Because of you, PHAHS sponsors and members, our small volunteer run organization was able to have a big impact on the community in 2023 with programs like Artists in the School, Tea & History, Creemore Festival of the Arts and student art and history awards.
Hope you will join us as we listen to the Musicians of the KWSymphony featuring cello, piano and clarinet performing trios by Beethoven and Brahms, on Sunday, April 14th, 2024 at 2pm at St. John’s United Church in Creemore. Tickets are $30 + fees. Get your tickets today!
We have planned an event that will take us back to the days of education in one room schoolhouses.
Hear and see what it was like to be a teacher of 30-100 students enrolled in grades 1 thru 8, all in just one or two rooms. Our featured guest, Linda Hutsell-Manning, was a teacher in a one room schoolhouse located in Southern Ontario in the mid 1960s.
We also have some special guests who were students in local one room schoolhouses all located in the Purple Hills. Since many of those schoolhouses are still standing, we’ve created a driving tour that will guide you to the location of six local one room schoolhouses. Guide maps will provided at the event.
This is a FREE event so, arrive early to secure your seat at Station on The Green located in downtown Creemore.
Comedy Kick off with Martha Chaves | Comedian, actress, activist and playwright who is a regular in the comedy circuits in Canada, the US and Latin America at Just for Laughs and other festivals and on CBC radio. Presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society with the help of Heirloom 142 and Lagom.
On this day we honour the resilience, dignity and strength of survivors and intergenerational survivors of Canada’s residential schools and remember the children who never came home by exploring the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Our community has partnered with performers from the Moose Cree First Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nation and the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund to provide programming that moves reconciliation forward in a meaningful way. We invite you to join us in this ReconciliACTION.
11 a.m. Indignary Featuring Winter Hawk with Pow Wow dancers Kolby Fox and Kehew Buffalo and Hip Hop dancer Jeali Bruno. Free thanks to member donations | Creemore Village Green
2 p.m. The Poets | Members of The Poets share their experiences living in the remote north Ontario communities of Moose Factory and Moosonee | St. John’s United Church
8 p.m. The Poets Tragically Hip Tribute Band from Moose Factory/Moosonee play the hits and share the spirit of Gord Downie, Chanie Wenjack, and reconciliation | Creemore Legion
Presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society with the help of Dalton Associates.
Adapt and Evolve | Special art installation, demonstration and talk by renowned hybrid AI artist Steve McDonald at the Station on the Green.
Presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society with the help of Royal LePage Location North, Brokerage.
The Exhibition will consist of Steve’s brand new ‘hybrid’ illustrations. Steve has been exploring and incorporating the new diffusion model and generative ai tools into his own illustration process. The work will be on display at the Station on The Green during the Festival Weekend.
The Presentation & Talk will include a multimedia presentation – An education, a history, and a discussion of the new processes and software available for image crafting. In a short time, Steve has become a leading voice in the adaptation of the new tools and has participated in many panels, talks, and interviews regarding the tools, the ethics, and the future of image crafting. The debate and discussion has many sides and could not be more topical (or contentious!). Whether you are an image crafter or not this should be an interesting event for many of you, as the ai image crafting tools will soon be crossing over into all walks of life – education, science, communication, etc.
The Workshop will offer participants the basics of how to use generative ai programs, how to design a custom diffusion model with your own work, and how to ethically use and adapt the new tools into your own practice.
Artists on Location | Sept. 30th and Oct 1st from 10am-4pm. Come enjoy the Autumn beauty in Clearview and view the work of over 80 Artists and Artisans showing in local businesses, on beautiful porches and lawns, in private homes and in artist studios throughout Creemore.
Interactive Art Activities | Bringing art into your hands, our interactive arts stations connect time, creativity and skills together. We are connecting time with a tinker table, pendulum art and wool-to-wear exploration including spinning, knit, crochet and rug hooking. Presented by Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society with the help of RE/MAX Hallmark Chat Realty.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of the Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society (PHAHS) is called for and will be held on Wednesday February 15, 2023 at 7:00pm via Zoom for the following purposes:
1. To approve the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on January 23, 2022; 2. To receive and approve the financial statements for the financial year 2021/2022. 3. To appoint new Directors to the PHAHS Board 4. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting
Those interested in attending should RSVP no later than February 8th, 2023 to: vertical.pierre@gmail.com
The Zoom link information will be forwarded to you once RSVP is approved along with the 2021/22 financial statements.
If you have not renewed your membership this is a great time to do so. We can now receive e-transfers. Please click this link to renew.
Sat. Feb 18 at the Creemore Legion, Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society invites you to pull off your parka, splash on some sparkles and join us for a fundraising drag show hosted by Enya Dreams. Enya brings queens Vylette and Katinka Kature as well as drag king TroyBoy Parks for a night of music, dancing and fun!
All money raised will be used to provide arts and history programming in the community. TICKETS $25 each (plus ticket fees)
Our first every drag show in the fall sold out quickly so don’t delay! Makes a perfect Valentine’s Day Gift!
Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society returns after their pandemic hiatus with an all singing, all dancing Creemore Festival of the Arts on Sep 30, Oct 1 and Oct 2.
This annual celebration of creativity includes our traditional Artists on Location program, enhanced by additional participant-engagement programming around the village.
Martha’s Amazing Audience Participation Art Project
Saturday Oct 1, 10am-4pm; Free
Location: Corner of Mill St + Caroline St, beside the Apothecary
DRAG it out with Justine A Drag 101 Presentation
REGISTER HERE Donation appreciated (PG 13) Saturday Oct 1, Noon-1:30pm. Location: Creemore Legion Bar
Ever wondered what Drag is all about? Join Justine to learn about the history, politics, etiquette and culture of this form of self expression while getting some awesome hair and makeup tips! For more information email MK at lyndemk@gmail.com
