Workshops for Creative Entrepreneurs!

Wise Daughters Craft Market is hosting workshops in September aimed at teaching Creative Entrepreneurs tips for Selling and Marketing. Check out Sea Flower Studios blog here for more information.

While you're there check out the new Artisan Support Network Forum that was just launched as a way to help Artisans in Toronto and Surrounding areas connect to share resources such as transportation and table shares for craft shows!

Also there have been new vendor calls posted so check them out!

Vender Call: Movies and Makers

Movies & Makers:

A Holiday Arts and Craft Show at the Fox Theatre Wants You!

When? Saturday December 17, 2011

What? A diverse mix of local makers of fine, cool, funky, sassy art and craft selling their wares at the stunning Fox Theatre in the Beaches. The sale is from 11 am to 5:30 pm.

Fox Theatre together with TEST's own girlcancreate is looking for a variety of makers. Whether you make jewelry, clothes, art, stuffies, zines, buttons…we want you.

Please note that we cannot accept any makers of food or drink due to building health codes.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

The deadline for applications is midnight on September 15, 2011. All applicants will be notified of participation by the third week of September.

Please email all applications to Lisa Pijuan-Nomura girlcancreate [at] gmail.com
MORE INFORMATION ON APPLICATION FOUND HERE

Vender Call: Dias de los Muertos Festival of the Arts

Dia De Los Muertos Festival of the Arts (November 6, 2011) is seeking venders. Please email info@diadelosmuertosfestival.c​a for Vendor info.

99 Mrkt This Weekend

This Sunday, August 7th you can find TESTy member Sea Flower Studios at the 99 Mrkt in Toronto's West End. This is a fairly new market but full of great vendors! Find more information here.

For those of you looking for future vendor opportunities they have more dates in August and September and are still looking for vendors.

Vender Call: Sunnyside Beach

Call for Artists:

September 2011 Edition


Three-day fine art event, the Sunnyside Beach Juried Art Show & Sale, returns to the Sunnyside Pavilion from September 9-11, 2011.

For the fourth time, the show will feature painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture, alongside art installations and live music performances by dynamic emerging and established artists.

We are now accepting applications and creative proposals for the September 2011 edition.

See: Call for Artists and Application Form or website here.

The application deadline is August 15, 2011 by 11:59 pm.

Dinner Party Wars Casting and Vendor Calls

The Food Network Show Dinner Party wars is casting for their new season and they are looking for artisans to add a creative flair to the competition! For more details check out Sea Flower Studios blog post here.

Also some new vendor calls have been added to Sea Flower Studios blog here.

Vender Call: Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair

The Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair 2011
A juried celebration of unique handcrafted items

Saturday, November 19th, 2011
9am to 6 pm
Admission: $3.00 - Children under 12 free

Call to Artisans

The Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair brings together over 50 artisans selling unique hand crafted items. The Arts & Crafts Fair uniquely positions artisans to reach buyers seeking high quality handmade items. In addition to attracting the wider community, this event in particular attracts the Waldorf schools community, people who deeply value and invest in fine craftsmanship, natural materials, and environmentally sound products.

The Arts & Crafts Fair takes place concurrently with two other greatly attended events at the school: The Annual Candlelight Children's Fair, and the Village Market, a weekly organic farmers’ market. Artisans can expect an attendance of over 1000 people from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond.

The Toronto Waldorf School (TWS) is situated within the community of Thornhill, Ontario, a few minutes north of Toronto. It is conveniently located 2 km north of Highways 7/407 on the west side of Bathurst Street. There is ample free parking. The venue is easily accessible by public transit. TWS is also wheelchair accessible.


Interested artisans are warmly invited to download an Application Package.
Space is limited. Please apply by August 31, 2011.

For further information contact:
Leslie Peel, Chair, 2011 Toronto Waldorf School Arts & Crafts Fair
Attn: Arts & Crafts Fair
9100 Bathurst Street
Thornhill, Ontario
L4J 8C7
905-881-6137, ext. 711
artscraftsfair@torontowaldorfschool.com