•
Table Top Workshop with Alexander Mergold-
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• Papier Mache Workshop
with Kelly Kirkham in February
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Jenny Kuri Window Installation;
February 2012
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All Sorts
•
Quadrapettes
• Alexander Mergold Video
•
NEW! Picotte & Damon Open Storefront
• Basement Studio Available for Rent
•
Perth Dupont Community Garden
• Image Foundry
• Zocalo
NOW
IN THE WINDOW
PIERROT
AT THE CIRCUS
This
beautiful marionette from the 20's-40's (??) just had to be
restrung. He stands about 24" tall and is made from papier
mache, wood, canvas, linen and features some "fur"
buttons.
Jenny
Kuri & Friend
JENNY
KURI IS DESIGNING OUR FEBRUARY 2012 WINDOW
I met Jenny
at the One of a Kind show and was entranced by her designs.
Mounds
of inanimate material are transformed and brought to life by
Jenny Kuri to become intricate and convivial textile creatures.
The inspiration for Jenny's unique figures are shaped by her
interpretation of the natural world. An abundance of colourful
materials are used, specializing in felt. Jenny attended the
Ontario College of Art and Design, and the Nova Scotia College
of Art where she studied in the Material Art and Design program.
She now lives and works in Toronto. Her work can be found at
various shows around Toronto, and in private collections in
Canada, the U.S. and Germany. Her work has been shown regularly
at C1 Artspace in Toronto, at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga,the
Toronto Outdoor Art Show in Nathan Phillips Square, and most
recently at the One of A Kind Christmas show at the Exhibition
Place. Some of Jenny's other interests include horticulture
and garden design. She loves playing outdoors and is currently
enrolled at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture where she
gets to learn and explore the botanical gardens and butterfly
conservatory. Visit
Jenny's Blog
Deadline
for these two workshops are approaching (tomorrow for the Tabletop
Workshop), if you are intending to take either of them or both,
please sign up soon as space is limited.
Tabletop
Puppet Building Workshop
DATE
& TIME:
4
days, Sundays January 15 - February 5, 2012 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
LOCATION:
Open
Door Designs
1597 Dupont Street
Toronto ON M6P 3S8
Picotte & Damore Catering
1583 Dupont Street
Toronto, ON
M6P 3S5
BASEMENT
STUDIO
AVAILABLE
FOR RENT
The basement
studio is now finished and available for rent
for small meetings and events. A beautiful clean new space,
there is approximately 350 sq ft of floor space. 2 tables, 12
chairs, microwave, kettle, coffeemaker, fridge and bathroom.
Rates:
$15/hr - 8 hour minimum
$20/hr by the hour.
Started
just as a garden with individual plots in 2005 by the City Councillor
Adam Giambrone, it has been transformed into a thriving Community
Garden, and is now a center for Urban Agriculture. With ethnic
and lifestyle diversity, our garden is a place to grow food, flowers,
friendships, and personal social and leadership skills. READ
MORE
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Material
Donations Needed
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE
AT EVANGELINE
Donations
may be dropped off at Open Door Designs or email Nancy
Davis Halifax for more information.
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE: DONATIONS
NEEDED:
fabric, wool, embroidery floss, needles, crochet hooks, old
sweaters
RED WAGON COLLECTIVE was formed in 2006 in response to our desire
to deepen our artistic, collaborative, and community-engaged
practices through residency projects that would enable us to
develop both intensive and extensive relationships in the Junction
- a rapidly changing neighbourhood in Toronto's west end. We
share a desire to work collaboratively with artists and non-artists
to create work that inspires new conversations; softens boundaries
between groups separated by age, culture, ability, and economic
status; promotes the presence of art in everyday life and contributes
to increasing public engagement in community development. The
work we create with communities is used in producing exhibitions,
public installations, and celebratory performance events.We
are currently working within the walls of the Evangeline Shelter.
Image
Foundry specializes in edition printing, custom art reproduction
projects, and high-end photo-retouching work.
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