Call for Submissions: Workshop Instructor / Demonstrators
Lupa ay Buhay | Land is Life: A Filipino craft exhibition, to be hosted at MCML in summer 2024, will showcase the diverse and Indigenous crafts across the Philippine archipelago, including intricate textile weaving, mystical wood carvings, elegant and symbolic jewelry, and more. By learning about Filipino culture through their craft practices, we will discover how it is both art and livelihood for many.
With the Philippines being an agricultural country that is also rich in other natural resources, craft practices revolve around the land that Indigenous peoples and farmers cultivate. The theme of the exhibition, Lupa ay Buhay, will pay homage to the land that Indigenous peoples and farmers of the Philippines have tended and lived off of for centuries and continue to do so.
Manitoba Craft Museum and Library is looking for passionate craftspeople who are interested in sharing their knowledge and skills, specifically with respect to the Lupa ay Buhay | Land is Life exhibit.
- should have knowledge, training, and technical ability in their craft medium
- be effective communicators with demonstrated teaching experience
- workshops will be held in-person at the C2 Centre for Craft
Proposals for workshops/demonstrations should:
- Represent a craft medium: ceramics, metal, textiles, books, paper, glass, wood, leather, etc.
- Focus on techniques that align with best practices in the media of choice
- Show a clear plan for teaching specific skills in a group setting
- Center around transferable skill-building rather than stand-alone, template projects. In-person workshops can be designed for participants with introductory, moderate, or advanced skill levels
- Hands-on workshops can be scheduled for weekday evenings or weekends in July or August, 2024
- Craft demonstrations are being planned for August 2, during the First Friday event 6pm – 9pm, and on Saturday August 24, noon – 4pm
Successful applicants can expect:
- Fee paid to instructor: $75 per hour
- Workshops can be as short as 2 hours or up to 6 hours long
- 10 participant maximum
- Usually, the instructor brings the workshop supplies and a supply kit fee (paid by the participant) is reimbursed to the instructor
- Demonstrations will be 2-3 hours long, and participants will drop in during the two set times (see above)
- MCML to assume all administrative responsibilities, including but not limited to all advertising and publicity, registration, and collection of and registration fees
Interested applicants must provide:
- Name, contact information, and media of expertise
- Artistic CV highlighting your professional exhibition and teaching background
- An outline/plan for your workshop
- 5-10 images of your work (Please number images, as follows: JohnDoe1, JohnDoe2, etc. Please only include images that related to the techniques and materials used in the proposed workshop)
- A list of supplies and per student with the cost.
- Image list outlining titles of work (if applicable, materials and techniques used, date completed, etc.)
- Your availability to teach, by month
