Toque Craft Fair
Dec 9 — 10, 2011
- A Farmer's Daughter
- Sonja Ahlers
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Banquet Atelier & Workshop
- Aja Billas
- Cabin + Cub Design
- Cumulus Project
- Contexture Design
- Fieldwork
- Sharona Franklin
- Henderson Dry Goods
- Hunt & Gather
- Little House
- Hendrik Lou
- Gailan Ngan
- Wendy Oakman
- Perro Verlag
- The Beautiful Project
- Publication Studio Vancouver
- Anita Sikma
- Simply Read Books
- Tin Can Studio
- WarmAndDrift
Description:
Toque Craft Fair is an annual community event and fundraiser hosted by Western Front. It showcases a curated selection of British Columbia-based artists, craftspeople, and designers who make textiles, ceramics, jewellery, accessories, stationery, and home and body products. Shoppers were invited to browse the fair while enjoying drinks, bratwursts, and home baked treats. The second day of shopping featured a kids’ craft table courtesy of Collage Collage, and a raffle with the chance to win a Linus Dutchi bike donated by Whoa! Nellie.Toque is all about goodwill, community, and fostering sustainability for artists and artist-run culture in Vancouver. The participating vendors generously donated 30% of all sales to support Western Front’s artistic program.
Participating vendors included Aja Billas, Anita Sikma, Arsenal Pulp Press, Banquet Atelier & Workshop, The Beautiful Project, Cabin + Cub Design, Contexture Design, Cumulus Project, A Farmer’s Daughter, Fieldwork, Gailan Ngan, Henderson Dry Goods, Hendrik Lou, Hunt & Gather, Little House, Nellija Zi, Perro Verlag, Publication Studio, Sharona Franklin, Simply Read Books, Sonja Ahlers, Tin Can Studio, and Wendy Oakman.
Presented with the support of Whoa! Nellie Bikes, D-Original Sausage, Schramm Vodka, Whistler Brewing, and Benton Brothers Fine Cheese.
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Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.
We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.