Craft Perspectives 

Exhibition Dates
Alberta Craft Feature Gallery - Edmonton: June 19 - October 18, 2025
Alberta Craft Gallery – Calgary: sprint 2026

Application Deadline
April 1, 2025, 11:59pm MNT
 
In 2025, Alberta Craft celebrates its 45th anniversary. As part of this celebration, we are excited to share this call for our upcoming Feature exhibition, Craft Perspectives. Join us in looking ahead by reflecting on the past.

We invite members to create work in response to objects in museums, archive collections, and other historical works in Alberta. Your work can be inspired by an entire historical collection or one historic item. Keep an eye out in the coming months for behind-the-scenes field trips to some of Alberta’s most fascinating collections and archives. As you work on your submission, we ask that you keep track of your references with photos, locations or territorial information, names of collections, and any relevant catalogue numbers/descriptions. Alberta Craft will highlight sources of inspiration and reference material in the exhibition didactics and exhibition promotion.   

Full details of upcoming Alberta Craft Field Trips to some of Alberta’s most fascinating museums and collections will be announced in our E-news and social media communications, members watch your inboxes! If you’d like to get a head start exploring, here is a list of archives and museums around the province: http://archivesalberta.org/membership/directory-of-archives/, and a directory of museums: https://www.museums.ab.ca/visiting-alberta-museums/browse-by-region.aspx%C2%A0

While exploring Alberta’s history, it is important to be mindful of cultural appropriation, to be aware of its effects and impacts, and for artists to consider their own practices. Our friends at Canadian Crafts Federation have compiled a helpful collection of resources on the topic: https://canadiancraftsfederation.ca/considering-cultural-appropriation/ 

How to prepare your application 

• Fill out the application form linked below

• Up to 3 images each, of 1-5 artworks for consideration. Images should be well lit, on a white/neutral background) and at least 1MB in file size. At least one image must depict the entire piece, the other 2 can be details or in situ images.

• a short statement describing the work's inspiration in relation to one of Alberta’s historical collections;   

• reference to the historic collection or objects that inspired your submissions. Include the collection location, a short description, and any other relevant details such as catalogue numbers and photographs

Alberta residents do not need to be a member to apply.

For the Craft Perspectives exhibition all works must be for sale. Please provide the retail price for your work. Retail is 100%; member artists receive 60% commission, and the ACC 40% of any works sold, non-member artists receive 50% and the ACC 50%. Sometimes works are sold to customers on a layaway agreement, artists will be paid upon full payment from the customer. Layaway agreements are no longer than 3 months.

Alberta Craft does not accept paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, or illustrations.