Creative Works Studio at Riverdale Art Walk

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We're excited to be returning for a second year at the Riverdale Art Walk (RAW) on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8! RAW is held right in our neighbourhood, just a 10 minute walk down the street. We'll have paintings and clay relief works available, as well as our very popular greeting cards. We hope to see you at Jimmie Simpson Park.

What: Creative Works Studio at Riverdale Art Walk
When: Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2015 from 11AM - 6PM
Where: Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen Street East, Toronto

See the RAW catalogue here.

“Making a Scene” at Chester Station

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Making a Scene is a collective art project between Creative Works Studio members and artist Maggie Flynn, that explores ideas of visibility, self-expression and mental illness. The artists have developed an impressive collection of costumes, props or accessories that express the way they want to be seen. These outfits have been captured in a professional photoshoot, resulting in a series of group and individual portraits.

We are capturing and modifying the results of this project to be displayed as an installation in the newsstand at Chester subway station in Toronto from May 22 - 24. This is part of the Artists Newsstand project, in which a collective of Toronto artists are leasing the vacant Gateway Newsstand Kiosk at Chester subway station to revitalize it as an alternative artists' space for exhibitions, screenings and performances. We hope you'll check it out!

Making a Scene is supported in part by the Toronto Arts Council.

What: Creative Works Studio at the Artists Newsstand project
When: Friday, May 22, 2015 - Sunday, May 24, 2015
Where: Chester Subway Station - 22 Chester Avenue, Toronto. Station details here.

Art Gems Art Auction

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Art Gems is the annual fundraising art auction in support of Creative Works Studio. The next event takes place on the evening of Tuesday, April 28th at The Berkeley Church at 315 Queen Street East. Since 2007, Art Gems has raised over $775,000 for our program - they provide essential funding that keeps our program running.

The live auction will feature works by a number of professional artists including Edward Burtynsky, Tony Scherman and Melanie Authier. The silent auction will feature works by celebrity artists and members of Creative Works Studio.

For more information on the event and tickets, visit their website.

Gift Shop at St. Michael’s Hospital Every Tuesday

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Every Tuesday CWS member, Declan, sets up a Creative Works Studio Gift Shop table right across from St. Michael's Hospital's Gift Shop. Come see our greeting cards, silk-screened tote bags, T-shirts, magnets, ceramic artwork, pottery, journals and groovy calendars.

When: Tuesdays, 10:30am - 3:00pm
Where: Across from St. Michael's Hospital's Gift Shop, Victoria Street entrance, just north of Queen St. East 

Learn more about where to buy here.