Toronto Craft Alert

Here’s a fantastic looking three-person exhibition happening at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga which is crafty in both form and content. The show features some brand new work by Heather Goodchild, and you can preview some of exhibitor Tazeen Qayyum’s work at the Textile Museum right now in the show Veiled, which is up until February 12th.

A Homespun Web installation photo courtesy of The Living Arts Centre

A HOMESPUN WEB
Heather Goodchild, Noelle Hamlyn and Tazeen Qayyum

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Janet Macpherson, Censure. Photo courtesy of Harbourfront Centre.

There are a whole new crop of wonderful looking exhibitions opening at Harbourfront Centre tomorrow night. Among them is LOOK Out, which will feature the work of current Harbourfront Craft Department Artists-In-Residence. Take a look at Harbourfront’s website under current visual arts programs for a sneak peak at some of the seriously dynamic work that will be in the show. I’m particularly excited to check out the work of some [...]

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Knit #1 by Lyn Carter courtesy of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries website.

Did you know that Cambridge Galleries are super into textiles? Hosts of the annual Fibreworks juried art exhibition, Cambridge Galleries frequently features exhibitions of Canadian textile artists (notably Lyn Carter and Anna Torma) and also have an very impressive amount of contemporary textile work in their permanent collection. Catch a glimpse of some of their collection in the exhibition Select Works, opening this Tuesday. A [...]

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Self-published book In My Baba’s Kitchen by Monique Motut-Firth, courtesy of the Eyelevel Reshelving Initiative 5 website.

The Eyelevel Reshelving Initiative is an exhibition of zines and small works that happens every two years at Eyelevel Gallery, a fantastic artist-run centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Zinesters and self-publishers, take heed! Register online, and send your work in by the end of the month!

ERI 5 is an exhibition and sale of artist books, zines, multiples and other kinds of artist-made [...]

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If you’ve never done this show, perhaps it’s something to chew on over the holidays. Huge crowds, engagement with a diverse public alongside a bunch of great artists, and being part of something that has a deep (51!) year history in Toronto’s art scene while still keeping it relevant. And for those who had already decided to apply – here is a little nudge. Hoorah!

2012 APPLICATION FORM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Now in its 51st year, the Toronto Outdoor Art [...]

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The Junction is absolutely jammed with exciting design & craft shops and creative celebrations of late, so it was more of an ‘awesome, of course’ than an ‘no, really??’ when Amanda alerted me to to the fact that a ARTiculations, a cute new art supply store/workshop space/exhibition venue has opened there.

You can catch Amanda’s window installation and gallery show in the space until January 20th, check out the ARTiculations blog for upcoming workshops , and pop in to the [...]

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