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kwartzlab 2013 Art Programs, now accepting applications!
Application information available here: Artist in Residence Call Monthly Featured Artist Call
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Winter Artist in Residence: Michael Hornyak
Michael Hornyak is a master programmer who has been coding for over 25 years, creating graphics, 3D animation, 3D modeling, user interfaces, websites, sound engineering, music composition, multimedia,...
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Featured Artist for March: Heather Morton
Gift. 2013. Fabric, thread, basting glue. “I often find the middle a lot more interesting than the end.” Heather Morton is a local artist and designer whose current exhibition at kwartzlab highlights...
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Monthly Featured Artist: Charlotte Timmins
We warmly welcome Charlotte’s beautiful ceramic tile paintings to the space. You’ve got to see these colours up front and personal. On display at the lab until the end of May. Charlotte will give her...
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Spring Artist in Residence: Heather Morton
Announcing our new Artist in Residence, Heather Morton. Heather was our monthly featured artist in April, and we welcome her back to the lab for the next 3 months! Heather has been interested in arts...
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CKWR Culture Soup Radio Interview
Jennifer Gough, host of Culture Soup, Thursdays at 7pm on 98.5 CKWR In case you missed the live broadcast of my interview from May 9th on 98.5 CKWR’s Culture Soup program with Jennifer Gough, here it...
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Sunday Night Craft Jam
Open Invite: Sunday Night Craft Jam – running weekly in June! Organized by our Artist-in-Residence Heather Morton. Who: All are welcome! (Free / Voluntary donation) Where & When: at kwartzlab...
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CRAFT WORKSHOP: Make Your Own Rubber Stamps: Intro to Linoleum Cutting
When: Thursday June 27th, 7 pm to 10 pm. Where: kwartzlab, 33 Kent Ave., Kitchener. Cost: $11 non-members; $9 members (All proceeds go towards buying several sets of lino cutters for the lab! Hoorah!)...
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Monthly Featured Artist: Roland Hofer
We welcome the return of…. Caliban Strange Recapitulation Can’t Keep a Man Down New Paintings by Roland Hofer at kwartzlab Reception: 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 6th 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener All invited...
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Summer Artist in Residence: Ryan Consell
We welcome Ryan Consell to the lab to begin his 2 month summer artist residency (August-September)! Ryan is excited about having the space and tools he needs to work on some armor that he has been...
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FREE Before Hand Mosaic Tile Workshop
kwartzlab is hosting a free workshop on Sunday, October 27th from 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm. Meg Leslie will be coming in to run her mosaic workshop that she recently received funding to make happen from the...
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Richard Elsworthy: 1/6th Scale Wooden Miniatures
Richard Elsworthy, long time friend of kwartzlab and expert wood worker, has his work on the Art Wall this month! Richard Elsworthy gives a talk about his work at TON. Here he talks about a replica of...
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Handmade Holiday: Christmas Workshop Series @ kwartzlab!
Direct link to the Eventbrite page here
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Handmade Holiday: Succulent Frames Workshop Pictures!
I am happy to announce that the first-ever Agnes Makes Events: Handmade Holiday Series started today at kwartzlab, and a great time was had by all! It was a lovely afternoon spent sipping on tea and...
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Handmade Holiday: Brass, Copper & Leather Jewellery Workshop
Yesterday we ran our highly anticipated metal & leather jewellery workshop at kwartzlab. The workshop was a great success but ran two hours longer than scheduled-eep! Ryan Consell led the class...
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Handmade Holiday: Needle Felting Figurines
On Sunday we held the final structured workshop in the Handmade Holiday Christmas Series, with a workshop all about needle felting. What exactly is needle felting you may ask… It’s a process of mixing...
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WRAP IT UP! Friday, December 20th, 7 – 10 pm at kwartzlab
Come on down to kwartzlab this Friday, December 20th from 7-10 pm for our WRAP IT UP! event. We will be crafting up a paper storm with Jen and Danielle of In Paper Dreams! This is a drop-in event to...
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WRAP IT UP: Photo recap
The final event in the Handmade Holiday Christmas Series took place at the lab this evening with something we called WRAP IT UP! A group of eager crafters created their own gift wrap, tags and bows. We...
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Monthly Featured Artist: Roland Hofer
We welcome the return of…. Caliban Strange Recapitulation Can’t Keep a Man Down New Paintings by Roland Hofer at kwartzlab Reception: 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 6th 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener All invited...
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Artist in Residence January-March: Meg Leslie
Meet Meg. She has a background in interior design, works part-time for Manulife Insurance, but finds her passion in doing creative things. She took a trip to Philadelphia in 2010 for a mosaic workshop...
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