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NEWS RELEASE (CNS704) -->> EDUCATION/CULTURE--"EXPOSING THE LIMITS" EDUCATION/CULTURE--"EXPOSING THE LIMITS" ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, 1683 Barrington Street, Halifax, is hosting a craft display entitled "Exposing the Limits" from October 30 to November 27, 1996. This is a showing of limited edition or one-of-a-kind crafts displaying high standards of craftsmanship. This display is part of the centre's ongoing production crafts display program. This allows the public to look at the work of Nova Scotia producers without the pressure to buy. Information is made available for people who wish to know where the products can be purchased. It also provides good samples of the range and quality of crafts available in this province. "Exposing the Limits" promotes a variety of beautiful crafts and products, such as wood furniture, Mi'kmaq baskets, fine porcelain, unique weavings, raku pottery, decorative ironwork and much more. This display includes work from craftspeople located throughout Nova Scotia: Alexandra McCurdy, clay, Halifax; Anneke Jans, fibre, Halifax; Dawn MacNutt, metal, Dartmouth; Frances Beis, jewellery, Tantallon; Hawke Originals, jewellery, Hantsport; Ironwood Forge and Woodworks, metal, Wolfville; Lesley Armstrong, fibre, Halifax; L&G Studios, clay, Dartmouth; MicMac Heritage Gallery, Halifax; Mudworks Pottery, clay, Halifax; Nine of Cups, clay, Tantallon; Purcell's Cove Pottery, clay, Halifax; Stephen Sekerak, wood, Halifax; Suezan Aikins, prints, Prospect; Tudor Tile, clay, Shelburne, and Turnstone Pottery, clay, Arichat. The Centre for Craft and Design is dedicated to preserving and promoting the craft industry of Nova Scotia. The centre is part of the cultural affairs division of the Department of Education and Culture. "Exposing the Limits" may be viewed Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission. -30- Contact: Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design 902-424-4062 trp Oct. 23, 1996 - 9:05 a.m.