We offer funding by application to community groups and individuals in Creemore and the surrounding area for projects in harmony with our mandate. Watch for the annual call for applicants … the deadline is the end of January. Some of our past and current recipients: Avening Community Centre…
The Artists in the School program is a series of visual art classes for young people in grades four to eight at Nottawasage & Creemore Public School. Each spring, Gail Caswell (Board member) and Jordan Eveland bring a hands-on creative experience to roughly 120 students at the Nottawasaga & Creemore Public School. This year, the series focuses…
May 14, 2016 Station on the Green. For members and guests. Reception at 6:30 pm. Tickets $50 • Cash bar Always a sellout! Place your ticket order below. A delicious evening of food and conversation! Enjoy lobster, baked potato, coleslaw and dessert. This is an important fundraiser for our ongoing programs. A Creemore tradition, this…
Sunday afternoons. This longstanding series brings warmth to a winter Sunday afternoon while deepening our understanding of history. The 2015 speaker was Charles Garrard, author of Petun to Wyandot: The Ontario Petun from the Sixteenth Century (Canadian Museum of History/University of Ottawa Press, 2014). The book, winner of the Ontario Archaeological Society Award for Excellence in…
The 2015 AGM speaker was past bookstore owner, local historian and past Purple Hills president, Pat Raible. Her fascinating insights into the 17th century daily lives of the Petun Indians brought history alive. OUR NEIGHBOURS THE PETUN By Pat Raible An admiring look at the First Nations peoples who, in the late 16th and early…
APRIL 24, 2016 Station on the Green. Open to everyone. Free. Luncheon at 12:30 pm. AGM at 1:30 pm. Gather with friends old and new for a Sunday luncheon to honour and encourage the volunteers who make our programs happen, and ensure our continued role in the community. Lasagna, Caesar salad, bread, coffee/tea and apple…
Community Grants The Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society offers occasional funding for arts and heritage projects in Creemore and the surrounding area. We received especially strong applications in 2016. We also provide annual arts and history bursaries to promising students in arts and history at Stayner Collegiate Institute and Nottawasaga & Creemore Public School. Creemore Choral Festival…
Artist Sara Sniderhan wanted to honour the elders in her adopted village. A year in the making, the idea evolved into a series of portraits and a limited edition book that included the life stories of the portrait subjects. The portraits were created in various media by Sara, Peter Adams, Martha Bull, Juliet Jancso, David Bruce Johnson, Andrej Kovacs, Peter Mitchell, Jim…
When the valley lights up with the richness of autumn, the time is right to spend a weekend exploring rich colours and textures created by local artists and artisans. Enjoy restaurants, cafés and a pub serving all day, and stay overnight in a local inn or bed-and-breakfast. Artists on Location The Artists on Location are…
This longstanding fundraiser keeps getting better. In 2015, eight gardens in Creemore, Avening, Dunedin and the surrounding hills opened their gates and hearts to help us grow. The Hidden Treasures Garden Tour included six private gardens and two vineyards, all remarkable for their variety of design, plant materials, water and dry features, and many clever…
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