This issue of Studio is a landmark amidst many changes, but its foundation and commitment to craft remains at the core. Themed Structure, this issue examines, defines, and informs various crafts and their relationships with people, places, flows, andmaterials. Exploring...
April 11 - May 11, 2025
Featured in the Craft Ontario Shop, Jeannie Pappas' ceramic micro worlds invite viewers in to dwell. They sprout flower hats, grow root-like limbs, and bear celestial patterns—each element carefully considered to enhance their otherworldly character.
We connected with the 2024 Craft Award recipients to hear how the recognition and funding from receiving an award impacted their arts practice!
April 4, 2025 from 6-8pm
Meet the next generation of ceramic artists in this exhibition showcasing the work of Ceramics graduates from the Bachelor of Craft and Design program at Sheridan College.
March 1 - April 20, 2025
Craft Ontario speaks with the March 2025 Jewellery Showcase artist on the importance of experimentation in her practice and working with multiple materials.
March 7 - April 6, 2025
Michael Donohue is a fibre, crochet artist with a deep-seated reverence for the natural world. His work centers around a profound fascination with florals and how we interact with our environment.
Made during her time as a BIPOC Artist Residency Award recipient at Open Studio, the stars wish to rest here is a contemplative installation reflecting Leila Fatemi’s exploration of Islamic geometry as a framework for engaging with spirituality, interconnectedness, and cultural memory, inspired by her first visit to the Alhambra.
January 29 - February 23, 2025
As one of the longest running galleries in Toronto to support and represent Inuit Art, Craft Ontario has a large rotating collection of Inuit Jewellery. Inuit jewellery utilizes a number of fascinating materials and techniques to create one-of-a-kind wearable art pieces.
January 31 - March 2, 2025
Embracing play as a design method, Marina aims to capture its essence as she creates, embellishes and decorates throughout the making process.
Marc’s embrace of regeneration was at the core of his piece, Tree of Life, which was made up of 56 individual tiles. We paid him a studio visit to learn about the development of the tile work and what is in his kiln now.
A list of shows and events across Toronto in the 10-day design festival that feature craft and materiality prominently!
The word spectacle draws its origins from the Latin specere, to look; an object, a performance, an event or a scene becomes spectacle through its visual impact and draw for attention. Craft occupies a fascinating position in relation to...
