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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🐾 You're invited! Join Alberta Craft Calgary for the Treat exhibition reception — a celebration of the pets we adore and the artists who honour them. From fluffy to feathery, scaly to sweet, Treat explores the special bond we share with our animal companions through Craft. 📅 SAT, JUL 5, 2 - 4pm

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

✨ Discovery Gallery Call: We’re looking for solo or small group Craft exhibitions that show off skill, innovation, and creativity. 🗓 Deadline: 09/01/25⁠ ⁠ 🛍 Gallery Shop Call: Are you an Alberta-based Craft artist looking to sell your work? Apply now to join our shop! 🗓 First deadline: 07/08/25⁠

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Craft Perspectives showcases new works inspired by historical objects, archival collections, and cultural artifacts found across the province. Artists have delved into museum vaults, explored archival treasures, and uncovered forgotten stories—reimagining them through the lens of contemporary Craft.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

This Saturday at Alberta Craft - Edmonton! 🪨🐾 Celebrate the final day of our pet-themed exhibition "Treat" with a FREE drop-in Pet Rock Make & Take! ✨ No RSVP needed ✨ Ages 6+ (under 10s need supervision) ✨ All supplies included Adopt the easiest pet ever—no feeding, walking, or grooming required.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Looking for a beautiful card to accompany your gift? Alberta fiber artist Darcy Gusse-Edinga creates stunning card designs inspired by her original silk scarves. View more of Darcy's cards (and silk scarves!) in our Edmonton store or online!

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🎙️ Fri, May 30 @ 8:40am MT — Fern Facette joins CKUA’s Alberta Morning to talk about Symptomatology, her solo show on ADHD + fibre art. 🧵 Join us Sat, 2–4pm at Alberta Craft Edmonton for the opening! #AlbertaArt #FibreArt #CKUA #ADHDAwareness

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

New work in the Edmonton shop by Teresa Wyss!🌻 These porcelain vessels feature robust colours and dynamic designs in a sgraffito technique, which gives the surface a slightly raised, carved texture. A perfect gift for anyone who loves screen-printed artwork and graphic bold lines.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

📢 New work from Suzette Knudsen! 🌼 Hand-painted porcelain inspired by Alberta’s native wildflowers—crafted from local clay & sketched on the trail. Now available in Calgary, Edmonton & online! 🌸 Which Alberta wildflower would you love to see? Tell us! 👇

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Alberta Craft is hiring four fresh faces to join our team this summer with support from Canada Summer Jobs! This is an exciting opportunity for emerging artists and art administrators who want to expand their skills in a supportive environment while working with Alberta Craft artists.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Easter Holiday Hours 🐰⏲️ Our Gallery + Shops in Calgary and Edmonton will be closed on Friday, April 18 and open regular hours on Saturday, April 19. Image: Monolith, 'Bored' by Cory Porterfield $250 Wildlife Sculpture (Rabbit) by Holly Boone $72 www.shopalbertacraft.com

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Call for Alberta Craft Council Board of Directors Submit your expression of interest by May 15, 2025 www.albertacraft.ab.ca/volunteer-op...

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Joint reception: Treat & Rebus Plates For Our Times Alberta Craft Gallery - Edmonton Today from 2 - 4pm Join Alberta Craft and the artists in attendance for the joint reception of our feature group exhibition Treat and Mirelle Perron's solo exhibition Rebus Plates For Our Times.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📢Coming up next in our Calgary Gallery Makers' Dozen - Earring Edition April 19 - June 21, 2025 Reception: Saturday, April 26, 2 - 4pm Featuring 13 artists and 65 pairs of earrings! Explore a diversity of approaches, from traditional goldsmithing and intricate beading to experimental metalwork.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

SPOTLIGHT Charis Birchall Alberta Craft Calgary Gallery In “Spaces Between” Charis finds inspiration visualizing shapes using the negative space between words in printed blocks of text. She manipulates these shapes to create repeat patterns, which she prints onto fabric using a silkscreen.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Coming up next in our Discovery Gallery Mireille Perron's Rebus Plates for Our times April 12 - May 24, 2025 Reception: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 2 - 4pm Mireille Perron’s new exhibition blends the art of 19th-century rebus plates with a powerful message for our time.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📢Coming up next in our Feature Gallery in Edmonton Treat: an exhibition dedicated to the pets we love and care for March 22 - June 7, 2025 Reception: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 2 - 4pm www.albertacraft.ab.ca/feature-gall... Image: Oliver’s Castle, Karina Dixon

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Etched Pysanka Workshop with Pamela Shapka Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop - Edmonton Saturday, April 5, 2025. 12 - 4PM Tickets: Alberta Craft Members $30 | General Admission $40 www.eventbrite.ca/e/1273040140...

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Pysanka Dyeing Workshop with Pamela Shapka Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop - Edmonton Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 12 - 4 PM Tickets: Alberta Craft Members $30 | General Admission $40 www.eventbrite.ca/e/1273034332...

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Earth and Sky: Carpets and Cultures of Asia at Nickle Galleries! April 5, 2025 | 11am - 1pm Tickets: $20 General Admission $15 Alberta Craft Members www.eventbrite.ca/e/1243626122...

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We are delighted to share some recent coverage for our exhibition Innovative Threads: Contemporary Weaving, currently on display in our Calgary Gallery until April 12, 2025.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

albertacraftcouncil 📣Alberta Craft Saturday Round-Up Edmonton #YEG Today marks the beginning of our "For the Love of Craft: Vintage Craft Sale & Fundraiser." What can you expect? A carefully curated selection of beautiful, affordable vintage craft pieces!

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

ArtBus is BACK! Save the date, and get ready to hop on the ArtBus on March 22nd! ArtBus is a free, all-ages one-day event that takes guests across downtown Edmonton to participating galleries and artist-run centres via special ETS buses.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

📢For the Love of Craft: Vintage Craft Sale & Fundraiser February 15 - March 7, 2025 Alberta Craft Feature Gallery - Edmonton #AlbertaCraft #VintageCraft #CraftSale #EdmontonEvents #CraftCommunity #FundraiserEvent

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Join Alberta Craft this Saturday, from 2 - 4pm, for the reception of Kate Ritchie's Repetition in Building. Repetition in Rebuilding explores the concept of home as a dynamic space woven from intimacy and affection.

Invitation for Repetition in Rebuilding. The invite features Kate Ritchie's piece Yellow Napkins. Textile pieces that have been unwoven and rewoven.

Invite information for Kate Ritchie's exhibition Repetition in Rebuilding.

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Join us for a heartwarming and creative event at Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop - Edmonton as we celebrate the season of love with a free Valentine-themed Make & Take and the opportunity to drop off donations for our upcoming For the Love of Craft Vintage Craft Sale & fundraiser!

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Get crafty making valentine's hearts with Susan Windrum at our latest free Make & Take on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 5 - 8pm at our Calgary Gallery. This event is happen as part of cSPACE mardaloop'S annual February “I Heart Arts” Showcase Event!

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Alberta Craft Council @albertacraft.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Join Alberta Craft Gallery -Calgary and glass artist Natali Rodrigues for the reception for her SPOTLIGHT exhibition Moonlight. Saturday, February 8, 2025, from 2 - 4pm. Moonlight explores the various stages of change, employing mitosis both as a metaphor and a method of production.

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