Category: Arts

Presented by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society
Hosted and curated by Mill Street Art Studio

We are looking for artists of all ages and talents to take part in our 10×10 Creemore Art Show! 

Step 1: Register HERE or in person at the Creemore Echo located at 3 Caroline Street, Creemore.

Step 2: Pick up your 10×10” birch canvas and pay your $20 registration fee at the Creemore Echo during store hours (Mon-Wed 9am-5pm, Thur-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 11am-4pm).

Step 3: Create your work of art, be it painting, drawing, printing, collage, photography…the sky’s the limit! All sales of artwork will be directed towards the artist.

Step 4: Drop off your finished 10×10” artwork at the Echo anytime before Sunday, May 21st. 

Your artwork will be hung in a curated group show at Mill Street Art Studio located at 148A Mill St. in downtown Creemore. The show will be open to the public Saturday, May 27th from 10am-5pm and Sunday, May 28th from 11am-4pm.  

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks SO much to the members and sponsors of Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society! It’s because of your donations that we are able to provide programming like this to our community!

Clearview Township, J.W. Gordon Custom Builders Inc., Suzanne Lawence, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited (Cheryl MacLaurin and Rob McAleer), The Creemore Echo, Creemore Village Pharmacy, Creemore Foodland, Keith C Boulter Law Office, Mountain Ridge, Rockside Campbell Design, Mill Street Art Studio

Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is currently planning our annual fall weekend of visual art, music and performance. 

Our committee is currently brainstorming programming and we are looking to our community for input in the early phases of the process.

If you are interested in participating in anyway or have a suggestion for the committee please click here.

Greetings!

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 8^th, 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.

Look forward to seeing you.

Sincerely,

Pierre Marcoux
President

WINTER IS A DRAG (SHOW)
Ages 19+ event

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!

A special THANK YOU to Beth Seabourne Harte for coordinating Kids’ Crafts at the Cabin!

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.

“Choir! Choir! Choir! has fashioned a profound way for people to connect and interact” – The New Yorker

MATINEE TICKETS ARE $45 AVAILABLE HERE Oct 1, 2022 – 2:00PM

EVENING TICKETS ARE $45 AVAILABLE HERE Oct 1, 2022 – 7:30PM

Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Toronto-based singing group led by creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman. The duo takes a non-traditional approach; there are no auditions, and the audience is the choir. Show up and they’ll teach you an original arrangement to a song you love. Founded in 2011, Choir! Choir! Choir! has amassed a dedicated and passionate community of singers and a thriving international fan base on YouTube amassing 10s of millions of views on some of their videos.

The group has performed with renowned artists such as Patti Smith, David Byrne, Rick Astley, Tegan and Sara, and Rufus Wainwright, and onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall with the likes of Debbie Harry and The Flaming Lips. They’ve created content for NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar with Hamilton’s Brandon Victor Dixon. And they they’ve performed at the MET in New York for New York Pride and hosted their own float in Toronto Pride. They remembered Canadian music hero, Gord Downie, by performing Grace Too with the surviving members of the Tragically Hip to 10,000 fans in Toronto.

Choir! Choir! Choir! exists to celebrate music and push the boundaries between practice and performance, artist and audience, offering therapeutic benefits with the ultimate side effect: a powerful community.

Creemore’s first ever drag show featuring three amazing queens who are ready to strut their stuff at the Creemore Legion as part of the Creemore Festival of the Arts hosted by Purple Hills Arts and  Heritage Society Friday, September 30 at 8 p.m.

TICKETS ARE $20 AVAILABLE HERE

Included in this stellar line up of top notch talents is the unbelievably beautiful and bold Enya Dreams. Described by the Buzz Mag she is part 1960’s supermodel Twiggy, part Brigette Bardot and a dash of ‘Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!’, this Toronto based drag sensation prances with style, poise and unpredictability. She brings along her friends Istealya Heart and Vylette for a night of unforgettable entertainment!

Doors open at 7 p.m. Cash bar with all funds raised benefiting the Creemore Legion.

Tickets are CHEAP – with the expectation that you will bring extra cash to tip out the queens for their performances.

Never been to a drag show? Don’t worry we want you to feel comfortable and put together a little Drag Intro so you come prepared for fun. 

Artists & Artisans Registration
Festival of the Arts in Creemore and surrounding area
October 1 & 2, 2022

Artists on Location is a weekend-long collaboration of venue owners, artists/artisans, and the Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society (PHAHS).

We are currently seeking artists interested in displaying artwork in a venue in downtown Creemore and surrounding area venues. October 1 and 2.  

To participate you must be a member of PHAHS (from $25). For more info visit https://phahs.ca/join-us/

Purpose of the event:

• To engage the village and area in the Creemore Festival of the Arts
• To attract festival-goers with exciting work by artists and artisans
• To enhance the festival experience for visitors through interactions with artists at each venue
• To provide a platform for art sales and connections with potential art clients
• To attract an arts-focused clientele to Creemore to support the business community
• To promote Creemore as a creative, charming and inclusive destiny
• To create an opportunity for artists to receive valuable public feedback on their work

If you would like to be part of this event please fill out the form using the links below. To be included in the print materials make sure you submit by August 1st.

Please note that it is appreciated when artists engage with the public. It is an aspect of the festival that is especially meaningful to visitors. The venue owners cannot speak to your art in the same way that you can.

If you have any questions, please contact the Artist Coordinator
Martha Bull | Cell: (416) 546-2555 (text preferred) or by
Email: marthaartist@gmail.com

Deadline for registrations: AUG 1, 2022

Click here to sign up as an Artists on Location

Click here to sign up as a venue

SIGN UP NOW

We are giving away free 10 x 10 canvases for you to Brush Away!

Sign-up for a FREE 10 x 10 canvas to be picked up at The Creemore Echo anytime (while supplies last) or use your own 10 x 10 canvas or surface (paper, wood, cardboard – anything you want. Feel free to use the canvas as any kind of art surface for your masterpiece, be it painting, drawing, printing, collage or anything else. The sky’s the limit!

Once you have completed your masterpiece please share it with us on social media using the hashtag #purplehillsarts. If you would like your art displayed in the Village of Creemore please drop it off at the Creemore Echo any time between April 1-10 and we’ll displayed it in windows of Creemore in April.

Below is a step-by-step guide to the 10 x 10 Winter Community Art Project

Step 1: Register here for your free canvas. Alternatively, you can also provide your own 10 x 10 canvas. Maybe you already have a 10 x 10 canvas at home that you would like to use or want to support your art shop and purchase your own. Feel free to use any 10 x 10 paper, canvas, or wood surface.

Step 2: Pick up your canvas at the Creemore Echo during store hours. The Echo is located at: 3 Caroline St, Creemore. Your canvas will be clearly labeled with your name.

Step 3: Paint Away Winter and create your 10 x 10 masterpiece.

OPTIONAL: If you would like your artwork displayed in Creemore please drop it off clearly labeled with your name and contact info at the Echo any time between April 1-10. We will display it in the windows of various businesses throughout the Village of Creemore in April. 

• Art will be collected and returned in May.  We will do our best to contact you with a pick-up time.
  • Please remember to clearly label your artwork with Name, phone number and email address. This is important if you would like your work returned.

Step 4: Snap picture of your 10 x 10 and post it to your social media @purplehillsarts #purplehillsarts.

We look forward to seeing you and your art in the Village in April. 

Thank you for joining us in Brushing Away Winter!