Artists, Artists, this is a shout out for you!

Freedom is currently accepting submissions and proposals from emerging local artists for the 2010 program of exhibitions.
SPECIFICATIONS

We welcome all forms of media; being innovative and thinking outside the box are quite mandatory!

Submission Requirements:

• Brief artist’s statement
• Medium-high res images of all submitted works (file name is to correspond with work title)
• A detailed list of all submitted works to specify their dimensions, value, and medium

Please send in your submission package to arts.freedomcc@gmail.com with “GENERAL SUBMISSION – (ARTIST’S NAME)” in the subject line. Please include your name in the file names of all attached documents.

No submission fee is applicable, however selected artists are subject to an exhibition fee of $20. All works sold in the premises will be subject to 30% commission.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

FEBRUARY 8^th, 2010

MARCH 8^th, 2010

APRIL 5^th, 2010

Looking forward to get to know you! If you have any inquiries, feel free to direct them via e-mail: arts.freedomcc@gmail.com.

-Marsya

February 6, 2010 at 12:39 pm

Full Page Spread in Ming Pao

www.mingpaotor.com

This past week Freedom_CC had a full page spread in
the Ming Pao Daily News.

During our Boxing week sale the inquisitive Grace Tsoi (reporter) stopped by our little shop to take some pictures and collect some info on Freedom_CC.

Big thanks to Grace for the beautiful layout and coverage, outstanding!

Mid page, one of our special customers is trying on some of our new arrivals, looking très spicy chic.

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January 5, 2010 at 10:24 pm

Designer Saturday’s ——— three in a row

Below are 3 fabulous local women making fabulous design pieces.
All designs can be found at Freedom Clothing Collective
and are perfect as Christmas gifts. Or indulge and get them for yourself.
You’ve been good this year!

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Melissa Clemente Designs

for full photo set click here

Pretty Kitty

for full photo set click here

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laurajean, laurajean

for full photo set click here

www.laurajeanlaurajean.com

all photos are curtisy of Tsar Kasim. Check out more of his shots at
He Shoots ... — http://tkshoots.blogspot.com/

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December 14, 2009 at 5:01 pm

Screen Printing with Ewa

Our Screen Printing workshops have started!

During the workshop you get to learn how to make a screen and print with it. The fee of $160 includes all of the supplies for making the screen and a sheet of transparency to print your image on. All you need to do is e-mail me the image a few days prior to the class and show up with something to print on! The workshop takes about five hours with a break in the middle. If you are interested e-mail us at freedom.clothing@gmail.com.

Tell your friends!!
The workshop takes place in the basement studio of my shop Freedom Clothing Collective. 939 Bloor Street West.

Cheers,
Ewa from Freedom.

December 7, 2009 at 11:29 pm

Ludo And Pig ————– Designer Saturdays with

Nov 14th Designer Saturdays with Robin Angell from Ludo & Pig.  — see full photo set here

www.LudoandPig.com

gorgeous images by Tsar Kasim –He Shoots
http://tkshoots.blogspot.com/

November 26, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Piecing it Together ——— Aaron Li-Hill

Stop by our Neighboorhood’s Funktion Gallery to see some outstanding art by Aaron Li-Hill

the show runs from Nov 6- 27th at Funktion Gallery 1244 Bloor St. W (TTC- Lansdowne station)
www.FunktionGallery.com

Aron Li-Hill at the age of 17 was arrested and charged for 120 counts of mischief (graffiti related). The Crown agreed that for punishment he was to paint a mural in a cathloic school. Through this community service
Li-Hill learned the joy of murals and found his true passion. Since then he has painted hundreds of canvases and hundreds of walls. Come see the joy of public art and the beauty inside graffiti.

November 21, 2009 at 9:57 am

@R4Fashion a Sustainable Fashion Show — FriNov20

http://www.r4fashion.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
From a young age, we are taught the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. We reduce water and energy consumption, reuse materials until worn, and recycle paper and plastics. Fashion has never played an important role in following the 3 R’s, so we introduce to you R4: the next dimension of fashion.

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R4 Fashion is an initiative of the Sustainable Technology Education Project(STEP) at the University of Waterloo, a non-profit student organization that promotes sustainable design, technology, and lifestyle to the community.

November 10, 2009 at 8:01 pm

Pics from the first Designer Saturdays

Ooodles of thanks to Jane (of Black Circle Industries) for headlining the Designer Saturday series,

the first of many!

And thanks a million to @TsarKasim for the fabo pictures, once again, AMAZING!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsarkasim/sets/72157622762022362/

November 8, 2009 at 11:07 pm

Designer Saturdays @ Freedom

Come check out Jane Haselgrove sew some fresh clothes
right infront of your eyes!

This Saturday at Freedom Clothing Collective Jane will set up shop from 1-7pm and show you how its done.
http://www.myspace.com/blackcircleindustries

For more info on other Designer Saturdays at Freedom check out -
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164152019145&index=1

November 2, 2009 at 8:42 pm

Blogging a blog – this feels illegal

Cityscape Ideal group show.
Fellow twitterer/blogger @TsarKasim graced us with his presence. We met in confusion but sprouted to delight, he sent us these lovely vivid images of the show. Check-em out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsarkasim/sets/72157622637526042/

October 29, 2009 at 10:34 pm

Vandana Shiva

“You have three chances a day to make a difference” Vandana Shiva about food

I just came back from seeing Vandana Shiva talk as part of Food Week at U of T, and it was truly amazing. Not only did I meet up with an old friend who I hadn’t seen in a while, but I also got to see Vandana talk, and she is seems like an old friend in some way.

So, just to give some context, Dr. Shiva is a former quantum physicist turned Environmentalist, she coined the term Earth Democracy. The talk that she gave today covered a history of the Green Revolution in India, and this green revolution has nothing to do with the helping the environment. In the 1960’s more fertilizers and irrigation techniques were being introduced to Indian farmer’s in a hope that it would help crops yield more and help feed starving families. Yet, along with the fertilizers and irrigation practices came major use of pesticides and later on GMO seeds which wrecked havoc on the farmers soil.

India formerly had a very strict law against the patenting of seeds, yet after the WTO came into fruition India was forced to accept GMO’s into its towns and it’s farmer’s hands.  With the influx of GMO seed farmers were promised higher yields and the ability to make much more money. But there was a catch, to use GMO seed they have to buy the seed for much more than regular seed and they must buy different fertilizer.  Due to these stipulations many farmers took out huge loans and subsequently went into deep debt.

Not only are the land and soil destroyed by these practices but many farmers are unable to produce yields that can provide enough income to pay back their debts and feed their families. The sad irony is that this technology that was suppose to relieve famine has lead to soil that can not produce nourishment leaving even more hungry.  The debt that many farmers have incurred from using GMO seeds is so astronomical that it has forced hundreds of thousands of farmers to commit suicides over the years.

In response, to these issues Vandana has created a group called Nine seeds which aides farmers to go organic and have crops that are bio diverse to help preserve the soil.  It has been found that not only do organic crops yield more than GMO’s but they also sell for more on the market.Yeah earth!!

Sorry this is very broad overview of the issue and I hope you read more about it, she words things much more poetically than I do.

You can check out way more info at her website:

http://www.vandanashiva.org/

October 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Wednesday October 21st

flyer that says it all

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October 18, 2009 at 9:09 pm

Green Journalist at Large! — Amy Snook

Eight’s not enough

Regarding My Easy 8-Step Power Saver (NOW, October 8-14), I noticed Paul Terefenko’s list had a glaring omission.
He, among many others, fails to realize that energy and water resources are inextricably linked.
Municipalities require huge amounts of energy to pump and treat water – not to mention that about 20 per cent of the world’s electricity is hydroelectric.
Thus, any effort to conserve water also conserves energy.
Residential water-saving fixtures (such as dual-flush toilets) as well as behaviour changes (such as taking shorter showers) can lead to significant energy savings, too.
And, yes, renters are often limited by the fixtures we can replace, but we can certainly work to modify our behaviours.
Everything is connected in this ecosystem of ours. And when we throw something away, well, “away” is getting nearer….

Amy Snook
Toronto

For full article go here — http://www.nowtoronto.com/letters/

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October 15, 2009 at 8:40 am

Ethan Rilley Artshow

Here is a video of the Ethan Rilley Art show. It is part of a new series we are trying to do of all the art and music shows that we do.
Enjoy!!

Untitled from amanda sissons on Vimeo.

October 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm

—– UV Studio – Interview —–

the beautiful Blair Nadeau on behalf of Freedom Clothing Collective
www.BlairNadeau.com

UV Studio
www.uvstudio.ca/About_UV_Studio.html
info@uvstudio.ca

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October 10, 2009 at 9:22 am

Funtimes at 52 McCaul

So, late last week, I was helping to disassemble an installation at 52 McCaul. I was there with the three artists who created the installation Piotr,(adas.com) Adrian, (Adriandilena.com) and Josh,(joshuabarndt.com), and as we were tearing up this installation that could weeks to create, we got inspired to utilize all the debris to create something new. We started grabbing supplies and combining random pieces, throwing dirt and saw dust around and, surprisingly, we created something that we all really like. I thought I would share the fruits of our labour.

October 8, 2009 at 10:50 am

New episode of LNITB!!!!

Hi friends,

The LNITB crew has been non-stopping filming, editing and planning!!

We had the great pleasure of filming this episode at 52 Mccaul street, which a beautiful building that was used for Manifesto.  The installation that we are filming in is the product of three amazing artists Adrian Dilena, Joshua Barndt, and Piotr Adas.

This episdoe features the amazing and talented Tim Moxam, whose CD you can purchase at Freedom.

Roadsworth, Elicser, Steve and Lisa of the Well and Good Arts Organization and Piotr Adas.

www.latenightinthebedroom.com

October 8, 2009 at 10:38 am

FUNKTION PARK @theDrakeHotel

Thursday 8th of October

The walls will disappear behind imagery of parks and playgrounds freshly composed by the Funktion crew, transforming room 222 into the outdoor scene of our youth. The sounds and vibe of the park will be recreated by Funktion’s own Emcee Rae, who will be spinning via boombox amidst the trees. Old school hip-hop, soul, funk, nearby traffic, birds, bees, squirrels and a little bit of everything else will emanate from the ghettoblaster and fill the fresh night air. Park patrons can even take home a little park piece of their own. So on the night of the 8th, we’ll all meet by the benches in “Funktion Park” when Room 222 becomes the great outdoors, because soon it’ll be too cold outside.

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October 7, 2009 at 10:47 pm

We’re in the Toronto Star!

Thanks Souzan for the lovely write up!

September 23, 2009 at 7:57 pm

This Thursday LNITB!!!

So, on Late Night in the Bedroom is shooting on Thursday at 9pm at 52 Mc Caul!! Please come and check it out. We have some great guests including:

Gravity Wave, and Elicser

You can hear Gravity Wave here:

www.myspace.com/gravywave

and here is some of Elicser’s work, he is the creator of the famous and beautiful tree on Queen and Soho:

You also check out more of his work at www.elicser.com

September 22, 2009 at 8:52 am

THE CLOTHING SHOW feat. Feathered

Come visit our booth #502

we’re featuring

Feathered by the fabulous

Blair Nadeau

September 21, 2009 at 1:10 pm

Sneak Peak #3…. It’s Today!

Ethan Rilly’s Opening Reception tonight, Sept 17th, starting at 8pm-12am

with musical guests

Vangel

and

Whistlestop

September 17, 2009 at 8:39 am

Late night in the bedrom part deux

Part deux, dos. etc.

Episode two is up for Late night in the bedroom.

In this epi we got the fabulous Zeesy Powers who creates amazing performance art and drawings, which were once showcased at Freedom Clothing.

Also, we have an interview with Director Peter Stebbings and actress Charolotte Sullivan who are in a movie in TIFF entitled Defendor, starring Woody Harrelson.

And there is more, we also interview Extermination Music night!! The amazing duo who organize events around the city in the most obscure and interesting environments, like under a bridge or in a abandoned building

Lastly, we have the amazing and the beautiful Whale Tooth. I really want to carry their album in the shop so keep pestering them to bring it in, because, as you will see it is AMAZING!! OMG!! Please watch their full set if you have the time, listen to the pipes on Elise!!! so  unbelievable.

Without further ado: episode 2