Information for Crafters
Our Mission
To provide a service to the members of the Sundog Arts Society that will be unsurpassed by any other organization or society. To be an asset to our exhibitors, which will allow them to provide a craft show un-equaled by any other. To maintain our reputation as Saskatchewan's Premiere Showcase of Arts and Crafts.
Sundog Profile
The prime focus of the Sundog Arts Society has always been to promote arts, crafts and music, making them available to the general Saskatoon public. The first Sundog Handcraft Faire was held in the lower level of the Centennial Auditorium in 1974. The event grew in popularity every year and was moved to the Saskatoon Field House in 1983 to better accommodate the crowds and then in 1994 to Saskatchewan Place after one year at the Titan Building. Held annually, on the first weekend in December, Sundog is pleased to host approximately 14,000 patrons during the three days of the Faire.
Sundog has always incorporated a Craft Market and Specialty Food Area with other forms of entertainment. Our Main Stage Area features non-stop entertainment from across Saskatchewan, all presented within a multicultural Food Court. The demonstration area features various guilds, while the information area is reserved for culturally related groups. the Children's area provides our younger patrons with their own fun and entertainers. Sundog is truly something for everyone.
Sundog is a non-profit organization, run by a volunteer board. A Coordinator is paid an honorarium to administrate the faire. All performers, Children's area coordinator and workers, and community groups are also paid honorariums. We have always worked closely with community groups to increase their exposure, as well as provide a fund raising venue for them. In turn, these organizations provide various services such as coat check, entrance and food court monitoring, ticket sellers, etc., we utilize approximately 200 volunteers.
The promotion of sundog incorporates all forms of advertising in our promotional package. We extensively use local and rural newspapers, local and provincial magazines, television, radio, live remotes, billboards and mail-outs. We are pleased to partner with Tourism Saskatoon and Tourism Saskatchewan to highlight Sundog, as well as our wonderful city and beautiful province !
For the past 32 years, the Sundog Handcraft faire has become an eagerly anticipated event during the Christmas season for Saskatoon and area shoppers. We look forward to the future and to remaining Saskatchewan's Premier Festival of Handcrafts.
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The Sundog Board of Directors is made up of a group of individuals who are Artists or Crafters just like our members, and are elected to position by the membership. |
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| 2005-2006 Sundog Board | ||||||||
| Director-at-Large -Donna Banks (384-8899) Donna is an accomplished photographer along with publication of her work Donna is also a juried exhibitor - "Photos by D". Donna is kept very busy as the devoted mother of Ty, and as time permits will be exhibiting at more faires. Booth #267 | ||||||||
| Treasurer - Cheryl Grummett (931-4790) Past President, Cheryl works in clay and as a juried exhibitor can be found marketing her marvellous creations at other faires as well as Sundog under the name of "Cats - N- Castles". Being treasurer is a demanding job so Cheryl is taking time off from exhibiting for now. | ||||||||
| Secretary - Judy Tryon (382-3807) Working in clay Judy has "JT Pottery" and is also kept very busy teaching classes in the finer art of working with clay, as a juried exhibitor you will find Judy at many faires including Sundog. Booth #168 | ||||||||
| Director-at-Large - Peggy Agar (374-2338) Peggy is renowned for the fine catering at "Agars Corner", along with involvement in the food court, you will also find Peggy in the specialty food area marketing Classic Christmas Cake's that just melts in your mouth. Booth #151 | ||||||||
| President - Bill Doig (492-2321) Bill has worked in various mediums, some of his interests include wood carving, always interested in new ventures Bill is currently very busy doing custom framing. Although no longer an exhibitor you will always find Bill at Sundog helping out in many ways. | ||||||||
| Director-at-Large - Lavella Shaw, joining the board in 2007, you can find Lavella at booth #126 . Mom & Me Crafts, a fine assortment of Country Crafts.
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| Director-at-Large - Cheryl Tremblay is part of the 'Wood Boys' teamand can be found at booth #213. Also new to the board in 2007, you will see by the 'Wood Boys' quality that once again you have elected a director familiar with many of the mediums used by exhibitors. | ||||||||
| Director-at-Large - Gerry Young (668-5573) Working in fabric you will find Gerry at many faires including Sundog, with a huge assortment of functional and gift items you will find "Creative Crafts by Gerry" timeless. Booth #279 | ||||||||
| Sundog Co-ordinator - Diane Boyko (384-7364) No wheel can run without a hub, Diane is invaluable as the co-ordinator of what is the premiere showcase of arts and crafts in Saskatchewan. The energy and enthusiasm projected by Diane is highly infectious. | ||||||||
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Contact Information All general inquiries can be made to: Co-ordinator: Diane Boyko Telephone: (306) 384-7364 FAX: (306) 384-7364 Postal address: P.O. Box 7183. Saskatoon. SK. S7K 4J1 Electronic mail: [email protected] |
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Exhibitor Information
In order to become a participant in the Sundog Handcraft Faire you must first be a member of the Sundog Arts Society. The membership fee for the Sundog Arts Society is $10.00. You must fill out an application like the one below.
SUNDOG ARTS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
NAME:
BUSINESS NAME:
ADDRESS:
PC:
TELEPHONE: FAX:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
TYPE OF CRAFT/MEDIUM:
Send along with the $10.00 membership fee to:
Sundog Arts Society, P.O. Box 7183, Saskatoon. SK. S7K 4J1
Once your application form and membership fee are recieved then you will be placed on our mailing list.
Please Note: There are no restrictions to becoming a member of Sundog, with exception to the rule that all work is that of the exhibitor, and that no moulds or kits may be used, unless the mould is designed and made by the crafter. We also encourage out of province exhibitors.
Faire Application Process
The application for the Sundog Handcraft Faire is multi-stage
Stage One: In the month of February all of our members will receive an application form for the faire. You will have approx two months to fill this out.
Stage Two: The application deadline is April 30th (must be postmarked by this date). Once the deadline has passed the Sundog office must have received your completed application form, faire fees, and three to six slides of your original work. All applications once recieved are sorted according to medium.
The cost's for a booth are laid out in the application package or by inquiring to the coordinator (All booth costs include GST):
Exhibitor booths come fully draped with one table and two chairs. Power supplies are available from ShowTech Electric and an application for power is included in the application package for the faire.Stage Three: The middle of June all applications recieved are juried. The jurying process is done by our eight member board of directors using the slides submitted as aides (slide quality is very important) in basing the decision on participation in the faire.
Stage Four: Applicants are informed of their acceptance or waiting list status by the first week of July.
Faire Infomation
Sundog is always held on the first weekend in December. This will sometimes incorporate the last day(s) of November. The Sundog Handcraft Faire is held at Credit Union Centre, Saskatoon's largest multi-purpose facility
Credit Union Centre is one of Saskatoon's best known landmarks, follow any map of Saskatoon (map also in the phone book) to Idylwyld Drive, follow this street North out of the city. Take the highway to North Battleford which veers left or to Prince Albert which is a straight continuation. Credit Union Centre is very visible from either highway.
As a crafter your booth will be placed on one of two levels
Concourse Level
Arena (Ice) Level
The responsibility for the faire is that of a board of directors, this board is elected by the membership of Sundog and is made up of Artists and Crafters. This board then hires a coordinator to run the day to day affairs of Sundog and report to the board at it's monthly meetings which are held each month throughout the year. The planning that goes into Sundog is very time consuming, and the cost and availability of a facility like Saskatchewan Place make it viable for us to only hold a show like this once a year.