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Stimulating Growth, Awareness & Appreciation
Visits to the Gallery and participation in related programming provide opportunities to look at craft objects, to understand the methods and materials used, to discover the reasons why craftspeople make objects, and to learn about craftspeople in the community. Research and documentation of traditional and contemporary craft provide a vital resource for the understanding and appreciation of craft and its makers.

Through its individual attention to exhibitors, the Gallery fulfils a special role in the professional development of artists producing contemporary work. Exhibitions from away, artist presentations and workshops, as well as individual support and promotion, provide professional development for craftspeople and connections with the larger cultural community. Solo, group and curated exhibits have encouraged artists and the community to view craft as a means for the exploration of ideas and for understanding ourselves and the world.

Such shows include:
  • Contemporary Charts (1997)
  • The Spirit of Women: Into the Next Millennium (1998)
  • Images of the Black 47 - Eamonn Rosato (1998)
  • TeaStory - Janet Davis (1999)
  • Contemporary Rural Garden – Reed Weir (2001)
  • Mapping Memory – Heather Reeves (2002)
  • Metal: 5 Views (2002)
  • Gatherings (2004)
  • Then and Now (2005)
Travelling exhibits:
  • Where They Built Their Lives (1997)
  • Somewhere Near Canada (1999)
  • Coastlines (2001)
  • Connections (2002)
  • Moorings (2002)
  • Currents (2004)
  • Voyage (2004)
  • Contained (2007)
The Gallery is committed to the exhibition of national and international art, demonstrated by:
  • Bodywrap (1997) featured a “Canada’s Year of Asia Pacific” (CYAP) component & workshop with Japanese/Canadian artist Naoko Furue
  • Fashioning Textiles (1997), an exhibit featuring the work of international fibre artists (a CYAP project originating in Toronto)
  • In Context: The Saskatchewan Landscape (1998) including presentation and workshop with Saskatchewan artist Martha Cole
  • Identity (1999) a travelling exhibit featuring metal art from across Canada
  • WOOD (1999) featuring works from the province and Ireland, curated by Charlotte Jones (Newfoundland) and Sean McCrum (Ireland)
  • Threads & Webs (2001)
  • The Healing Garden (2005)