OCC Gallery: Fresh, Local, Craft!

Until December 12
OCC Gallery, 990 Queen St. W., Toronto

Fresh, Local, Craft! is an exhibition that fuses community-building and environmental activism with the processes of craft making. Springing from a fruitful partnership, Fresh, Local, Craft! also constitutes the final tour stop for the Greenbelt Quilt of Possibilities project.

For more information see www.craft.on.ca/Programs/Exhibitions/#current

OCC Gallery: Love and Money

December 16 - 31, 2010
Reception: Thursday, December 16, 6 - 9 pm
OCC Gallery, 990 Queen St. W., Toronto

Curated by Tara Bursey with artists Helen Benninger, Kalpna Patel, Leah Buckareff, Lizz Aston, Matt King, Meags Fitzgerald, Rachael Kess, Sandra Gregson, Stephanie Cormier, Steven Tippin and Wendy Walgate.

City of Craft, in partnership with the Ontario Craft Council, presents Love and Money, a group exhibition that will take place at the Ontario Craft Council Gallery as a part of City of Craft’s 2010 off-site programming.  City of Craft is Toronto’s largest independent craft sale and weekend-long event featuring craft-based installations, free workshops, and craft-related programming.

This year’s exhibition will explore the broad relationship craft and crafting has with commerce.  Craft(ing) is currently a multi-billion dollar industry.  From mainstream craft media personalities and the DIY Network to hipster how-to guides, mega craft fairs and fabric designers du jour, the commercial nature of the contemporary “crafting” movement often seems to starkly contrast the idea of crafting for necessity from days gone by.  On the other hand, there are people who turn to craft and craft processes for a sense of transcendence and autonomy.  Many would argue that there is more of a need to craft for crafts sake now than ever-- either to re-skill ourselves for an uncertain future, or simply to learn to slow down.

Are money and craft strange (or natural) bedfellows?  How does craft transcend issues of commerce?  How might one navigate or perceive the dichotomy of craft for love/craft for money? How do examples of contemporary craft and craft practices address or challenge issues of ownership, value, and exchange?

For more information see www.craft.on.ca/Programs/Exhibitions/#upcoming

 
OCC Gallery: The Genius That Was Lily Yung: ahead of her time

January 6 - February 6, 2011
Opening Reception Thursday, January 6, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
OCC Gallery, 990 Queen St. W., Toronto
 
Curated by Beth Alber, Anne Barros and David Kaye, The Genius That Was Lily Yung constitutes a retrospective exhibition of Yung's work from her early printmaking days to her explorations in jewellery using Rapid Prototyping (RP) systems.

Born in Hong Kong, Yung received her Ph. D. in Immunology at the University of Alberta where she also studied printmaking. She began making jewellery in non-precious materials in 1986. Since 1994, she used textile techniques in wire and beads to transform them into exquisite jewellery. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally, and has won numerous awards in both printmaking and jewellery. Yung was a founding member of the artists run fine craft gallery *new* in Toronto, as well as a co-editor of NewViews, a series of notes and reviews on Canadian craft practice.

For more information, contact Janna Hiemstra at jhiemstra@craft.on.ca

Touring Exhibition: Masterworks Southwest

Station Arts Centre, Tillsonburg
Until December 17, 2010

Masterworks Southwest features the phenomenal work of  thirtyâ��two craftspeople. Travelling to five locations across southwestern Ontario, this group exhibition is currently at the Station Arts Centre as the final venue on the tour.   This exhibition is not to be missed!

Masterworks Southwest Booklet

www.stationartscentre.com

For more information please contact Mary Calarco at mcalarco@craft.on.ca

CraftTalks: Arno Verhoeven

Wednesday, January 19, 2011
OCADU, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, room 190
6:30 - 8:00 pm, open to everyone

Arno Verhoeven, furniture designer, maker, writer and critic based in Edinburgh, Scotland, will present on the relationship between craft and design.

For more information contact Janna Hiemstra at jhiemstra@craft.on.ca

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Top images: Meags Fitzgerald, Tender Tender (detail); Steven Tippin, The LUX; Wendy Walgate, Love Me Tender (detail); Stephanie Cormier, momento maila (detail); Leah Buckareff, Currency of Myth (detail); and Kalpna Patel, Stay Gold necklace.

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