Toronto Craft Alert

THE UNCONVENTIONAL SKETCHBOOK
Mixed Media Classes With Sharon Epstein
January 14th 2010 to February 18th 2010,
Thursdays 9:30-12:30
$235 + $65 Material Fee

At the Contemporary Textile Studio Co-op
401 Richmond St. W, Studio 109
www.textilestudio.ca

This course will enable you to make the most out of using a sketchbook practice, develop images, observe and experiment with materials and ideas. Students will be encouraged to use drawing; print-making, resists, transfers and collage. The course will look at the purpose of the [...]

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Winter 2010 Education Registration Opens January 4, 2010

Please read thoroughly before you call to register or inquire. Our office is closed from December 20th and will not reopen until January 4, 2010. We are unable to take registrations or answer questions regarding the education program until January 4th. Registration is limited for all courses and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that we will not open registration until 11:00 AM on Monday, January 4th. Please do not call the office to register until after 11:00 AM [...]

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BODY + OBJECT
January 5 – 31, 2010

Please join us for the opening reception on Wednesday, January 20, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

As a participant in the TIDF, the Ontario Crafts Council is pleased to present Body + Object, an exhibition featuring the work of eighteen artists who explore the relationship between the body and the many forms in which it can ornament, present and represent itself. The body is perhaps today’s most ubiquitous cultural object, especially in its use to [...]

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In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Ontario’s Greenbelt, the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC) and the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation (GBF) are working together to develop a community quilt celebrating this diverse and vibrant green space.

Currently, we are seeking interest from craftspeople, artists, community groups and guilds to submit a handcrafted square to be included in the quilt.

Participants are encouraged to share their ideas and memories of what the Greenbelt means to them, how it has impacted and enriched their lives and to explore how [...]

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This February 2010, Spins & Needles, in collaboration with Ottawa’s National Capital Commission, is calling on artists, crafters and the public, individuals and groups, of all ages, and all creative levels to be part of the Winterlude Urban Cozy Project. Various warm coverings, or cozies, wrapped around trees, lampposts, and other urban elements will be installed on two major festival sites. The intervention will remix warmth, cold, art, craft, music and the city, and also play with traditional images and conceptions associated with a country known around the world for [...]

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2010 APPLICATION FORM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Now in its 49th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July. As the largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada, the TOAE offers a fresh-air alternative to conventional art shows and galleries.

Approximately 500 artists participate and over 100,000 visitors attend the exhibition every year. Side by side, established artists, undiscovered talents and innovative students sell their work directly to the public and make lasting connections with art dealers and collectors. [...]

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