...Vendor application are open until August 31, 2010, at Midnight EST.

For more information and the vendor application form go here.

Hooray for Toronto makers! (And those from beyond our city limits, too).

City of Craft is a two-day multi-faceted craft extravaganza that decends upon Toronto's West Queen West Gallery District every December.

Craft Fair, Installations, Workshops, Interactive Booths, Group Art Shows, Tea Parties, Raffles & More!

December 18 & 19, 2010
The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen Street West
Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
$2 Admission
http://www.cityofcraft.com

City of Craft and the workroom present...

The Love & Rummage Trunk Show 2
...and afternoon of locally made crafts and vintage wares with a Valentine's focus
Sunday, February 7, 2010
NOON-5:00pm
the workroom
1340 Queen Street West
FREE Admission (& free snacks)

Shop for your sweetie from local handmade wares and crafty rummage items.

This show will be bursting with paper goods, cards, and other trinkets for the one you adore.



Vendors (with links):
Tara Bursey
http://sitekreator.com/tarabursey/
The Coldsnap Bindery
http://www.coldsnapbindery.com
Shannon Gerard
http://www.shannongerard.org
Cecelia Hayes
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ceceliahayes
Davis Khounnoraj
http://www.linesbydavis.com/
Kid Icarus
http://kidicarus.ca
Ella Kohlmann
Melodie Kwan
Katie Muth
http://www.katiemuth.com
Papersnake Jewellery
http://www.papersnake.ca/
Snap & Tumble
http://snapandtumble.com/
Krystal Speck
http://krystalspeck.blogspot.com/
the sweetie pie press
http://www.sweetiepiepress.com
the workroom
http://www.theworkroom.ca

Curated by Becky Johnson & Karyn Valino

http://www.cityofcraft.com/2010/loveandrummage2/index.html

oh, no worries, ivy.

i am so glad that we get to find new people every year. i am equally sad about all the people who don't get in. i wish we could house everyone!

Applications are now also open for craft-based installations. If you think big, think big with us!

City of Craft is looking for crafty artists and artsy crafters to create installations for City of Craft 2009,
which will take place both in and around The Theatre Centre during the weekend of December 12-13, 2009.
The 2009 installation programming will be greatly expanded to include more installation artists and even more
fantastic Queen Street West venues. For this year's installations we hope to include a wide range of crafty approaches,
which reflect the diversity and conceptual richness of contemporary craft practices. Several venues will be available
to artists for City of Craft installation programming this year, from Queen West galleries, storefront windows and
public spaces to the nooks and crannies of City of Craft's fabulous and historic venue, The Theatre Centre.

Some ideas for proposals could include (but are certainly not limited to!) the exploration of:
- crafty public interventions
- digital craft (craft + video, craft + kinetics, etc)
- crafty performance
- textile-based installations
- participatory craft-based installations

the submission for can be found here:
http://cityofcraft.com/2009/cityofcraft/installations/form.php

thanks to the amazing caitlyn murphy, we now have a vendor call flyer!

hi bay area folks,

this is a fairly shameless promotion of my sweetie's project. for the past few years, we have been touring the continent together doing crafty things. he does unflattering portraits (and other stuff) and i make crafts and peddle them. here is a peek at his gallery of unflattering: http://www.misanthropespecialtyco.com/portraits.html

anyway, we will both be in san francisco this weekend for the renegade craft fair and he has made an online sign-up for portraits: http://misanthropespecialty.blogspot.com/2009/07/unflattering-san-francisco.html
 
they take about 30-45 minutes, so booking an appointment is best if you feel so inclined. in spite of the lack of online sign-ups, we always end up turning people away.

hopefully, this posting is not too uncouth, as he does portraits by donation.

and regardless, we will see you there!

love,

becky
the sweetie pie press

Well, about all we can announce thus far is the date for City of Craft 2009 - it's December 12!

We will once again be at the Theatre Centre (with a few little tricks up our sleeves). And there is a chance we may be able to finagle our way into making this a two-day event. We're working on it. But the Saturday we have for sure.

Hooray!

More updates will appear here and on the website as information emerges.

http://www.cityofcraft.com

hi all,

i recently had some images of mine turn up on this photo bookmarking website called fffound which looks kind of interesting. but it's still in beta and you need an invite to sign up.

if you happen to have an invite kicking around, i will send you a snail mail special surprise in exchange (just to keep things crafty).

feel free to message me if this appeals to you.

City of Craft & the workroom present
The Love & Rummage Trunk Show
Sunday February 8, 2009
Noon-5pm
the workroom
1340 Queen Street West

Recession, you say? Then what better time to celebrate Valentine's day with reused, vintage and handmade fare. We have invited a small collection of Toronto (and beyond) craft stars to go through their closets, cupboards and stashes and package up goodies for you. Fabrics! Yarns! Housewares! Paper! Ephemera! Clothing!

Don't worry, the handmade goods you have come to expect from City of Craft / workroom events will also be up for sale. We have put a special call out to vendors to stock up on valentine's cards for all of your heartwarming needs. We can promise cards, 1" buttons, screen prints & a few plants you can't kill.

Free snacks, too.

Featuring the wares/rummage of:
Jen Anisef
Shannon Gerard
Girl Number Twenty
The Misanthrope Specialty Co.
Mr. Skona
Needle Book
Nightjar Books
Old Weston
Resurrection Fern
The Sweetie Pie Press
the workroom
& more!

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