Toque Craft Fair

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, prints, accessories, apothecary, and homeware. 

Toque is all about goodwill, community, and fostering sustainability for artists and artist-run culture in Vancouver. The participating artists, craftspeople, and designers generously donated 30% of all sales to support Western Front’s artistic program. 

Expanding across both floors and into the downstairs office of Western Front, Toque kicked off with a Friday night opening party that featured a cocktail bar by The Woods Spirit Co., drinks by 33 Acres Brewing Company, Oddity Kombucha, and St Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery, food by Indish, and music by DJ Niña Mendoza.

A weekend cafe on Saturday and Sunday included coffee by Estratto Coffee and baked goods by Subo Bakes.

Participating vendors included Ami Sangha, AxeWood Inc., Boy Forge, Chuck’s Art Emporium, Cloth Tone, Cora Hall, Cracher Dans La Soupe Parfum, Daryn Wright, Domestic Intervention Co. by Corrina Hammond Textiles, Draw Me A Lion, Dunbar Pottery, DW Leatherworks, erin templeton, fancypop, Fortiv, Hank Bull, Hazel Meyer, Heike Royer Art, Henderson Dry Goods, If Ceramics, Julia Chirka, Kajola Morewood, Katherine Cross, Kerria Gray and Clay, Knitbone Ceramics, Louise Reimer, LUPA Ceramics, Made by Elliot, MDW Jewelry, Mona Lisa Ali Ceramics, Moniker Press, Moonseed Herbals, Mother Snake, NhyiraGems, Olive Rose Studio, Paige Jung Art + Illustrations, Paperbacknote, push pull press, reassembly, Rootine Studio, Setareh Yasan, Stooludio, Taylor Moon Ceramics, The Batik Library, The Woods Spirit Co., Tony Dubroy, tuk + milo, Valérie d. Walker, WarmAndDrift, and Zesterdays.

Presented with the support of Beem Credit Union, Mount Pleasant BIA, The Woods Spirit Co., 33 Acres Brewing Co., Oddity Kombucha, St Hubertus Estate Winery, Estratto Coffee, Subo Bakes, and Indish.