CHAIR AFFAIR 2010

Creative Matters is excited to announce that we will be participating in an event to raise awareness and funds for the The Furniture Bank, a non-profit organization in Toronto that works to provide furniture and household goods to low-income families in the city.

In 2009 the Furniture Bank helped over 2,000 families create a furnished home with dignity and this year, they hope to impact 2,400 families. "There are an estimated 10,000 people on any given day here in the GTA who are homeless or living in shelters and without support.

It is incredibly difficult for many of these individuals to rise above these circumstances and move forward into positive change...Furniture Bank has been able to help good people who find themselves in bad situations through donations for eleven years. By supplying them with furniture and household goods we change their lives and provide the necessary resources to live in a more dignified manner." - www.furniturebank.org The event is called Chair Affair and will showcase the designs of local artists donating their talents and their time to create works of art with ordinary chairs from the Furniture Bank warehouse warehouse. Twenty-nine chairs will be showcased in a silent auction with five of these special chairs being auctioned live.

Tickets for the event can be purchased here. Although we are not ready to unveil the finished product, to the left is a before shot of our chair and below, some insight into our inspiration for the piece. We hope this cause inspires you as well, and we hope to see you there! For more information on the Chair Affair event and to see artist entries in progress please visit:
Chair Affair For more information on the Furniture Bank please visit:
The Furniture Bank