Akin Winter Arts Market and Exhibition - Opening Reception on Saturday December 3!

Image above: a slideshow of images showing work by participants of the Akin Winter Arts Market

Akin invites you to join us on Saturday December 3 from 1-3pm for the opening reception of the Akin Winter Arts Market and Exhibition at the Clark Centre for the Arts, 191 Guildwood Pkwy, Scarborough.  

Drop in for live music and shop for a variety of beautiful gifts at the Arts Market for our opening day! You can also enjoy browsing the exhibition ‘Through 100 Windows’ featuring members of Akin’s studios as well as local creatives from Scarborough and surrounding neighborhoods.

In conjunction with this event, a selection of art work by studio members belonging to the Akin Studio Program at Auto BLDG will be featured on the 3rd floor of the Clark galleries, as well as work by Special Highlights Scarborough artists Wandy Cheng and Theresa Hopkins.

From paintings and prints, to ceramics and textiles, we hope to present a gorgeous and colorfully integrated expression of artistic talent to warm hearts as we head into the winter months.

The Akin Winter Arts Market and Exhibition is happening from December 3-18. Click here for full details including a list of partcipating artists.

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
@CanadaCouncil  #BringingTheArtsToLife

Call for Artists: Framed by Feminists & Made by Feminists →

Feminist Art Collective (FAC) is very excited to partner with the Gladstone Hotel to present two markets of feminist works. Framed by Feminists takes place October 28 and Made by Feminists takes place November 18. Submissions deadline for both is August 15th 2018.

Image from FAC 2015.

Framed by Feminists
An affordable market of feminist art

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom
October 28, 2018
10am – 4pm

Calling visual artists who identify as feminist.

Presented by the Feminist Art Collective (FAC) and the Gladstone Hotel, this market of affordable feminist art will run concurrently with Art Toronto. Visual artists will have the opportunity to utilize a 6 foot table to display and sell their work.

Accepting artists who work with paintings, small sculptures, prints, photographs, and mixed media.

Email questions to: framedbyfeminists@gmail.com.

Click here for more information.

Image from FAC 2015.

Made by Feminists
Handmade goods, natural products and textiles made by persons who identify as feminist

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom
November 18, 2018
10am-4pm

The Feminist Art Collective (FAC) is partnering with the Gladstone Hotel to present Made by Feminists. Makers will have a 6 foot table to display and sell their wares.

Accepting handmade goods, natural products and textiles.

Email questions to: madebyfeminists@gmail.com.

Click here for more information.

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About FAC

The Feminist Art Collective (FAC) is a grassroots, not for profit, volunteered-based organization committed to inspiring social change. FAC started in 2012 with a yearly goal of putting on a conference to exhibit and discuss feminist art. FAC now includes yearlong programming, including education projects and an annual artist residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point. It also engages in several community partnerships dedicated to the promotion of feminist art across artistic disciplines in Toronto and abroad.

Akin Members at Field Trip Music and Arts Fesitval →

Field Trip brings some of the world’s best music right to the heart of Toronto, but the festival is also about much more than that. Food, art, comedy, family, fashion and a spirit of discovery count among the many inspirations, and each year’s Field Trip is dedicated to collaborative explorations of those themes. At this year's festival you can find Akin Ossington members Leora Israel's and Jenn Kitagawa's work is on display in the Field Trip Marketplace and in one of the Art and Design areas.

Leora Israel is a Toronto potter with a focus on functional wares with a modern twist. You can shop her line of beautiful ceramics, The Otter Potter, in the Field Trip Marketplace this weekend. The Field Trip Marketplace is an annual hub where fans can browse unique wares from some of Toronto’s most talented crafters and designers.

Jenn Kitagawa is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Toronto, Canada. Her vision is to experiment with different mediums, techniques and materials to create a diverse body of work generating excitement in the viewer. You can find her gigantic bean bag installation just south of the Fort York stage.

Call For Vendors: Dundas West Street Festival, June 8

Hello friends & fellow makers of beautiful things!

I have been asked by the Dundas West BIA (Business Improvement Association) to organize a ‘handmade market’ to hit the streets as part of the first ever Dundas West Fest, taking place on June 8^th 2013.

The Dundas West Fest is a one-day street festival that will shut down Dundas St. West from Lansdowne St. to Roxton Rd, just east of Ossington. The festival will run from 11am–10pm, offering a full day of music, art, kids’ activities, food & drink, extended patios, shopping and more!

The location is prime. This neighbourhood has become a pretty hip hub offering some of the city’s best in art and design, as well as tons of great vintage shops, a bunch of trendy and delicious brunch spots, and, most importantly, an awesome community that genuinely appreciates and supports locally made goods and independently run businesses like ours!

My goal is to bring together a group of unique but complimentary makers, creators and entrepreneurs for a day-long street market called:

By Hand.

With Heart.

                                   

I am reaching out to you because I believe that you have a sharp brand and well executed product that I know you stand behind with pride and passion. The focus is on showcasing local talent and unique, high-quality, handcrafted items, with the goal of giving you great brand exposure and the capacity for exponential sales!

Here are your options:

A.    10 x 10 ft space  = $125.00

B.    5 x 10 ft space  = $75.00                 

* You are responsible for the set up and display of your items (including tables, chairs, tents, etc.)

* You are responsible for the sales of your items.  

* You are obligated to participate in the full duration of the event (11am-10pm)

* The event will run rain or shine!

On top of what the BIA is already committed to doing, I will provide promotion and advertising via multiple social media platforms. In addition to this, vendors are encouraged to promote within their own networks to let your fans know where they can find your goods!

Also, if you know of other vendors who might be interested in participating, please share!

Time is of the essence here as I have had to move very quickly to put this plan into action.  I ask that you do the same and get back to me with your interest ASAP.  Spaces are limited and some are already taken!  Please don't hesitate to direct any questions and concerns my way.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Alessandra Cardarelli

                 

alessandra@carteblanchecreations.com

416.779.8599

P.S. I am working on developing a monthly market that will take place at a top secret and totally awesome Dundas West location throughout the summer... so what I’m saying is, this street market is just the start of something wonderful!