SWAA at Lee Valley

SWAA will be selling raffle tickets at Lee Valley from 10:00 - 3:00 on the following dates:

Saturday, June 28

Saturday, July 12

Saturday, Aug 23

Saturday, Sep 13

They will provide a table and chairs. Anyone wanting to help can contact Bob Lavender at lavendersart@sasktel.net or call (306) 373-1418. I'll make sure you have everything you need to do the job. It would be great to have 2 people at the table for each date. 

Bob will be there the 28 June but could use a partner. 

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!

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

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 Certificate, Web 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: 

My Custom Cake Topper.com

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.