening Tuesday, May él, 7 - 9 p.m.. June 14-25 MARY LOU CRERAR The ancient art of Sumie painting will come alive in the vibrant colourful works of Mary Lou Crerar. Her unique triptyches present a panoramic view of the landscape suggesting the passage of time and the changing of the seasons. Come meet this charming lady at the opening, Tuesday, June 14, 7 -9 p.m..
Aneæeeo GALLERYLTD
10310 - 81 Avenue, Edmonton,Alberta Telephone (403) 433-9551
Alberta Crafts Council
10645 - 63 Avenue Edmonton, T6H IP6