Toronto Craft Alert

Art in the Park 2010 – Call for Entry

ONE WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER- Entry Deadline: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

Annual Outdoor Art Show & Sale

Art in the Park is an annual juried one-day outdoor community arts festival that is held in the parkland surrounding the Scarborough Arts Council. Artists will have the opportunity to connect with the community, sell their work and discuss ideas [...]

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May Workshops at Wise Daughters

Paper Flowers
Sat, May 1, 1 – 4
Make a gorgeous eco-friendly bouquet of flowers out of coffee filters. $30.

Marbling on Paper
Tues, May 4, 7 – 8 pm
Learn to make beautiful patterns on paper. $30 includes supplies for 3 cards.

Baby Picasso for Infants and Parents
4 Thursdays, May 6 – 27, 10 – 11 am
Enjoy the benefits of early art stimulation as your baby explores using edible paint. For infants [...]

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Shopgirls Gallery Boutique – Seeking proposals for summer/fall 2010 exhibitions

We are interested in showing work from emerging artists in all mediums, but especially drawing, painting, photography, mixed media. Group or solo exhibition proposals are welcome. Shopgirls charges no rental fee, but will retain a portion of sales, so there is no initial risk to the artist.

Shopgirls Gallery Boutique is an 1800-square-foot creative retail space that features unique pieces by exclusively Canadian artists and designers.

Available dates:
June 1 – 22
June 23 – July 13

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REVELRY V: WHERE ARTISTS AND EMERGING COLLECTORS MEET

THE FIFTH ANNUAL ART AUCTION IN SUPPORT OF GALLERY 1313

Gallery 1313 presents Revelry V, its fifth annual art auction and fundraiser.

Attention emerging collectors: This year’s art auction offers you the opportunity to bid on the work of almost 30 artists working in a variety of mediums (sculpture, painting and photography).

We want you first time art buyers, those who have never experienced a live art auction and those who want to add to their collection to join us [...]

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Toronto School of Art
Spring and Summer Registration 2010

Register by April 5th for Spring Term and receive $20 discount per course!

Spring Term:  April 19 – June 26, 2010
Summer Term:  July 5 – August 28, 2010

8 & 10 week courses I 1 week intensives I  3 day workshops

SAMPLE OF COURSES OFFERED:

1063 – Painting 2 – Mandala Painting on Yupo Paper, May 15 – 16, 2010
Various spiritual traditions employed mandalas for focusing attention, for establishing a sacred space and as an aid to meditation and trance induction.  This workshop will [...]

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::ADULT CLASSES::

CERAMICS: WHEEL THROWING
Learn the basics in wheel throwing techniques to produce cylinders with various functions. A range of decorating methods will be covered. Suitable for all levels of experience these focused workshops are limited to five students at a time.
Tuesdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25 from 7 to 9:30pm
$150 (materials included) 4 sessions

CERAMICS: HANDBUILDING AND WHEEL THROWING
This course is for those who want to sample hand building but learn some wheel throwing as well. Mix it up! Learn various hand building techniques including [...]

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