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ONGOING: Show and sell your art (commission-free) in the Rainbow Gallery, Front Street, Toronto.
Art For All Canada, Inc. (AFAC) is a not-for-profit organization,
run by artists, to help artists - painters, sculptors, photographers -
to develop, show and sell their work commission-free.
February News:
1. Call for Austrian Artists to display work: Are you from Austria or paint or photograph Austrian landscapes?
If so, please send me information, samples or web site address by email about your work.
2. Art for All Canada Rainbow Gallery has display openings for 2009 and 2010:
Please let us know what months you would like to show your works of art in the gallery, we are almost
completely booked for 2009.
3. "Spring 2009 Art for All Canada (AFAC) Art Show and Conference" - The Conference theme is:
"Empowering Artists and Art Associations in Toronto"; bringing local artists together to network
and share resources. This unique artist conference will be held Saturday 14th March; the art show /
display continues 14-19th March, in Toronto's Metro Hall. Mark your calendar to be there on 14th March.
Attend the Conference at Metro Hall March 14 - 9:30 am - 4pm
To Register, please email your name, your email, website and phone contact information
to: sheila@artforallcanada.org
Art Associations:
Are you a member of an art collective/association or art education group
come and meet other art groups in the Rotunda, Metro Hall March 14
and attend one of the conference sessions.
A detailed conference agenda is available
www.artforallcanada.org
March
6th, 2008
I'd like to invite you to add an
art gallery to your work place. It could be at no cost to your
organization, too!
"SoftMatchART brings works of
art to workplaces and public spaces". See www.softmatch.com
We work with local artists and
private / public sponsors to produce and maintain original art
collections for display in workplaces for the pleasure of staff and visitors.
These art collections, which can
vary in size and theme provide a changing supply of beautiful images
to adorn selected walls / display cases.
Those interested in buying an
object of art can contact the artist directly and save on commissions.
If you would like to be a supporter
of the arts and are interested in having an art display at your
organization please email:
sheila@artforallcanada.org or Tel:
(416) 756-3221 to discuss.
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PRESS RELEASE - SoftMatchART
launches new web site
Toronto,
4th March, 2008..... SoftMatchART is pleased to announce the launch
of it's new web site at softmatch.com to help artists exhibit their
work to audiences at the lowest cost.
The web site, designed in
earthy brown and sky blue tones, lists the painters, sculptors,
photographers and other visual artists who have already booked to
exhibit their art since the SoftMatchART service was launched in January.
The web site already has it's
artist / exhibition schedule stretching to 2009 with photos of each
artist currently exhibiting and full contact details for each artist
including links to their web sites.
Also, the new web site has
listings of SoftMatchART marketing opportunities and Press
announcements in the "In The News" section.
According to Sheila J.
Mitchell, artist and curator at SoftMatchART, "Artists are
always looking for places to show their work but often gallery space
is hard to find or commission fees high. This service is great news
for artists who want to get their work exhibited at modest cost.
"We only officially
launched our service in January and artists are flocking to it...
SoftMatchART is a "win-win" for both the artists who get
their work in front of wider audiences and for those who host
SoftMatchART collections and enjoy viewing beautiful images".
SoftMatchART charges no
commissions to artists and arranges for their work to be seen and
enjoyed by tens of thousands of people every month in business and
public settings in the Toronto area.
For more information contact:
Sheila J Mitchell
VP and Curator of SoftMatchART
SoftMatchART - the lowest-cost,
commission-free way to show and sell art.
Tel: 416-756-32221
sheila@artforallcanada.org
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SoftMatchART
- the lowest-cost, commission-free way to show and sell art.
SoftMatchART Display Opportunity
for artists: #080128-1
Location:
Rainbow Cinemas, Front Street, downtown Toronto.
1. This high traffic, high
visibility location at the entrance to the theatres has an
opportunity for a painter to display his / her work in a large glass
panelled wall case. The case has 6 panels, each measuring approx
33" across x 6 ft. high. Total space measures 18ft. wide x 6 ft.
high approx. equal to 110 sq. ft. - suitable for around 12- 14 medium
sided paintings.
2. Nearby, in the same location, we
have a new display cabinet available in an excellent, high visibility
location suitable for displaying pottery, fabric / textile, metal,
wood sculpture artwork. The display case is a 6-sided glass and wood
cabinet, with display space about 48" in height and diameter
36", with a sold wood base, so it could house several pieces up
to 16" wide and up to 48" in height.
Audience Type:
General Public - theatre going audience.
Audience size:
20,000+ persons per month
Action, if interested:
please email sheila@artforallcanada.org
with a website link to view samples of your work or send sample
digital photographs of the work you would like to show, then I'll
follow up with you.
Plan ahead to market your art:
Looking ahead, if display space is
available, you may want to design a more rounded art marketing plan.
For example, you could plan to display your work for more than a
month at a time at a single venue; or a month at each of several of
our venues; or have us rotate your collection among multiple venues
in Toronto. All of these approaches will show your art to larger and
more varied audiences of potential buyers. Just a thought...
SoftMatchART: Art marketing
opportunity - #080118-1
SoftMatchART
- the lowest-cost, commission-free way to show and sell art.
Location:
Downtown Toronto. One of our host venues has a new display cabinet
available in an excellent, high visibility, high traffic location
suitable for displaying pottery, fabric / textile, metal, wood
sculpture artwork. The display case is a 6-sided glass and wood
cabinet, with display space about 48" in height and diameter
36", with a sold wood base, so it could house several pieces up
to 16" wide.
Installation date:
Immediately until Feb 29, 2008 (almost 6 weeks).
Audience Type:
General Public - theatre going audience.
Audience size:
4,500+ persons per month
Action:
If you are interested please email sheila@softmatch.com
with a website link to view samples of your work or send sample
digital photographs of the work you would like to show. We'll follow
up with you. Thanks for your time.
P R E S S R E L E A S E
for Artists
Toronto, 14th
January, 2008..... SoftMatch.com is pleased to announce the
launch of it's innovative new service for artists: "SoftMatchART
brings works of art to workplaces and public spaces".
The idea for this new and unique
service comes from Sheila J.
Mitchell, artist and Vice President
at SoftMatch.com where she has been in charge of IT event logistics
since 1989. Sheila is in her 4th year as President of North York
Visual Artists and is a member of various other art groups and
associations in Toronto, Canada.
According to Sheila, "Artists
are always looking for places to show their work but often gallery
space is limited and commission fees too expensive. SoftMatchART
charges no commissions to artists and arranges for their work to be
seen and enjoyed in business and public settings.
"Our company has been matching
buyers and sellers in business markets for 25 years and now we are
providing artists with a much wider audience thanks to corporate
sponsors who are delighted to host galleries in their workplaces and
public spaces".
SoftMatch works with local artists
to produce and maintain changing original art collections for display
in sponsor workplaces for the pleasure of staff and visitors. These
art collections, which can vary in size and theme, provide a
continually changing supply of beautiful images to adorn selected
walls or display cases.
Sheila says, "SoftMatchART is
a "win-win" for both the artists who get their work in
front of a wider audience and those who host SoftMatchArt collections
and enjoy viewing beautiful images".
january
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