Volunteer for City of Craft 2013!

 Photo: Becca Gilgan  Backdrop & props: Have & Hold Design (April 2013)

Greetings Citizens!!! Michelle here. Things are ramping up at City of Craft and in my capacity
as Volunteer Coordinator, I'm looking for a few dozen craft-lovin' people to help out at one of Toronto's most fun craft events.

Volunteers are a valuable component of the City of Craft weekend. Some of the tasks volunteers take on include:
- setting up and tearing down tables/chairs
- handing out swag bags at the door
- taking admission
- selling official CoC merchandise
- helping out vendors by watching over their tables when they need a washroom/food break
- being generally helpful, friendly and welcoming to City of Craft

It's easy work at a fun event! In exchange, volunteers get the chance to meet nice, creative people in Toronto's craft community (and beyond) and be a part of one of the city's awesome indie craft shows. In addition, City of Craft loves and appreciates its volunteers and will thank them with goodies. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's win-win!

To be a volunteer, you must:
- be able to commit to a minimum 3 hour shift during the event (though you are welcome to sign up for more!)
- be a human being 

Interested? Of course you are! So send a quick e-mail to cocvolunteer[AT]gmail[DOT]com and be sure to mark CoC down in your calendar - December 14 & 15, 2013 at The Theatre Centre (1087 Queen Street West).

In a few days, those who have written to us about their interest will receive an e-mail from me with instructions on how to sign up for a shift (or two) as well as other important info. 

Thanks Citizens!

Stay crafty,
Michelle
CoC Volunteer Coordinator

2013 Applications Extended. New Deadline: September 5.

Applications Extended for City of Craft 2013
New Deadline: September 5th at Midnight EST

Greetings, Citizens.

As a good handful of you have noticed, our application form has been having some problems this year. And while this is only affecting a small percentage of applicants, it is starting to cause some mild panic as our original deadline draws closer. So, In the name of alleviating undue stress and trying to get some technical friends to continue to work on the problem through the weekend, we are adding another five days to our application call this year.

If you continue to have issues over the next three days, please hold tight. We have some buddies working on it and are steadily trying to work our way through all the current submissions and emails we have in queue.

Thank you all so much for your patience and for the amazing applications that are coming in!

All application information and the form can be found here.

City of Craft 2013
December 14 & 15, 2013
Saturday 11:00am-6:00pm
Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
$2 Admission
Children under 12 FREE

The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen Street West

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, September 5, 2013, MIDNIGHT EST

All 2013 Artwork by Selena Wong.

Winter 2013 Applications Now Open.

Citizens! The time has come!

Applications are now open for City of Craft 2013 to be held December 14 & 15, 2013 in Toronto.

Interested parties are advised to make their way on down to the application page where they can find the all-important application FAQ (a must read for all applicants) and the web-based submission form.

The deadline to apply is August 31, 2013 at Midnight EST.

Some cool tips:
1.Watch your images sizes. Big images are the #1 thing that makes the form crash.
2. Why delay? Apply today!

Get on it, guys! We can't wait to see what you have been making.

2013 Applications open on Friday!

Citizens,

August is just around the corner, and you all know what that means. City of Craft winter applications are just about to drop!

Applications will open this Friday, August 2nd, 2013 and will remain open through the month of August.

While we all toil behind the scenes to get the apps ready, please feel free to fill the hours by perusing all of our new artwork and our redesigned website courtesy of the inimitable Selena Wong.

Happy Crafting!

Winter in July...

Greetings, Citizens.

Since spring, City of Craft has been in its cyclical post-show slumber. Now, as we enter the dog days of summer, it is time to reawaken and get the wheels rolling for winter.

Our December applications are not quite open yet but will be by August 1st and will remain open, as usual, until August 31.

But before then, those of you checking in online will start to notice changes around here. Even with the mercury rising outside, we will be giving the website a make-over with a beautiful cast of wintery characters courtesy of our Winter 2013 designer, Selena Wong. Get ready, citizens! Hopefully these chilly images will bring some cool to these hot summer days.

Falconwright Summer Sale.

Greetings summer citizens,

Just popping in to give a shout-out to some City of Craft family members who are having an awesome sale that ends tonight! Our buddies at Falconwright are offering 40% off everything currently in their store. Just head on over to their website and enter the cool code above. So get on over there by midnight and stock up!

Call for Participants: Zine Dream 6.

Citizens, it is time once again to start dreaming your self-published dreams again. We just got word that their call for applications is now live. Zine Dream is a fantastic event reminiscent of a lot of the fair and shows that spawned City of Craft. You get a smallish table, fees are utterly affordable and the whole day has a wonderfully social vibe.

Got a we book you have been dying to make? Small crafts in your head that want to get out? Now is the time!

Zine Dream 6 is happening August 4 and applications are open until June 28th. Get on it!

More details can be found on their website and the application form is here.