Crafting a Professional Career in the Arts: Against All Odds
In this documentary series professional invisibly disabled Edmonton based artists in a variety of mediums are interviewed. Each artist shares their story, advice and inspirational thoughts for those who are just getting started in their artistic career. The episodes also garner advice for artists at any level from a variety of community supports available to Edmontonians. Interviewees included are artists, gallery owners, craft organizations, show promoters, store owners, City representatives and not-for-profit businesses.
Episode 2: Community REsources - The alberta craft council and the city arts program
In this episode Tanner takes you to two great resources in Edmonton, that can help beginning artists who may not have assumed there were places that were accessible and want to help them succeed in their dreams to become an artist.
In this community support episode we take you along to the Alberta Craft Council to speak with executive director Jenna Stanton about different ways you can get your arts or fine craft career started in Edmonton, her advice for new crafters, and how the Craft Council can help you get going. Then we bring you with us to visit the Program Manager, Ruth-Anne French, at the City of Edmonton's City Arts Centre. We talk with her about the accessible courses the City offers in silver smithing, pottery, etc. Ruth-Anne also discusses how those looking to expand their involvement with their craft can teach their craft through Cities program as well.
Tanner, the host of the community resource episodes, outside of the Alberta Craft Council.
Jenna Stanton, executive director of the ACC, with Linda Mcbain’s art featured behind her.
Ruth-Anne French, program manager for the City Art’s program in one of the many studios in the centrally based City Art’s building.
Checking out one of the many art studios at the City Arts building. This one is the pottery area.
To see what the Alberta Craft Council has to offer the website is (minus the spaces)-
To see what the City of Edmonton Arts program has to offer you can view it on their website here: Cityarts
To look at the low income program or The Leisure Access Program (LAP) allows eligible low-income Edmontonians to access participating City of Edmonton recreation facilities through an annual pass or a subsidized monthly pass the website is:
https://www.edmonton.ca/programs_services/leisure-access-program
For those who are interested in attending classes but are deaf or hard of hearing The City of Edmonton is offering a program which can be viewed at this website under corporate accessibility:
Corporate Accessibility Planhttps://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/initiatives_innovation/corporate-accessibility-plan
To view what the Alberta Craft Council has to offer you can check out their website (minus the spaces).
www.albertacraft .ab.ca/