The plushtastic Soft City collective members took part of a larger project, by Flux Factory,where over 70 artists contributed their own miniature versions of buildings in New York City. Of course ours were plush but the other artists choose harder materials. Here are a few of the cozy buildings made. This is their site: http://www.fluxfactory.org/
Some queens of craft held a home spun crafty trade show this past weekend. And the Soft City was erected in honour of all things hand made and plush.
The Soft City was a small part of the massive-mind-boggling art thang that is nuit blanche. We gave away many magnets and were mentioned in the Globe and Mail.
Thanks to our crack team of architects, planners and children we now have a permanent soft fair as part of the city. Apparently a Blyth doll named Magnolia also visited.
We will be holding workshops to build a soft CNE at the CNE from Aug 17th -22nd. We will also have souvenirs on sale. Look for us in the craft and hobby building. The City will be erected for the entire 18-day run of the CNE, we are sharing a big booth with the AGO and Design Exchange.
In April we conducted a five part workshop series in conjunction with Art City: a kids drop-in art center in St.Jamestown, and the Scouts. We developed a relationship with Art City a year ago, and the kids were happy to see the soft city again. The kids built a soft replica of their neighbourhood. This workshop was made possible by the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council.
On a cold December in a 30,000 square foot open space, independent curator/ artist Heather Nicol created “Making Room”, a weekend long event featuring major works by over 50 established and emerging artists. The Soft City was there.
The Soft City took over the Power Plant Art Gallery for a weekend to hold an art camp! Focusing on the city of Toronto and its waterfront, campers were encouraged to become visionaries and city planners by mapping roadways, building structures, designing parks and thinking about what makes a great city.
