Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Member News
November 24, 2010

Hello everybody,

STUDIO GUIDE 2011 - Just a reminder that Studio Guide Applications for 2011 have gone out in the mail to all Members.  You can save money by getting yours in early by the Early Bird Discount deadline of December 15, 2010.  Download the application here and either fax it in at 709-753-2766 or mail it to: Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, 59 Duckworth Street, St. John's, NL,  A1C 1E6.

This Weekend! The West Coast Craft Fair!
Dates: November 26 - 28, 2010
The West Coast Craft Show is looking forward to presenting a beautiful and exciting show at Marble Mountain in Steady Brook. With a focus on craftspeople from the region, the West Coast Fair brings together a special collection of makers and products. Visiting craftspeople from other parts of the province add to the variety of work available at this retail event.

See you there!

Did you miss something from last weeks Member News? If there is any information you want to look up from past weeks, visit the Member News archives on the website.

Caroline Clarke
Director of Communications
From the Craft Council

NEW! 1) This years' winners of Awards for Excellence in Craft.
Huge Congratulations to winners of Craft Council AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE presented at the opening of the second half of the 2010 Christmas Craft Fair! Please - applause for:

Alexis Templeton, winner of the Award for Outstanding Achievement, given to recognize her achievements in her own practice and her exception contribution to the clay community and to the work of the Craft Council itself.

The Embroiderers of Conche who stitched the French Shore Tapestry are the winners of the 2010 Award for the Interpretation of Provincial History.

Handknitter Christine LeGrow received the Award for the Preservation of Traditional Craft Skills given to recognize her work as a hand knitter, as well as her work in supporting the value of traditional knitting patterns.

Our fourth award recognizes that the craft industry thrives on new energy. The Award for Exceptional Achievement by a Young Craftsperson is given to a craftsperson in the early stages of a professional craft career. 2010 winner is jeweller Jaclyn Humphries.

Many thanks to our sponsors Sally Clouston Johnson, the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, Belbin's Grocery and Marget Davis, in memory of Elsie Miles.

SOON! 1) Next Standards Meeting! Tuesday, December 7 at 9:30am.
If you are looking to become a Marketing Member you need to submit your products to the Craft Council Standards Committee. The next meeting has been tentatively set for December 7.  To find out more visit our website at http://www.craftcouncil.nl.ca/about/memberinfo.asp.

You can also contact Administrative Assistant, Craig Joseph at info@craftcouncil.nl.ca or phone 709-753-2749 and he will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have.

NEW! 3) Comfort & Joy In the Craft Council Gallery, St. John's (NL)
This December 4th, 2010 the Craft Council Gallery opens its annual, juried holiday exhibition, Comfort and Joy.  With a special presentation of works inspired by cod in the Annex Gallery it also revives and celebrates a Christmas tradition that is distinctive to the province.  Tibb's Eve is a Newfoundland custom that goes back centuries in many outport communities.  Falling on the day before Christmas Eve, it was the start of the Christmas social season when the men in the community would visit each other and sample their home brew.  But for the women of the community it was often associated with preparing a meal of fish to observe the conclusion of the Advent fast, and serving salt cod for Christmas Eve.

Lively glass fish by Urve Manuel, fine textile cod for the wall by Kelly Bruton, memorable salt fish pottery by Alexis Templeton, and a rosy cheeked Santa with a fish barrel carved in wood by Kevin Coates are works inspired by the cod.  Other Craft Council members have been moved by other themes and traditions from the stars in the night sky to the snow under our feet.  Comfort and Joy presents the work of over 40 artists showing fine craft that is ideal for the home and gift list.  This year's holiday show will be the largest one to date.

The Opening Reception for the event takes place from 1 - 4pm during the Craft Council's day long Open House, which starts at 10am.  Enjoy story telling from 12 to 3 p.m., festive food, great company and a fabulous selection of handmade gifts.  

Comfort and Joy runs from December 4th to the 19th.
Professional Opportunities

NEW! 4) Call for Submissions: Riddle Fence (NL)
Deadline: December 10, 2010
Riddle Fence is currently considering submissions of previously unpublished fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and artwork for its eighth issue.

Please send no more than 1 piece of prose (maximum 5,000 words) OR 3 pieces of artwork (300 dpi minimum). We pay $30 per printed page for prose and $30 per image for artwork (plus a copy of the issue in which your work appears) for first Canadian serial rights.

But wait! There's more! Riddle Fence is scouring the land - ooh, mind the steel wool there - for more Fakelore ... that's right, sweet, delicious, ridiculous, cut-throat Fakelore. Coined in 1950 by American folklorist Richard M. Dorson, the term 'fakelore' describes inauthentic, manufactured folklore presenting itself as genuine. The term can refer to folklore that is re-worked and modified for modern tastes. Riddle Fence invites you to send us your Fakelore finds or creations. Submissions will be judged by the Riddle Fence Editorial Board, and some of the best will be published in issue #8. Fakelore visual art format: jpeg or tiff, 300 dpi. Minimum image dimensions: 5 x 7 inches.

Please submit by email to the genre-specific addresses below:
fiction@riddlefence.com
poetry@riddlefence.com
nonfiction@riddlefence.com
artwork@riddlefence.com
fakelore@riddlefence.com

or by post (and include a self-addressed stamped envelope or sufficient IRC postage in the case of submissions from outside Canada):

Riddle Fence
PO Box 7092
St. John's, NL
A1E 3Y3
Canada
www.riddlefence.com


5) Call for Entry: Small Tapestry International 2: Passages (USA)
Deadline: November 30, 2010

American Tapestry Alliance's juried, international exhibition of small-scale tapestries will open during 2011. The anticipated run of the show is from the spring through the fall, although the dates of the show may be extended further into the year. Artists are encouraged to consider the technical, metaphorical and/or conceptual implications of the theme of the show, Passages, as they develop work to submit. Innovation and experimentation within the technique of tapestry are welcomed. All works must be mounted.

For more information on submission requirements please refer to the call for entry on the ATA website.
http://www.americantapestryalliance.org/Exhibitions/STInt/STI2_Passages.html

Exhibition Chair: Margo Macdonald; margomac53@comcast.net.


6) Call for Entry: Journal Quilt Challenge 2011 (UK)
Deadline: November 30, 2010

Journal Quilt Challenge 2011: Int'l Quilt Competition for Innovative Quilts to Tour Britain
·Theme: FANTASY
·Open to quiltmakers worldwide for two Journal Quilts (or multiples of two), based on the theme 'Fantasy'.
·Important: This is a Journal Quilt competition so the quilts MUST measure 21cm x 29.7cm (A4) each, either portrait or landscape.

Each quilt must have a 3" hanging sleeve at the back. Work is to be of an original and innovative design, or if the design is based on something from a book / magazine etc. then this must be acknowledged. The quilt should constitute three layers of a textile sandwich. You must enter two quilts. One entry form is required for each pair of quilts you enter. You can enter as many times as you like. Do NOT join these two quilts together - they must be separate A4 sized pieces of work.

Completed entry forms to arrive by 30th November 2010 accompanied by a non returnable entry fee of £8.00 which will include return postage to UK addresses. (Overseas entries will be charged actual return postage). Labels will then be sent to all entrants and entries will be required to be sent to Grosvenor Shows Ltd. by 11th January 2011.

All entries will be judged and will then go on tour at the Spring Quilt Festivals 2011, and subject to space availability also at Quilts UK 2011.

PRIZES
·1st Prize: A Trophy for you to treasure, a stash of wonderful fabrics and a 1 year subscription to Fabrications Quiting For You Magazine
·2nd Prize: A bundle of fabrics to add to your stash and a subscription to Fabrications Quilting For You Magazine for 3 issues.
·3rd Prize: A bundle of fabrics to add to your stash.
·Rosettes Awarded To 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places

Click here to download the entry form
Visit website for additional information: www.grosvenorexhibitions.co.uk
E-mail: grosvenorexhibitions@btconnect.com


7) Call for Submission: Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) Awards (NL)
Proposal Deadline: Monday, January 17, 2011
Deadline for Delivery of Artwork: Friday, April 15, 2011

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) invites visual artists and fine crafts persons that are resident in Newfoundland and Labrador to submit proposals for five pieces of artwork. These artworks will be presented to award recipients, in select categories, at the 26th NLAC Arts Awards Gala.

Specifications: Five pieces of existing or newly-created artwork
Budget: $2,500 + HST inclusive for five works (includes artist fees, materials, framing, shipping and insurance.)
Requirements: A proposal including: A detailed project description; An updated resume; Relevant support material i.e. images (sketches, slides, photos, jpgs, etc.) maximum 20; Original artworks cannot be accepted as support material.

The NLAC is not responsible for damage to or loss of any submitted support material.

Optional: Letters of Reference

Submissions:
Arts Awards Committee
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 98, St. John's, NL, A1C 5H5
Office Location: The Newman Building, 1 Springdale Street, St. John's, NL
Phone: (709) 726-2212 Toll Free: 1 (866) 726-2212 (NL only)
Fax: (709) 726-0619
E-mail: nlacmail@nfld.net
www.nlac.nf.ca


8) Craft Industry Development Program (CIDP): 2011 Product Review Dates (NL)
Dates: various

The 2011 meeting dates for Product Review have been finalized.

If you plan to apply to the Craft Industry Development Program (CIDP), want to participate in INTRD's Wholesale Marketing Program (Provincial Wholesale Show, ACTS and the Wholesale Buyers Guide), or want to apply for the Crafts of Character Branding Program, you first need to have your products assessed at INTRD's Product Review. If your products have been already seen at Product Review, you do not need to resubmit unless asked to do so, or unless you have a completely new product line (new medium, new techniques).

Please note that Product review is a separate process from the Craft Council's jury process and one does not substitute for the other as they serve different purposes.

The Product Review dates for 2011 are:

January 20, 2011
Note: This will be the last PR date for new producers/products wanting to list in the 2011 Wholesale Buyers Guide and haven't been to PR.

February 17, 2011
Note: This will be the last PR date for new producers/products wanting to participate in the 2011 Buyers Marketplace - Provincial Craft Wholesale Show.

May 12, 2011

September 22, 2011
Note: This will be the last PR date for any new INTRD booth guests for ACTS 2012 if they haven't already been through PR.

October 27

Other dates may be added if the volume of submissions warrants.

Product samples and the Product Review Application form must be received at our St. John's Office two weeks prior to the meeting date. Producers can download the Product Review Application form from our website at http://www.intrd.gov.nl.ca/intrd/sectordev/provincialcrafts/productreview.html


9) Teaching Opportunities: A Good Yarn, St. John's (NL)
Deadline: on-going

A Good Yarn, a knitting supply store, is looking for instructors for any type of knitting (except beginner) classes (ie: lace, mitten, fair isle, finishing techniques, etc.), crochet, spinning (with a drop spindle), and felting. They are open to anything from a one day workshop, to workshops that spread over several weeks.  Classes are to start after Christmas, so contact them now if you are interested to be included in programming.

Email: agoodyarn@rocketmail.com

NEW! 10) HOW, Print and Pantone: Color in Design Awards (NS)
Deadline: December 1, 2010

HOW, Print and Pantone ® invite you to participate in our inaugural Color in Design Awards, which recognizes outstanding use of color.

Enter online at http://howdesign.com/colorawards.

Why enter this competition?
- The combination of HOW, Print and Pantone will give winning entries exposure to one of the largest audiences of creative professionals ever.
- Winning entries will be featured in upcoming issues of HOW and Print.
- Winning entries will be featured on the HOW, Print and Pantone websites.
- Each year's Award Winners will be added permanently to the online Color in Design Collection.

Visit http://howdesign.com/colorawards for guidelines and to enter.

NEW! 11) Culture, Place & Identity at the Heart of Regional Development Conference, St. John's (NL)
Dates: October 2011

A Three-Day International Conference Organized by The North Atlantic Forum, in partnership with The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) and The Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI)

This conference will examine the relationship between the arts, cultural heritage and regional development in islands and in rural and remote regions. It will examine global trends in tourism, technology and demographics, and will feature global best practices in cultural tourism and cultural industries.

The themes of the conference are:
· The role of culture, place and identity in regional development
· The role of cultural entrepreneurship in economic diversification
· Tangible and intangible heritage as engines of cultural tourism
· The arts and cultural heritage as tools for community building

For complete details and a review of the Call for papers and presentations, please visit the conference website - http://www.naf2011.com

This conference will be of interest to representatives from:
· the arts community
· the cultural heritage community
· the knowledge economy
· the tourism industry
· organizations dealing with regional development
· academia and
· government.


12) Workshops in Tuscany 2011: Painting on Glass (Italy)

VETRATE ARTISTICHE TOSCANE will hold intensive summer workshops in painting on glass in their studio in the very centre of Siena (Tuscany). Workshops will be conducted in English.

For details visit: www.glassisland.com/education.htm
or contact: VETRATE ARTISTICHE TOSCANE, Via della Galluzza, 5, 53100 Siena (Italy)
Email: edu@glassisland.com, Web Page: www.glassisland.com


13) Precious Metal Clay Workshop Level 2, Grand Falls - Windsor (NL)
Tentative Dates: February 11-14, 2011

Native Women's Association is planning to sponsor a Level 2 PMC workshop with instructor Shannon Kennedy in Grand Falls-Windsor this winter if enough craftspeople are interested. This is not a beginner level workshop, so participants should have some background/experience in working with clay.

Offering this workshop is pending a minimum number of participants and funding.

If you are interested in participating in this workshop or for more information, please contact Pete Barrett at petebarrettcraft@gmail.com.


14) Craft Trends & New Ideas Seminar, West Coast Craft Fair, Steady Brook (NL)
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010 from 9 - 11am
Location: Marble Mountain Lodge in Steady Brook
Deadline to Register: November 22, 2010

The Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development is pleased to sponsor a special presentation during this year's West Coast Craft Fair. Join us for a complimentary breakfast and to hear Bernard Burton speak on the trends, opportunities and issues in the craft sector.

What will you hear?

Craft Trends & New Ideas...
Bernard Burton, Executive Director with Craft Alliance ~ Alliance métiers d'arts, will present a session on current trends and issues in the craft sector across North America. The presentation will include an overview of Craft Alliance, a new organization formed in the last 2 years. Bernard will also discuss the Atlantic Craft Trade Show (ACTS), a wholesale craft trade show based in Halifax, NS which takes place every February. ACTS is a wholesale only trade show for retailers buying products for their shops. Bernard will also present ideas for new products and market development of your craft. Mr. Burton will also be available after the session for individual one-on-one meetings to discuss any questions you may have or provide ideas and resources for craft related concerns. This will be an informative session of interest to everyone in the craft industry.

Pre-registration for this session is required so we can confirm the numbers for breakfast. To register, please contact Brenda Stratton, INTRD Craft Development Consultant at 709-292-4566 or by e-mail at BrendaStratton@gov.nl.ca no later than November 22, 2010.

NEW! 15) Alexis Templeton Studio: Open House - "The Humble Mug", St. John's (NL)
Dates: December 4 & 5, 2010

Alexis Templeton's December Open House weekend will celebrate mugs and all the warmth and treats they bring.  This year's special guests including Jumping Bean, who'll offer coffee tastings and sell a selection of their java blends, and potter/painter Sherri Winsor, who'll lead you in a pottery activity or two.  Also featuring beautiful new mugs by potters: Alexis Templeton, Brian Banfield, Erin Callahan-St. John, Isabella St. John, and Laura Sheppard.

Enjoy a taste of organic and dark chocolate - you may even find a pot of hot chocolate on the brew too!

alexis@nf.sympatico.ca
www.alexistempleton.com
75 Quidi Vidi Road, St. John's
709.754.2047


NEW! 16) The Rooms: Opening Reception for Barb Hunt Exhibition, St. John's (NL)
Opening Reception: Friday, December 10, from 7:30pm
Show Dates: December 10, 2010 to February 20, 2011

Well known for her textile-based installations, Barb Hunt continues to explore themes of mourning, human conflict and memory. Using camouflage fabric as a central theme and material, Hunt's art considers the human costs of armed conflict balanced by a deep empathy for individuals, including soldiers, in areas of hostility. Beyond depicting the absurdity of war, Hunt's nuanced installations contemplate the fragility and beauty of the human body.

www.therooms.ca


NEW! 17) The Mummers Festival is Back! St. John's (NL)
Dates: December 5 to December 18, 2010

The Mummers Festival is back again with a series of events and workshops all leading up to the Mummers Parade on December 18th. The parade needs you...and not on the sidelines. We want you rigged up and in the parade. Come visit our new website at www.mummersfestival.ca for all the details.

Make a hobby horse at one of our three workshops. Attend a lecture about mummering past and present. Come to our Rig Up, the province's largest dress-up party. And get your gatch on at the Mummers Parade!

In our first year more than 300 energetic mummers and 200 spectators came out to the Parade. Our workshops generated close to 30 mischievous hobby horses, bringing light to a less common mummering tradition and a lot of horseplay to the Parade. Our focus is on you, the province's diverse public, whose creative and expressive presence makes the Festival such a success.

To find out about all the workshops and events happening:
Phone:739 7870
info@mummersfestival.ca
www.mummersfestival.ca
18) The Gerald Squires Gallery: Christmas Exhibition, St. John's (NL)
New small works by Gerald Squires, George Horan and Julia Pickard. Poetry reading and music by Boyd Chubbs. Exhibition continues Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 - 5:00pm until December 22nd.

52 Prescott St., St. John's
tel: 722-2207
email: elsquires@gmail.com

19) Anna Templeton Centre's Christmas Tea & Sale, St. John's (NL)
Dates: Friday, December 10 from 12 - 9pm and Saturday, December 11, 10am - 5pm
Location: Anna Templeton Centre

The Anna Templeton Centre's Christmas Tea & Sale is coming up fast! Mark your calendars and be sure to come by and browse two floors of fabulous local products. We'll also be serving lunch, coffee, tea, and treats in our tea room.

www.annatempletoncentre.com
General Interest

NEW! 20) ACI Elects New Board and 2010 AGM and Conference (NL)
The Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland and Labrador (ACI) recently held its Annual General Meeting and Conference at the LSPU Hall in St. John's in front of an appreciative audience made up of arts practitioners and cultural organizations.

ACI is pleased to announce that Aiden Flynn of Rabbittown Theatre is the newly elected Chair/President of the Association, and that both NIFCO and the newly-formed DanceNL have been made the ACI sector representatives for Film and Dance.

Artistic Sectors:
Fine Craft - David Hayashida (Craft Council)
Dance - Andrew Draskoy (Dance NL)
Literary Arts - Théa Morash (WANL)
Music Arts - David Chafe (MusicNL)
New Media/Film - Jean Smith (NIFCO)*
Theatre - Aiden Flynn (MTA)
Visual Arts - Sara Tilley (VANL)

http://www.acinl.ca/


21) November Knit Wits Cafe (NL)
Just a friendly reminder to mark your calendars for: Sunday, November 28th, 2010. Our monthly meeting of Knit Wits will be at the Anna Templeton Centre, 7-9pm.


22) Donation of Display Case Wanted by School (NL)
Wanted: a display case in which an elementary school can display children's craft works. If you have one that you no longer need and are willing to donate, please contact Jeanette Laaning at jlaaning@nl.rogers.com
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