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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Play with Clay
Craft Kids Pottery & ceramics Sculpture & installation
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Location
Clay Studio Three
Saskatoon, SK
Directions: Look for a single story, red brick building. Doorway faces the alley parallel to Broadway Avenue.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Join artist Eleanor J. Fernandez and learn to hand build clay vessels, clay musical instruments or fashion images in clay.
Clay has been used by humans since we were still hunters and gatherers. It is believed that the discovery of using clay vessels for processing/cooking and storage of food led to the domestication of grains, creation of communities supporting agriculture, and ultimately, civilisations.
Clay was the main material in people's everyday lives until the emergence of oil-based plastic and synthetic materials. Those related to food were not the only use for clay forms. There were also religious icons and images, talismans, musical instruments, toys; and forms. So, clay and the art of making clay forms has contributed to humans' mental, physical and emotional health!
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Organizer
Saskatchewan Craft Council
The Saskatchewan Craft Council, is a member based, non-profit organisation that has been working to promote public knowledge of Fine Craft and the accomplishments of Saskatchewan craftspeople since it was first established in 1975.
In 1991, the Saskatchewan Craft Council moved into its current location at 813 Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon. This location includes a free, contemporary craft gallery, as well as a gallery store featuring as many as 80 Saskatchewan artisans.