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Join artists of all disciplines and art enthusiasts for an informal, drop-in opportunity to mingle, network, and share experiences and projects. Meet ups will take place at least once a month, on a date and time specified each month on the blog. They will be family friendly unless posted otherwise for that meet up.

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Acadia Jane's Walk - calling for Acadia volunteer community participants!

All current and former Acadia Residents/Employers/Employees/Organizations/Participants/etc

I am the walk leader for the ACADIA Community "Jane's Walk" on May 5th at 10:00 am (tentative time). If you or anyone you know would like to participate in the creating an amazing walk - showcasing Acadia's history, culture, heritage during the 2 hour walk, please let me know. I would like us to wow Calgary with our wonderful over 10,000 strong community members. 


Did you know that Acadia residents were instrumental in the formation of Fish Creek Park? Do you know other Acadia Trivia? 


I would love to hear about it and make a wonderful interesting, spicy, walk! 


For example - Do you love drama - would you like to put on a little 2 minute play about something Acadian? 


Do you know an Acadia resident past or present that has made an important contribution to society? 


How about a heritage tree or house or building? 


Are you an Singer/musician that could serenade us for 2 minutes at a rest stop along our walk? Looking for ideas!


Are you a visual artist that could set up a little show on your lawn?


Are you a dancer and want to do a 2 minute performance in the park?


Acadia is diversity - so many cultures and heritages to showcase - if you have costumes, crafts, stories, that you would like to share, we would love to stop by on our walk.


Do you have a favourite shortcut, nature walk through Acadia? Do you know where the hidden playgrounds are, or know about a special quiet corner?  If you have great ideas for mapping out an interesting route, please let me know.


Are you a performance artist that would like to perform?


Do you have a business in Acadia and would like to have the walk stop by or set up a display or?


I am looking for your ideas!  Please let me know the Acadia community connection.  Email your ideas to cgsandhurst@gmail.com



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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March Market Collective: Pot O'Gold

Geoff and I just got this facebook invite for the March Market Collective Pot 0'Gold:

March Market Collective: Pot O' Gold
Public Event for MARKET COLLECTIVE · By Angel Christina Guerra Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 10:00am until Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 5:00pm
  • MARKET COLLECTIVE is an independent market, created to showcase the works of local artists, artisans and musicians and to strengthen the local community in Calgary. Live music all weekend long!
    Website - www.marketcollective.ca
    Twitter - www.twitter.com/mrktcollective
    Facebook - www.facebook.com/marketcollective
    Email: info@marketcollective.ca
    __________________________________________________________
    MC HOURS:
    Saturday 10-6
    Sunday 11-5
    ___________________________________________________________
    Admission is 3 dollars, or a food bank donation (also accepting Calgary Dollars).

    Admission good for both days with proof of stamp!!

    Free Coffee and Tea all day long!
    Coffee compliments of the Roasterie, and the tea compliments of Tian Tea ♥ Tian will also have a booth selling tea so be sure to check them out!
    And the first 250 people to buy something will receive a voucher for a free cappuccino or latte at the Roasterie!
    ________________________________________________________
    The photobooth pictures will be taken by Cindy Robert!
    ________________________________________________________
    ARTIST LINE UP ♥

    Jennea Frischke
    Around the Block Salvage

    Amy Victoria Wakefield
    Amy Victoria Wakefield Photography
    www.avwakefield.com

    Ola Birch
    Fay Moose Art
    www.faymoose-art.com

    Natasha Paterson
    Whiteout Workshop
    www.whiteoutworkshop.com

    Sofia Elidrissi
    AvecAlice
    www.aliceavecuv.tumblr.com

    Heather Reinhardt
    Mumble Tease
    www.mumbletease.etsy.com

    Rebecca Farthing
    REBECCA KING DESIGN STUDIO
    www.rebeccaking.ca

    Andrew Gable

    Queen Boutique
    www.queenboutique.ca

    Origami Ghost
    www.origamighost.com

    Georgina Groot
    Gini Art

    Tian Organic Elixirs
    www.Tianteas.com

    CAMP Co.
    www.thecampsite.co

    Katie Green and Cody Thompson
    Light & Soul
    www.lightandsoul.ca

    Courtney Townsend
    Courtney Townsend Photography
    www.flickr.com/photos/courtneynicoletownsend/

    Krista Pettit
    Babes Are People Too!
    www.babesarepeopletoo.tumblr.com

    Trevor Louden
    Archetype Images

    Sue Adair
    Neon City

    Dominika Wcislo
    Daydream Parlour
    www.daydreamparlour.etsy.com

    Andrea Strand
    HOAKON LOVES HELGA
    www.hoakonhelga.etsy.com

    Shauna + Linda
    Salgado Fenwick
    www.salgadofenwick.com

    Laura Sharp
    White Owl Ceramic Studio
    www.whiteowlporcelain.etsy.com

    Kate Klassen
    Uh Oh My Deer
    www.ohdeerithinkiloveyou.blogspot.com

    Vicki Manness
    Pretty Sweet
    www.prettysweetco.com

    Grace Coulter
    Victoria Morgan Design
    www.grainexchangedesign.com

    Lindsay Saunders
    Cinder & Sage
    www.cinderandsage.com

    Dalyce Chomick
    Trapper & the Trader

    Karly Thompson
    She's So
    www.facebook.com/shesso

    Katy Drijber
    Katy Drijber Pottery

    Kyle Chow Plant
    Distinct Terrariums
    www.plant-online.net

    Marty Beam
    Smartycakes
    www.smartycakes.ca

    Sarah Paterson
    birdonwire
    www.birdonwire.com

    Lisa Najjar
    All One Designs

    Caroline Tremblay
    "C" is for Crafty

    Keri Vickers
    Keri V. Leatherworks
    www.KeriVLeatherworks.etsy.com

    Jessica Baker
    www.jhbdesign.blogspot.com

    Hannah Fox
    www.sparklypinkstar.blogspot.com

    Amy Beaith
    Ameya Studio
    www.ameyastudio.com

    Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp
    Skye Jewels
    www.skyejewels.com

    Pierre Quinn
    www.flickr.com/photos/anotheralteregoofmine/

    Chelsea Pratchett

    Robin Rohl
    Bird’s Nest Designs
    www.birdsnestdesigns.ca

    Sabra Mottram
    Sabra Mottram Designs
    www.sabramottramdesigns.ca

    Michael Mateyko
    KOMBOH
    www.komboh.com

    Eileen Kosasih

    Ryan Sardachuk
    Fast Lane Design
    www.fastlanedesign.deviantart.com

    Rebecca Reid

    Grant Wigmore
    Frontier Metropolis
    www.frontiermetropolis.com
    ___________________________________________________________
    GALLERIES ♥
    Bike Root
    www.bikeroot.ca

    Spark Science
    www.sparkscience.ca

    Free Wishes
    (Jeff Chan/Jamie Hobbs)
    www.jeffchanat.blogspot.com/2012/02/free-wishes-is-coming-back-home.html
    www.jamie-hobbs.com/project4.html

    Alpha House
    www.alphahousecalgary.com

    Jodie Rose/Davey Gravey
    www.daveygravy.ca

    Little Mutts Rescue
    www.littlemuttsrescue.org
    ____________________________________________________________
    MUSICIAN LINE UP ♥
    - March Music Curating done by Jocelyn Alice -

    ♥ March 17th♥
    10AM: JOE NOLAN
    www.joenolansongs.com

    11AM: JAY HASLAM
    www.jayahaslam.com

    12PM: BOREAL SONS
    www.borealsons.bancamp.com

    1PM: WALKER WRINKLECARVER

    2PM: HELLO MOTH
    www.hellomoth.com

    3PM: NATURAL ENSEMBLE

    4PM: LILY HALL
    www.lilyhall.com

    5PM: CARLA OLIVE
    www.carlaolive.ca

    ♥ March 18th♥

    11AM: SARAH VANN
    www.sarahvann.com

    12PM: KYLA SMYTH

    1PM: JOCELYN ALICE & LISA JACOBS
    www.facebook.com/jocelynalicemusic

    2PM: ACID JAC
    www.acidjac.com

    3PM: JOANNA BORROMEO
    www.joannaborromeo.com

    4PM: OMAR AND THE BEAR

    **Special Thanks to Calgary Sound Rentals for doing the sound!**
    www.calgarysoundrentals.com
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Local Time on Blog and please send info of interest to artists of all disciplines and ages to our blog

Hi Artists and Art Enthusiasts of all ages and disciplines. If you hear of something interesting, or you are doing something interesting and want to share it with the South Calgary Artist Network, please send it to me at cgsandhurst@shaw.ca and I will be happy to upload it for you to the blog.

I am having trouble with the local time on the events on the side bar.  Please ignore the local time and use the times listed for the events - they are in local time :)  If anyone knows what is wrong - its not the formatting tab in settings, please let me know!

Its our network!
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Visual Arts Alberta and CARFAC present "Taxation for Artists" with Roger Thomson, CA

Taxation for Artists Workshop in Calgary

1:00pm – 3:00pm Saturday April 14th, 2012:  “Taxation for Artists”with Roger Thomson, CA. presented by Visual Arts Alberta and CARFAC in Alberta.
Free workshop for CARFAC, Visual Arts Alberta or ACAD students ($10 for non-members). Workshop takes place at the Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre at Alberta College of Art and Design (13420-114 Ave.) in Calgary and covers accounting practices, what to look for in an accountant, recording expenses, varieties of income and Revenue Canada’s record requirements. Contact Visual Arts Alberta at info@visualartsalberta.com to reserve your spot by email or telephone 1.866.421.1731. Limited Seating.
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The Calgary Foundation Grants Overview



http://www.thecalgaryfoundation.org/gsa_overview_grants.htm

Here is a link to the Calgary Foundation grant overview.   
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Calling all Artists and Designers - Calgary Reads


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Monday, March 5, 2012

Thursday, March 15th is the next meeting

Geoff and I attended the City of Calgary  session on  “How to Build a Budget for a Public Art Project” and we are happy to share what we learned.  Dawn Ford and Tony Bloom presented.

We look forward to seeing you and hearing what you are up to.

Until then,

Corinne

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What is it?

How Suburban Calgary Artist Network came to be:

An artistic family of four and a desire to stop being isolated lead Geoff and Corinne Sandhurst to embark on an incredible journey to get to know other artists.

Step One - Attend Something - Calgary Arts Development - Arts Champions Congress September 2011 planted the seed. Arts Champions from all over the city met and inspired each other. We never thought of ourselves as Arts Champions, but CADA told all attendees we were - so we believed. Thank you!

Step Two - Try something completely different - Mark Hopkins - We Should Know Each Other Event #85, October 16th, 2011 showed how easy and wonderful it is to meet strangers and become friends. We were surprised that anyone would like to know us! They would like to know you too!

Step 3: Calgary Arts Development Artist Network 1st meeting November 24, 2011 - sparked our desire to keep networking and find a way to include our children, have free parking and be close to our home in the south. We wanted a venue that was open to all interested in art, of all disciplines, of all ages and abilities, accessible, and informal, and inexpensive and supportive of the arts. A Calgary Public Library Librarian (I will find her business card - I think she was from the Downtown Branch) suggested Fish Creek Library.

Step 4: Make a cold call: Donna Bedry of the Fish Creek Library and all the staff have amazed us with their enthusiasm, love of arts and their warm welcome.

Step 5: Venture out to more venues in the South that welcome and support the arts at least once a month, for 10 months of the year - Sept - June. Time and date specified each month on the blog. We hope you can join us!




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Corinne
I live, raise a family, work and play in the community of Acadia in Calgary, Alberta. I am a writer and my husband is a sculptor. Our daughter is involved in many arts (piano, singing, aerial silk, visual art), and our son is passionate about digital visual art and film making. We want to be part of creating stronger communities, residential and artistic. We are Arts Champions!
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