Thank you to our Sponsors!
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Toronto Friends of The Visual Arts
Founded in 1998, the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts is an independent, membership based, non-profit organization that promotes knowledge of the visual arts to its members through an extensive education program, and provides support and recognition for artistic achievement to artists and art organizations in the Greater Toronto Area.
Their mission is to encourage excellence and creativity by supporting up-and-coming artists and art organizations. Annually, they recognize significant achievements in the arts community with prizes.
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Akimbo
Established in 1999, Akimbo is a Canadian online media company and independent publisher that promotes contemporary visual art, public art, fine craft, new media, film and video.
Akimbo serves its clients by reaching arts audiences/attendees and arts sector professionals – including curators, administrators, management, media, and artists – locally, nationally, and internationally. For 25 years, Akimbo has cultivated a large and dedicated subscriber, reader, and follower base. Services include email distribution, website display ads, web postings, and social media promotion of our clients messages.
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Great American Insurance Company
Great American offers fine art insurance for museums, galleries, private collections, libraries and conservators. Their underwriting expertise allows them to provide customized coverage that responds to various unique needs.
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The Printing House
TPH is a Canadian-owned family business operating 65 retail production centres in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario & Nova Scotia.
The Printing House brings ideas to life. They turn concepts & designs into custom branded things. For work. For home. For you.
T-shirts. Hats. Packaging. Labels. Wobblers. Signage. Décor. And of course, brochures, direct mail, books, and business cards. We’ll produce it in the exact quantity you need, delivered when, and where you want it.
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West Baffin Co-Operative
Established in 1959, West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative has enjoyed an international reputation for the exquisite prints, drawings and carvings created by its Inuit artist members. In addition to operation of the Kinngait Studios at the Kenojuak Cultural Centre in Kinngait, the cooperative maintains a Toronto marketing division office, Dorset Fine Arts, which is responsible for interfacing with galleries, museums, cultural professionals, Inuit art enthusiasts and the art market globally. The role of West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative has significantly expanded to include communications, promotion, advocacy, government relations and special projects as related to the Inuit art of Kinngait.
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Cowley Abbott
Cowley Abbott bridges the gap between traditional art auction services and the online fine art marketplace. With dedicated preview and gallery space, frequent art auctions, and an industry-leading team of specialists, they provide both buyers and sellers of Canadian & international art a unique and effective set of services which marry the established and innovative methods of promoting artwork and building a collection.
While Cowley Abbot will be happy to accommodate drop-in clients, they recommend making an appointment, when possible, to ensure that your meeting with the team is easy and convenient for you. Please contact them for assistance via the website.
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Hatch
Passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change
We embrace your visions as our own and partner with you to develop ideas that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. Our global network of 10,000 professionals work on the world’s toughest challenges, with experience spanning over 150 countries around the world in the metals, energy, and infrastructure sectors.
Employee-owned and independent—free to bring our best thinking to your business. Our exceptional, diverse teams combine vast engineering and business knowledge, working in partnership with our clients to develop market strategies, manage and optimize production, develop new game-changing technologies, and design and deliver complex capital projects.
We are “entrepreneurs with a technical soul.”
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Image Foundry
Imagefoundry is a small, focused boutique studio that has won accolades from the top artists both in our country and around the world. Dimitri has worked in this field – printmaking and digital imaging – for a very long time now, and has put together a team that has experience, equipment and skill to deliver results that won’t be out of place in the world’s most prestigious art institutions. These skills and experience can be at your disposal, should you need our help with your project.
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Meracato
An Italian staple in the Calgary food scene. In the early 2000’s Mercato moved their grocery to the heart of the city, and Mercato Mission would soon add a full-service restaurant, instantly transforming the culinary scene on Calgary’s 4th street.
Hard work, fierce passion and unmatched quality is what’s set Mercato apart for 46 years. You can still find Mamma Cathy in the kitchen almost every day, preparing fresh meals for the extended family of customers she loves.
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Restorart
Restorart was incorporated in 1982 to provide conservation and restoration services for the private, public, commercial, institutional, and corporate sectors. In 1989, a fully equipped and climate controlled 1800-square-foot studio facility was set up and continues to operate at this location in Toronto. The studio specializes in traditional and contemporary easel and mural paintings of various media and substrates, historic and artistic artefacts, paper, and heritage interiors.
Consultation and advisory services are offered for museums and art galleries; municipal, provincial, and federal government collections and agencies; and corporate, commercial, and private clients.
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The House of Frames Ltd.
The House of Frames is family run and has been in business since 1993. They’re happy to be a part of picture framing industry in Alberta, and look forward to helping you with all your framing needs.
Located in Edmonton, Alberta, occupying over 10,000 sq. ft. of space full of beautiful mouldings and supplies to chose from. They provide weekly personal service to Calgary on Wednesdays, and would be happy to help you with your next project.
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CJB Insurance Services Inc.
We are dedicated to providing insurance solutions for jewellers, diamond merchants and, in fact, any business related to the jewellery industry. CJB was formed in 1998 by Meredith Thomas, one of the best-known names in Canada for jewellers block insurance. In addition to jewelry claims, CJB can help with fine art, tattoo services and pawn shop insurance.
Claims are an intrinsic part of our service. We hope you will never need to make a claim, but if you do we will guide you all the way. Over the past twenty years we have successfully processed fifty million dollars or more in claims for our clients. After all, claims are our "end product".