Toronto Craft Alert

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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Amanda Parker, Artifact Crochet. Image courtesy of Telephone Booth Gallery.

This exhibition is doily crazy! Opening this Thursday, Household Notions mashes up traditional textile territory with other media such as glass and porcelain. Read on or check out Telephone Booth Gallery’s website for more images and info.

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Telephone Booth Gallery
Household Notions
DEC 1

LIZZ ASTON – paper burn-out, porcelain
NOELLE HAMLYN – free-motion embroidery
PAM LOBB – mixed media printmaking
DORIE MILLERSON – needle [...]

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Aaron Oussoren, Manhole Cover (Grey). Photo courtesy of the artist.

For our second Cheongju Craft Biennale artist profile, it is my pleasure to introduce you to the work of emerging Toronto-based glass artist, Aaron Oussoren. For more on him and his fantastic work, spend some time poking around his website.

How did you come to be one of the eight Canadians taking part in this year’s Craft Biennale in Cheongju?
I’m fortunate to be an Artist-In-Residence at Harbourfront Centre, and quite a [...]

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The Love Lettering Project by Lindsay Zier-Vogel @ Annette Library

This is one busy weekend for arts and culture in Toronto with both Nuit Blanche AND Culture Days going down. For those looking to roll up their sleeves and make stuff (sometimes the best way to fight that feeling of overwhelm that this time of year can bring), [...]

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Katherine Morley, Don’t Mind if I Sugru, 2011. Moldable air cure silicone.

In talking to crafty thinkers and reviewing the literature on contemporary craft practice for my report for the Ontario Arts Council, the relationship between craft, art, design, and related disciplines (such as architecture) was a very hot topic.  I came across a whole bunch of fascinating projects which applied craft principles and techniques involving very old or very new materials toward architecture or [...]

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It’s always great to come across local galleries with a crafty focus. Telephone Booth Gallery is a new-ish commercial gallery with a strong roster of craft-based artists and most of their rotating exhibitions have a craft component. Their upcoming exhibition, Possible Outcome, combines prints and glass sculpture. Read on for the details.

Come celebrate the Opening Reception and our First Anniversary!

Reception:
Sat, Sept 10th, 2 – 4pm
Artists in attendance

Possible Outcome is a body of work comprised of [...]

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