in craft

2022 exhibitions

all consuming

consumption, waste, and the global circulation of consumer goods.
amy gogarty

on view in gallery: june 16 – august 4, 2022

artist interviews

Our new member Mark Qualizza tells us about he he went from journeyman stucco plasterer to designer, intrigued by the complexities of woodworking. Mark finds pleasure in curves and elegance of wood and his commitment to form and function presents itself in his exceptional designs.

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review: fruits of my labour

In his review of Louise Perrone’s Fruits of my Labour, Critical and Curatorial Studies MA student Nathan Clark reflects on the seductive and consumable nature of Perrone’s works.

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message in a button: pin-back badges

Louise Perrone discusses the history of pin-back badges, or buttons, and her personal relationship to the communications tool.

around the council

pots that transform?

Archival summer student Tatiana Povoroznyuk reflects on the historic relationship between 60s and 70s counterculture and ceramics in BC, asking why these histories should be preserved and what a “pot that transforms” means in 2021.

artist interviews

meet Louise Perrone

In conjunction with her CCBC gallery show, we asked artist Louise Perrone to share with us a bit about herself, her inspiration, her audience and her other projects

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review: EYE C U

Artist Cathy Joyce reflects on her experience of Trish Graham’s exhibition EYE C U.

around the council

a rant about signatures

Over the course of summer 2021, CCBC hired a student to archive hundreds of prints that have accumulated over three decades at New Leaf Editions. Through the raffling of prints, summer student Jane Schiedel came to recognize a serious issue.

around the council

craft contacts 3: auntie vice

Summer student and archivist Sarah Gibbon takes yet another trip into CCBC the archive. Sarah introduces a peculiar character that pops up repeatedly in our historical newsletters. Auntie Vice was an advice yielding conservator and an avid supporter of Warhol’s spicy Torso series. Read on to learn more about Craft Contacts and our dear Auntie Vice.