HELP WANTED: Volunteer at the 2011 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (show: July 9-11,2011; volunteer deadline: June 30, 2011)

jen — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:10:08 +0000

Just a quick note to let you know that TOAE is inviting people to be part of their 50th outdoor art show by volunteering before and during the weekend of the show on Nathan Phillips Square.

Some of the ways you can be involved include:

Assist in the set-up and strike of exhibition
Assist in the chalking of square
Assistance in assembly of artist registration packages
Street team flyer distribution
Information Booth
Merchandise Booth
Artist Registration
Conducting marketing surveys on square
General artist support
Distribution of program guide

HELP WANTED: Volunteer call for our 49th annual on Nathan Phillips Square (July 9-11)

rosalyn — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:03:17 +0000

Become a TOAE Volunteer!

Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) is always looking for committed, energetic, passionate and friendly volunteers. TOAE would not be possible without the support of numerous enthusiastic volunteers.

Are you interested in becoming part of TOAE’s 49th volunteer team? Please review the categories below and let us know how and when you can contribute. If you have any special skills or experience, please let us know, as that additional information will be helpful.

Various positions are available leading up [...]

HELP WANTED: Seeking At-Home Seamstress/Sewer

rosalyn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:48:20 +0000

A Toronto-based consumer product company is in need of an experienced at-home seamstress/sewer. The job involves very simple cutting following a template, and sewing zippers into vinyl material (that tends to warp/stretch with machines) so experience/knowledge with vinyl is a must. The first run will be a smaller quantity of approximately 100 with needs of up to 1000 in the near future.

If interested, please contact Steph at: stephguo@gmail.com

HELP WANTED: Part Time Position Available

caitlyn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:20:35 +0000

A growing Toronto based soap company is hiring a part time individual to make soap and natural skin care products. The job involves working with lye, a caustic substance, as well as essential oils and fragrances. Approx 15 hours/week.

If interested, please contact: ella@ellasbotanicals.com

HELP WANTED: Creative Works Studio seeks crafty mentors

toronto craft alert — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:04:20 +0000

Creative Works Studio is looking for mentors to work with its members. This is an opportunity to share your skills and experience with someone struggling with a mental illness.

Creative Works Studio is a community art outreach program whose mandate is to provide an oasis from the daily rigors and challenges of life for people living with mental illness and addiction. The Studio was established in 1995 as a unique initiative spearheaded by St. Michael’s Hospital Inner City Health Program. Open five days a week, the Studio provides healing [...]

CRAFTIVISM: Shop for the Cause 2 – Emergency Fundraiser for Haiti (January 23)

jen — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:55:27 +0000

I’ve been thinking about how best to contribute to Haiti Aid efforts (with, I’ll admit it, a limited budget), and was really glad to see this info come through from Nathalie-Roze on this craft show/rummage sale/bake sale/etc. she is hosting in Leslievile next Saturday. This one is the second “Shop for the Cause” event she is hosting, the first one being for the 2005 Tsunami, during which over $16,000 was raised (Amazing!).

For those of us who are not flush with cash to donate, this is a great & effective way [...]

HELP WANTED: Bilingual Visual and Media Arts Program Assistant @ OAC (deadline to apply: December 14)

jen — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:47:50 +0000

The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly funded arm’s-length agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Culture whose primary purpose is to award grants to professional artists and arts organizations.

BILINGUAL PROGRAM ASSISTANT
FILE # 12-09 (Visual and Media Arts Program Assistant)

The Program Assistant position provides key administrative support to the Ontario Arts Council’s granting processes by being responsible for data entry, sorting and filing, mass mailings and correspondence, cheque requisitioning, making hotel, travel and meal arrangements for meetings, answering general inquiries by phone or e-mail, uploading information to the web, and taking notes and [...]

HELP WANTED: Call for unwanted craft supplies (December 12)

jen — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:53:16 +0000

Bring your unwanted clothes and unwanted supplies to City of Craft on Saturday, December 12 between 12 noon – 3:00 p.m. or email or call to arrange for drop off or pick up ahead of time.

I am creating an installation during the event, made of Unwanted Clothes. We are also getting crafty and making things with the scraps or leftover supplies for the installation. If you have something made of scraps you would like included in the installation, bring it to the event and it will be used.

On Sunday, December 13 the [...]

HELP WANTED: Handmade hats, scarves, mitts for women at the Redwood Shelter (by December 15)

rosalyn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:31:29 +0000

WANTED: Handmade hats, scarves, mitts for women at the Redwood Shelter

Please help make this holiday warmer and more beautiful for women who have fled violence. Bring your handmade hats, mittens and scarves to Wise Daughters Craft Market by December 15th.

Wise Daughters Craft Market
3079B Dundas Street West
416-761-1555
www.wisedaughters.com

HELP WANTED: Volunteer for City of Craft 2009! (Show: December 12 & 13)

jen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49:53 +0000

Handmade homesteader, or lonestar craft cowboy, you’re on call to join us on the radical-craft frontier to build this City!

City of Craft is an innovative, craft culture event that features craft-based installations, free workshops, and a curated craft fair of modern handmade goods. Hitch your wagon to this shooting star and volunteer with City of Craft 2009!

Fear not, folks… this is no one-horse town! Put your hands on one of many plum roles:

All Around Town Heros- for vendor support and random acts of craft-kindness in the welcome department
Barn-raisers and [...]

HELP WANTED: Spinning, Knitting, and Crocheting for the Toronto Zoo

toronto craft alert — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:27 +0000

Spinners, Knitter and Fibre Artist plus Animal Lovers!!!

Project Proposal

Do you love animals? Do you have skillz in the processing, spinning, knitting, crocheting department? Interested in making a difference in your community. Want to be a part of an exciting project from the ground up? I am looking for like minded folks to help me out with a fundraising project for the Toronto Zoo. I have big ideas, but alone I can only do so much. So here’s the deets:

The Toronto Zoo has told me [...]

HELP WANTED: Wrap Up Baby & Mom

rosalyn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:45:49 +0000

The June Callwood Centre for Women and Families, formerly Jessie’s Centre for Teenagers, is looking for some volunteers to help make baby wraps. Baby wraps are a length of fabric parents use to keep their baby close, so they can travel comfortably by public transportation.

The June Callwood Centre is multi-resource centre located in downtown Toronto and has been serving pregnant and parenting teens for the past 25 years.

If you think you’d be interested in helping out young parents by crafting up a baby wrap, [...]

HELP WANTED: CRAFT off the lot needs volunteers (show: Nov. 12 – 15)

toronto craft alert — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:18:27 +0000

TCC Event Gallery is thrilled to announce our first annual CRAFT off the Lot Exhibition – Toronto’s first affordable indoor artist exhibition for the Holiday Season!

Off the Lot is seeking volunteers for the areas of exhibition listed below.

POSITIONS:

Installation Hand

Installation hands will assist with the set up and striking of exhibitions. Volunteers do not have to have experience with art installations but must feel comfortable with manual labour and using tools. Installation Hands will also be asked to be available to assist artists and artisans with set [...]

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: Toronto illustrators?

jen — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:16:56 +0000

The field of illustration has truly exploded in the past few years; as followers of the TCA interns’ Top Picks will have noted, there are so many talented peeps out there drawing in their own dreamy, quirky, and/or irreverent styles.

I must confess though that other than a small handful of greats (like Shea Chang, above, who has done lovely work for local bands Obijou and Timber Timbre) I am not terribly familiar with the Toronto talent pool for illustrators, and I was hoping you guys could share some of your faves [...]

HELP WANTED: Job Posting for Two Bilingual Program Assistants at the Ontario Arts Council (deadline: July 24)

rosalyn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:12:25 +0000

Job posting for Bilingual Program Assistants in both English and French.
Please note the deadline date for the posting is July 24th

The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly funded arm’s-length agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Culture whose primary purpose is to award grants to professional artists and arts organizations.

BILINGUAL PROGRAM ASSISTANTS
FILE # 04-09 (Visual and Media Arts Program Assistant)
FILE # 05-09 (Touring and Compass Program Assistant)

The Program Assistant positions provide key administrative support to the Ontario Arts Council’s granting processes [...]

GET SCHOOLED: Summer Art Classes, Studio Spaces & Jobs at Toronto School of Art

jen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:58:20 +0000

Toronto School of Art
www.tsa-art.ca

Ryoichi Nakamura, a participant in the Independent Summer Residency, at work in his studio.

Register NOW for SUMMER courses:

8 week term: http://www.tsa-art.ca/Courses/Calendar/98

One week Intensives: http://www.tsa-art.ca/Courses/Calendar/94

New this year – Summer 3 day workshops

July 6 – 8, 613 Powdered Graphite and Acrylic Glazes with Brian Burnett
July 13 – 15, 617 Chinese Brush Painting with Norman Choo
July 20 – 22, 618 Colour Mixing with Martha Eleen
July 27 – 29, Life Drawing 2 – Structural Bodies with [...]

HELP WANTED: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Call for Volunteers! (July 10-12)

rosalyn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:34:39 +0000

Now in its 48th 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.

TOAE would not be possible without the generous help of numerous enthusiastic volunteers who provide information and support both to exhibiting artists and to visitors. For more information and a full description of volunteer positions, please contact the office directly.

2009 TOAE Hours:
July 10 from 10:30am-7:30pm
July 11 from 10:30am-7:30pm
July 12 from 10:30am-6:30pm

Interested volunteers should contact [...]

HELP WANTED: Position Available at BizzyB’s Stamp and Scrap (open until filled)

toronto craft alert — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:45:09 +0000

Bizzy B’s Stamp and Scrap is looking for an individual who:

Is into paper crafting (Stamping, scrap-booking, book making etc.)

Has flexible work hours (available days, evenings and weekends – though not all at once!)

Has retail experience

Is detail oriented

Has good people skills

Has basic computer knowledge

Is looking to work in an artistic environment

Is a team player

Please apply with résumé to Barb at info@bizzyb.ca or in person at 2100 Bloor Street W., Suite 4B

VENDOR CALL/HELP WANTED: Parkdale Youth Festival (September 19, deadline: July 31)

rosalyn — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:50:35 +0000

Are you a young artist or musician looking to showcase your talents? Are you part of an organization that services young people? Do you want to get involved in a community event? Then you might be interested in taking part in the fifth annual Parkdale Youth Festival. It’s been dubbed the largest gathering of youth service organizations in the west end of Toronto, and this year we will once again be showcasing a spectacular line up of local entertainment for people of all ages.

On Saturday September 19th from 12:00 [...]

CRAFTIVISM: Operation Sock Monkey Needs YOU!

rosalyn — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:28:23 +0000

Calling all Craftivists and Sock Monkey enthusiasts!!!

OSM has just received a request from Clowns Without Borders South Africa for 100 sock monkeys A.S.A.P!!!!
The Clowns have begun the implementation of a residency program with a focus on the magical and therapeutic powers of the sock monkey, which means they need a veritable army of sock monkeys, pronto!

If you or someone you know likes to make sock monkeys, please consider creating one for this important and excellent cause. OSM will provide materials and instruction if [...]

HELP WANTED: 3 new intern positions available at TCA!

jen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:16:23 +0000

We are looking to expand Team TCA!

The development and general awesomeness of the TCA project totally depends on the contributions of our volunteers and interns, and as the project grows and our vision for the site evolves, we are inviting more people to come aboard and contribute their energy and ideas.

We are currently looking to fill the following internship positions:

Communications/Marketing – Harness your love of writing and social networking for the good of the craft community by helping us spread the [...]

HELP WANTED: Call for in-kind garage sale donations to support Methink Presents projects

jen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:08 +0000

CALL FOR IN-KIND GARAGE SALE DONATIONS

Methinks Presents is holding its 2nd annual Gargantuan Garage Sale & BBQ Corn Roast, a series of fun-filled, family-friendly events scheduled to happen at our new social art space, Project 165, during every Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market, from May through July.

Proceeds from this project will directly benefit Project 165 operations and our next traveling art show expedition, which will tour Central and Eastern Canada for the month of [...]

CRAFTY HAPPENING: BIG on Bloor Festival (June 20)

rosalyn — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:33:15 +0000

BIG on Bloor Festival
June 20, 2009
1 to 9 pm
Bloor Street from Christie to Lansdowne

bigonbloor.com/festival

Returning for the second year, BIG on Bloor, Canada’s longest street festival will be closing down Bloor Street from Christie to Landowne, 2 1/2 km. of car-free space on June 20 from 1 to 9 pm.

There are many ways to get involved, rent a table to sell your arts and crafts, apply to perform on one of the three stages, or on the street,

VENDOR CALL: Under 30 Crafts (December 6)

rosalyn — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:44:28 +0000

December 6, 2009, 2:30-8:30pm
Ralph Thornton Centre
765 Queen St. West, 2nd Floor (map)

Find unique handcrafted items, meet artisans, and enter a draw to win a collection of handcrafted treasures!

Under 30 Crafts Christmas Market brings together talented people whose craftsmanship is admirable, yet accessible. No item costs more than $30! From unique ethnic journals to beautiful Christmas ornaments, whether seeking a refreshingly disctinctive gift for another or oneself, the annual Under 30 Crafts Christmas Market is sure to delight those who like well-crafted handmade goods.

This event is wheelchair-accessible.

HELP WANTED: Vintage Fashion Magazines for Art Film (by April 8)

jen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:05:35 +0000

An interesting request came through the Forum & I thought I’d put it out here to see if anyone can help….

Dear Fellow Craft Artist/Designer :),

I am doing scenic design and props for an art film feature called SIGHT UNSEEN,
I am looking for Vintage Fashion Magazines (Old Vogues, Old Elle, 60′s Mags, Fringe Art Stuff…) that I can borrow as props/set dressing,
I’d need them for all of April and can promise they’ll be treated carefully and returned,
the people working on this are amazing and super [...]

HELP WANTED: Job Posting for Interim Director @ Gallery 1313 (deadline April 20)

rosalyn — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:19:03 +0000

Gallery 1313, an artist run centre located in the heart of Parkdale, is seeking an Interim Director for the summer of 2009.

Responsibilities include:

* Supervising and assisting with the installation of exhibitions twice monthly in Gallery 1313′s three on-site spaces
* Administration duties related to artist contracts and membership
* Attending to day-to-day operations and maintenance of the gallery
* Supervising and delegating tasks to volunteer interns
* Writing and distributing media releases and archiving press clippings
* Documenting exhibitions
* Organizing and attending opening receptions for exhibitions [...]

HELP WANTED: Volunteer for the Doug Wright Awards (May 9, 2009)

becky — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:09:18 +0000

The Doug Wright Awards (honouring Canada’s preeminent comics artists) has now announced its 2009 nominees (viewable here) and the hunt is on for volunteers to make the event run smoothly.

From DWA Director, Brad Mackay:

With the 2009 awards less than two months away we are now looking for energetic volunteers to help make sure this year’s event runs as smooth as silk.

This means doing everything from handing out invites at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, manning our booth at TCAF, ushering VIPs to their seats, guest liaison work, [...]

CRAFTY BIZ: Find an arty job (and more) through Canada Arts Connect

jen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:52:04 +0000

The lovely Desirée wrote to let us know about her recently launched website, Canada Arts Connect (http://canada-arts-connect.blogspot.com). I have received a few emails lately from people wondering to find work in the arts, so I know this will be a handy resource for many of you!

Canada Arts Connect is a site where Canadian artistic professionals can connect with jobs, employers, and each other. Created and run by an artistic professional for artistic professionals, Canada Arts Connect includes:

Jobs – Current listings for jobs in all [...]

Toronto Craft Alert » Help Wanted

HELP WANTED: Several Opportunities @ Artscape

HELP WANTED: Store Manager at The Paper Place (Job starts September 1, 2011)

HELP WANTED: Volunteer at the 2011 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (show: July 9-11,2011; volunteer deadline: June 30, 2011)

HELP WANTED: Volunteer call for our 49th annual on Nathan Phillips Square (July 9-11)

HELP WANTED: Seeking At-Home Seamstress/Sewer

HELP WANTED: Part Time Position Available

HELP WANTED: Creative Works Studio seeks crafty mentors

CRAFTIVISM: Shop for the Cause 2 – Emergency Fundraiser for Haiti (January 23)

HELP WANTED: Bilingual Visual and Media Arts Program Assistant @ OAC (deadline to apply: December 14)

HELP WANTED: Call for unwanted craft supplies (December 12)

HELP WANTED: Handmade hats, scarves, mitts for women at the Redwood Shelter (by December 15)

HELP WANTED: Volunteer for City of Craft 2009! (Show: December 12 & 13)

HELP WANTED: Spinning, Knitting, and Crocheting for the Toronto Zoo

HELP WANTED: Wrap Up Baby & Mom

HELP WANTED: CRAFT off the lot needs volunteers (show: Nov. 12 – 15)

FROM THE DESK OF TCA: Toronto illustrators?

HELP WANTED: Job Posting for Two Bilingual Program Assistants at the Ontario Arts Council (deadline: July 24)

GET SCHOOLED: Summer Art Classes, Studio Spaces & Jobs at Toronto School of Art

HELP WANTED: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition – Call for Volunteers! (July 10-12)

HELP WANTED: Position Available at BizzyB’s Stamp and Scrap (open until filled)

VENDOR CALL/HELP WANTED: Parkdale Youth Festival (September 19, deadline: July 31)

CRAFTIVISM: Operation Sock Monkey Needs YOU!

HELP WANTED: 3 new intern positions available at TCA!

HELP WANTED: Call for in-kind garage sale donations to support Methink Presents projects

CRAFTY HAPPENING: BIG on Bloor Festival (June 20)

VENDOR CALL: Under 30 Crafts (December 6)

HELP WANTED: Vintage Fashion Magazines for Art Film (by April 8)

HELP WANTED: Job Posting for Interim Director @ Gallery 1313 (deadline April 20)

HELP WANTED: Volunteer for the Doug Wright Awards (May 9, 2009)

CRAFTY BIZ: Find an arty job (and more) through Canada Arts Connect