Open Studio

✨Please join us for our first exhibition opening of 2024!✨The opening reception will take place on Friday, January 12th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at 401 Richmond Street West, Open Studio, Suite 104. Exhibitions will be on display until Saturday, February 24, 2024.

✨ Main Gallery
Unbound يا يك خوان از هفت خوان اسفنديار
Reyhan Yazdani
https://openstudio.ca/exhibition/unbound/

✨ Project Space
Have a Pomelo
Karen Kar Yen Law
https://openstudio.ca/exhibition/have-a-pomelo/

✨ Feature Wall
Buried Echoes
Marzieh Miri
https://openstudio.ca/exhibition/buried-echoes/

Happy Holidays from all of us at Open Studio! We wish everyone a safe and joyful season. ☃️❄️😄

🙏Big thanks to all our amazing artists, board, staff, donors, and supporters for making 2023 awesome!

We will be closed from December 23rd to January 1st. We will reopen on January 2nd. Studio access will remain available to members with fobs. Online orders will resume shipping and pick-up upon our return. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

🤩We are excited to announce our ❄️ 2024 winter education schedule! https://openstudioshop.ca/pages/print-courses

Still looking for that perfect 🎁gift or interested in doing something creative in the New Year 🎉? Try one of our courses! Our courses welcome all levels, from beginners to advanced printmakers. All materials are included.

A few offerings:
🎨 Intro to Screenprinting
🎨 Intro to Etching
🎨 Linocut Printmaking
🎨 Polymer Letterpress
🎨 Rubber Stamp Printmaking
🎨 Stone Lithography and more!

Last week to check out Screen-O-Rama! We’re open until December 22, suite 104 at 401 Richmond Street West.

🎁 Last week to see 👀 Screen-O-Rama and find the perfect print artwork! Visit us at Suite 104 at @401richmond St. West. We will be open until 5pm, December 22nd. Funds raised are split 50/50 with the artists and some works are full donations. 🙏Your purchase helps support our cause of offering affordable access to a downtown printmaking studio. #OpenStudioToronto #ScreenORama #Printmaking #Print #PrintMedia #Artwork #Art #HolidayShop #ArtShop #GiftIdea #SupportLocalTO #Holiday #Gift #Toronto

🖼️ Dive into a burst of colour with our latest additions from the archive collection! Rita Letendre's vibrant pieces are now beautifully framed and on display. Don't miss the chance to experience these stunning artworks in person. We will be open until December 22nd, with our Screen-O-Rama fundraiser continuing until then!

In order, left to right, framed works:

🟧 Rita Letendre, Ode, 1979, screenprint, edition: OS II/III, paper size: paper size: 27.75” x 19.75”, framed size: 31” x 23”

🟩 Rita Letendre, Yatar, 1979, screenprint, edition: OS Proof II/III, paper size: 27.75” x 19.75”, framed size: 31” x 23.5”

🟥 Rita Letendre, Orani, 1978, screenprint, edition: Open Studio Proof I/III, paper size: 40” x 29”, framed size: 44” x 34”

Note: framed editions are pick-up only.

📍Join us at St. West, Suite 104. We are open Tuesday - Friday, 11am-5pm, and Saturday, 12pm-5pm, for in-person shopping, or check out our online shop at https://openstudioshop.ca/

We recently worked with Hotel Victoria to select contemporary prints from Open Studio for their lobby/social house 🤗.

The hotel has just reopened and features a mix of 1900s architecture, and contemporary art and design. Swipe through to see these prints in their new home, and drop into Mossops Social for a coffee, breakfast, or lunch next time you are on Yonge Street!

✨ Artworks by Helena Rakic, Tammy Ratcliff, Aiko Suzuki, Shogo Okada, Walter Procska, and Saimaiyu Akesuk ✨

✨🖼️ Screen-O-Rama continues! We will feature a rotation of new work until December 22nd. Once a piece sells, a new one will take its place, so make sure to visit often! 🖼️✨

🎨 Proceeds from your purchases support talented artists and Open Studio.

🎁We’ve also got an array of sweet stocking stuffers—totes, pins, coasters, notebooks, and more!

📍Join us at 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104. We are open Tuesday - Friday, 11am-5pm, and Saturday, 12pm-5pm, for in-person shopping, or check out our online shop at openstudioshop.ca.

🥰 Come visit us! We have the purr-fect gifts in stock 😸, including hand-printed greeting cards, screenprinted totes and tees, and of course, amazing artwork!

🎁 Get your holiday shopping done at Open Studio and support a good cause. Funds raised allow us to continue providing affordable access to a downtown print studio.

👉 We are located at 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104 and are open Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm, and Sat, 12pm-5pm. See you soon!

🤩WOW 🤩! What an amazing opening night for Screen-O-Rama 2023! From all of us at Open Studio, THANK YOU 🙏! Thank you to all the artists, volunteers, board members, donors and those who came out to celebrate 🎉 . Additional thanks to our sponsors Beattie's Distillers and Collective Arts Brewing, and for the food catering by Dark Horse Espresso Bar.

🖼️ We will continue to have amazing artwork for sale on rotation (something new all the time 😉) until December 22! Proceeds support artists and Open Studio. Plus we have sweet stocking stuffers, totes, pins, coasters, notebooks and more! Visit us at 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104.

Thank you all for coming to the opening night of Screen-O-Rama! Sale continues until Dec.22 🎨☺️

SCREEN-O-RAMA TONIGHT!
6-9pm. Join us for some festive fun in support of Open Studio! Suite 104 at 401 Richmond Street West

😲 Hurry! Just 1 spot remaining for our Screenprinted Greeting Cards (Weekend) workshop this Saturday, December 9, from 12 pm to 5 pm. Register here: https://openstudioshop.ca/products/f2023-screen-greetcards

💌 ABOUT: Materials are included in the price. Each participant will receive more than enough materials to create and take home 20 beautifully designed greeting cards with envelopes, perfect for sharing with your loved ones. Remember to come prepared with your card concept! This workshop will be instructed by the talented Rachael Dodgson.

Fall 2023 Screenprinted Greeting Cards Learn how to design and screenprint your own greeting cards for your desired occasion! Participants will be provided with enough materials to take home 20 greeting cards with envelopes to distribute to their loved ones. Come with your card concept prepared!

🎨 Only 3 spots left in the Monotype with Watercolour workshop scheduled for this Saturday, December 9! The workshop will be taught by the talented Loree Ovens. Register here: https://openstudioshop.ca/products/f2023-monotype-watercolour-1

🖌️✨Participants will be introduced to the process of using watercolour to create prints both on and off the press. It is a low-cost technique that can easily be set up in a home studio.

Fall 2023 Monotype with Watercolour Participants will be introduced to the process of using watercolour to create prints both on and off the press. It is a low-cost technique that can easily be set up in a home studio.

🚨THIS Thursday, December 7, from 6-9pm it’s Screen-O-Rama time! Join us at Open Studio, Suite 104 at 401 Richmond Street West for a fantastic time filled with art, printmaking and festive cheer!🚨

👕T-shirt printing alert! BYO or purchase on site. Eric Euler will be printing some rocking woodblock tees live.

✨Lisa Neighbour will screenprint her amazing ray gun designs and have some limited-edition tees up for grabs.

🎉 🎨 Incredible artwork on sale, featuring captivating fortune teller prints! Ideal for new collectors and seasoned art enthusiasts, works will be priced between $50 and $350. Featuring over a hundred pieces to select from. Some pieces are full donations, while others are split 50/50 with the artists. Remember, once a piece is taken off the wall, it’s gone for good!

🥂🍺Drinks generously sponsored by Collective Arts Brewing and Beattie's Distilleries. Mocktail options will be available!

💕Funds raised support Open Studio, and allow us to continue providing access to an affordable printmaking studio in downtown Toronto.

https://openstudio.ca/fundraiser/screen-o-rama-2023/

🌟 Did we mention Screen-O-Rama will have amazing tees up for grabs? On December 7, from 6 to 9 pm, you'll have the chance to purchase a limited-edition shirt featuring cool ray guns designed by Lisa Neighbour. 🎨 Lisa will be screenprinting her designs on paper during the event.

ALSO, you can bring your own tee and score a print of one of Eric Euler's designs. We love the 'All the Things At the Same Time' print! We look forward to seeing you and hope you get inspired at 🥳 !

Find out more: https://openstudio.ca/fundraiser/screen-o-rama-2023/

🎨 Get ready for Screen-O-Rama's stunning display of original prints. Support our mission and talented artists! 🎉 Opening Night: Dec 7, 6-9pm, at Open Studio, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104. https://openstudio.ca/fundraiser/screen-o-rama-2023/

🖼️ Donated works fully support Open Studio, while consigned pieces split sales 50/50 with artists. Your purchase contributes to providing affordable access to our Toronto print studio. Prices: $50-$350. Act fast—once sold, they're gone! 🏃‍♂️💨

👀 Sneak peek of featured artists' works:
1 ) Khadijah Morley
2 ) Arwen Giel
3 ) Sally Ayre
4 ) Astrid Ho
5 ) Ron Siu
6 ) Shogo Okada
7 ) Victoria Day
8 ) Loree Ovens
9 ) Alec Dempster

🎉 Mark your calendars and join us for an art-filled evening! 🎉

We will have these unique fortune teller prints for sale during Screen-O-Rama! Join us December 7, 6-9pm at Open Studio, Suite 104 at 401 Richmond Street West to grab yours either as an art print or an art object! 😉 This design was created by the Executive Director, Pat Macaulay.

🖼️ We will have a wide selection of artwork available for purchase $50-$350 in value, get here early because once a piece is pulled from the wall, it’s gone! We will continue to feature a rotation of artwork until December 22.

Event details:
https://openstudio.ca/fundraiser/screen-o-rama-2023/

WOOT WOOT! For this special edition of Five Artist Friday, I’ve teamed up with Laura Bydlowska from @openstudio_toronto and we’ve picked out some artists to watch for the upcoming SCREEN-O-RAMA Fundraiser happening Thursday, December 7 at 6pm at @401richmond, Suite 104, 401 Richmond Street West in Toronto. It was so hard to choose just five… so now there are SIX! They are: Hannah Lind @labelledink Samsam Elmi @_samelmi_ Pamela Dodds @ pameladoddsstudio Victoria Day @artistvictoriaday Sally Ayre @sallyayre Ron Siu @rsronsiu Join us next THURSDAY night! Come out to say hello and share some holiday cheer. Be sure to get there early to sn**ch up some amazing prints by some of Canada’s best printmakers. Once a piece is gone, it’s gone for good. —If you can’t make the opening, a rotation of artwork will be on display until December 22nd. Come get something for a loved one… or for yourself. You deserve it!! #printmaking #candianart #screenorama #openstudio #toronto

🌟 We will be open late until 8pm this Thursday, November 30, for the Holiday Open House at 401 Richmond Street West! Drop by Open Studio, Suite 104 and check off some items from your holiday shopping list. 🎁 We have puzzles, notebooks, coasters, gift tags, stationery kits, tea towels, and of course one-of-a-kind prints.

🎉 And that's not all! Save the date for Screen-O-Rama on December 7 from 6-9pm at Open Studio. It's a night guaranteed to be bursting with festive delights! Get ready for an evening full of merriment and joy!

🌟 We will be open late until 8pm this Thursday, November 30, for the Holiday Open House @401Richmond St. West! Drop by Open Studio, Suite 104 and check off some items from your holiday shopping list. 🎁 We have puzzles, notebooks, coasters, gift tags, stationery kits, tea towels, and of course one-of-a-kind prints. 🎉 And that's not all! Save the date for Screen-O-Rama on December 7 from 6-9pm at Open Studio. It's a night guaranteed to be bursting with festive delights! Get ready for an evening full of merriment and joy! #OpenStudioToronto #OSShop #ArtShop #ArtStore #ShopLocal #HolidayGiftIdeas #ArtisanGifts #HandmadeTreasures #Handmade #NewArrivals #HolidayShopping #ShopSmall #401Richmond #401BuiltforArt #Gift #Holiday #ShopLocalToronto #TorontoGifts #TorontoRetail #SupportLocalTO #TorontoArtisans #ExploreTOshops #ShopTheSix #TorontoSmallBusiness #ScreenORama2023

Last week to see! Exhibitions up until December 2.

Main Gallery
CONSTRUCT & ASSEMBLE
Chloe Alexander

CONSTRUCT & ASSEMBLE is a visual case study that explores social conditioning from the everyday perspective of the other – in this case, a Black person living in the American South. The title forms an acronym that provides a step-by-step guide on how to create an idyllic, homogeneous society whose citizens abide by preconceived social norms and constructs.

Adopting a style inspired by traditional print media, such as storybook illustrations and newspapers, it seeks to generate critical commentary on uniquely American ideals and universally accepted beliefs that are both implicitly and explicitly taught via schooling, advertising, and media. Rather than presenting an opinion on each of the issues depicted, CONSTRUCT & ASSEMBLE instead uses its child-like aesthetic to illustrate each term as it can be observed in everyday life. Alongside these images are a visual juxtaposition that explores what it means to construct a reality in response to, and in contrast, to the one in which we currently exist; one where autonomy, creative thought, and leaning into one’s individuality are prioritized over conforming to the status quo. In this way, the viewer is invited to explore disparities between these spaces and evaluate whether such norming constructs are necessary, useful, or harmful.

🙏🏽 On this Giving Tuesday, we're celebrating connection. Printmaking isn't always easy, but it's undeniably rewarding when shared with others. We love this moment captured, featuring Cleopatria Peterson and their friends during the opening of 'A Medium to Tell Stories'. This exhibition brings together new members like Cleopatria and Mohammad Tabesh, alongside long-established members like Brenda Joy Lem. We're thrilled to curate such shows and hope you'll visit before it concludes on December 2.

🥳 Additionally, we invite you to join us on December 7th, from 6-9 pm, for Screen-O-Rama—a vital fundraiser for Open Studio. Let's celebrate together!

🌟If you'd like to contribute to Open Studio, please click the link in the bio or visit openstudio.ca/donate

We’ve been gradually releasing select prints from our archive into a new sales collection. We’re thrilled to showcase fresh work as it becomes available!

🛍️ Purchase here: https://openstudioshop.ca/products/william-kurelek-evening-chore-in-the-maritimes

🚨 PLUS: Save the date for our upcoming holiday event 'Screen-O-Rama' on Dec 7! Explore a wider array of prints available for sale across the galleries.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭:

William Kurelek, Evening Chore in the Maritimes, 1974, lithograph, edition: O.S., paper size: 28” x 22.5”, image size: 22” x 15.5”. Framed edition for in-store pick-up only.

This colour lithograph is one of ten prints produced with William Kurelek at Open Studio between 1973 and 1976.

This edition is signed ‘O.S’, one of four 'Open Studio Proofs' assigned to the Open Studio print archive. The original numbered edition size of this print was an edition of 50. This print was printed at Open Studio with Don Holman, the then-director of Lithography, and Ed Zingraff. Holman’s embossed artist's chop can be seen in the bottom right corner of the paper.

Signed: W. Kurelek in the bottom right.
Provenance: Open Studio print archive.
Publisher: Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.
Framing specs: Maple frame, UV70 glass.

🛍️Don’t forget to check off your shopping list at our store! From charming magnets, notebooks, elegant gift tags, totes, and stationery kits, we have a variety of small yet perfect gift items!

📍Mark your calendars for the 401 Richmond Holiday Open House on November 30th, where we’ll extend our hours until 8pm.

✨You can find us in-store from Tuesday to Friday, 11am-5pm, and on Saturdays from 12-5pm at 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, nestled in the northeast corner on the main floor.

🚨PLUS: keep your evening free for our upcoming holiday event ‘Screen-O-Rama’ on Dec 7! There’ll be prints and merch for sale throughout the galleries, and live printing in the studio!

🥳 Screen-O-Rama Opening Night Party!
🗓️ Thursday, December 7, 2023
🕕 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
📍 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104

🎊Get ready for a fun night filled with incredible art for sale, printmaking activities, like the creation of our fortune teller prints🔮 (printed by the talented Pudy Tong) and festive fun!

🖼️Our front-of-house galleries will be transformed into an extension of our Shop, featuring carefully curated artwork and special fundraising prints.

Art will be on display until December 22nd, but your favourite piece might disappear before you know it!

🫶Support contemporary printmaking and discover unique art pieces for your collection.

See you on December 7th to celebrate art and the holiday season! 🎉

More details:

https://openstudio.ca/fundraiser/screen-o-rama-2023/

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🚨 REMINDER!🚨 Subscription deadline for Sandra Brewster’s Print Subscription is this Monday, November 20, 11:59 pm ET!

🖼️ Title: A Detail of Feeding Trafalgar
🎨 Medium: Screenprint
📏 Size: 10″ x 8″
🔢 Edition size: Determined by the number of subscribers
💰 Price: $125

Order here or click the image: https://openstudioshop.ca/products/fall-2023-print-subscription-sandra-brewster

Sandra Brewster’s Print Subscription features a segment from her expansive 3-panel artwork, ‘Feeding Trafalgar, 2022.’ This piece captures her mother feeding pigeons in London’s Trafalgar Square during the early ‘80s, encapsulating a moment of joy amidst the lively birds. Brewster finds resonance in this image, evoking themes of flight, movement, and freedom.

Based in Toronto, Brewster’s art roots itself in the Caribbean diaspora, exploring the interconnectedness between geographies and temporalities.

Prints will be available for pick-up or shipping in December.

We’re ready to rock 🤘 Screen-O-Rama on December 7, 6-9pm! Going beyond the screenprinting method, Eric Euler will be creating some awesome woodblock tees. 👕 Bring your own tee or purchase one during the opening party!

🎉 Screen-O-Rama
✨Opening Night Party!
🗓️ Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023
🕕 Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
📍Place: 401 Richmond Street West, Suite104

The event will feature immersive printmaking activities, incredible art for sale, and a festive atmosphere.

Newspaper proofs are a work of art too! Loving these printer proofs by Asmar Salhi. Even the drying of the newsprint creates an interesting surface for the print with all its textured wrinkles and lines. This proof was created using a copper plate, swipe to see.