Artist Project Toronto
Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, 195 Princes' Blvd M6K 3C3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Apply for #ArtistProject 2021 by October 16! Find out more: www.theartistproject.com//exhibit/application-package.html "What I can say is: Don't be SHY to be there to sell your works yourself, because you are the perfect person to talk about yourself and your artworks, and the way you work, what is your goal, in what atmosphere you are working..." - Artist Luc Tessier in his booth at Artist Project 2020

Application Deadline Extended! We've heard your requests and extended the application deadline for Artist Project 2021 until October 16. Artists are invited to apply for the fair and join a talented community of independent artists exhibiting and selling their works to art lovers, curators and collectors. This year the fair is happy to announced our new Spring dates as well as the expansion of the Untapped Emerging Artists Competition from 20 to 30 selected artists, four new... Jury Grant opportunities promoting equity and diversity, a new robust online platform and all-in package pricing! Find out more about Main and Untapped applications: www.theartistproject.com//exhibit/application-package.html

Calling all students, new graduates, and self-taught artists to apply for the Untapped Emerging Artists Competition, presented by DeSerres, for the chance to win a FREE booth! Apply by September 30: www.theartistproject.com//exhibit/application-package.html... "As one of the Untapped artists in Artist Project, I was glad to have my work exposed to so many patrons, as well as the opportunity to have innumerable conversations about my art with so many people." - Avleen Kaur R.

Applications for #ArtistProject 2021 close on September 30! Visit our website to apply: www.theartistproject.com//exhibit/application-package.html "I have participated in The Artist Project over the years since it began, and it has always proven to be a wonderful, well organized and high caliber exhibition where one is able to connect with other artists but also showcase their work with informed art collectors. It has also been a vehicle in allowing me to connect to galleries and broaden the scope of people seeing my artwork. It has been a pleasure to grow as an artist and see how changes in the show have grown as well to include everything from informative chats on how to collect art for buyers or information displays tackling recognition and representation of women's art throughout history." - Sandra Tarantino

"Jodie Fletcher uses strips of canvas painted with acrylic in a woven method. The work involves many rounds of building, disassembling and rebuilding the woven strips. Raw and dressed edges of the canvas contrast with the wooden frame, vertical symmetry against varied horizontal. An exploration of polychromy in warm and cool hues is grounded in the act of weaving." - Annie Chou, Co-Founder of Arc & Co. Design Collective Read the piece and view the full collection: www....theartistproject.com//colle/collectors-annie-chou.html The Collector’s Project is a monthly series featuring advice on collecting artworks from arts and design industry professionals. Each article features curated virtual rooms displaying artworks from Artist Project artists. Find out the draw for each artwork while also some great tips and insights on collecting. In-situ artwork images created in partnership with ArtRooms App

Annie Chou, Co-Founder of Arc & Co. Design Collective, joins us for this month's edition of "The Collector's Project." To read the article and view the collection, click here: www.theartistproject.com//colle/collectors-annie-chou.html "'Hell is other people.' ... With this statement Sartre provoked us into confronting the role that others play in self perception. Current events have only amplified our need for self actualization in order to fortify ourselves against the constant barrage of pleas, arguments and imperatives that seemingly emanate from every direction. But we have agency over the choices we make that define us and art will always be a medium to reveal who we are. The act of collecting is to hold up a mirror to ourselves and reflect. As we become increasingly interconnected and trapped within an echo chamber of our own making, I am compelled to solitary contemplation. Viewing art is a meditative act of self cultivation. In keeping with this philosophical approach I am drawn to artworks with a sense of mysterious profundity or austere beauty, by themes of impermanence and transience. A commonality among the following works I have selected are the ways in which they reveal the pathos of things. Ephemera has a melancholy association but also serves as a reminder for us to celebrate the beauty of the moment. This is the richly rewarding experience of an art collector, as art mimics life." The Collector’s Project is a monthly series featuring advice on collecting artworks from arts and design industry professionals. Each article features curated virtual rooms displaying artworks from Artist Project artists. Find out the draw for each artwork while also some great tips and insights on collecting. In-situ artwork images done in partnership with Art Rooms App. See more

After seeing all the amazing creations that came out of the The Met’s #MetMaskChallenge, the #ArtistProject team decided to create their own masks inspired by the works of #ArtistProject artists! Here is a mask inspired by the work of Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart.

"Disrupting the ubiquitous rectangle is a concept I can really get behind! Recently we have seen many artists branching out into a circular trend, but Paul Bandjes takes this idea much further. Creating scenes inspired by the environment around him, he combines sculpture, painting and photography into one, on sculpted canvas. I love how this piece looks on a dark wall it’s as though the sunshine is emanating right into the room. He says, 'My investigation into the trad...ition of Canadian art, the unadulterated beauty of the physical world, and resonating passing memory, results in an attempt to communicate the grandeur and fragility of nature.'" - Rachel Doner Turrin, Art Consultant The Collector’s Project is a monthly series featuring advice on collecting artworks from arts and design industry professionals. Each article features curated virtual rooms displaying artworks from Artist Project artists. Find out the draw for each artwork while also some great tips and insights on collecting. Read the piece and view the full collection: https://www.theartistproject.com//collectors-rachel-doner- Image: Paul Brandejs, After the Storm, 2019 See more

After seeing all the amazing creations that came out of the Met’s #MetMaskChallenge, the #ArtistProject team decided to create their own masks inspired by the works of #ArtistProject artists! Here is a mask inspired by the work of Morgan Sheardown.

Check out Untapped Competition winner Celine Gabrielle featured in the DeSerres Artist Portrait of the Month: https://www.deserres.ca/en/artistportrait-celinegabrielle

"Personally, I love a great black and white gestural piece. As Gillian Toliver has experienced, you can make many, many attempts until you eventually arrive at one that has that ‘special small studies, this extra-large piece is created not from a large paintbrush, but from pencil! The effort and patience that went into this drawing is astounding with impressive results." - Rachel Doner Turrin, Art Consultant The Collector’s Project is a monthly series featuring advice ...on collecting artworks from arts and design industry professionals. Each article features curated virtual rooms displaying artworks from Artist Project artists. Find out the draw for each artwork while also some great tips and insights on collecting. Read the piece and view the full collection: https://www.theartistproject.com//collectors-rachel-doner- Image: Gillian Toliver, Everything's Measured in Distance From You, 2018

After seeing all the amazing creations that came out of the #MetMaskChallenge, the #ArtistProject team decided to create their own masks inspired by the works of #ArtistProject artists! Here is a mask inspired by the work of Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart.

Artist Project launches applications and announces new April dates Artist Project is moving to April 8 - 11, 2021 for its 14th year! Artists are invited to apply to join a talented community of independent artists exhibiting and selling their works to art buyers, curators and collectors. Along with our new Spring dates, Artist Project is announcing the expansion of the Untapped Emerging Artists Competition (presented by DeSerres) from 20 to 30 selected artists, four new Jur...y Grant opportunities promoting equity and diversity, a new robust online platform and all-in package pricing! Find out more about Main and Untapped applications: www.theartistproject.com//exhibit/application-package.html

This month's "The Collector's Project" features Art Consultant, Rachel Doner Turrin. Rachel has curated virtual rooms displaying artworks from Artist Project artists. Find out the draw for each artwork while also some great tips and insights on collecting. "The most important advice I offer my clients is to purchase art that makes you feel good.and this means something uniquely different to everyone. When I begin working with a new client, I always ask, How do you w...ant your space to feel?, because art is a powerful way to impact mood. The question: What kind of art do you like? is difficult to answer in objective terms. If you haven’t really shopped for art before, I recommend looking at a LOT of it and keeping an open mind until you start to discern patterns. For example, you might automatically gravitate toward more traditional landscapes or photographs because they are recognizable and comfortable.but if you start to explore, you may discover that you love strong gestural abstracts, or images of people maybe the female gaze. Perhaps you will realize you enjoy complex collage work, or clean graphic images. Fairs like Artist Project are perfect for casually exploring a variety of art, in order to discern your preferences (and make purchases!). Over the years, I have enjoyed viewing the fair with clients, and adding to my personal collection, including works by artists such as Kal Mansur, Erin Rothstein and Hugo Cantin." Read the full article and view the collection: https://www.theartistproject.com//collectors-rachel-doner- See more