Art of Fashion

Part One @ Nuit Blanche, Saturday, October 4, 2008 @ 6:52 p.m.

Art of Fashion 2008: Between the Lines
People will have a chance to view an exclusive clothing collection created by our most promising Canadian fashion designers. Each designer will bring their collection to life through various interactive installations throughout the Parkdale Village. Building from our success in 2007, consisting of over 3,000 public votes and an overall audience of approximately 10,000, we will again host the “You Be the Judge” design competition for both public and industry voting to determine the “Most Promising Designer” and “Best Exhibit” for 2008.

Part Two: October 16th @ the Drake Hotel
Art of Fashion Trunk Show
The highly anticipated annual Art of Fashion Trunk Show is a key industry event that
showcases original works from apparel and accessory designers. It provides a unique
sales opportunity for designers to present their collection to buyers and sell directly to the public. Building on the momentum from Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, the winners for “Most Promising Designer” and “Best Exhibit” will be announced and awarded the grand prize of a monetary grant, exclusive retail and media opportunities, memberships to arts and design organizations, and much more!

http://www.artoffashion.org/

Freedom Sale & Art Show

20-50% off Sale

Oct. 2 @ 8 p.m.
An artshow by local artist Brian Rideout

Oct. 24, 2008, evening
Montreal publishing house PistolPress will be launching their two new books at Freedom on.

the freedom clothing collective
939 bloor street

The Peek

Friday, October 3rd to Sunday, October 5th, 2008
with the main event on Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Starts 6:30 p.m.
Free

Mindzai and Urbanebloc are partnering to bring Toronto a creative commons of visual arts, fashion, and music.

The evening will host emergent artists like NDEUR, an artist from France who has garnered international attention with his customized shoes and stunning graphics style. Ajani Charles is a published digital photographer shooting for names such as Universal Music, Abort Media, and Pound Magazine. The Eatons, a punk-influenced pop rock band who have just released their first EP Firestarter, will perform live music. Toronto Fashion Incubator New Labels Finalist, Adrienne Butikofer, presents her highly anticipated collection to round off the fashion element.


New Era Store, 202 Queen Street West
http://www.urbanebloc.com/thepeek?

INDIGO PLANET: Recycled Denim Installation

8 p.m. to midnight
Sat. October 4, 2008

Fresh off her visit to Fashion Week in New York City, Toronto-based fashion illustrator Danielle Meder will create her denim world vision at Over the Rainbow (OTR) for this year's Nuit Blanche event.

From 8 PM until midnight on Saturday, October 4th, Nuit Blanche crowds will shop and see Meder's installation first hand. The artist will also be on hand sketching shoppers and passersby at 101 Yorkville. The innovative art installation explores the tactile qualities of the Earth through various types of fabric manipulation, including smocking, bleaching, and distressing.

"Indigo Planet is inspired by the parallels and contrasts between the clothing we wear and the planet we live on," says Meder. "The working and overworking of the fabric explores the effects that humans create on their environments; as we wear them out with use. Mapping out this project, I am drawn to the profound need which leads us to destroy what we love, and the perverse beauty of damage."

www.daniellemeder.com

Over the Rainbow, 101 Yorkville Ave.

MANIFESTO Music & Art Festival

The Main Event

Sunday September 21, 2008
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W @ Bay
12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

FREE!

Headliners Rascalz | k-os | k'naan | Kamau

Performances, djs, dance, murals and art...

The Freshest Goods Market: Young entrepreneurs will set up booths to showcase their business and sell their wares at Nathan Phillips Square

http://www.themanifesto.ca

Manifesto Festival: Us & Them Art Exhibition

Friday September 19th @ 8 p.m.

Manifesto Festival + Ignite The Americas present
Us & Them Art Exhibition Opening Party

featuring Dstrbo (HVW8), Starship (HVW8, Skam, Specter, Omen, Amanda / CANT, Beaston, Case, Che Kothari and many many more...

+ Notes
With banknotes as inspiration, over 30 artists from up and down the Americas are producing new works with 100% of proceeds going to Amnesty International.

+ Zot*z Collective Installation
New mural exploring urban life, translation, travel, mapping and the immigrant experience.

+ Puzzle Project
The puzzle project is a collective work uniting a special group of Toronto artists to create a single piece of art.

$5 | Doors at 8pm | 19+

Well & Good Gallery
639 Queen Street West

Super Heroes Unite Art Launch

August 21, 2008 at 8:30 pm

1610 Bloor Street West, Toronto.

Super Heroes Unite is an art project created by two Canadian artists, Mark Williams and Joe Bonsu and it involves the creation of superheroes from around the world, placing each superhero in a different country and emphasizing the importance of unity through diversity in their artwork. “This work appeals to everyone and it instils a strong sense of pride for your heritage, but also touches strongly on the idea that diversity enriches our experiences and ultimately unites us,” explained the creators of the project.

www.superheroesunite.com

Opening Reception July 31, 2008 at 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (until August 31, 2008)

Plastik Wrap boutique and gallery presents Off World Cloud Hunters, Mutants and the Rest by Zoetica Ebb, an artist, model and stylist.

Plastik Wrap has been an underground Toronto fashion icon since 2001 and has since opened a popular boutique that also acts as a gallery to a variety of artists.

Mark Ecko's Street Art

July 12 & 13, 2007
1110 Queen Street West
Free

Eco Bag @ Keep Six

June 26 - July 6, 2008
Keep Six Contemporary Gallery, 938 Bathurst Street
Opening June 26 from 6-10 p.m.

Featuring live performance by Tomolennon and fashion designer Yuha (JP)
Also the sounds of Chicago's DJ M50

Artists: Steve Wilson, Harvey Chan, Fiona Smyth, Pat Butler, Fumiko Ozawa. Jeff Sude, Renji Misugi, Shohei Kimura, Masako Inose, Miho Kinomura, Renshu, PESU,Makiko Toya, Kunihiko Kimura, Akiko Ray many more.

In midst of the global environmental issues, we believe taking initiative on what we can do locally, around our personal surroundings is the step towards solving the global issue. The hand-made eco-bag, Decorated Eco-Bag (DECOB) will be shown to international audiences in effort to raise awareness of environmental issues and call to take initiatives
Artists from around the world have been invited to participate in this exhibition by using these bags as a canvas to express their thoughts about the subject.

All original works will be for sale.

Keep Six Contemporary Talking Series

Keep Six Contemporary and OSO Design House presents
Bax DIY World Tour: Toronto

Talking Series: Sunday April 6th

4-5pm: ILLUSTRATION AND BEYOND
On the panel, Anne Koyama, Clayton Hanmer, Steve Wilson

Perspective from the artists and their involvement with projects that challenge the creative thought and execution, from two dimensional to three dimensional. The artists will discuss how they started in the field of illustration and the direction it is going, from magazines to galleries.


5-6pm: HAPPY PLASTIC: IT'S FANTASTIC!
On the panel, Steve Cober, Kristin Weckworth, Derrick Hodgson

Steve and Kristen will talk about the philosophy of Magic Pony and its significant role in supporting contemporary culture through exhibitions. In the second part of the talk we will hear their opinions regarding the start and rise of vinyl toy culture.


7pm: Film screening, "Toys are Us"
Executive Director, Brian Stillman

Toys Are Us: A Revolution in Plastic explores the creative, sophisticated, and oftentimes challenging world of designer vinyl toys through the eyes of the designers and collectors who help create it. The film features interviews with such artists as Frank Kozik, Patrick Ma (Rocketworld, IWG), Tara McPherson, Kano (Moneygrip), Erick Scarecrow (ESC Toy, Liberty), Mark Nagata (Max Toy Co., Captain Maxx), Brian Flynn (Super 7), Mars-1, Jermaine Rogers, J Neth and more, as well as collectors and fans. The DVD also includes additional interview footage with Mars-1, Patrick Ma, Brian Flynn, and Frank Kozik who also takes viewers on a tour of his personal toy collection!


8-10pm: Reception: Artists will be present

For further details about any of the participants please contact: ask@keep6c.com or call 647-436-6594

Links:
www.keep6c.com
www.blog.baxbear.com
www.baxbear.com
www.magic-pony.com
www.jasonpultz.com
All events are free and child friendly

Karim Rashid: From 15 Minutes into the Future

Until January 20, 2008

Free

Work by internationally renowened designer Karim Rashid; a leading figure in the fields of product, interior design, fashion, furniture, lighting and art. The Gallery will showcase a selection of Rashid's more than 2000 designed objects that have been put into production as well as custom-designed ceiling and wall treatments created especially for the gallery and the exhibition.

Ontario College of Art and Design, 100 McCaul Street, Professional Gallery (level 2)
416-977-6000

Noble Fir @ Magic Pony

NOBLE FIR HOLIDAY GROUP EXHIBITION

Opening Reception:
Thursday Dec 13 2007 @ 7-10pm

Magic Pony is pleased to present our annual holiday exhibition, NOBLE FIR. This special exhibition showcases a splendid array of exceptional art gifts from original paintings, objects, soft sculpture, zines, limited edition toys to amigurumi. Come out for a night of Pony festivities and special sales!

Magic Pony Gallery, 694 Queen St West, Toronto ON, 416.861.1684

Freedom Clothing ART

November 2, 2007 @ 8 p.m.

The show will feature new work by Montreal artist JACK DYLAN, including new shirts and posters!! It will be lots of fun and lots of very accessibly priced art that you can pick up for your friends or family or yourself.

We also have a bunch of new designers at Freedom, so if you haven't been by in a while you should come check out all of our beautiful fall items, jackets, hoody's and fall dresses.

the freedom clothing collective, 939 bloor st. w.
www.freedomclothingcollective.com

Eaton Centre Fashion Retrospective

Until October 13, 2007
Eaton Centre, Level 3 Trinity Way (Dundas/Queen subway stations)

Toronto Eaton Centre and FASHION Magazine are celebrating their 30 years in the “biz” with a
fashion retrospective of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Go back in time to see what was “en mode”
by visiting the 3 galleries set-up in the centre. Each gallery will showcase fashions from the
Seneca Fashion Resource Costume Collection and vintage FASHION Magazine covers.
Come back to present day with a screening of the latest fall fashion trends – in stores
right now at the Toronto Eaton Centre.

Too Magazine Toronto Launch

Wednesday, October 17 @ 9 p.m.
Drake Hotel, 1100 Queen Street West

Omy Gallery presents Too Magazine - an international, bi-lingual indie mag featuring style, literature, art and design.

Launch party includes art and photography showcases, Chinese fashion exhibit, limited copies of "Remix" ($11 retail), a chance to win a free subscription!

toomagazine@gmail.com

Gallery 1313 Wearable Art

October 17, 2007 @ 7 p.m.

Art and fashion take to the runway at the LULA Lounge. Designers and artists will present wearable art as selected by reps from the Fashion Council (Robin Kay)and Russell Smith (Globe and Mail Fashion)plus others.

Tickets $20. This is a fundraiser for Toronto's Gallery 1313.
Call 416-536-6778
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West

Look here for last year's coverage: www.torontostreetfashion.com/gallery1313.html

Fashion @ Nuit Blanche

September 29th, 7PM-7AM

Nuit Blance in Toronto is an entire night of art events and exhibitions around the city - all for free!

For its second round, The Art of Fashion, a non-for-profit organization that helps Canadian fashion designers, is taking part in Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Art of Fashion: Surreal Journey (7 p.m. start).

This competition consists of local designers who create 5 outfits on the theme Surreal Journey. The ten finalists' designs will be on display, with a dj, an opera singer, and the Zero Gravity Circus! The audience then votes for the best designer. Congrats to Tara White, one of the finalists!

The public will have a chance to vote for the best designer, which will be announce a week later during a Trunk Show at the Toronto Heliconian Club (35 Hazelton Avenue), October 5th from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Bloor Street United Church (300 Bloor Street West, at Huron Street)