Alberta Craft Council

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GROWW: Guiding interdisciplinary Research On Women’s and girls’ health and Wellbeing

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GROWW: Guiding interdisciplinary Research On Women’s and girls’ health and Wellbeing

It is an honour to create conference gifts for GROWW: Guiding interdisciplinary Research On Women’s and girls’ health and Wellbeing. GROWW aspires to change the way women's health research is conducted in Canada by removing academic and institutional barriers and taking an intersectional approach to understanding girls' and women's health across the lifespan.

Opening of Kitsch: Craft So Bad That It’s Good

Opening of Kitsch: Craft So Bad That It’s Good

I had a fabulous time visiting the Alberta Craft Council with my mom last weekend for their first opening since the pandemic. It had a wonderful turnout. I got to see friends I hadn’t seen in twenty years, meet new friends, and talk all things Kitsch. Below is a short gallery of images taken at the opening.

Exhibition! Kitsch: Craft So Bad That It's Good

Exhibition! Kitsch: Craft So Bad That It's Good

Craft artists working in all traditional and contemporary craft media were invited to create their interpretations of kitsch craft; Craft that shares a knowing wink with the viewer, craft that wears kitsch on its velour sleeve as a rhinestone badge of honor, craft that’s appeal is found in its bad taste and ironic value.