Toronto Craft Alert

I hesitate to post about this, only because I am a wee bit nervous to be moderating this CraftTalks panel (does that feeling ever go away??) hosted by the Ontario Crafts Council and OCAD’s Material Art & Design program.  But I think this is a very current and valuable conversation to be having, so I want to make sure those of you who haven’t come across it know about it. Come out be part of the discussion!

Craft: Shifting Directions II
Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 pm
OCADU, Room 190, 100 McCaul [...]

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Seminar: Adam’s Simple Ration with Stephen Schofield
Saturday October 16, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Spend a day with the artist that includes an illustrated lecture, a walkthrough of the exhibition, and experimentation with eggs to produce temporary sculptures. Test the potential of food as an art-making material and consider the poetic transformations that take place when “Adam’s simple ration” is put to use.

Members $50, Non-members $65, Full-time students $40. Materials $8.
Advance registration is required, class size is limited.
To [...]

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The Gladstone Hotel’s
That’s So Gay.
an exhibition of art that’s gay

Part of the Gladstone Hotel’s Alterna-Pride Celebrations!

June 22 to July 18, 2010
12-5pm Daily
Opening Reception: June 25, 7-10pm
Curator’s Tour July 3, 12pm
Forum Discussion July 8, 7pm

The title is a cheeky re-appropriation of the word “gay,” now that it’s become widely accepted slang for anything and everything uncool; and through that, a reflection on how queers have needed to constantly fight with language, appropriating and re-appropriating words [...]

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WHO: Julian Roberts
WHAT: North American Subtraction Cutting Tour – New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Portland, Oregon!
WHEN: June 14th & 15th
WHERE: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario.
WHY: To support the Master of Arts (MA) degree in Fashion commencing Fall 2010

Ryerson University, School of Fashion invites you to be a part of the 2010 Julian Roberts Subtraction Cutting Tour. On Monday June 14th, [...]

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Lecture: Shawls, Do Shawla and Bollywood Masala with Farooq Ikram
Wednesday June 16, 6:30 pm

Farooq Ikram is a textile and fashion designer. His talk on the various ways of wearing shawls will be illustrated with live demonstrations, projections, and more.

Free for TMC Members and Full-time students, Non-members $12.
Advance tickets may be purchased in person at the TMC’s front desk. Please arrive early, seating is limited.

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XPACE Proposal Workshop
June 19th, 2010 2pm- 4pm

XPACE offers proposal workshops prior to each of our application deadlines. At the workshops we will discuss proposal writing guidelines and tips that attendees can use to develop proposal and grant writing skills. The group discussion and one-on-one conversations will provide you with lasting knowledge that will build your proposal and grant writing skills. This workshop will be lead by XPACE staff, as well as a special guest- to [...]

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