CARFAC SASK and Art Gallery of Swift Current are pleased to present the following free workshop sessions:
THE ART OF FRAMING ARTWORK I & II
WITH HEATHER CLINE
Saturday October 14th & Sunday October 15th, 2023
from 10am - 3:30pm
Hosted in-person at the Dickson Community Centre (Swift Current)
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP SERIES
The Art of Framing Artwork is a free workshop series that takes places over 2-days and although it is not necessary that participants attend both sessions it is strongly encourages. The workshops sessions run from 10am - 3:30pm with a 45-minute lunch break. Please bring your own lunch. No other materials or previous experience is required.
Pre-registration is encouraged as space is limited to 15 participants. Register by emailing: agscprograms@swiftcurrent.ca.
ABOUT WORKSHOP SESSION I - SATURDAY
Includes a historical tour of general framing style and methods, with a spotlight on contemporary framing strategies. Participants will learn practical considerations, including: framing aesthetics, archival concerns, weighing economy, simple method for matting small-scale artworks on paper, how to properly hinge mount a work, and other how-tos.
ABOUT WORKSHOP SESSION II - SUNDAY
Features approaches to framing works on panel and canvas, including demonstration of how to properly prepare a wood panel and a simple shadow box method for framing small-scale works on paper.
ABOUT HEATHER CLINE
Heather Cline is an artist based in Saskatchewan. She is fascinated by how personal history intersects with human geography. In her most recent art work she is exploring what geography reveals about human occupation through a series of landscapes paintings based on aerial views of the prairie.
Her artistic journey has included many interesting experiences including working as a historic park guide, tree planter, professional picture framer and gallery preparator. She has also been involved in numerousArtist in Residence programs and in 2014 Cline received the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor’s ArtsAward: Arts & Learning for her work as the originator/developer of an innovative distance learningprogram- ‘Live Arts Saskatchewan’. Currently, Cline is an instructor at the University of Regina.
Cline has her MFA from the University of Saskatchewan and has exhibited extensively across Canada. Herwork can be found in many public and private collections, including the Colart Collection, the Remai Modern and the Saskatchewan Arts Board. Learn more at: heathercline.ca