Craft & Design

Reposting, this is very important and needs public support! The #SaveCraftEdON campaign is a grassroots coalition of students, educators, artists, and industry partners demanding immediate government attention and public support to protect Ontario’s craft education programs. Find out more here - also linked in our bio - which includes tools for letter writing to government and post-secondary leadership: /blogs/participate/campaign-to-save-ontarios-post-secondary-craft-education For media inquiries, interviews, or to get involved: 📩 Contact: Craft Ontario 📞 Phone: 416-925-4222 📧 Email: [email protected] 🌐 Website/Socials: , @craftontario 🔗 Follow and share to help #SaveCraftEdON 📣 CTA: Share this post & tag your school! Reposted from @craftontario

After 36 years of dedication, creativity, and leadership, our beloved Melanie Egan has retired as Director of Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre. From shaping the careers of countless artists to championing craft and design in Canada and beyond, Melanie’s impact is immeasurable. We will miss her daily presence, but her lessons live on through a phenomenal amount of people she guided and mentored throughout her career. It has been our absolute pleasure and privilege to have been the lucky ones to work alongside her.

It is with much distress that we are posting this news from Toronto. George Brown College (GBC) is the largest jewellery and gemmology school in North America with 250 full-time students. Closing these programs will have huge repercussions for the future learning of our craft and the jewellery industry in Canada. The implications of this decision cannot be understated, this will be catastrophic to the industry if action is not taken. We respectfully urge all my Canadian, American, European and UK colleagues, jewellers and artists alike to consider sending a letter of support. Your voice can really help! See link below for all the information to help. Thank you all 🙌 #savegbcjewellery #CanadianJewellery #SNAGmember @gbcollege @gbcjewellery @craftontario /file/d/1HmwA1miFzILfJCrXmcUEnJhXes9ZnVT2/view?usp=sharing

Join us for the official 2025 @designtofestival Launch Party 🥳 Kick off the 15th Festival and celebrate DesignTO’s legacy! Be the first to see REVIVE, experience Toronto-based artist Asli Alin’s one-night-only installation and dance the night away to music by DJ Fly Lady Di. This Friday! 🗓️ January 24, 7pm 📍 Harbourfront Centre 🎟️ Tickets available on @harbourfrontcentre 's link in bio! We’ll see you there! [Group of people enjoying an art opening reception party.]

Calling all visual artists working in all mediums and backgrounds! Join Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor and online art fair in July 2025. @torontooutdoorart ’s 64th #CallForArtists is now open. This year, you can choose to participate: ● In-person at Nathan Phillips Square & the Online Art Fair, or ● Toronto Online Art Fair (Exclusively Online) Why should you apply? → With 170,000 annual visitors to Nathan Phillips Square, 100,000 website visitors, and 1 million annual page views, TOAF provides unparalleled exposure and a reputable platform for artistic recognition. → Win one of TOAF’s coveted awards. Each year, $40,000 cash and in-kind are awarded to outstanding artists in their fields. Online-only artists are eligible for $4,000 cash or in-kind awards. → No need to break the bank! TOAF is a registered charity and non-profit organization. That’s why we prioritize keeping costs low and providing accessible and flexible participation packages for artists in all stages of their careers. Read more about TOAF’s 2025 #CallForArtists, and apply online at TOAF.ca/call-for-artists Early Bird Deadline: February 28, 2025 (11:59 PM) Final Application Deadline: March 7, 2025 (11:59 PM) #TOAF64 #TorontoArtFair #TorontoOutdoorArtFair #CallforEntries #CallforSubmissions #ArtistOpportunities #OnlineFair #NathanPhillipsSquare #CanadianArtists #CanadianArt #artists #ArtCall #Craft #Design #Jewellery #Painting #Photography #Sculpture #Ceramics #Woodworking #GlassArt #Drawing #Watercolour #TorontoArt #ShowloveTO #TorontoArts

Hey artists! Thinking of heading to the Space & Place Symposium next week? Here’s what you could get out of it: ✅ Collaborate and build relationships with others in the craft and design community ✅ Hear from diverse voices about their practice ✅ Learn from artists in our craft demonstrations ✅ Be inspired by local and grassroots makers Join us for live presentations, a film screening, panel conversations, demonstrations, networking opportunities and so much more! 📅 November 8–10 📍 Harbourfront Centre (Nov 8–9) and Sheridan College (Nov 10) 🎟️ Passes on sale now, check out the link below to secure your place. /series/space-and-place-a-making-amp-thinking-symposium-2024/ #thingstodointoronto #craft #design #community 14s

📣 Attention! Introducing Space & Place – A Making & Thinking Symposium, a three-day in-person event that delves into the fascinating ideas, collaborations and contributions of craft and design communities. Delivered in partnership with Harbourfront Centre, Craft Ontario and Sheridan College, the Symposium will include live presentations, panel conversations, craft demonstrations, a film screening and more as we invite you into the world and discipline of fine craft. 📅 November 8–10 📍 Harbourfront Centre (Nov 8–9) and Sheridan College (Nov 10) 🎟️ Passes on sale now, head to our website to secure your spot.

Did you know our Artists-in-Residence have extended hour access to our Craft & Design studios? Our Craft & Design program is the only one available in Canada that offers an emerging artist residency in contemporary craft and design, with a strong focus on professional development. Being able to access the studios and equipment on flexible hours enables our artists to hone their craft uninterrupted and create the work they are passionate about as part of that. Thank you to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (@ontrillium ) who has helped make this even easier with their grant for our access project, providing flexibility, convenience and better security in accessing our building and studios at all hours of the day.

A huge congratulations to one of our newest Textiles Artists-in-Residence, Tracey-Mae Chambers, on receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal! The King Charles III Coronation Medal recognizes Canadians who have made significant contributions to their communities. Tracey-Mae Chambers receives the prestigious honour for establishing connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through site-specific art installations that hope to decolonize public spaces across Canada. Photo credit to MS Anne-Marie Brisson, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2024 #gghonours #decolonize #truthandreconciliation #hopeandhealingcanada #publicart #indigenousart #métis #decolonization #reconciliation #ontariomuseum #ontarioartgallery #fibreartist #textileart

We had a very interesting meetup at Harbourfront Toronto today. I sketched the glass artist at Craft &Design Studio. @craftdesignto #harbourfront #harbourfronttoronto #harbourfrontcentre #craftdesign @harbourfrontcentre @usktoronto #usktoronto

📣📣 Attention Ceramic Lovers! We have added a last course to this season's listings and registration is now open for our 6-week "Exploring Surface: Ceramic Decorating Techniques" with our phenomenal artist in residence and instructor @marianabolanosinclan ! The course runs on Thursdays, starting September 19th to October 24th. Follow the link below to register! 🔥

We look forward to this weekend every year! Lookout for our artists in residence, Juliana Scherzer in our Textiles Studio (Booth 27), Steph Cloutier who completed her textiles residency in June of this year (Booth 84). In our Glass Studio we have Sydni Weatherson (Booth 323), Lauren Rice (Booth 111) and Victoria Guy (Booth 29) and many others who have completed their residencies here at Harbourfront. ⭐👏 The 63rd Toronto Outdoor Art Fair #TOAF63 is on July 12 - 14 at Nathan Phillips Square - rain or shine. Meet and collect art from 400+ artists from across Canada 🖼️🎪 Join Art Talks and Tours to learn more about breakout artists and gain insights from seasoned art professionals and collectors. Toronto Outdoor Art Fair is a home for public art explorations through Art Nest, curated by Rafi Ghanaghounian. The installation features five talented artists presenting public artworks which “will bring to attention the challenges and rewards of living in such a cosmopolitan city through thought provoking sculptures and performances.” (Rafi Ghanaghounian) #TOAF is Canada’s leading contemporary outdoor and online art fair. Free Admission. For more information follow @torontooutdoorart or check out TOAF.ca. 📍What: Canada’s Leading Contemporary Outdoor & Online Art Fair 📍When: July 12-14, 2024 📍Where: Nathan Phillips Square #TOAF63 #TorontoOutdoorArtFair #TOAF #TorontoArtFair #TorontoArt #CanadianArt #SupportArtists #SupportArtistsOnline #TorontoArtists #CanadianArtists #OntarioArtists #DiscoverOntario #Ontario #TorontoLife #DiscoverArt #art #toronto #BuyArt #ArtFair #TorontoOnlineArtFair #CollectArt #ArtCollector #NathanPhillipsSquare #SeeTorontoNow