Saves Nine :: Opening this Friday
The culmination of over a year and a half of research, the Manitoba Craft Council and myself are happy to announce this week’s opening of Saves Nine. A group exhibition,...
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Flashback Friday :: A Love that Lives On
Early on in my time with the Manitoba Craft Council, I began working on MCC’s 2009 Juried Exhibition. As many of you know, there are two awards associated with the...
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MCC Bursary Helps Fund Fibre Artist's Educational Trip to China
When Manitoba Craft Council member Helga Schulte-Schroeer applied to MCC’s Bursary Fund last September, time was ticking down. If granted, she planned to use the money to help finance a...
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Small Mediums, Big Impact
Small Mediums at Large opened last night at the Tara Davis Studio Boutique in Winnipeg. The event was super well attended, and of course it was fun to see so...
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Building your Craft Library
It’s true that most questions can be answered by Google these days, but even a digital native like me recognizes the value in hard copy books for reference. Sometimes it’s...
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Flashback Friday :: A life in prints and pots
I first met artist Inga Torfadottir while working with a local community arts group, Art from the Heart. Inga was instructing a group of us in the art and craft...
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To Break and to Build / Suzie Smith
To Break and to Build / Suzie Smith Aceartinc. June 7th to July 26th “In the lithographic process, ink is applied to a grease-treated image on the flat printing surface;...
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Flashback Friday :: Clear Energy
If you’ve been involved in the fine arts or craft community in Winnipeg, you’ve certainly met glass artist Jolanta Sokalska. Her friendly and engaging spirit, her love for artists, and...
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"A Stitch In Time Saves Nine"
Saves Nine – an in-process look at an upcoming exhibition By Kerri-Lynn Reeves “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.” The old proverb “A stitch in time saves nine” is traditionally...
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Flashback Friday :: From the Field
Out of the archives this week is work by self-taught wheat weaver, Vickie Pedersen. While it’s not uncommon for me to reach deeply into the historical files and discover a...
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