November 29, 2014

10 am – 5 pm

Artscape Youngplace – 180 Shaw Street

Artscape is excited to announce the inaugural Partridge and Pear Holiday Arts Market on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 am – 5 pm. With over 20 artisans, holiday drinks and gift wrapping, these local artisans are sure to help you cross a few people off your list!

Want a sneak peak or too busy to shop in person? Check out a series of featured items on our Online Holiday Arts Market. Orders must be placed before November 29, and will be delivered by December 10, 2014.

Featured artists at the Partridge and Pear Holiday Arts Market include:

AFRODELIK featuring original hand drawn screenprinted Funky Tees, honouring Icons in Music

R.C.- All Reasons Creations offering Original Art, Prints and Cards.

Immerse yourself in the unique and surreal beauty of a world without people through Stephanie Avery‘s Ruins, photographs of urban decay and abandoned buildings from around the world.

Beads and Bites, featuring handmade Victorian style pink Japanese velvet chokers.

Mixed media collage artist Josée Duranleau featuring Buddha love & vintage art, prints and cards.

Madeline Bonk offering recycled and no waste handmade gifts, art boards, knitted socks, handmade ponchos, and ordainments.

Graven Feather Studio featuring locally designed and hand-printed items such as their gorgeous Limited Edition Letterpress Calendar, made right here in the West Queen West neighborhood!

Diana Fox-Revett offering colourful cozy cashmere mittens up cycled from sweaters. Handmade individually completely by hand.

Lorie Slater Photography featuring photos printed on metal as well as mounted on wood and covered with resin

Mikafleur Design featuring one of a kind pottery vessels and interesting and unusual botanicals.

Sarah Gaby-Trotz offering warm and whimsical wearable hand felted pieces, sure to brighten up a winter’s day!

Miriam Grenville/UnderachieverIndustries featuring cozy holiday items crafted with love from up cycled, felted wool sweaters.

Poetic Designs offering unique vintage inspired jewelry with a modern twist for the poetic souls.

Pomegranate featuring modern advent calendars – filled with holiday-inspired crafts, thoughtful surprises and charitable gifts that make the world a better place.

Sarah Ana Designs featuring unique, hand-crafted jewelry made from cast lace and pearls. The perfect addition to any holiday outfit.

Ruth Wilgress offering Son of a BeeKeeper pure beeswax home made candles, and environmental Kaleidoscope paintings that illustrate the use of collaged discarded electronic pieces and other broken or unwanted items transformed.

Tamsin inc. functional art. Glass coasters and trivets, ceramic ornaments, metal bookmarks wall hangings and pins fine scarves all embellished with original colourful designs.

Torched Studio fires glass onto metal in rich, beautiful colours to create one of a kind enamel jewelry, bowls, vases and art.

TYPOLOGY offering handmade limited edition artist’s books.

About Artscape Youngplace

At 75,000 sq.ft., Artscape Youngplace is the largest cultural institution in the West Queen West area, one of the country’s most creative neighbourhoods and a major centre for contemporary art in Canada. After sitting vacant for more than a decade, the century-old former Shaw Street School (180 Shaw Street) has undergone a $17 million transformation to become a new community cultural hub. The facility opened on November 19, 2013 and has since hosted numerous art exhibitions and creative events.Part ideas laboratory, part creativity workshop, Artscape Youngplace is home to production, rehearsal, exhibition and administrative space for more than 30 artists and organizations including SKETCH, Luminato Festival, Koffler Gallery + Koffler Centre of the Arts, College Montrose Children’s Place and

Centre for Indigenous Theatre. The building is also home to Artscape Flex Studios, a shared studio space program, and the Youngplace Coffee Pub, a full-service café. Free WiFi and comfortable seating is available throughout the main floor Urban Living Lounge.

To learn more about Artscape Youngplace, visit artscapeyoungplace.ca