CRAFT NEWSLETTER JULY 1984
ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART GRANTED AUTONOMY
FRONTIERS Recently the Alberta Crafts Council called for entry to an exhibition of Alberta crafts to be submitted to the Canadian Crafts Council (CCC) and the Dept . of External Affairs . The Al berta jury
consisted of Les Manning — Banff School of Fine Arts; Bob Iveson — Alberta Artist; and Paula Gus taf son President ACC.
The
jury
was
very
pleased with
chosen ,
36
items .
There
seven
individuals from Edmonton, 8 from Calgary , one each from Valleyview, Cochrane, and Winterburn. Five worked in metals , 5 fibre , 1 —glass, media .
4
pottery
Iclay,
wood,
and
1
1
one
paper ,
in
mixed
The Alberta craftspeople chosen were : Jackie Anderson
Sally Barbier Karen Cantine Jeanne Faulkner Antonia Huy sman
El fie Marsh Lise Melhorn Marlene Noseda Il se Salkauskas Colin Schleeh Patricia Stakowski
Jacqueline Stenberg Wendy Toogood Sam Uhlick wishes
will
receive
autonomy
FIRST for CANADIAN NATIVE ARTIST Lance Belanger of Tobi que Reserve in New Brunswick is the first Canadian Native Artist to be accepted to Leighton Colony
at the Banff School of Fine Arts . Lance will be an artist in residence for three
months
this
summer .
Lance has studied in Washington, Hartford CT, Quebec and Regina. He has participated in exhibitions in Ottawa , Regina , Moncton , and in 1983 in "Indian Social Realities A Visual Interpretation" at the Gallery of the North American Indian in New York.
The Alberta
Katanya Koly Carolyn Kostenchuk
Council
Art
from S.A. I.T.. It is hoped that the structures for the transition of power will be in place for January 1, 1985.
ALBERTA INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY
Terry Jus ak Jane Kidd
The
College of
the
cal ibur of work submitted. The jury received submitions from 36 Alberta 18 individuals craftspeople . Of these were
An announcement by Advanced Education Minister Dave King states the Alberta
all
of
these. artists
the very best of luck in the completion of the jurying.
Indian Arts and Crafts
Society
and the Vik Gallery have jointly sponsored a competition for new and emerging native artists . The winner for 1984 is JANE ASH POITRAS, a 33 year old Alberta Cree artist. The winning work of art , an intaglio and relief print entitled "Ceremonial Sweetgrass't, was awared top marks by a five—member jury compri sed of Alex Janvier, Phyllis Matousek (Edm. Journal) , Jeanette Kapack (BANAC) , Warren Clark (graphic artist) , Dr. Knut Vik
(Vik Gallery).
The
exhibi tion
enti t led
"KAYAS"
will
appear at the Vik Gallery July 26 — Sept. 1,
for more info — Gayle Hazel 428—6459.