Harbourfront Centre - Craft Department

Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) Programme

If you have recently graduated from a recognized craft, design or art college/university and are interested in pursuing a full-time career in craft, you should consider an artists residency in the Craft Studio.

The Craft Studio residency programme acts as a stepping stone between school and a professional career. It is designed to assist and promote emerging, professional craftspeople by providing time, facilities, professional development programmes and resources to create and develop work.

Full-time openings in Hot-glass, Metal/Jewellery, Ceramics and Textiles. Summer openings in Metal, Textiles and Glass when space permits.

Craft Courses

Taught by the Craft Studio artists-in-residence, these beginner courses for adults are an excellent creative challenge. Courses include Ceramics, Glass Blowing, Basic Jewellery Creation and Textiles.

Education Outreach (K - 12)

For school group programming contact us at 416.973.4091 or email us.

Craft Lectures & Events

Lectures, professional seminars and workshops with prominent Canadian and international artists on a variety of craft-related topics are offered throughout the year. For more information, call 416.973.4963 or email us.

OAC Exhibition Assistance

The Craft Department at Harbourfront Centre is a third party Recommender for Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grants for Craft Artists in Ontario.

OAC Exhibition Assistance Grants

Grants from $500 to $1,500.

Eligible Expenses:

materials to prepare and install work for exhibition (framing and the cost of other materials, e.g. specialized hardware for mounting, plinths) Note: The purchase of materials to create work is not eligible
Audio-visual equipment to present your work, including rental or purchase of monitors, projectors, cables, synchronizers, computers, etc. Purchase of audio-visual presentation equipment is eligible where rental is not feasible. A detailed explanation must be provided to support purchase requests. Purchased equipment remains the property of the artist, not the gallery.
Crating and transportation of works of art
Fees for assistance in installation of the exhibition, including technical assistance
Exhibition promotional expenses, e.g. design, printing and mailing of invitations; web-site posting; paid advertising (in print or on-line)
Fees and rental costs, e.g. rental of exhibition space, booth fees
Insurance, e.g. for transportation of work, for the exhibition venue

Annual Jury Deadline

15 September (and January 15 if we have funds left over to allocate).

For more information about OAC Exhibition Assistance, visit the Ontario Arts Council website or contact Melanie Egan, Head of Craft at Harbourfront Centre at rmegan@harbourfrontcentre.com.

The One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Glass

Tread Plates, TIMID Glass (Sally McCubbin + Aaron Oussoren)
winners of the 2008 One of a Kind Award for Excellence in Glass

The Craft Department at Harbourfront Centre has partnered with the One of a Kind Show to administer an Award for Excellence. This award program helps develop the careers of emerging craftspeople.

Eligibility

Open to all emerging Canadian glass craftspeople and artists The award winner must be a graduate of a post-secondary education in their chosen field, have participated in at least one show with their own work (collective, school, group, gallery, craft, etc.), and create work of the highest quality, reflecting a truly unique, "One of a Kind" artistic vision. (Emerging is defined as someone who has graduated and worked professionally in craft from 1-5 years.)

Please Note! If you have been an exhibitor at ANY previous One of a Kind Show, you are NOT eligible to receive this award.

Other awards are presented in partnership with the Craft Council of British Columbia (CCBC), the Gardiner Museum, the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC), and the Textile Museum of Canada.

Please check oneofakindshow.com for additional information.

Deadline

Applications must be received by 5:00pm (local time) on November 30th, 2009.

Award Winners

Award winners will receive:

$1000 cash prize
A free 5 x 10 booth to exhibit your work at ANY ONE of the 2009 One of a Kind Shows: Toronto – Spring or Christmas (either the 5 or 6 day section); or Vancouver
Promotion on the One of a Kind Show website, in press releases prior to the show, and highlighted listings in the show programs
For the CCBC and OCC awards only – one year’s free membership in the craft council administering the award

More Info

For more information on submissions, click here. To download the application form click here.

For more information please contact Melanie Egan at 416-973-4963 or rmegan@harbourfrontcentre.com.

Our Supporters

Craft Studio programmes are generously supported by Canadian Heritage, the City of Toronto, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for The Arts - Jean A. Chalmers Fund for the Crafts.

Aaron Oussoren

Alisha Boyd

Einav Mekori