Craft Council What's New

The Craft Council is getting ready to celebrate Culture Days that is happening as part of a nationwide event from September 24-25, 2010.

Things are still in the works, but so far we have two things confirmed.

First of all, on September 25th from 2-4pm, Caroline Clarke will be holding a demonstration in the Craft Council Gallery. The demonstration will be about printmaking with respect to her work in the Come All Ye! Second Verse exhibition currently on display.

Secondly, You can join us on Friday, September 24th from 5:30-7pm for an Artist Presentation on the Exhibition "Come All Ye - Second Verse". There will be live music and light refreshments as well as a panel discussion about the art with the artists with Dale Jarvis mediating.

Stayed tuned as we will be making updates as more things are planned. Of course you can always stay up-to-date by joining us on FACEBOOK and Twitter as well - just follow the links from our homepage.

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 and 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:

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.

Important Information for Exhibitors pdf 66 KB

The Christmas Craft Fair Application pdf 110 KB

West Coast Craft Fair Application pdf 86 KB

► ...in the Clay Studio - Open Studio Updates!

Please note that due to the upcoming workshop and holiday weekend, Open Studios from Friday, September 3rd to Monday, September 6th will be cancelled! Regular Open Studio times will resume on Tuesday, September 7th after the Labour Day weekend.

There's still a couple spaces left!

What: Pottery workshop with Neil Forrest
Dates: Labour Day Weekend! Saturday September 4 from 9am-5pm with presentation in the evening, and Sunday, September 5 from 9am-4pm
Cost: $100 for entire weekend
Additional Info: lunch will be provided on the first day - please let us know of any dietary restrictions.

Join us at the Clay Studio for a two-day, fun-filled workshop hosted by NSCAD Ceramics professor Neil Forrest. This is a great learning opportunity as Forrest brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our ceramics community.

In the lecture and workshop entitled “Ceramics & Landscape”, ceramicist Neil Forrest will explore the historical and contemporary relation of landscape to ceramic art.

In his own work, Forrest builds ‘synthetic colonies’ sometimes involving hundreds of ceramics objects as well as large singular landscape forms. He considers his work in the tradition of architectural ornament, yet his forms are unattached to surfaces and instead creep along walls and floors.

The workshop will demonstrate modeling and molding that Forrest uses in his own work. The focus will be on hand forming techniques for large-scale construction and use of plaster molds. Information about stoneware clay bodies and oxidation glazing will be discussed.

Historian Simon Schama said “landscapes are constructs of the imagination projected onto wood, water and rock” and Forrest will show how landscape informed ceramics history and continues to be a vibrant part of ceramic art.

For more information or to register please email: claystudio@craftcouncil.nl.ca or call 753-2534.

HOME > What's New

What's New?