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The Mending Lounge 
CRAFT ONTARIO GALLERY, 990 QUEEN ST. W. TORONTO

SATURDAY, MAY 7
1:00 – 5:00 pm: Open for mending with artists 
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Salon discussion with invited guests Judy Cornish (Comrags), Susan Forh (Textile Museum of Canada) and Serah-Marie McMahon (Worn Journal)
7:00 – 10:00 pm: Opening Party 

SUNDAY, MAY 8 
1:00 – 5:00 pm: Open for mending with artists 

BOOKHOU
​TARA BURSEY
GRANT HEAPS
MERCY
HAZEL MEYER
DORIE MILLERSON
JANET MORTON
SAGE PAUL
PHILIP SPARKS 

Local artists explore mending through experimentation, innovation and signature styles in this pop-up public event that takes a participatory approach as it aims to increase attention to a fading practice. You can bring your own mending or observe and learn through creative know-how and homegrown flare.

​Mending was once a part of everyday life before unfettered economic growth moved the textile industry offshore and pushed prices down even as it has intensified labour abuse and environmental degradation. The tragic irony is that while mending has faded from public consciousness in Canada and United States, many people overseas and out of site spend their
days in deplorable conditions, sewing cheap, new clothing for the North American market.
 
Curated by Kathryn Walter of dittybag and Janna Heimstra of Ontario Craft, the artists were selected to reflect a range of approaches through poetics and politics, and inspire a celebratory spirit that will resonate with their audience as they revel in the act of making the old new again.