This exhibition has two locations:
1.0 @ 99 Frames, 527 Parliament Street
2.0 @ Leaves of Trees, 177 Queen Street East
This duo of exhibitions showcases work from a cooperative of textile artists who share a studio space in downtown Toronto. These artists, from varying backgrounds, are unified by this creative space and a shared exploration of design and fibre arts that bridges art and craft, beauty and utility. They engage with processes that have a rich history and renewed contemporary application, such as natural dyeing, stitching and embroidery, slow fashion, repurposing materials, foraging, handwork, printing, and communal making. These human-centred practices also speak to sustainability, respect for resources, and making meaning from what we create and how we contribute to an inclusive collective experience. Everything included here required assembly by hand, and in some cases, many hands, and we wouldn’t want it any other way.
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For a hands-on experience, join us on January 26 at the Contemporary Textile Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, for a 4-hour workshop where creativity and sustainability meet. In ‘Intuitive Stitch with Natural Dye’, you’ll craft a unique textile collage using hand stitching, upcycled fabrics, naturally dyed threads, and locally foraged dyes.
Participants
Munira Amin, Katherine Childs, Diana Fox-Revett, Gitte Hansen, BR Goldstein, Carolanne Graham, Rachel MacHenry, Erin MacKeen, Shannon SmithAccessibility
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