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EXHIBITION & SALE GIFTS BY ARTISTS Multiples for the Holidays Full Run of Exhibition and Sale: December 11 to 23, 2010 plus Jan. 5 to 15, 2011 Special Events: December 11, 2010 - Cecilia Berkovic and Mike Billington December 23, 2010 - Peaches		Anitra Hamilton, Cherry Bomb, edition of 20, 2010

Once again the holiday season brings Gifts By Artists to Art Metropole. Visit, discover, and purchase works from a carefully selected group of affordable art by some of our favourite artists. Whether you and your loved ones crave editions, audio, video, multiples, or artist's books you'll be sure to find the perfect gift.

A special addition to this year's Gifts by Artists, COVET CORNER is an exceptional trove of rare treasures. This collection of hard-to-find or never-before seen relics have been gathered by our Board of Directors to benefit Art Metropole. During the exhibition all work is available for viewing and sale at our downtown Toronto location at 788 King Street West and through our website www.artmetropole.com.


Special Events:
The opening Saturday of the show will feature custom gift wrapping by artist
Cecilia Berkovic, while artist Mike Billington creates customized gift cards
featuring Holiday warnings.

The final day before we close for the holidays will be marked by a special evening
with international performer Peaches. She'll be here at Art Met to launch our new
FWD edition Peaches Grillz on December 23rd from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
For more information or to pre-order click here.

Covet Corner:
To add to the rare temptations offered by our Gifts By Artists selection this year we offer an additional purchasing opportunity in Covet Corner. We'll certainly excite the collector in you with an exceptional trove of rare treasures. A generous group of artists and Art Metropole supporters have been digging through their vaults, dark corners, and best hiding places for these donations. Our Board of Directors have organized this menu of hard-to-find or never-before-seen relics to benefit Art Metropole. Feed your insatiable appetite for great art. All works are available for sale until January 15th.

Hours and Orders:
The exhibition continues during our regular shop hours (Wednesday – Saturday,
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.) for the 13 days leading up to December 24, when Art Metropole closes for the holidays.

Orders from out-of-town please note the cut off dates for guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve:

Canada - Regular Parcel December 11, Xpresspost December 22
USA - Xpresspost deadline December 16
Europe - Priority Worldwide December 17

For orders placed after these dates guaranteed delivery will be available only via FedEx.

Confirmed Artists for Gifts by Artists 2010 include:
Bad Day Magazine, Christine Baigent, Ron Benner, Katie Bethune-Leamen,
Mike Billington, Jessica Brousseau, Matt Brown, Robin Cameron, Ulysses Castellanos, Marco Cheuk, Lyndsey Cope, Janis Demkiw, Maura Doyle, Ryan Dodgson,
Rick Fischer, Steve Fisher, Deirdre Fraser-Gudrunas, Janice Gurney, Laura Kikauka, Matt King, Liz Knox, Anitra Hamilton, Melissa Hamonic, Jamelie Hassan, Xan Hawes, David Horvitz, Emily Hogg, Jay Isaac, Lynn Jackson, Maryse Larivière, Marc Loisier, Julius Manapule , Michael Maranda, Laura McCoy, Adam Medley, Charlie Murray, Sylvia Nan Cheng, Sarah Nasby, Zeesy Powers, Kerri Reid, Kevin Rodgers,
Jamie Shannon, Emily Smit Dicks, Cheryl Sourkes, Kaleena Stasiak, Jennie Suddick, Derek Sullivan and Christy Thompson, Julie Voyce, Jacob Whibley, Stephen Wicks, Antoni Wojtyra (Tonik), Naomi Yasui, Alberto Guedea Zamora, and more on the way.

Check our PREVIEW PAGE for images of the works and links to order.

For more information contact (416) 703 4400 or info@artmetropole.com

Art Metropole is a non-profit artist-run centre incorporated in 1974. We'd like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, as well as private donors for their support.