Gloria Hickey craft writer

Sunday, 26 October 2014

Wild, Pure, Aesthetic Wonder - Fibre 2015

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This week was undoubtedly a fibre week.  We are preparing for a major fibre exhibition that will have two venues: the Craft Coun...
Sunday, 19 October 2014

Excuse Me, There's a Gorilla at My Door

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This is a stock image from a how-to lesson. The past few months have been a blur of festival events, speaking engagements and comm...
Thursday, 9 October 2014

What a Menu! Susanna Hood + Scott Thomson, Joe Ink, and Sarah Joy Stoker

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Susanna Hood at the microphone in The Muted Note. Any one of the three performances by Susanna Hood + Scott Thomson, Joe Ink, and ...
Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Dulcinea Langfelder & Co.- Like Watching the Birth of Fire

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  Opening night at the Neighbourhood Dance Works'  Festival of New Dance in St. John's  With a powerhouse performance, Dulcinea ...
Sunday, 5 October 2014

Fill Your Dance Card!-Festival of New Dance this week

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Normally I try and blog on either a Sunday or Monday but this week is going to be a little different.  After years of promising myself I o...
Monday, 29 September 2014

Destination Marketing, an evening at The Dunes

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The Dunes is noted both for its stunning gardens and location overlooking the sand dunes of PEI. Last night I had a memorable dinner at...
Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Countdown to the Heirloom Keynote

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That's me wearing my Aunt Ella's aquamarine knuckle duster in red  and yellow gold.  It's been in the family for a long time. ...
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Gloria Hickey is an independent curator and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador with more than 300 published craft related articles. She holds a Masters degree in Philosophy of Art from the University of Toronto (1981) and has curated major exhibitions for several institutions in Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. including the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum. She has also published a chapter in the book The Culture of Craft (Manchester University Press 1997) and has edited two books published by the Canadian Museum of Civilization – Common Ground: Contemporary Craft, Architecture and the Decorative Arts (1999) and Making and Metaphor: A Discussion of Meaning in Contemporary Craft (1994). She is a two-time winner of the Betty Park Award for Critical Writing, hosted by the Surface Design Journal of CA, and received the 2010 award for Cultural Leadership in the Atlantic Region. In 2011, she was the first winner of the Critical Eye award in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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