Citizens of Craft

Artist Reception: Saturday, January 21, 2-4 pm

The Citizens of Craft exhibition features exceptional work by 15 ACC professional members participating on the Citizens of Craft website. 

Citizens of Craft is a national initiative in response to the great need determined by the Alberta Craft Council and all other provincial and territorial craft councils to unify voices, to stop trying to define craft and to instead celebrate its diversity – what it is, what it represents, and who it defines – those who make and those who appreciate. 

The goal of the movement is to clarify and deepen the public’s understanding of craft and to make craft more accessible to Canadians. Citizens of Craft is a community of makers, appreciators, admirers and shoppers – all with a common respect for the original, the creative, the personal and the authentic. A Citizen of Craft values the rich history and culture associated with craft and seeks to continue traditions in new and contemporary ways. A Citizen of Craft understands the collective worth of community and appreciation of Canadian craft heritage. You’re not a follower; you trust your own tastes and live by them.

Visit www.citizensofcraft.ca to see more work by the artists in this exhibition and to discover and locate craft from across Canada, and to declare yourself as a Citizen of Craft.

Participating artists: Jackie Anderson (Calgary), Holly Boone (Edmonton), Dawn Detarando (Red Deer), Evelyn Grant (Calgary), Kenton Jeske (Edmonton), Sung Nam Kim (Calgary), Brian McArthur (Red Deer), Terri Millinoff (Calgary), Jill Nuckles (Calgary), Brenda Philp (Edmonton), Jean-Claude and Talar Prefontaine (Calgary), Brenda Raynard (Edmonton), Julia Reimer (Black Diamond), Dena Seiferling (Calgary) and Laura Sharp (Calgary)