Toronto Craft Alert

TORONTO SCULPTURE GARDEN
115 King Street East, Toronto

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Next Deadline: Submissions received by May 15, 2010

The Toronto Sculpture Garden has been a leader in Canada in the commissioning of contemporary sculpture since it opened in 1981. Located in an urban park in the downtown core, it serves as a testing ground for artists to explore public space and to address issues of urban context, materials and scale.

BACKGROUND:

The TSG is a non-collecting institution that is unique in its partnership between the City of Toronto, which owns and operates the [...]

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March Workshops

ETCHING
Learn one of the oldest forms of printmaking and become part of this rich history with our introduction to the intaglio printmaking. This course will take you from a blank piece of copper to a rich black and white print. Learn all steps of this printmaking practice from plate preparation, the use of different grounds for drawing and the final printing.

4 week workshop, March 9, 16, 23 & 30
6:00 – 8:30 PM
$220.00 a person, max 6 people
Materials included

MOLD MAKING
Create a rubber mold for casting [...]

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Review by Tara Bursey

It’s A Big Deal!
Harbourfront Centre
January 23- April 4 2010

Curated by Melanie Egan, Head of Craft and
Patrick Macaulay, Head of Visual Arts

“How big is big?  What is big?  Is it big enough?”  These are the questions Melanie Egan and Patrick Macaulay ask of both exhibiting artists and viewers in their curatorial statement for It’s A Big Deal!, currently showing at Harbourfront Centre.  This exhibition focuses on new work by selected residents of Harbourfront’s Artist-In-Residence program.

Egan and Macaulay’s [...]

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We wrap up our Design Week coverage with 2010 Come Up to My Room, the Gladstone Hotel’s contribution to Toronto International Design Festival.

Those of you who read our coverage of Radiant Dark and IDS know the drill:  Check out some lovely photos from photographer Danijela Pruginic (clicking here for more images & clicking on the images for artist info), and below you’ll find a review of the show from writer Adam Gorley.  We’d love to hear your feedback on these posts – whether [...]

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22nd Annual Winter Studio Sale at Kaolin Designs

This annual sale features artist, Patricia O”Brien’s contemporary pottery, wall art & sanded mirrors and artist, William Roddy’s steel sculptures, funky mirrors & modern furniture.
sale dates & hours: Jan. 27 to Feb. 6. Wed. to Sat. noon to 6pm & Sun. noon to 4pm. 416-533-9337

Kaolin Designs
477 Dupont Street (just west of Bathurst)
416-533-9337
kaolindesigns.com

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This is the first installment of our coverage of 3 of the major events happening this week as part of Toronto International Design Festival: Radiant Dark, Come Up to My Room, and the Interior Design Show.

We attended the opening for MADE’s Radiant Dark: Assets & Values in thematically-appropriate Commerce Court on Wednesday night, where photographer Danijela Pruginic and writer Adam Gorley captured the mood and imagery of this always-inspiring event.   It is on until Sunday January 24 so there is still time to [...]

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