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Upcoming Event: Art For All Canada's 2nd annual Conference for artists
March 6-7, 2010, Metro Hall, Toronto

Become a Host Gallery to Art for All Canada's Artists

Summer outdoor art show opportunities

 Ongoing Events: Artists may display their work at Rainbow Gallery

 

 

Heads-Up for Summer 2010: We have doubled the size of our booth at the CNE! This year artists can take advantage of our bigger booth to display some of their work to thousands and thousands of people for the entire 18 days of the CNE between August 20 - September 6th at "The Ex" right there in the Arts and Crafts Building. Tell us if you are interested. 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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This summer join Art For All Canada at its Summertime indoor and outdoor art shows!
Show your art work indoors at the CNE (the 'Ex') Canada's largest show (1.3 million visitors) 21st August - 7th September 2009. (see who's exhibiting)

News update about our booth locations at two summer art shows.

Our indoor location in the CNE, Canada's largest event, is right in the middle of the "At Home" Pavilion, in the Direct Energy Centre, Hall A - we are right beside the Main Stage in Hall A, a terrific location. We will 'timeshare' our attractive, furnished booth with tables, chairs, carpet, electricity and spotlights. Many of the 1.3 million show visitors will pass by our booth no doubt some on the first day when Toronto celebrates being 175 years old this year with a $1.75 admission on the first day! 

We also have a great location for our artist booths, this time outdoors, again beside the Main Entertainment Stage at Buskerfest Toronto in Berczy Park Front St. (opposite Canadian Stage). Only a couple of spaces left. We can supply, set-up and remove (a limited number of) shade tents for you. 28-30th August:

Show your work to a large audience for a small fee; from only $100 for a full day for a 10'x10' booth space. If you are interested let me know right away and I will send more details. If you already have the details please respond asap to avoid disappointment.


Show your art work outdoors to tens of thousands of people at Buskerfest 28-30th, August 2009. (see who's exhibiting)  Here's an example of one of our shade tents setup (outdoors only). We have just a few tents for rental.


 

To get involved in any of our affordable, no commission payable art shows, call (416) 756-3221 or email sheila@artforallcanada.org for more information.

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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

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Invitation to Host an Art Gallery
 

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".

 

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