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We provide opportunities and support to grow your creative career.

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Services & Benefits for Maker Members

MAKER MEMBERSHIP

Refine your creative career, and access professional channels to grow your practice.

  • Apply to well recognized annual professional programs:
    • Professional gallery exhibitions
    • Downtown Toronto retail representation
    • Cash awards recognizing excellence
  • Join workshops and coaching designed for creative careers
  • Cross promote your career news through our multi-channel communications. Our audiences are over 20,000 viewers strong
  • Connect with fellow makers and the Craft Ontario staff team
  • PLUS basic benefits of Community Membership

For people who engage in a practice of creative making.

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Craft Awards

Craft Awards recognize accomplished and dedicated practitioners in the field of craft and design.

The awards program runs annually with a call for entry released in the winter and the Craft Award Recipient Group Exhibition scheduled for fall in the Craft Ontario Gallery.

Artists presented with awards of excellence at Craft Ontario

Recipients are selected by a professional jury

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Insurance

Membership gives you access to exclusive insurance rates and plans specifically for people in the arts.

Protect Your Work At Shows

Protect Your Work At Shows

Review all insurance options brokered by HUB International. Policy coverage for craft show exhibitors, health, dental, home, auto and more.

The Craft Show Exhibitor Insurance Program, brokered by HUB International for over 15 years, offers craft show exhibitors a hassle-free application, payment process, and policy coverage. Read the coverage details

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Education

Workshops, coaching and online courses are for members who want to strengthen their practice as creative entrepreneurs.

Ranging from business skills to branding and marketing, we partner with experts in the field to bring educational tools to members. Their information and guidance help makers get to the next step.

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Virtual Workshops

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Resources

Special rates and offers for Maker Members.


Membership Types & Information

There's more to membership than showing and selling your work.

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Professional Opportunities

 

CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS | Struts Gallery  
Deadline: Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, 11:59 Atlantic Time

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Fogo Island Arts Inaugural Newfoundland and Labrador Artist Residency
Deadline: Jan. 6, 2025

CALL FOR INDIGENOUS ARTISTS | Western University Artist in Residence Program
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2025

APPLY TO BE A VENDOR | Winnipeg Folk Fest - Hand-Made Village
Deadline: Jan. 16, 2025

SYMPOSIUM | Ceramics & Glass Sustainability & the Environment
Jan. 9 - 10, 2025

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Apply to the $10,000, 2025 Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics
Deadline: Jan. 19, 2025

CALL FOR CURATORS | Fogo Island Arts Hnatyshyn Foundation Young Curator Residency
Deadline: Jan. 20, 2025

SKILL BUILDING | Ceramics: Thrown & Altered with Chris Snedden
Online, Jan. 21 - Feb. 25, 2025

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | Gardiner Museum Curatorial Residency
Deadline: Jan. 26, 2025

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Professional Mentorship with Peter Flannery
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025

SAVE THE DATE | The 2025 Canadian Crafts Federation Symposium
Date: Feb. 6 - 9, 2025

WORKSHOP | Mead Making Workshop at The Bee Shop
Date: Feb. 22, 2025

CALL FOR ARTISTS | 64th Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Early Bird Deadline: February 28, 2025, Final Deadline: March 7, 2025

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Medalta: Artists in Residence
Early Deadline: April 15, 2025, Final Deadline: Sep. 15, 2025

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Artterra: Environmental Art Activists Documentary 
Date: Ongoing

CLAY COMMUNITY | Make and Do Canadian Clay Directory
Date: Ongoing

2024 MEMBERSHIP | Guelph Creative Arts Association
Deadline: Ongoing

RESOURCES | Artifex, A Repository of Arts & Culture Resources
Date: Ongoing

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Documentary on Environmental Art Activism
Date: Ongoing

CALL FOR ARTISTS | Kite Creates: Creators Circle
Date: Ongoing

 

Maker FAQs

What insurance do you offer and how do I sign up?

Further to the information on this page above, you can get more specific information and receive a quote by emailing HUB International directly: sportsandentertainmentprograms@hubinternational.com

Can I apply for programs without a membership?

Non-members are welcome to apply for Craft Ontario programs, with a $10 administrative fee. If you are accepted into a program, then you must join by purchasing a Maker Membership.

How do I qualify for a Priority Group or Sliding Scale membership discount?

Our discounts operate on a self-identification basis. There is no need to provide supplemental information in order to receive a discount. If you need assistance applying a discount to your invoice, please email membership@craftontario.com

What's the best way to find out about Calls for Entry at Craft Ontario?

Be sure to follow Craft Ontario on Facebook or Instagram, and sign up for the Craftflash newsletter

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