Village Squire, 1975-10, Page 18stage a four-week exhibition titled Art. in Craft. It will be held in
the London Public Library and Art Museum beginning Dec. 6.
Every August the guild sets up a show and competition in the
Better Living Centre at Toronto's annual Canadian National
Exhibition. It's the only annual juried craft show in the country.
Circle Craft Co-operative, a Victoria group founded Tess than
two years ago, besides selling crafts in its permanent display
area, sponsors special markets, festivals (Women in Crafts
Festival, Quilt Show, Fibres Festival and training workshops.
With a few notable exceptions, crafts used to be something
people did in their spare time. Now, more and more artisans are
finding they can become full-time professionals. "There is an
enormous demand for good quality handcrafted goods,"
according to Paul Bennett, executive director, Canadian Guild of
Crafts (Ontario).
In an effort to meet and capitalize on this demand, provincial
governments, colleges and other education institutions are
sponsoring an ever increasing number of craft courses aimed at
training artisans of professional calibre.
The New Brunswick Craft School, for example, operated by the
Handcrafts Branch of the Department of Tourism in New
Brunswick, offers a two-year program plus one year's
apprenticeship. The five crafts studied are fabrics, jewelry and
enameling, pottery, weaving and wood.
"There has been a renaissance of crafts in North America in
the past five years," says John Richard, Handcrafts Branch
director. "Craftsmen are producing more functional items that
are both beautiful and useful. The taste is now for personalization
as opposed to mass production."
For further information about buying Canadian handicrafts
contact the Canadian Government Office of Tourism, 150 Kent
Street, Ottawa K1A OH6.
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