Sunday, 15 June 2014

Not Afraid of the Rain

Our annual BBQ will be going on in spite of the weather. Leroy & Rina have covered spaces in garage - shop - gazebo  - covered BBQ area and a nice warm home. We are in Saskatchewan - we can't let a bit of adverse weather stop us!

Friday, 6 June 2014

SWAA members, Linda Skibinsky and Jewel Buhay will be participating in Caswell Hill's Art in the Park on Sunday (June 8). Here is Linda in an interview talking about the festival:  Global News Interview


Wednesday, 14 May 2014

SWAA at RibFest with Bob Lavender

Bob has arranged to have a booth at the Saskatoon Rotary Club's RibFest. He will have a 20'x10' (booth with tents)

August 1 - 4
at Saskatoon's Diefenbaker Park

He will need volunteers to help at the booth. We will be able to display both flatwork and carvings.

A great chance to promote our association!

Contact Bob Lavender for more information.




Saskatchewan River Valley Art School (SRVAS)

SRVAS is only a few days away!
May 16 - 21, 2014 at the Shekinah Retreat Centre (near Waldhiem)
Classes include:
- Photography
- Wood Sculpture
- Stone Carving
- Basket Weaving
- Coloured Pencil
- Animal Carving
- Painting

Click here for more information.



Gail Adams Art Workshop in Saskatoon

Gail Adams will be in Saskatoon and will be giving a workshop:
May 28 - May 31
Cost: $365.00 + GST

Contact Eva Peters-Kooy Email or phone her at 306-653-2145 for more information.


Art on the Web Presentation

On Tuesday, April 22 SWAA members came out to learn more about marketing their work on the internet.  

Paul Constable and Holly Edwards-Grove shared their expertise with us.

Paul Constable has extensive experience marketing art on the web through his website: Artists in Canada at Artists in Canada.com

Paul graduated from the Alberta College of Art & Design in 1976 and has a long list of accomplishments. Visit his website to find out more: PaulConstable.com at PaulConstable.com

Holly Edwards-Grove graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Drawing. She has continued her education to obtain her Advanced Web Design CertificateWeb Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design from the Online School of Design.

Holly sells her custom made cake toppers primarily using Etsy. 
Visit her Etsy shop:  MyCustomCakeTopper

Her other sites include: 

She also sells her unique jewelery at:  
Holly Edwards.com

This was a very inspiring evening and we all came away with new ideas on how to market our work.  

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

SWAA at Hues Art Supply

Paul Trottier treated us to an introductory tour of his new art supply store on March 25:
Hues Art Supply Ltd.
1818 Lorne Avenue, Saskatoon - the corner of Taylor and Lorne

Paul opened his store in January 2014, and is still determining the needs of artists in this area.  Drop in to let him know what your art specialty is - if he doesn't already stock what you require he will be happy to order it in.  The store is open during the day from Tuesday - Saturday.  Closed Sunday & Monday.

Check him out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/huesartsupply

Paul is a member of the Saskatoon group "Men Who Paint" and I (Beth) was able to purchase a copy of the book:  "Men Who Paint - halfway to heaven".  This is a book of their works from Ivvanik National Park in the Yukon.  Paul signed it for me and I look forward to attending some of their shows to have the other artists sign it as well.