Toronto Craft Alert

Well this is some pretty exciting news guys!

As part of the DIwhy? show on at the Ontario Crafts Council gallery until March 1st, us here at TCA, the OCC & City of Craft are bringing you the very first Canadian Screening of Faythe Levine’s newly released indie craft documentary, Handmade Nation on February 26th at 7pm.

Tickets will be sold at the door just prior to the screening, but to ensure you get a seat, please purchase advance tickets at the OCC gallery at 990 Queen Street West near Ossignton (you can check out the DIwhy? show as an added bonus!).  Pre-show tickets will be available as of Tuesday February 17th. Please see the OCC website for gallery hours.

The screening is to be followed by a Craft Chat at 8.30pm about DIY craft, ethics &  subculture in Toronto and beyond - an informal discussion where anyone is welcome to join in.

Read on for all the juicy details & stay updated by checking the webpage at http://cityofcraft.com/2009/handmadenation

Thursday February 26, 2009

Film – 7:00 pm, $8.00, Doors open at 6:30 pm

Discussion – 8.30pm-10:00 pm, FREE

Taking place at the Lennox Contemporary Gallery

12 Ossington Ave. (near Queen)

The Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto Craft Alert and City of Craft are bringing the highly anticipated indie-craft culture documentary, Handmade Nation (2009), to Toronto. As the first Canadian screening, this independently produced film by Faythe Levine is a must-see in its exploration of the rise of D.I.Y. art, craft, and design.

“Handmade Nation documents a movement of artists, crafters, and designers that recognize a marriage between historical techniques, punk, and DIY (do it yourself) ethos while being influenced by traditional handiwork, modern aesthetics, politics, feminism and art. Fueled by the common thread of creating, Handmade Nation explores a burgeoning art community that is based on creativity, determination, and networking”.*

An informal Craft Chat will be held in the gallery following the screening at 8:30 pm to provide a forum for discussion about the film and surrounding themes, and particularly the D.I.Y. craft movement in Canada. All are welcome.

Handmade Nation is being presented in conjunction with DIwhy?, the current exhibition running at the Ontario Crafts Council Gallery from January 20th-March 1st. Juried by Jen Anisef, Allyson Mitchell and Michelle Rothstein, DIwhy? includes the work of Amanda McCavour, Andrea Graham, Becky Johnson, Brooke Pickett, Catherine Trelford-Keogh, Inbred Hybrid Collective, Frances Mahon, Heather Bain, Katie Muth, Katie Sorrell, Lauren Hortie, Maura Meng, Miriam Grenville, and Shannon Gerard.

* http://handmadenationmovie.com

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