CRAFT NEWSLETTER ISSN 0826- 7421
FEBRUARY1985
HANDSPIRITS If you haven't yet received your HANDSPIRITS , for forms en try
FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL Folk Life Festival will run from
give the Council office a call
May 2 to October 13 , 1986, in Vancouver . as part of the Expo
crafts Albertans can
include music , song , activities dance, crafts, work and domestic poetry storytelling skills, preparation . food theatre and in interested If are you partic ipating in this colourful event, contact Bobbi Hof fman at
right one you and we 11 mail slides must be Entry away . 1985. 20, April by received is this Remember , your exhibition; your chance to show
the best
make !
are
Jurors
now
being
selected
and will be announced in the March ACC Newsletter . If you can volun teer time and energy for HANDSPIRITS , contact Exh ibition Sheehan , Carol Calgary in Co—ordinator , (270—2295) and offer your skills and talents. Even though we have a professional curator for this exh ibi tion ,
the
needs
Council
your assistance, especially the show travels to your during 1986.
The
when area
'86
festivities.
the
Alberta
that we now proudly announces in have an Area Representative has Pat Campbell Level . High in all experience considerable in particu larly and crafts ,
Crafts
Counci I
office.
APOLOGIES for overlooking the EVELYN GRANT of
fact that Calgary's
ceramic soup tureen "Picnic" was
also accepted for FRONTIERS . That
Alberta
AREA REPRESENTATIVES Council Crafts Alberta
Festival
reps
exhibition makes
-in two
in
this
External
Affairs .
international touring exhibi t ion sponsored by Canadi an Crafts
Council
and
Congratulations again Alberta s two winners : Grant and Wendy Toogood
to Evelyn
working with native communities. She
Jan
joins
McMurray
Slaughter
of Fort
P r yd e
Celeste
,
of
of and Wendy Schneider Grimshaw the helping in Bruderheim with touch in keep Council the outside happening what s
urban areas. If you know of someone who would like to offer their services as please Representative, an Area
send a resume and statement of
c omm i tmen t
office. you .
We'd
to
the
Council
love to hear
from
UPDATE
The
Alberta
Crafts
Council
handbook featuring the work of Alberta craftspeople , scheduled for publication this spring, has 1986 to been deferred until
coincide with events plannéd for the Alberta Pavilion in Vancouver.
at Expo. •86