Toronto Craft Alert

Susan Rowe Harrison is part of bookhou featured artist series – come check out her installation in the front window from February 3-28,2010.

Bookhou Shop
798 Dundas Street West
www.bookhou.com

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FINAL VOTE ON BILLBOARD TAX FOR ART NOV. 30 / DEC 1

After seven years of BeautifulCity.ca Alliance campaigning, Toronto City Council will be voting on a billboard tax for art at its next meeting on November 30 and December 1.

The BeautifulCity.ca Alliance is seeking a tax on billboards with the funds going to art in the public sphere (e.g. murals, sculptures, festivals, accessible arts programming, outdoor performances, etc.) as well as enforcement of the new sign by-law that governs billboards. The proposal is endorsed by over 50 Toronto organizations, thousands of signatories and, [...]

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The Naked Sheep is hosting a World Wide Knit In Public Day Event at The Beach. On June 13th starting at noon until we just can’t knit anymore.

Location: the bottom of Glen Manor Road, just south of Queen East (map)

All fibre enthusiasts are welcome – knitters, crocheters, spinners. The cost is free, we just ask folks to RSVP to ensure we have enough refreshments and snacks.

Naked Sheep site: www.nakedsheep.ca
WWKIP site: www.wwkipday.com
Press Kit: www.wwkipday.com/wwkip_day_2009_press_kit.pdf

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Toronto Transit Commission
TORONTO-YORK SPADINA SUBWAY EXTENSION
Call to Artists: Request to Prequalify
REFERENCE NO.: R13PI09726
CONTRACT NO.: A85-84

The TTC is looking to pre-qualify up to six Artists to become members of the design teams for the six new stations of the TTC’s Toronto-York Spadina Subway Expansion and, as members of the design team, to participate directly in the design of the station and to develop an integrated artwork or artworks for the station.

The Artist will be required to work collaboratively with the station design team [...]

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