Toronto Craft Alert

World of Threads Festival
September 18 – October 4, 2009

We invite you to Oakville’s biennial celebration of international contemporary and traditional fibre arts. This year we have 14 exhibitions with 90+ artists from 12 countries and 8 provinces.

The Common Thread International Juried Exhibition is the flagship event of the Festival. This year we had 215 entries from sixteen countries and eight provinces. The jurors had difficult decisions to make on jury day. Due to the quality of the pieces received, a decision was made to expand the Common Thread into three galleries. There was a huge variety of contemporary and traditional pieces.

The results will dazzle you with amazing displays from international artists from Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey and The United States of America. Canadian artists featured are from Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. A number of these pieces are for sale.

There will be approaches to fibre including sculpture, installation, quilting, hooking, lace making, knitting, weaving, embroidery, crocheting, felting, mixed media, soft sculpture, basketry, wearable-art conceptual work and performance.

Visit our website at http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com for details and information on Festival 2009.

The festival is fast approaching – mark your calendar and come prepared to be wowed by the quality and variety of these beautiful exhibitions.

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS:

Common Thread International Juried Exhibition: Venue 1
Artists: Provincial, National & International; List on Website
Location: Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
1086 Burnhamthorpe Road East, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 18 to Sunday, 4 October
Times: Sunday – Thursday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Friday and Saturday 10.00 am to 8.00 pm

Common Thread International Juried Exhibition: Venue 2
Artists: Provincial, National & International; List on Website
Location: Towne Square Gallery
94 George Street, Towne Square (down town), Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 18 to Sunday, 4 October
Times: Tuesday – Saturday. 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm, Mondays: Closed

Common Thread International Juried Exhibition: Venue 3
Artists: Provincial, National & International; List on Website
Location: b42GALLERY
Commercial Point, Unit b 42, 461 North Service Road West, Oakville
Dates: From Saturday, September 19 to Sunday, 4 October
Times: Monday – Sunday 10:00 am to 5.00 pm

The SALON of the Common Thread: Venue 4
Entrants whose work was not accepted by the jurors to the Common Thread have been invited to participate in the Salon of the Common Thread.
Artists: Provincial, National & International, List on Website
Location: O’Connor MacLeod Hanna. 700 Kerr Street, Oakville
Dates: From Wednesday, September 9 to Wednesday, October 14
Times: Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Saturdays & Sundays: Closed

Guilded Threads: Venue 5
An exhibition of recent work by members of the six fibre guilds of Oakville: Oakville Hooking Guild, Oakville Association of Knitters & Crocheters, Oakville Quilters Guild, Oakville Spinners & Weavers, Oakville Stitchery Guild and the Oakville Tatters Guild.
Location: Oakville Town Hall / Municipal offices
1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 11 to Thursday, October 1
Times: Monday – Friday. 8:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm, Sundays: Closed

Threads That Bind: Venue 6
A display of work from the Jurors, Adjudicator, Web Master and Members of the Organizing Committee of the World of Threads Festival 2009
Location: THE GALLERY
Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 25 to Saturday, October 10
Times: Monday – Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sundays: Closed

“nine lives”: Venue 7
A national exhibition on a feline theme.
Artists: From across Canada
Location: Timothy’s World Coffee
321 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville
Dates: From Tuesday, September 1 to Sunday, October 31
Times: Monday – Sunday 7:30 am to 9:00 pm

Expresssions: Venue 8
Members of the Fibre Arts Studio will be showing their work at
Location: Abbozzo Gallery – Project Room
179 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 18 to Sunday, October 4
Times: Monday to Wednesday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Friday & Saturday 10:00 am to 6.00 pm
Sunday 12 noon to 5:00 pm

The Modern Priscilla: Venue 9
Textile design inspired by the Arts and Crafts Style
Work by well known Oakville weaver Christel Wille
Location: Ristorante Julia
312 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 11 to Wednesday, October 7
Times: Monday – Sunday 11:30 am to 10:00 pm

Not Your Grannies Quilts: Venue 10
An exhibition of contemporary art by established Oakville quilter and fibre artist Janet Rhind
Location: Halton Regional Centre
1151 Bronte Road, Oakville
Dates: From Thursday, September 10 to Thursday, October 15
Times: Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: Closed

FIBRiCATIONS-a retrospective: Venue 4
Members of Burlington Fibre Arts will have a sampling of their work in this exhibition.
Location: O’Connor MacLeod Hanna
700 Kerr Street, Oakville
Dates: From September, September 9 to Wednesday October 14
Times: Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturdays & Sundays: Closed

Words to End All Wars: Venue 11
Incorporating the Threads of Remembrance, a selection of World War 1 embroidered post cards from the private collection of Liz Benneian
Location: Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate
8 Navy street, Oakville
Dates: From Sunday, June 28 to June 6, 2010
Times: Tuesday – Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Mondays: Closed
Admission Required

Strands on the Sixteen: Venue 12
An exhibition of contemporary work by members of the Oakville Stitchery Guild
Location: in2art Gallery
136 Church Street, Unit2A, Oakville
Dates: From Friday, September 18 to Saturday, October 3
Times: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sundays & Mondays: Closed

Just for Us Originals -The Wearable Art Show: Venue 13
Annual wearable art show and sale.
Location: Harbour Banquet & Conference Centre
2340 Ontario Street, Oakville
Dates: Friday October 2 1:00- 9.00 pm
Saturday October 3 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Admission Required