Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Member News
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Hello everybody,
Lots on the go with old exhibitions going down and new ones going up (see details below)!
A BIG thank you to everybody who came and volunteered and/or participated in last Saturdays Annual Beachfiring and Fundraiser in Middle Cove Beach. All proceeds from this event to towards the Clay Studio and its programs
Read on for all the happenings and goings-on.
Caroline Clarke
Director of Communications
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From the Craft Council
NEW! 1) Call For Submissions: 2010 Provincial Art Bank Program (NL)
Submission Deadline: Post-marked no later than September 10, 2010
The Rooms Corporation Provincial Art Gallery Divisions is seeking submissions from the local arts community for the 2010 Provincial Art Bank Program. Details regarding eligibility; artwork criteria; submission guidelines; and the jury process are available by contacting the Room gallery by visiting http://www.therooms.ca/artgallery/pab.asp
Craft Council Members can also take advantage of our services by applying as part of the Craft Council Gallery submission. The Craft Council Gallery will act as the dealer for you and will handle the application process. Standard Craft Council commission rates will apply to all accepted entries and reimbursements will be made through the Craft Council.
Please contact Sharon LeRiche at 709-753-2749 or gallery@craftcouncil.nl.ca for more information to make a submission.
NEW! 2) From the Gallery...Opening Reception of New Exhibitions
Opening Reception: August 28, 2010 from 2-4pm
Dates: August 28 - October 3, 2010
Great fun for the whole family with live music featuring the fiddle
music of Danna Hunter. No admission and refreshments will be served.
Come All Ye! - Second Verse
Cara Kansala, Pam Dorey, and Caroline Clarke
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3-artist show provides a light-hearted portrait of Newfoundland folk
music through the prints of Caroline Clarke and the woodwork and mixed
media creations of Cara Kansala and Pam Dorey.
In the Annex Gallery - Puffins, Kittiwakes & Murres...OH MY!
Rosalind Ford
Soft sculpture birds and their young populate the Craft Council Annex Gallery in this solo show by textile artist Rosalind Ford.
3) Craft Fair Applications Ready and in the Mail!
First of all, a big welcome to new Craft Fair Coordinators Lisa Pike (The Christmas Craft Fair) and Brenda Stratton (West Coast Craft Fair). You can contact Lisa at fair@craftcouncil.nl.ca and Brenda at brenda_stratton@hotmail.com and they will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Already they've been working hard with their committees putting together this years' Craft Fairs for St. John's and Steady Brook.
Applications are now ready and can be downloaded here along with other important information you need to know.
Deadline for applications is September 10th, 2010. You can choose to do one four-day show, or two four-day shows; the application form outlines the cost for each option. A 10% discount has been factored in for those choosing the eight-day option.
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Professional Opportunities
NEW! 4) Job Opportunity: Instructor, College of the North Atlantic, St. John's (NL)
Closing Date: August 25, 2010
Part-time/Temporary: 24 Hours per week
Begin Date: August 30, 2010 End Date: December 17, 2010
Location: Anna Templeton Centre, St. John's
Job ID: 1526
Duties: The primary assignment of the successfull candidate will be to instruct student, facilitate learning and evaluate student progress in College programs; to plan, organize and manage learning activities and resources; to provide academic advising for learners and other duties consistent with maintaining quality learner-centered instruction.
Qualifications: The successful candidate must possess an extensive knowledge of the subject and current teaching/learning methods, well developed oral and written communication skills, analytical and organizational abilities, as well as the ability to work effectively as a team member. Candidates must have strong commitments to student success strategies and initiatives. The required knowledge and skills would have been acquired through the completion of a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts with a major in Textiles with recent relevant work experience. A B.Ed. (Secondary/Post Secondary) and Eligibility for membership in an appropriate professional association are considered assets. The incumbent should also demonstrate strong computer design skills and knowledge of illustration drawing.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience in accordance with the College of the North Atlantic Faculty Collective Agreement.
College of the North Atlantic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The successful candidate will be required to proved a recent Certificate of Conduct.
Please apply on line complete with resume at www.cna.nl.ca. University/College transcripts and names of three professional references will be required as part of the interview process.
Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their resume that they meet all of the required qualifications. Failure to do so may result in a candidate being screened out of the competition.
For questions regarding this job opening, please contact:
Shannon Barrett, HR Specialist at shannon.barrett@cna.nl.ca or by phone at 709-758-7269/7270
NEW! 5) Call for Applications: Doors Open Weekend, St. John's (NL)
Doors Open St. John's 2010 is returning this September 25-26 to coincide with Culture Days.
If you would like to participate with your studio please contact:
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Newman Building
1 Springdale Street, PO Box 5171
St. John's, NL A1C 5V5
1-888-739-1892
Email: doorsopenstjohns@gmail.com
www.doorsopendays.com
NEW! 6) Call for Entries: Potters Council 2011 Exhibition: "The Shoulders We Stand On", Tampa, Florida USA
Application Deadline: September 1, 2010
Once again, we celebrate the community of our council with a show of members' work in conjunction with NCECA 2011.
The 2011 Potters Council members show in Tampa, Florida will pay tribute to our roots, the significant influences that shape us and guide our work in clay. We are creative heirs, standing on the shoulders of Giants. We cannot help but reference and renew their ideas in our own work. These distinctive inspirations become the touchstones of our best original efforts.
These muses are not always specific or singular. Your inspiration might lie in the simple forms of an anonymous ancient potter. Perhaps you've been seduced from afar by the work of legendary potters. A teacher may have given you a unique point of view, personal guidance or new set of skills.
Your work for this particular exhibition may have a visual link to a particular culture or artist. It might find its connection on a more philosophical level. It must however, show both a clear source of inspiration and a truly original new direction. We do not seek copies of our roots, but works, which honour them with fresh, innovative interpretations.
For information on how to submit to this show go to: http://ceramicartsdaily.org/potters-council/potters-council-members-only/potters-council-2011-juried-exhibition.
NEW! 7) Canadian Crafts Federation Survey
Deadline: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The Canadian Crafts Federation is seeking feedback from the craft community. In order to do so, we have developed an online survey that should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We would like responses from all members of the community, as this feedback will help guide future projects and the overall direction of the organization.
Take this opportunity to have your say, and let us know what you think!
Complete the survey by clicking on the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TWFF87W
8) Art At The Church Success, NL
We had a thank you for putting this Call for Artists in our Members News! Craft Council Member, Jackie Alcock had this to say...
"Thank you for putting out the call for artists for the Art At The Church. I am pleased to announce that the Art At The Church 2010 was an overwhelming success. This year we had 31 artists take part with hopes of besting our 2009 sales of 24 paintings. I am happy to report that this year, over the four days or 35 hours that the art show was open, we sold 43 pieces of art.
I would like to thank the First United Church who wanted to host a community event so they opened their doors to the artists. This gave rug hookers, sculptures, new and established artists a chance to show their work.
Thank you again for helping make this art show such a success."
If you would like to see a picture of the show just go to Jackie's website at artbyjackiealcock.ca and check out "Art At The Church".
9) Call for Submissions: Public Art Opportunity, Winnipeg Arts Council, Winnipeg (MA)
Deadline Date: Monday, September 13, 2010
The Winnipeg Arts Council invites professional artists to submit expressions of interest for a permanent, contemporary artwork using elements of water and light in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is a national and international competition for a major artwork to mark the designation of Winnipeg as the Cultural Capital of Canada for 2010. Budget: $575,000
Interested artists must submit a complete application package to be considered. Please visit www.winnipegarts.ca for full details including eligibility criteria, application requirements and to download the Call-to-Artists.
Questions can be directed to Tricia Wasney, Manager of Public Art, at twasney@winnipegarts.ca or (204) 943-7668.
10) Call for Submissions: Artist Residency Program, The ARTErra, Lobao da Beira, Viseu, Portugal
Deadline Date: On-going
The ARTErra is located in labao da Beira, a village in the district of Viseu, Portugal. It's a rural area, set in a quiet, green valley. The artist will find in the Arterra a house with a series of comforts and a yard, where several spaces for the creation and development of an artistic work. Public presentations of the work created can be arranged through a partnership with the Town Hall.
Applications are now being accepted in the following fields: Composer/songwriter, Performance, Photography, Writing, Painting, Theatre, Sculpture, and Crafts.
Prices are listed for 1 person per week at approximately 120 euros. For more information and application criteria, please visit http://arterra-residencias.blogspot.com or contact arterra.geral@gmail.com.
11) Call for Entry (Student - All Media): The Memory Project, Toronto (ON)
Open Call
The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War is hosting an art challenge geared towards university/college students who are passionate about art and Canadian History.
The Memory Project is a non-profit organization that travels across Canada interviewing Second World War veterans for a digital archive, found at www.thememoryproject.com. So far, they have interviewed over 13,000 veterans. The intention of this project is to encourage youth to take a look through our archives and get a first-hand look into what it was like to serve during World War Two.
The Art from Memory Challenge asks student to choose an aspect of a veterans profile - whether it is an audio clip, a quote, an artifact, etc. - and use it as inspirations for a piece of artwork. The top ten finalists will get their art displayed in an art gallery in Toronto, and the top two winners will receive cash prizes (runner up $1,500, winner $5,000). All forms of art will be accepted, and students are not expected to glorify war. They are free to interpret the stories in any way they wish. All that is asked is that the work is respectful of the veterans.
For more information, visit the website www.thememoryproject.com or contact Katie DeClerq at (416) 506-1867 x252, kdeclerq@historica-dominion.ca.
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Grants, Awards, and Funding
NEW! 12) Professional Project Grants Program, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC), (NL)
Application Deadline: September 15, 2010 (Projects must start on/after November 15, 2010)
The NLAC is now accepting applications for its Professional Project Grants Program for individual artists, groups, and non-profit arts organizations)
Contact the NLAC for an application form and details:
The Newman Building, 1 Springdale Street, St. John's
709-726-2212 or toll free 1-866-726-2212 (NL only)
www.nlac.nf.ca nlacmail@nfld.net
13) Heritage Canada Foundation 2010 Conference Bursary
The Association of Heritage Industries Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to offer a bursary program to assist individuals and organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador in attending the 2010 Heritage Canada Foundation Conference "REVITALIZE! Economic Renewal. Quality of Life. Heritage Buildings." being held in St. John's from Sept 30 - October 2, 2010. The bursary is open to all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who are active as an employee or volunteer in a heritage organization, industry development organization, or municipality.
The bursary program will pay for one full early bird conference registration fee. It will also provide a maximum of $200 for travel and accommodation expenses; residents of Labrador are eligible for a maximum of $500 for travel and accommodation expenses.
For more information or to apply please contact Kim Shipp, Association of Heritage Industries at ahi@nfld.net or 709-738-4345. For conference information please visit www.heritagecanada.org.
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Courses, Workshops, and Seminars
NEW! 14) St. Michael's Printshop: August workshop - Wood Engraving, St. John's (NL)
Dates: August 23, 24 & 26 from 6-9pm
Location: St. Michael's Printshop, 72 Harbour Drive
Instructor: Visiting artist, Abigail Rorer
Cost: $90
This workshop is for the beginner and the advanced wood engraver. In this three-part course, participants will be taken through all the steps to complete a wood engraving. All materials for this work shop are provided by the studio but participants are encouraged to bring along their own tools if available, as well as a drawing or image to work from.
Abigail Rorer is an illustrator and letterpress book publisher. An experienced printer, Abigail has a BFA in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design. Abigail is the proprietor of The Lone Oak Press in Massachusetts, which she founded in 1989. Her work can be seen at www.theloneoakpress.com.
To register:
Phone: 709-754-2931
Email: stmichaelsprintshop@nfld.net
www.stmichaelsprintshop.com
NEW! 15) Pick-Me-Up Artists' Collective: The Idea Artshop, Craft Council 3rd Floor, St. John's (NL)
Dates: August 24, 2010 from 6-9pm
Location: 3rd Floor of the Craft Council of NL, 59 Duckworth Street
Facilitator: Jillian Fogarty
Cost: $20/participant (materials included)
Hosted by Halifax-based Jillian Fogarty, this Artshop will discuss the process of bringing your ideas to fruition; breaking down where ideas come from, how to research them and how to transform them into a finished piece of visual art. Participants will explore these concepts through an intensive, hands-on Artshop that will result in a completed piece. All materials provided.
*Space is limited; for more information or to register in advance (recommended) contact us at: info@pickmeupart.com
This Artshop is made possible with the help of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.
Jill Fogarty, BFA - Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, Nutball. She is learning all the time, and her art is changing all the time. Most of her work takes on a dreamlike quality. Not really interested in the here and now, and only interesting now and then, she is creating and at the same time trying to live a productive life. Dreaming takes a foreground in her day to day routine, and this shows in her artwork.
Founded in 2008, Pick-Me-Up Artists Collective brings together emerging visual artists for the purpose of fuelling inspiration and providing creative outlets. PMU offers members a socially supportive network which encourages the cultivation of ideas and the continuing development of skills and concepts, creating educational, collaborative and career-enhancing opportunities between artist.
www.pickmeupart.com
NEW! 16) Career Training for Aspiring Artists, Arts Career Training, St. John's (NL)
Dates: August 25-27, 2010
Location: Gower Street United Church, 99 Queen's Rd, St. John's
Cost: FREE
Our province's aspiring artists will have a unique opportunity to get the inside story and guidance from professionals, free of charge. A.C.T., the Arts Career Training conference, will bring established members of the local arts community to one location, to speak about the road to making a career in the arts and how to avoid the potholes.
The line-up includes representatives of a variety of groups and fields, such as Music NL, The Anna Templeton Centre, The Association of Cultural Industries, Harbourside Studio, Artistic Fraud, Rabbittown Theatre, Resource Centre for the Arts, Breakwater Books, The Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Council and Neighbourhood Dance Works.
Sponsored and coordinated by youth non-profit For the Love of Learning, Inc., the conference will run August 25-27, inclusive, in the lecture hall of Gower United Church, 99 Queen's Rd. Networking receptions will open and close the conference on August 24 and 27, from 6-7 pm. An exhibition of new work by For the Love of Learning's artists-in-residence and youth participants will take place concurrently.
Admission is free to all interested participants, and no registration is necessary. More information can be obtained at www.ftlol.org, or by contacting 722-8848 or whatsup@fortheloveoflearning.org.
RESCHEDULED! 17) House of Diamonds Art,
'En Plein Air' Workshop, Glovertown (NL)
Dates: Was! July 30 - August, 1
NOW! Friday, August 27 from 7-8:30pm;
Saturday, August 28 from 10am-4pm; Sunday August 29 from 10am-12pm
Instructor:
Julia Pickard
Cost:
$150
Join Julia Pickard and explore outdoor sketching in pen.
Add colour with watercolour washes to finish your sketches.
Participants are asked to bring a drawing or clipboard and a bag lunch
for Saturday. All other materials will be supplied.
Leave with your own pen, brush, set
of watercolours, new knowledge and a great experience!
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! 18) New Exhibition: Ryan Premises Nat'l Historic Site, Bonavista (NL)
Opening Reception Date: Sunday, August 22, from 2-4pm
Have you been thinking you should get out to Bonavista sometime this summer? Well, summer's almost gone, so, why not this Sunday?
Janet Davis will be presenting "S A L T F I S H" Printed, Painted and Hooked at the Ryan Premises National Historic Site in Bonavista. Come out and meet the Artist at the Opening Reception.
For more information contact the Ryan Premises at 709-468-1600/1601 or 709-757-8047.
NEW! 19) Open Studio Weekend: Pouch Cove (NL)
Dates: Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29
You are invited to see and visit artists at work in Pouch Cove noon-5pm, August 28-29...and feel welcome to bring a friend!
For a list of artists and locations visit: www.pouchcoveopenstudio.com
20) Opening Weekend: Art Marathon Festival, Eastern Edge Gallery, The HAM has arrived!, St. John's (NL)
Date: August 13 - 22, 2010
Beginning eleven years ago as a modest 24-hour event at the Eastern Edge Gallery, the Art Marathon has subsequently grown into a 10-day contemporary visual arts festival featuring interactive installations, performance art, artist talks, live music, community barbeques, children's programming and much more.
The festival will officially begin at 8pm on Friday, August 13, with a future-themed Launch Pad Party at the Eastern Edge Gallery featuring the music of experimental bass and drum duo Robot Scout and dancing into the wee hours of the night to the grooves of guest deejay BK Strangler. Admission is $12, but for those wearing a space-age costume, it is only $10!
There is so much going on this weekend you will want to check out the festival blog at 24hourartmarathon.wordpress.org for a full listing of all the goings on.
The 24 Hour Art Marathon itself takes place on the final weekend of the festival, beginning Saturday, August 21 at noon and continues all night long until noon Sunday. During this 24-hour period several dozen artists will be on-site at the Eastern Edge creating original works, including sculptures, prints, paintings, drawings, embroidery, and even body painting. People attending the Marathon can watch the creativity unfold, participate in one of the ongoing interactive installations, or take-in the many bands that will be playing music through the night as part of the celebrations. It is guaranteed that you will see things you have never seen before!
For more information contact:
Eastern Edge Gallery
72 Harbour Drive
po box 2641 station c
St. John's, NL, A1C 6K1
709-739-1882
easternedgegallery@gmail.com
www.easternedge.ca
21) South African Tour, Valerie Hearder
Dates: April 5-20, 2011
Craft Council Member, Valerie Hearder, with the help of South African quilt artist and tour-operator Odette Tolksdorf, has designed a fabulous 15 day tour that reveals her passion for South Africa! Prepare to be deeply touched by the power of Africa on this magical journey for lovers of arts culture, and nature.
Accommodations are chosen to give a broad experience of South Africa and includes mountain lodges, a traditional Zulu village, an unforgettable night in a wildlife preserve, and you can meet traditional artisans and women's craft collectives. There are ONLY 25 places on the tour so book early!
For more information including pricing and a full, detailed itinerary along with registration details, contact Valeria at val@valeriehearder.com.
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General Interest
NEW! 22) Congratulations to our Community!
Member Margaret Walsh Best is pleased to announce that her latest exhibition, Balancing Act: Invasive Alien Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador has been chosen to tour two locations in Ireland this fall: County Waterford at The Old Market Gallery in Dungarven, and at the Coastguard Station Cultural Centre in Tramore. You can view Margaret's works at www.margaretbest.com.
Congratulations Margaret!
NEW! 23) House for Rent.
Small, well insulated furnished 3 bedroom house with wood and electric heat by Neary's Pond, Portugal Cove (A0A 3K0). Propane hot water/stove (tank full - you pay for top-ups). Dry wood available @ $150/cord junked and stacked away, or $130/cord for 8' lengths. Insulated barn/workshop/storage space available across road. Pets Ok, 100 feet from Pond and hiking trails, 20 minutes from downtown. $850/month.
Call Rosa at 757-8123 or 739-6912 or email rsmart@therooms.ca if you interested.
LAST CHANCE! 24) For Sale!
1) Craftsperson Allison Powell has recently retired and needs a new and loving home for her knitting machines. Interested parties can call Allison at 722-6384.
2) NONIA is doing some housekeeping and has the following for sale:
- Various colours of Kroy 4 Ply sock yarn $3 per ball
- 2 bags of oddments mixed colours Kroy 4 ply $10 per bag
- unknown dye lot/oddments mixed colours Denimstyle (Acrylic/Cotton blend) $2 per bag
- various yarns enough to do a small or medium project $15 to $25 per bag
NONIA is at 286 Water Street in St. John's and you can call them at 1-877-753-8062 for more info.
NEW! 25) Craft Retreat in Upper Amherst Cove
This years' Upper Amherst Cove Craft Retreat will be September 11-12, 2010.
If you are interested in presenting or facilitating a workshop or going, contact Stephanie Stoker and let her. You can contact her by email at stephanie.stoker@cna.nl.ca.
26) Knit Wit Cafe this Month
This month's Knit Wits cafe will be Sunday, August 29th from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Anna Templeton Centre, 278 Duckworth Street.
Bring your current project, start something new or dig out those UFOs (un-finished object)! Bring along your favourite books, magazines, patterns or fibres for inspiration! Have a yarn you just don't know what to do with? Bring it along and swap with others!
If you are new to knitting or have just always wanted to learn, come along...
We will have a cup of tea (and treats if you like brownies), you can even bring your own music for knittin' and purlin' and hookn' to!!
Crocheters welcome too!
27) Semi-precious Stones for Sale
Tony
Butler has tumbled stones for sale including: labradorite, amethyst,
tiger's eye, agate, etc. If interested contact him at 754-7375.him at 754-7375.
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