What’s On
We have been busy here at the council planning a plethora of events to celebrate our 40th Anniversary of supporting Craft in BC. Included in the upcoming events is a regional exhibition, a student online exhibition, a series of craft vignettes, a provincial exhibition, as well as a conference on '10,000 Hours, Craft Invested'... In addition to the aforementioned programming, CCBC Has also invited other organizations within Canada to participate in the celebration.
Sharon Bussard Grove: SPOILED
Thursday, May 16, 2013 ― Thursday, June 27, 2013
In the sedimentary rock of the earth’s crust there are layers of clay, minerals and fossils. In the simplest of terms, these horizontal lines reflect back to us the process of time and movement. However there is a scientific distance that comes with examining the past. It is easy to remove yourself from this equation [...]
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Events / Opportunities
Friday, May 31, 2013
Call for Entry
Outside BC
Artist Residency- Living Arts Centre
The Resident Artist Program has been designed to support recent graduates of art institutions, as well as emerging and mid-career artists to create, explore, learn and exchange ideas and insights within a multi-disciplinary environment. * Glass * Flameworking * Textile & Fibre Arts * Wood * Photography *Painting & Drawing * Ceramics *Interdisciplinary Applications are [...]
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Sunday, Jun 02, 2013
Conference / Seminar
Vancouver Coast & Mts
CARFAC
Artists for Artistsc Mentorship, teaching strategies and other tools for visual artists This spring visual artists from across Canada will meet in Vancouver for CARFAC National’s annual conference, Artists for Artists. Panels will cover, tools for marketing yourself to schools, reclaiming traditional knowledge for indigenous communities, how artists can benefit from the knowledge of their [...]
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Thursday, Jun 13, 2013
Conference / Seminar
Vancouver Coast & Mts
VPL Speaker Series – Craft and Our Community
Our last event in this series will be a panel discussion. Don’t miss this one as 5 panelists representing 5 major stakeholder groups in craft and art get together and provide their thoughts on how craft can be made a bigger part of the culture of the city. In addition, they’ll discuss the importance of [...]
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Saturday, Jun 22, 2013
Craft Market / Auction
Vancouver Coast & Mts
The Scandinavian Midsummer Festival I
Continuous on-stage entertainment Children’s games An authentic Viking Village (the Vikings actually camp out all weekend!) The raising of and dancing around the traditional May Pole Cultural displays Scandinavian food