by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Craft Collaborations
Alberta Craft Council Online Auction Fundraiser
September 10 – 30, 2020
From September 10 to 30, 2020, and coinciding with the provincial Month of the Artist, the Alberta Craft Council is hosting Craft Collaborations, an online auction fundraiser in celebration of the province’s enormous creative talent and the organization’s 40th anniversary.
This year the arts sector was particularly hard hit by having many projects, venues, and sales vanish overnight. In support of our creative community, the Alberta Craft Council came up with a collaborative way to inspire, showcase, create connections, and ultimately create revenue for artists working on a very special project.
Craft Collaborations is a unique fundraising project bringing together artists over 45 artists from across the province and across disciplines to create one-of-a-kind and limited-edition work.
This unique fundraiser ensures that the artists receive 50% of the retail cost of their project. At the same time, funds raised from the auction go to the Alberta Craft Council’s continuation of advocacy and promotion of fine craft in the Alberta.
Members of the public, arts patrons and craft collectors in Alberta and from across Canada are invited to bid on artworks by visiting the Alberta Craft Council auction.
Craft Collaborations can also be seen in-person at the Alberta Craft Gallery-Edmonton and Calgary until September 30, 2020.
by Carole Epp | Mar 4, 2019 | call for entry
Deadline for entry: March 11, 2019
Exhibition Dates:
Alberta Craft Discovery Gallery – Edmonton: June 15 – August 3, 2019
Alberta Craft Gallery – Calgary: August 31 – November 2, 2019
The ACC is pleased to announce the revival of Coming Up Next; our national exhibition of emerging Fine Craft. Coming Up Next celebrates the creativity, innovation, and skill, of emerging artists entering the field of contemporary Craft in Canada.
The exhibition will be curated to feature a cross section of Craft disciplines and is open to submissions from artists whose path to Craft may have began through apprenticeships, mentorships with elders, those who are self taught or who received a formal post secondary Craft education. If you are within the first five years of your career in Fine Craft, or the last year of studies in a Fine Craft discipline you are eligible to enter.
This national call is free to enter, with an online submission of up to 5 images of work available for the exhibition dates. Works produced in any of the craft media: clay, fibre, glass, metal, wood, or any combination of craft media, and completed within the past two years will be considered.
This exhibition will launch at the Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery in Edmonton (June 15 – August 3, 2019) as part of Edmonton’s Works Art and Design Festival. It will also travel to our Alberta Craft Gallery – Calgary (August 31 – November 2, 2019).
Submission Content:
- current CV with contact information
- artist biography
- image list: title, year created, retail price, dimensions, materials, and techniques
- work submitted must be available for sale and available for the duration of the exhibitions
- 3 – 5 images of work (high quality digital images, measuring at least 1000 pixels in width or height)
Artists pay shipping to the ACC, ACC pays return shipping on unsold items.
*work must be created in Canada
Questions?
Please contact Joanne Hamel, Exhibition Lead
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780-488-6611 ext. 234
Submit your proposal here.
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Deadline for Proposals: April 5, 2019
Exhibition Dates: September 28 – November 9, 2019
Curators in Contemporary Craft, is a new program to allow members to develop their curatorial skills as part of our ongoing efforts to create professional development opportunities for Craft artists and engaging exhibitions for our audiences. Expand your career in a supportive environment with access to mentorship from professional curators and organizers in the Fine Craft field.
Are you sitting on an exhibition idea that you would like to bring to fruition but are unsure of the steps to take?
This is your chance to develop those skills needed to curate an exhibition with the support and experience of the Alberta Craft Council Exhibitions team. From start to finish, the ACC team will be there to guide you through the process; from honing your theme and concept, coordinating artists, developing press releases and promotional material, gaining skills in laying out and installing an exhibition, to writing an article for the Alberta Craft Magazine.
- We are looking a current ACC Member with minimal curatorial experience
- Curating a small group exhibition of 5 – 8 artists
- Curator can be included as an artist
- We require the successful applicant to be willing and able to put in the time needed
- Curator will be paid a $500 honorarium
Submission Content:
- Submit a one-page written concept and/or theme of your exhibition
- Current CV and biography
Questions?
Please contact Jessica Telford, Exhibition Lead
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780-488-6611 ext. 234
Submit your proposal here.
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Deadline for Entry: June 1, 2019
The Alberta Craft Council is calling for exhibition proposals for the 2020 line-up at the Alberta Craft Discovery Gallery. It is going to be an exciting year, as we begin programming for the ACC’s 40th Anniversary, and Craft Year 2020 the nation-wide celebration of craft organized by the Canadian Crafts Federation and Provincial Craft Councils.
The Exhibition Team is looking for fully-developed exhibitions and themes that highlight mastery in craftsmanship, feature new work, push the boundaries of craft, and/or celebrate the achievements of our members. Our public exhibition galleries are dedicated to showcasing work by emerging, mid-career, and established craft artists. The proposals can be for individual or group shows.
The Alberta Craft Discovery Gallery strives to present innovative and dynamic exhibitions that challenge perceptions and inspire the public to discover the best in contemporary Fine Craft. This 436 sq. foot gallery is located on the main level of the ACC’s Edmonton location and features 7 exhibitions per year, several of which travel to our Calgary Gallery. Each exhibition is accompanied by an article in the Alberta Craft Magazine, invitations, online promotion, and an opportunity for an artist talk or interactive demonstration plus reception.
Submission Content:
- a one-page written concept and/or theme of your exhibition that includes preferred time of year and the number of pieces expected
- current ACC Membership
- up-to-date CV with contact information
- artist biography
- 3 – 5 high quality digital images, measuring at least 1000 pixels in width or height of work to be presented in the exhibition.
- image list: title, year created, dimensions, materials, and techniques
- CARFAC fees will be paid to artists, approx. $848 Per ACC Discovery Gallery Solo Exhibition. Work can still be available for sale at the current 60% consignment to artists.
*work must be created in Canada
Questions?
Please contact Joanne Hamel, Exhibition Lead
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780-488-6611 ext. 234
Submit your proposal here.
Visit their website HERE.
by Carole Epp | Oct 31, 2018 | call for entry
Submission Deadline: December 3, 2018
A portrait is a visual representation that shows the likeness of a person or self in physicality, personality, or even mood. In this open call exhibition, the Alberta Craft Council welcomes entries from all craft media. We encourage artists to interpret the portrait in its widest sense and share the story of its subject.
The exhibition will be launched in the Alberta Craft Feature Gallery in Edmonton in January 2019 and travel to the Alberta Craft Gallery Calgary June 8 – August 10, 2019.
Must be Canadian to enter.
Submission Content:
– 3 – 5 high quality digital images, measuring at least 1000 pixels in width or height of work to be presented in the exhibition.
– image list: title, year created, dimensions, materials and techniques
– current CV with contact information
– artist biography
Email proposal to: [email protected]
Questions? Please contact Joanne Hamel, Exhibition Lead
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780-488-6611 ext. 234
by Carole Epp | May 8, 2018 | call for entry
Deadline: June 1, 2018
The Alberta Craft Council is calling for exhibition proposals for the 2019 line-up of the Alberta Craft Gallery – Edmonton & Calgary. The exhibition spaces are dedicated to showcasing work by emerging, mid-career, and established craft artists. The Exhibition Team is looking for well-developed themes that highlight mastery in craftsmanship, features new work, pushes the boundaries of craft, and/or celebrates the achievements of our members. Exhibitions can be individual or group shows.
Submission Content:
- Cover Letter that includes:
– contact information
– detailed description and theme of the exhibition
– number of pieces/artists in or expected to participate in the exhibition
– time of year preferred
- Current ACC Membership
- Current CV – artist resume
- Artist Biography
- Images and image list
– high quality images of work to be presented in the exhibition or representatie of the work
– images list must include: title, year created, dimensions, materials and techniques
Questions?
Please contact Joanne Hamel, Exhibition Lead
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780-488-6611 ext. 234
Submit your proposal to:
Email: [email protected]
www.albertacraft.ab.ca/acc-calls-for-entry/
