Flashback Fridays :: Joanne Soroka
Published • December 16, 2013
As I research in the archives for these blogs it was interesting to see how many international artists were members or had simply applied for shows in the former the...
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2014 Juried Exhibition :: Vote Today!
Event Date • December 8, 2013 12:00 am
As many of you will be aware, the Manitoba Craft Council hosts a juried exhibition of contemporary craft every year. A loose theme is selected and a call for entries...
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Flashback Friday:: Bud Gillies
Published • December 6, 2013
One of the many things I enjoy as I as write posts for this blog is when I open a file and it contains images of the artists themselves. It...
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Tracks: Mostly New Vessels (review)
Published • November 29, 2013
Tracks: Mostly New Vessels by Chris Pancoe Winnipeg Art Gallery Shop November 8th– December 1st So often with craft based work there is a push and pull between ideas of...
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Flashback Friday:: Claudia Bergen Ceramic Artist
Published • November 29, 2013
For this Flashback Friday we will be looking at an artist who was an important part of the Manitoba Craft Council and the Manitoba ceramics community, the late Claudia Bergen...
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Flashback Fridays :: Elaine Rounds
Published • November 23, 2013
For this Friday’s Flashback the archive files have revealed fibre artist Elaine Rounds, a dedicated and highly trained weaver who began weaving professionally in 1978. She has traveled to world...
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Judith Panson's "Places Revisited"
Published • November 21, 2013
Judith Panson :: Places Revisited Review by Ingrid Lincoln Wayne Arthur Gallery November 2- November 27 2013 In this exhibition, Judith Panson shows her versatility in two media: paint and fibre....
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FLASHBACK FRIDAYS :: JULIA REIMER
Published • November 16, 2013
For this installment of Flashback Friday, the archives have revealed the file of amazing glass artist Julia Reimer. In 2004 she received an Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant to...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAYS :: PATRICK WALKER
Published • November 8, 2013
Delving into the archives for this Friday’s post has led us to artist Patrick Walker: talented self-taught artist and philanthropist. This Winnipeg artist used his finely crafted art as a...
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Flashback Friday :: the mysterious Duane Perkins
Published • October 11, 2013
Sometimes writing the Flashback Friday posts for the MCC blog feels more like detective work than arts administration. You dip your hand into the archives, pull out a file, and...
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