NEW! 1) Clay Studio Schedule Changes 

There will be no Open Studio this Thursday as there will be a kids group visiting the studio that day.

 

Call 753-2534 or email claystudio@craftcouncil.nl.ca for more info.

 

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NEW! 2) Fundraiser a Huge Success! 

The Winter Fundraiser was a tremendous success with only a few tickets that didn't sell, over $2,200 was raised!  These funds will go to supports our Awards Program.

 

Michelle Brophy was the lucky winner and was thrilled to bring home a Mike Paterson rocking chair and a Jean Adey hand-woven blanket.

 

Thank you to all who bought tickets, sold tickets, and spread the word.  And thanks to the Awards Committee who spearheaded this project. 

 

 We couldn't have done this without you!

  

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NEW! 3) New Guild for Makers Working With Fibre (NL) 

Makers who work with fibre are invited to gather on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Devon House Craft Centre to discuss the formation of a Guild. Weavers, spinners, knitters, felters and others who work with fibres are welcome.

At this meeting we will talk about:

• the reach of a guild -weavers and spinners (as originally conceived) or stretched to include knitters, felters and others who work with fibre
• what a guild can do to benefit the community
• what happens next

Please RSVP to Anne Manuel at amanuel@craftcouncil.nl.ca. We can do a teleconference if there are those who are interested but cannot make it to Devon House.

 

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4) Call for Submissions: Craft Council Shop, St. John's (NL) 

HELP US PROVIDE NL MADE CORPORATE GIFTS!

The Craft Council Shop is seeking a mug maker to help us create a new product for our Corporate Sales line.

We are looking for submissions of a handmade mug, appropriate for a logo. Please submit drawings and/or prototypes, and glaze sample selections.

• Product must retail for $25.
• Product must adhere to current Standards of Quality.
• Product will be purchased in quantity on a wholesale basis, and must be available for this summer season.

Contact Shannon Reid in the Craft Council Shop 753-2749.

 

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5) Next Standards Meeting! Thursday, April 21 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 Thursday, April 21, 2011.  To find out more visit our website at http://www.craftcouncil.nl.ca/about/memberinfo.asp.

You can also contact Administrative Assistant extraordinaire, 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.
 

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6) Magazines for Sale! Great Prices! Call or Email TODAY! Craft Council, St. John's (NL)

The Craft Council is cleaning its library shelves to make way for new additions to our library. The following magazines are available now at the low, low price of $1.00 each. Sorry, we cannot mail these - if you can't pick them up right away, let us know and we'll put some away for you.

On hand, we have issues of the following dated between 1975 and 2000:

• American Craft
• Ceramics Monthly
• CRAFTS from the British Crafts Councl
• The Crafts Report
• Fine Woodworking
• Threads
• Piecework
• Ontario Craft
• Ornament
• Counted Thread - a journal for embroiderers (special price of 25 cents each)
• Handwoven

To order or for more info: info@craftcouncil.nl.ca

 

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7) From the Gallery - Come and see these fantastic shows! 

In the Main Gallery...RARE REFLECTIONS - The Art of Wesley Harris

 

Hand wrought hollowware and pendants in precious metals and rare gems capture the fragile beauty of nature.

 

In the Annex Gallery...RARE REFLECTIONS - The Art of Hilary Rice

 

Through the manipulation of heat-treated synthetics and an experimental use of natural fibres, these textile works seek to evoke an awareness of the sacred.

 

Shows run until April 24, 2011.

NEW! 8) Call for Artists: East Meets West Expo 2011, Corner Brook (NL)

Dates: July 23-26, 2011 

Deadline for Applications: May 2, 2011

During our fourth "East Meets West Summer Expo 2011" to be held downtown Corner Brook on July 23 - 26, the First United Church is again planning to open its doors to display original and quality art by Newfoundland & Labrador Artists & Artisans. This show was well received in 2010 with over 1000 visitors.

Space will be available throughout the sanctuary. Local musicians will be providing background music while the public is viewing the works of art.

If you choose to participate we offer you the following:

• Space to display up to 3 pieces, which can be replaced as a piece is sold. There will be four tables available. On a first served bases.
• There will be 24 hour security for your art.
• Easels and tables; some easels & tables are available. You may choose to bring your own.
• Hostess on duty to direct people to particular artist work if required.
• Sales persons to assist customers with their purchase, packing & shipping when required.
• Credit card options - VISA & Interact
• First United Church will expect 25% of your gross sales from this venue during the four days of the festival.
• There is no admission fee to this event.

We will require a response in writing/email denoting your Intent to Participate by May 2. We will need your email or phone # so we can contact you with future updates and for receipt of money owed to you.

Contact:
Jackie Alcock
artbyjackie@live.com

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NEW! 9) Call for Submissions: Orange County Great Park Artist-in-Residence Program, California (US)

Deadline for Applications: April 8, 2011 

Six-month multi-disciplinary artist residency program in Southern California for the development of site-specific art "interventions" at the Orange County Great Park. Artists will receive a $7,500 grant stipend for their residency. Candidacy will be based on experience and intent, not a specific project proposal. Development of the project proposal and prototype will take place during the actual residency. Residencies will commence as early as July, 2011

more info

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NEW! 10) Call for Submissions: WJA Diva Design Competition 2011, (US)

Deadline for Applications: April 25, 2011 

This year's theme, GREEN DIVA: Responsible Jewels For Today's Conscious Consumer, reflects the competition's focus on recycled, reclaimed, repurposed and ethically mined materials that fits in with the responsible jewelry movement.

more info

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NEW! 11) Call for Feedback: JCP Program - Is It Working For You? (NL)

It has come to the Association of Heritage Industries' attention that some heritage organizations have faced difficulty under the new administration of the Job Creation Partnership Program, transferred to the province in the Fall of 2009. What has your experience been?  

 

AHI would like to gather your feedback - both positive and negative. Should significant response follow, AHI will share these results and take the issues to the Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development.

 

Let us know what you think. Contact Kim Shipp at ahi@nfld.net, call 709-738-4345 or mail to P.O. Box 2064, Stn. C., St. John's, A1E 1S6.  

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12) Call for Submissions: Professional Artists' Submissions 2011/12 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (ON)

Deadline for Applications: Monday, April 18, 2011 

 

Open Call for Professional Artists' Submissions for the 2011-2012 Exhibition Schedule

New projects in Visual Arts, Architecture, Craft and Design.

Click here for more information.

York Quay Centre
235 Queens Quay West
Toronto ON

416-973-4000
harbourfrontcentre.com

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13) Call for Entry: Hard Twist 6 - Obsession, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto (ON)

Deadline: May 6, 2011  

 

The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto welcomes submissions from textile and fibre artists for this sixth annual juried exhibition. The theme will explore obsessive ideas, acts or fixations.

Work must be designed to hang on a wall or to be suspended from a ceiling, due to the nature of the exhibition space. Applications will be accepted online. There is no submission fee, but selected artists will pay a $165(+HST) fee. For more information visit the Gladstone Hotel website.

NEW! 14) Funding for Professional Artists' Travel Fund (PATF) Renewed 

The PATF operates on a four-month cycle and is applied for through the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council.

$10,000 is available to be awarded each grant cycle.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until funds are depleted for a given granting session.

For more information and an application form visit: http://www.nlac.nf.ca/grants/patf.htm

or contact:
Donna Roberts, Labrador Cultural Outreach Officer
Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council
Phone: (709) 896-9565
Toll Free: 1 (888) 896-9565 (NL only)
droberts@nf.aibn.com  

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15) Public Information Session on Arts Funding Opportunities

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) will hold a Public Information Session in:

 

 

L'Anse au Clair

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

7-9 p.m.

Northern Light Inn

 

Learn about NLAC funding programs for:

·        individual artists

·        groups

·        not-for-profit arts organizations

·        not-for-profit arts festivals

·        community arts groups

·        schools

 

For more information:

Phone: 726-2212 or long distance toll free 1-866-726-2212

E-mail: nlacmail@nfld.net 

www.nlac.nf.ca 

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16) New Craft Writing Awards Announced 

Cahiers métiers d'art: Craft journal is proud to announce the first ever Canadian Craft Writing Awards.

 

Presented every other year, the awards are open to scholars, researchers, students, and independent writers across Canada in the categories of 'Essays' and 'Reviews'. Content may be submitted in French or in English.

 

Award winners will receive a certificate, a one year subscription to the Journal and a cash prize of $750 for Essays and $250 for Reviews. For more details on submission requirements, deadlines and processes see here.

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17) Call for Nominations: Business for the Arts Awards 

Deadline: April 15, 2011

Recognize your business partners in grand fashion with the Business for the Arts Awards.

The Edmund C. Bovey Award is given to an individual business professional who has demonstrated exemplary leadership support of the arts. The winner of the Bovey Award receives a unique work of art and $20,000 to donate to the arts organizations(s) of his or her choice.

The Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Awards are comprised of four awards recognizing companies that have shown an outstanding commitment to the arts in Canada. Awards include: Best Entrepreneurial Partnership, Most Effective Corporate Program, Most Innovative Marketing Sponsorship and Small Business Partnership.

The Arnold Edinborough Award recognizes an individual young professional under the age of 40 who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and volunteerism in the arts. The Arnold Edinborough Award winner receives a unique work of art and $5,000 to donate to the arts organization(s) of his or her choice.

Business for the Arts is partnering with the Globe and Mail and CTV/Bravo to help you recognize the businesses and volunteers who have helped your cultural organization to thrive and flourish. Nominations are now open for the Business for the Arts awards, recognizing Canada's great business leaders in the arts. Winning arts-business partnerships will be profiled through our national media partnerships, (including a series of ads in the Globe and Mail and a 30min segment on Bravo's Arts & Minds), and on-stage at our annual awards gala in the Fall, which attracts 400+ of Canada's arts and business leaders. This is a fabulous opportunity to thank your private sector partners on a grand scale for all they do for your organization.

There is certainly an individual in your midst who has donated tremendous amounts of time, talent and treasure who is deserving of the Bovey Award, and the $20,000 prize that comes with it to donate to the arts organization of their choice; or an under 40 star volunteer who would be eligible for the Arnold Edinborough Award, and the complementing $5,000 award prize, again to be donated to the arts organization of their choice. There is also likely a small business and national corporation who has done wonders for your organization as a sponsor, both in-kind and/or monetarily. This is your chance to tell these stories of private philanthropy and contribution from the private sector. And our chance as a sector to help inspire others to follow suit!

To learn more about our awards program and nomination process, please visit businessforthearts.org
OR contact Kaija Corlazzoli, Gala Producer at (416) 871-4275 or k_corlazzoli@businessforthearts.org

    

 

NEW! 18) Announcement: CARFAC National Conference for Visual Artists, Halifax (NS)

Dates: June 10-12, 2011

Join artists from across Canada who will be meeting in Halifax to discuss the issues that are important to them. This year's conference will feature panels on the Artist's Resale Right, the CARFAC Mini­mum Fee Schedule, legal questions faced by
artists and the presentation of the Visual Arts Advocacy Award.

To register visit: www.carfac.ca.

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NEW! 19) Lean Manufacturing Certificate Program, St. John's (NL)

A six day Lean Manufacturing Certificate Program starts in St. John's in April. As a Craft Council member you are eligible for the CME member rate of $1,000 for the six day session.

Contact:
David Haire
David.Haire@cme-mec.ca
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Newfoundland Division
90 O'Leary Ave. St. John's, NL A1B 2C7

more info

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NEW! 20) Woody Island Hooking Retreat Back by Popular Demand! Woody Island (NL)

Dates: September 30 - October 2, 2011 

Price All Inculsive: Accomodation, Meals, Entertainment and Transportation to and from Garden Cove (NL)

Price: $185.00 plus HST for a total of $209.05

To Reserve: Loyola Pomroy
Phone: (709) 364-3701 or 1-800-504-1066
Fax: (709) 745-4937
www.woodyi.com

Organizer: Paula Flood
709-759-3555
paulaflood@personainternet.com
www.newfoundlandoriginalhookedrugs.com

Click here for Schedule
Click here for Payment/Cancellation Policy

Lots of hiking on the Island as well for you early risers.
Click here for Woody Island History!
http://www.woodyi.com/index.php/history.html

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21) Plank Lane Pottery Clay Classes, Freshwater, Carbonear (formerly known as Charlene's Pottery and Fairy-Tale Pottery, Spaniard's Bay) (NL)

Offering Individual or Group Pottery Consulting and Instruction available. Full operational studio and accommodations available for long distant clients.

Key holding, rental space is available for two. Pottery experience is required. Maybe consider this as a vacation get away as private accommodations is available.

Please contact Charlene Sudbrink for pricing and details. charlinsky67@hotmail.com or call 596-3271
  

NEW! 22) Alexis Templeton Studio: Drop in and Visit Janet Davis in St. John's (NL)

Dates: Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 10am-5pm 

Janet Davis of Norton's Cove Studio will be at Alexis Templeton's Studio this weekend with her peddlar's pack, working on a little project with Alexis, and showing some of her latest works!

Come out for a visit! You'll find Alexis' beautiful studio and shop at 75 Quidi Vidi Road, and it will be open to visitors from 10-5 on Saturday.

www.nortonscovestudio.com
www.cardsandminis.blogspot.com 

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NEW! 23) Red Ochre Gallery: New Exhibition, A Breath of Fresh Air, St. John's (NL)

Opening Date: April 8, 2011
A Spring Exhibition Featuring Gallery Artists: Kaarsemaker, Hollander, Hughes, Popova, Bendzsa, Botsford, Lapointe, Rice, Pickard, Tomova, Morgan, Saunders, Meissner, Tian, Charapova, McClellan

Red Ochre Gallery
96 Duckworth St.
726 6422

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NEW! 24) St. Michael's Printshop: New Visiting Artist,  St. John's (NL)

St. Michael's Printshop's new visiting artist has arrived. Wendy Tokaryk from Banff will be working on intaglio prints until the end of the month, so please feel free to drop by and meet her and see her work. There will be a workshop announced in the following weeks.

St. Michael's Printshop
72 Harbour Drive
St. John's, NL
A1C 5J2
(709) 754-2931
www.stmichaelsprintshop.com

 

NEW! 25) Marguerite's Place Looking for Donations

As you may be aware, this year the St. John's Women's Centre and St. John's Status of Women Council are focused on an exciting new venture and we are inviting you to join us by making a contribution for our new facility, Marguerite's Place - the future home for all offices and programs of the Women's Centre and the Council. In addition, it will include supportive housing units for women on site. Named in memory of friend and volunteer, Marguerite Dyson, the facility is presently under construction at 170 Cashin Avenue Extension in St. John's.

The building is almost complete and we invite you to help us furnish the new space by contributing some of your artwork for the new facility for display for years to come in this welcoming and supportive new facility. This request is part of a wider capital campaign, and a "Housewarming Shower" initiative. A full list of items required to furnish our new facility is found on our website (see link below). We are hosting a celebratory event on April 13 from 7-9 pm at the Holiday Inn which you are welcome to attend, and should you choose to contribute a piece of artwork we would be thrilled to display it at this event. Please contact me if you would like to contribute something or require further information.

A response would be greatly appreciated by the end of this week (April 8), if at all possible. If you know others who may be interested in contributing some artwork to our new facility, please feel free to pass along their contact information to me, or simply forward this email along with a personal note from you (copying me if you would be so kind). Thanks so much for your consideration of this request.

Wendolyn Schlamp
wschlamp@margueritesplace.ca
Project Coordinator, Marguerite's Place
Ph: (709) 754-8500
St. John's Status of Women Council

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26) Calling all Cat Lovers!
From Member, Charlene Sudbrink...
"Mollies Dream is a non- profit organization that Traps Neuters/Spays and Returns. We have on-line auctions that have been very successful and is great exposure for our work, especially cat related items.

Our wild feline furiends would appreciate any contribution. Thanks for listening and hope to see you on this site, you can also email us: MolliesDreamNL@gmail.com"