Retail display and sales available

Limited Time Offer. Retail display and sales available for local artists and crafters at Brampton Town Weekday Market, 255 Queen St E. Have the freedom of showcasing and getting your arts and crafts sold for you, 6 Days a week in busy market without being there! Starting at $25/Month. Speak to BAC member Karen Hinds (905) 796-6811 Info@solutionsmixed.com

Retail sales and display available for local artists and crafters

Starting Dec 1, 2013. Retail sales and display available for local artists and crafters at Brampton Town Weekday Market, 255 Queen St E. Have the freedom of showcasing and getting your arts and crafts sold for you, 6 Days a week in busy market without being there! Starting at $25/Month. Speak to BAC member Karen Hinds of Solutionsmixed Inc. (905) 796-6811 Info@solutionsmixed.com

Break out PA Days at PAMA

Oct 11, 9 AM - 4:30 PM. Break out PA Days at PAMA, 9 Wellington Street E. Pre-registration required. Get your hands on a variety of arts and crafts! $35 per child per session. For more info, visit www.pama.peelregion.ca

Call for Entry

Fine Art and Craft Festival in Burlington, Ontario. Go to www.thebac.ca/festival for more info.

CALL FOR VENDORS: ART AROUND THE POND

In Wellesley, Ontario is on Saturday, June 15, 10 AM – 4 PM. ACCEPTING VENDOR APPLICATIONS UNTIL JUNE 13!  (Wellesley is approx 1 hr & 10 mins from Brampton, past Kitchener) Want more info? www.artroundthepond.ca

Originally published on April 4, 2013 at 3:02 PM. 
Republished on April 29, 2013 at 1:32 PM, May 22, 2013 at 2:18pm

CARFAC initiative

CARFAC Ontario is providing leadership on Strengthening the Sector: Resources and Best Practices for the Visual, Media and Craft-Based Arts Sector, a multi-year project focused on researching and developing resources and tools for the visual, media and craft-based arts sector. The following goals guide the project:

1. Establishing industry standards in the visual, media and craft-based arts sector
2. Building relationships and trust across the sectors among all stakeholders
3. Supporting professionalization across the sector
4. Developing a basis for the development of policy and legislative initiatives that are to the long-term benefit of the sector

For more information on the project click here.

Regional Forums: RSVP is required.

Hamilton/Niagara
Location: Niagara Artists Centre
Date: January 11th - 6:30-8:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartsniagara.eventbrite.ca

Thunder Bay
Location: Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Date: January 14th - 6:30-8:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartsthunderbay.eventbrite.ca

Sudbury/North Bay
Location: Art Gallery of Sudbury
Date: January 15th - 2:30-4:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartssudbury.eventbrite.ca

London
Location: Museum London
Date: January 18th - 6:30-8:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartslondon.eventbrite.ca

Toronto/Mississauga
Location: Gallery 1313
Date: January 21st - 6:30-8:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartstoronto.eventbrite.ca

Ottawa
Location: Gallery 101
Date: January 23rd -6:30-8:30pm
http://strengtheningtheartsottawa.eventbrite.ca


Province-Wide Survey: Following the Forums, a province-wide survey will be launched to seek further input from the sector.

 

CARFAC Ontario 

www.carfacontario.ca  

Toll-free: 1-877-890-8850 

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on twitter @carfacontario

Stripping the Beauty with Martha Schellingerhoud

November 24 at Bramalea Alliance Church, 905 Central Park Dr. A Brampton Quilters' Guild workshop where you will learn the technique of strip paper piecing. If you enjoy paper piecing you will love strip paper piecing. If you are new to paper piecing, learn the technique along with the enhanced addition of doing it in strips. You will be making a variation of a New York Beauty while learning this method. Pattern with detailed instructions included. Come out and enjoy this course of Stripping the Beauty. bqguild.wordpress.org

Originally publichsed on November 15, 2012 at 1:46 PM

New classes at The Art Workshop

The Art Workshop, division of BAC member group Brampton Art Fair, has some new classes to share. Aromatherapy 101  . Sun 21 Oct, 2 – 5 pm. Digital Scrapbooking Class with Alison. 22 Oct, 7 – 9 pm. Sewing Basics & Quilt Making. 11 Oct. 7 - 9 pm for 4 Thursdays. Check out TAW’s calendar for more courses! www.TheArtWorkshop.ca/calendar.htm to view them all. info@theartworkshop.ca 

Originally published on October 11,2012 at 10:08 AM
Republished on October 18, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Vendor spaces available

Still some vendor space available! Learnapalooza Festival.

Visit 

http://www.learnapaloozabrampton.ca/

Presented by the BramptonArtFair.com.

Saturday, July 21 from 9am to 4pm at Terry Miller Rec Centre. We'll have artists, crafters, and a variety of local activities and opportunities to learn - like sports instruction, music lessons, and so much more! Fun for the whole family and each booth with be demonstrating and explaining their work. A great learning experience. FREE admission and parking.

Originally published on May 16, 2012 at 4:41 PM
Republished again on June 26, 2012 at 1:19PM

NEW SUMMER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

At theartworkshop.ca. The Art Workshop is a great little studio space that offers ongoing classes and workshops, designed to bring out the creative beast in you! Meet like-minded clever folks, relax, unwind, de-stress and it's all affordable and all-inclusive too. We provide you the opportunity to try out a craft or skill, we'll provide the instruction and all materials, and you get to learn in a small, low teacher-to-student ratio and have some fun too! Presented by the Brampton Art Fair.

Originally published at 3:31 PM, June 11, 2012.
Republished on June 18, 2012 at 2:31 pm; June 23 at 2:28 PM

affordable, fun arts & crafts workshops

Sat May 26. The Art Workshop has affordable, fun arts & crafts workshops and classes. Join us for Photography 101! Many other creative outlets available! Visit our website at http://www.theartworkshop.ca/. (Brought to you by the Brampton Art Fair.)

Art in the Open 2012



Less than a month to get your application and interview set up for Brampton’s outdoor art & craft show and market, Art in the Open. Deadline: May 22, 2012. CALL FOR ARTISTS/ARTISANS. The Brampton Arts Council is calling for artists and artisans at our annual outdoor show and market Art in the Open, a feature of the local Farmers’ Market. PART-TIME and FULL-TIME vendor positions are available for creators of hand-crafted, original works. Art in the Open takes place every Saturday, 7 am – 1 pm in downtown Brampton on the north-east corner of Main & Queen from June to October. Find out why 75, 000 people attended the Farmers’ Market in 2011. For more info, (905) 874-2919 or kelly@artsbrampton.ca. Note: Limited jeweler space. www.artsbrampton.ca/aito.asp Spread the word.

Jewellery Skills Classes NEW!

 NEW! Starts Wednesday, May 2nd, from 7-9pm and runs for 4 weeks for $100! Learn all the basics and apply them to completed pieces! Our enthusiastic instructor and BAC member Ana Verde creates beautiful jewellery and she's going to show you how you can too. Each week will complete a finished piece. Some addt'l materials fees may be incurred depending on the projects chosen to complete. Register today at info@theartworkshop.ca (Brought to you by the Brampton Art Fair.)

LOOKING FOR INSTRUCTORS



@ The Art Workshop! TAW is always looking to add new courses and fun instructors to classes and workshops. If you're a clever bunny and wanna teach others, then tell TAW about your gift! For a list of courses/workshops already running, visit at www.TheArtWorkshop.ca. As always TAW is LOOKING FOR STUDENTS too!

Upcoming classes/workshops at The Art Workshop

Classes on Basketweaving, Creative Writing, Sewing 101, Learn to Crochet, Drawing Level 1, Parents 'n Kids Creativity, Glass Etching, Photography on Location  and so much more! Visit http://www.theartworkshop.ca, division of Brampton Art Fair.

Originally posted on March 22, 2012 @ 2:41 pm

The Art Workshop

Cake Decorating 4 week course - $100. Starts Tuesday, March 6th from 7-9pm. Learn the basics and eat your results! The Art Workshop (division of Brampton Art Fair) starts the first class with a killer cupcake theme. In following weeks they’ll cover cakes, structure, fondants, sugar flowers, recipe variations and more. (NOTE: This class may require addt'l costs for ingredients, etc. for homework projects.) http://www.theartworkshop.ca/

Creative Writing 4 week course - $100 Starts Thursday March 8, 2012 from 7-9pm and runs to March 29th. Ready to write the next great murder mystery but don't know where to start? Start right here! Simple tips and tricks to bring out the creative writer in you! This course is presented by Catherine Astolfo, Author of The Emily Taylor Series. Purpose: to encourage fledgling writers to put their words on paper in a way that will have shape and promise!

Wed, March 14 from 7-9pm -OR- Sat March 17 from 10am – noon. TWO dates to choose from. NEW! The Art Workshop, division of the Brampton Fair offers the workshop Wire Wrapped Rings. Create a beautiful keepsake ring, just for you! Using aluminum wire (which is easy to work with and won't tarnish), to create a one-of-a-kind hand made wire wrapped ring, with your choice of focal bead (you can even bring a favourite bead of your own to make into a ring if you prefer!). You'll learn the techniques, how to use jewellers tools, correct finishing practices and you'll take home at least one completed project. Includes materials! $30. http://www.theartworkshop.ca/

NEW! Stained Glass Painting workshop - $35 Join TAW Saturday, March 17 from 10am - 12:30pm and learn how to imitate the look of stained glass with Vitrail paint! Finish a beautiful Morning Glory on glass and take it home with you. All materials supplied.

Photography Basics Workshop $25 Saturday, March 24th from 10am - 12noon
It's not about the expensive camera and equipment, it's about you, what you see, your technique and using your camera. It doesn't matter whether you use a point & shoot, an iPhone or a Blackberry, in our Photography Basics Workshop we will teach you how to use your camer, how to understand its functions and most importantly how you can take better photos!

Art Classes/Evg Workshops!

Upcoming lessons/workshops at The Art Workshop: Glass/Ceramic/Mirror Etching - Level 2, Wed. Feb 15th, 7-9pm = $25. Jewellery Basics 101 (Earring & Bracelet construction) Wed, Feb 22, 7-9pm = $25. Victorian Felt Flower Projects - Wed, Feb 29, 7-9pm=$25, One-Stroke Painting - starts Tues March 6 – 4 weeks=$100, Visit http://www.theartworkshop.ca/ for more classes and to register.

BRAMPTON ART FAIR CALL FOR ARTISTS

Deadline: May 1, 2012. Call for Vendors! The Brampton Art Fair heralds in their 13th show, Sat. July 21, 9am-4pm at new venue - the Terry Miller Recreation Centre in Brampton! A HUGE new venue with lots of space for many more vendors to showcase their original artwork! You'll find an application on the website at www.BramptonArtFair.com. NOTE: BAF vendor costs have stayed the same for the past 5 years!

Photography Basics Workshop

Saturday, February 4, 10 am-noon. Photography Basics Workshop - 2hours/$25. Presented by The Art Workshop.ca, 115 Orenda Road, Brampton. It’s not about the expensive camera and equipment. It’s about you, what you see, your technique and using your camera. It doesn’t matter whether you use a Point & Shoot, an i-Phone, or a Blackberry! In our introductory session, we will teach you how to use your camera, how to understand its’ functions and most importantly how you, can take better photos! To register, info@TheArtWorkshop.ca. Other upcoming workshop/classes include: Victorian Felt Flowers, One-Stroke Painting, Stained Glass Painting, Creative Writing 101 and more. Visit http://www.theartworkshop.ca/

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