Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Member News
| June 23, 2010
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Helloooo Sandals!
What a nice day indeed in St. John's. I certainly hope the rest of the province is sharing in this lovely sunshine!
The big news this week is...(drum roll please)...
It's the OPENING RECEPTION of our ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT!
We actually did the math and it looks like the Craft Council has been putting together our little Members Exhibit for 14 years now and it just keeps getting better and better. I can't say for sure, but I think there was a record number of entries this year and Sharon, Diane and the Committee have put together a terrific exhibit.
So come out this weekend on Saturday, JUNE 26th from 2-4pm! The show continues throughout the summer from June 26
- August 15, 2010
Everybody
is welcome and as usual light refreshments will be served.
Tell everybody you know!
Caroline Clarke
Director of Communications
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From the Craft Council
NEW! 1) Request for Proposals for New Website
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking proposals for the development of a new website. Please download the Request for Proposals document for more information and details outlining our requirements.
Please feel free to pass on to any parties you feel might be interested in this project.
Please note the following important dates:
June 22, 2010 Issue RFP
June 29, 2010 Deadline for RFP enquiries
July 9, 2010 Proposal Deadline
Any questions on this can be directed to Caroline Clarke, Director of Communications at communcations@craftcouncil.nl.ca or phone 709.753.2749
NEW! 2) Clay Studio Kids Camps Still Have Space
Have your children
and teens spend a week enjoying the fun of clay. They
will learn pottery techniques through the exploration of hand-building,
sculptures and trying out the pottery wheel. Each week will have a
different theme.
Monday - Friday, 9AM - 12PM
Ages 7 - 11 years
July
5 - 9: "Under the Sea"
July 19 - 23: "Castles and Dragons"
July
26 - 30: "All Creatures Great and Small"
Monday - Friday, 12PM -
3PM
Ages 10 - 15 years
August 16 - 20: "A Bit of Everything"
For
more information or to register please email: claystudio@craftcouncil.nl.ca
or call 753-2534.
3) From the Gallery...Annual Members Exhibit 2010
Dates: June 26 - August 15, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 2-4pm
Everybody is welcome to the Opening Reception of our Annual Members Exhibit happening next Saturday. The entries have been coming in fast and furious and the gallery is crammed full! It is going to be amazing - so come and see what your peers are doing.
Annual Members Exhibit 2010
A members'
exhibit where the only criteria is excellence - all media, styles and
themes are showcased with pride.
Contemporary fine craft in
Newfoundland and Labrador embraces many materials, techniques and
approaches. From traditional to contemporary, from decorative to
sculptural, craft in this province varies with each maker and is
changing every day. Awards for excellence in innovation, design, and
personal expression single out the best craft from this popular show
that attracts emerging and established professionals. The Annual Members
Exhibit is the Craft Gallery's largest and most diverse event. The
Juror's Choice Award is always a surprise.
And did you miss the last shows...don't worry...they are now online at www.craftcouncil.nl.ca/gallery.
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Professional Opportunities
NEW! 4) Culture Days: Register Your Event Online! (NL)
http://culturedays.ca/en/celebration-schedule/by-region/newfoundland-and-labrador
As of last week, activity organizers may now register and publish their activity listings to the Celebration Schedule on the Culture Days site directly. If you haven't picked a venue for your Culture Days activity yet, try checking out the Celebration Schedule first, to see where existing activities are taking place in your area. You may want to help concentrate new activities within walking distance of other existing activities to create activity "hubs." You are likely to attract more people if they know they can browse and sample a variety of drop-in activities all in one easily-accessible area.
Updates made to published activity listings are also updated on the website immediately upon saving. This is called dynamic publishing - updates happen as soon as your information is submitted. As well, basic search capabilities are now available to help users navigate the Celebration Schedule.
Culture Days will occur in Newfoundland and Labrador from September 24-26th 2010. All cultural activities which are free to the public are eligible for inclusion in the celebration.
NEW! 5) Careers in the Cultural Sector (NL)
What you need to know to start a great career
Looking for a career in the cultural sector? Whether you want to become a musician, a video game designer, a film director, a dancer, a magazine publisher, a sculptor or a museum director, the new Careers in Culture booklets and website at http://www.culturalhrc.ca/careersinculture/default-e.asp will
help you research, plan and achieve your career goals.
The Cultural Human Resources Council is pleased to announce the release of updated and interactive online versions of these popular career guides. Careers in Culture introduces high school students to the reality of a career in the arts and culture. The booklets and the website inform and each through quizzes on a student's aptitudes and knowledge of the sector; articles and testimonials on career options and paths; and work search strategies including sample résumés and interview questions.
The Careers in Culture series includes 6 booklets on: film and broadcasting, live performing arts, music and sound recording, visual arts and crafts, writing and publishing, and heritage. The website at http://www.culturalhrc.ca/careersinculture/default-e.asp offers interactive versions of these 6 booklets plus ones on digital media and cultural management.
The booklets are available in PDF versions on request and on the Careers in Culture section of our website. Teachers can choose to use either the printed version or the interactive website. The activity kit for teachers is available in a printable format on our website. Don't wait! An exciting and rewarding career in the arts and culture is waiting for you!
www.culturalhrc.ca/careersinculture
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is committed to strengthening the cultural labour force, and strives to be at the centre of vision and forward thinking in the area of cultural human resources development. CHRC brings together representatives of arts disciplines and cultural industries in the cultural sector to address the training and career development needs of employers and cultural workers including artists, technical staff and managers.
To become a member of CHRC please visit our website.
For further information please contact Geneviève Denis (613-562-1535 x31; gdenis@culturalhrc.ca)
Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)
201-17 York Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 9J6 Tel. 613-562-1535 Fax 613-562-2982
NEW! 6) Exhibition Opportunity: INFLUX Gallery, Calgary (AB)
Deadline: October 16, 2010
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery invites artists to interpret the theme of "Big Flavour" for their autumn exhibition of contemporary art jewellery. They seek works that are big and flavourful as opposed to subtle, delicate. The theme is open to interpretation. Feel free to call or email Influx for the application form, more information and if you have questions.
Contact: Shona Rae
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery
2nd Level, Art Central 100-7th Ave S.W. Calgary, AB
403.266.7527
www.influxgallery.com
info@influxgallery.co
7) Looking for Exhibitors: Cupids 400 Celebration Party, Cupids (NL)
Dates: August 17 - 22, 2010 (3 day or 6 day bookings)
Craft Display and Sale Opportunity
The Cupids 400 Celebrations Committee is planning a six day PARTY from August 17 - 22, 2010. Tents will be available to craftspeople to demonstrate, display and sell their work. Here are the details:
Where: Point e Beach, Cupids
When: August 17 - 22, 2010. 3 day or 6 day bookings
Times: 1- 7 pm each day
Fees: There is no fee to participate
Other features: Live music!
Security: Overnight security provided
Power: They're working on it!
If you are interested, contact Jacquey Ryan at jryan@cupids400.com or by phone at 709-528-1610, or visit http://www.cupids400.com/english/events/aug10.php for more details on what else is happening. Scroll down to Marquee Event, August 17, 2010.
8) Job Opportunity: Canada Council: Executive Coordinator, Arts Disciplines Division, Ottawa (ON)
Competition: 2304 (Internal / External) Status: Regular full-time
Salary Scale: $68,078 to $82,130 Closing date: June 30, 2010
About the Canada Council for the Arts
Join our team and play a role in supporting Canadian creativity. The Canada Council is a dynamic, highly-respected national agency with a mandate to promote the study and enjoyment of, and production of works in, the arts. We offer competitive salaries and benefit package. For more information about the Canada Council for the Arts, please visit our website at www.canadacouncil.ca.
About the role
Under the direct supervision of the Director, Arts Disciplines Division (DADD), the incumbent establishes deadlines; ensures quality standards are met for all documentation for the signature of the DADD including briefing notes and fact sheets; reviews and verifies material going to the Executive Management Group and Board of the Council; develops, manages and sustains a broad consultation network across the Council on behalf of the DADD; in collaboration with various members of the Executive Management Group (EMG), acts in a liaison role as delegated by the DADD; manages day-to-day crises and hot files which arise within the Division; manages special projects assigned by the DADD, including horizontal or sensitive files, and files that do not fall within the purview of a specific Arts Discipline Section or Office; provides verification with respect to Access to Information & Privacy Act (ATIP) files. Manages the provision of administrative support for the DADD.
Basic requirements of the position
· A university degree in Arts Administration, Public Relations, Business Administration or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience;
· Five (5) years experience directly related to the principal responsibilities of the position in communication, programme and project management, preferably related to a government, business or arts environment;
· Must possess excellent communication, writing and editing skills;
· Excellent initiative, judgment, interpersonal and relationship building skills;
· A high level of innovation, problem-solving and judgment is required;
· This position requires the use of both official languages. The requirements in the second official language are: an advanced level in oral, reading comprehension and in writing.
This position is located in Ottawa and the incumbent travels up to 20 days per year.
How to apply
Send the completed Application for Employment form quoting the competition number listed above and a copy of your resume to the attention of Roch Brunelle, Human Resources, prior to the closing date by either:
· email: competition1@canadacouncil.ca
· fax: 613.566.4323
· mail: 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5V8
For more information or a copy of the role profile, please contact Roch Brunelle at 613-566-4414 or
1-800-263-5588, extension 4124 or by e-mail at competition1@canadacouncil.ca. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We value diversity in our workforce and encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.
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Grants, Awards, and Funding
NEW! 9) National Cultural Tourism Award, St. John's (NL)
Nominations will be accepted until
August 6, 2010, through online nomination forms which can be found on the website at http://www.tiac.travel/
On May 31, 2010 the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) launched the nomination process for the National Awards for Tourism Excellence. This year, there is a new award on the list: the National Cultural Tourism Award.
Background
The National Awards for Tourism Excellence, presented annually by The Globe and Mail, were created in 2003 by TIAC. The awards allow Canada's tourism industry to recognize those people, places, organizations and events that have gone above and beyond to offer a superior tourism experience to travelers in Canada. Fourteen awards will be handed out this year.
Nominations
Information on the nomination process and the criteria for each award are available on the TIAC Web site (http://www.tiac.travel/), including the criteria for the National Cultural Tourism Award, which were developed in partnership with TIAC and the FPTTI Management Committee.
Please take a few minutes to submit a nomination and share this information about the National Cultural Tourism Award with your colleagues and stakeholders in the culture and tourism sectors.
Considerations
The addition of a cultural tourism award to TIAC's National Awards for Tourism Excellence helps promote the long term strategic importance of culture for the economic stability and vitality of the tourism industry and strengthen networks and partnerships between Canada's culture and tourism stakeholders for their mutual benefit.
The award also helps showcase the FPTTI nationally, leading up to the meeting of the FPT Ministers Responsible for Culture and Heritage, slated for August 12, 2010, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the award, please feel free to contact the FPTTI Secretariat at fptti@pch.gc.ca.
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Courses, Workshops, and Seminars
NEW! 10) St. Michael's Printshop, Intro to Soft Ground Workshop, St. John's (NL)
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 10am-4pm
Instructors: Visiting artists, Rhonda Neufeld and Rodney Konopaki
Cost: $90 ($75 each when more than one member of a household participates)
Where: St. Michael's Printshop, 72 Harbour Drive
This workshop, lead by two experienced teachers and artists, is an excellent introduction to etching, and offers a refresher for experienced printmakers. Participants will learn two ways to use soft ground to put an image on copper plates. The traditional soft ground technique simulates a pencil or crayon drawing on paper. In the second technique participants will experiment with texture and collage by pressing a variety of materials into soft ground.
Workshop participants should bring:
- Ideas for images
- Hard pencils, crayons, pastels (other dry drawing materials)
- Flat, hard, thin materials that have texture and can be run through an etching press (e.g. leaves, string, corrugated cardboard, fabric, burlap, paper, etc). Use your imagination!
- Inks, paper, printing plates etc provided
Participants will have an opportunity to finish printing plates the Saturday following the workshop.
Rodney Konopaki is an assistant professor in Emily Carr University of Art and Design's Print Media Department. Rhonda Neufeld is a printmaker with work in the Canada Council Art Bank. The couple is working on a collaborative edition, which they began at a residency in the Banff Centre.
St. Michael's Printshop
(709) 754-2931
www.stmichaelsprintshop.com
NEW! 11) House of Diamonds, Glass Blowing Workshop, Glovertown (NL)
Date: Friday, June 25, 7-10pm and Saturday June 26, 10am-4pm
Cost: $125.00
Instructor: Douglas Clouston
Join flame-worker Douglas Clouston for a beginner's workshop in borosilicate (hard) glass blowing. Get comfortable at the torch; learn the basics in beads, marbles and pendant-making. Leave with your own supply of handmade glass and have a good time in the class.
To register please call The House of Diamonds Art Gallery at 709-533-1168 or email hoda@houseofdiamondsart.com.
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Events and Exhibits
NEW! 12) Diana Dabinett Open Studio, Pouch Cove (NL)
Dates: June 26-27, 2010 from noon-5pm
Location: 7 Diamond's Road, Pouch Cove (22km from St. John's and 7 houses past the Pharmacy on the right)
You are invited to see the two paintings made on recent trips to Costa Rica and the Channel Islands.
If the weather is wet either day, please come in the front door, otherwise the studio entrance is around the back.
For more information phone 335-2637
www.dianadabinett.ca
NEW! 13) New Exhibition: Bonavista North Museum & Gallery, Photography by Brian Ricks, Wesleyville (NL)
Opening Reception: June 27, 2010 at 2pm
Dates: July 1 - August 31, 2010
Location: Bonavista North Museum, Memorial Drive (next to the water tower) Wesleyville
Bonavista North Museum & Gallery presents a new show of Fine Art Photography by Brian Ricks.
For more information phone 709-536-2110 or email museum@nf.aibn.com
www.bonavistanorth.blogspot.com
NEW! 14) Two New Exhibitions: The Leyton Galley of Fine Art, St. John's (NL)
Opening Reception: June 26, 2010 from 3-5pm
The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art is pleased to announce the Annual Summer Show. There will be new works by 17 of our artists. Come on out for refreshments and to meet some of the artists!
Also opening will be a solo show comprised of original prints and drawings by Michael Connolly about finding wonderment "Close to Home".
The Summer show will run until August 22, and Close to Home by Michael Connolly will be open until July 25.
NEW! 15) New Exhibition: at Model Citizens by June Walker Wilson St. John's (NL)
Opening Reception: Friday, June 25, 2010 from 7-9pm Artist in Attendance
Dates: June 25 - July 3, 2010
Location: Model Citizens 183 Duckworth Street
An upcoming show by June Walker Wilson at Model Citizens Clothing. For more information call 709-722-8157 or email walker@warp.nfld.net
NEW! 16) New Exhibition: Christina Parker Gallery, St. John's (NL)
Opening Reception: Friday, June
25, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm Artist in Attendance
Dates: June 25 - July 17, 2010
The Christina Parker Gallery is pleased to present...
Painting Motion: Bruce Alcock paints defining moments from Vive la Rose (NL)
Filmmaker and Corner Brook native Bruce Alcock presents Painting Motion, an exciting series of new paintings capturing defining moments from his recent and widely celebrated animated film.
Based on the song by Emile Benoit, Vive la Rose is the tragic love story of a fisherman and his beloved. The film has quickly gained status as a culturally significant work with screenings at TIFF and Sundance as well as a nomination for a 2009 Genie award.
Inspired by the more than one thousand paintings and drawings created for his iconic film, Bruce has embarked on new territory with a compelling group of mixed media paintings that further his exploration of the central themes of love and loss.
7 Plank Road, St. John's, NL A1E 1H3
709 753 0580 | cpg@nfld.net | www.christinaparkergallery.com
The exhibition can be viewed on our website.
17) Three New Exhibitions at Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's (NL)
Exhibition Dates: June 26-August 7,
2010
Exhibition Events: July 3 - Sound Symposium XV Visions of Sound Walk with Annie Dunning, 12:30pm AND August 6 - Closing Reception with Artist Talk by Bruce Montcombroux, 7pm
Three Exhibits:
Annie
Dunning - Air Time
Jon
Sasaki - On Purpose
Bruce Montcombroux - Palanquin Park
Annie
Dunning - Air Time
Air Time is a musical collaboration with
pigeons that celebrates urban ecology, the overlooked and the potential
of the everyday. It includes a video, soundtrack, sculptures, photos and
a poster.
Jon Sasaki - On
Purpose
Recent work that celebrates noble intentions,
aspirations, and determination, while simultaneously conjuring up a
bleak flipside of failure and purposelessness.
Bruce
Montcombroux - Palanquin Park
Palaquin
Park is about a searching for a place called home, while inventing maps
that explore beyond geography to the possible intersection of place and
belonging.
easternedge.ca
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General Interest
NEW! 17) Member News Connects Member to Customer
In September 2009 we were asked to put out a call to woodworkers to carve a tree and a backyard. As a result, the owners of the tree were able to make an arrangement with member Vince Jones which ended up with a very happy customer.
The customer wrote in recently:
"Vince was a pleasure to work with from first meeting to last clean-up and we would recommend the project to anyone who has a tree they cannon bear to completely part with."
With permission of the customer, I am able to show you Vince some before and after pics.
 
NEW! 18) Member Margaret O'Brien Book Launch
You are invited to the book launch of children's book Star's Island written by Craft Council Member Margaret O'Brien, illustrated by Veselina Tomova and published by Ann Bell, Helen Peters and Jan Peters. It will take place at Geo Centre Gardens on Signal Hill Road, Sunday July 4 from noon - 3pm
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