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Creemore Festival of the Arts 2018

Purple Hills

Festival Weekend Happenings

September 29-30, 2018 | 10am to 4pm daily

The Creemore Festival of the Arts, a proud part of the Clearview Small Halls Festival, is a weekend-long celebration of art — one of the annual events that have made the village of Creemore a destination for creative inspiration and discovery.

This year, we present our most ambitious arts programming to date. We sponsored three marquee exhibits which examine the concepts of place, time and community from diverse viewpoints. These exhibits take place in the centre of the village while, up and down the main street, artists and artisans show their work in more than 20 locations.

Start at the Station on the Green (10 Caroline St E), in the heart of the village, to see the marquee exhibits, pick up a map, chat with an artist, and meet a few of our knowledgeable volunteers. Next, hit the restored Log Cabin beside the library for an art show in a heritage setting. Then it will be time for the main street. Take your time in our exhibits, galleries, restaurants and cafés.

Look for the purple and white signs!

The Creemore Festival of the Arts is free to the public and volunteer guides are available both days at the main venues.

 

Marquee art exhibits

4 amazing artists, 3 amazing shows

“Over the years, some of the most compelling exhibits we’ve supported feature artist concepts around community themes. This year, we’re taking it up a notch with three distinct presentations on the theme of place.”

— Sara Hershoff, Festival chair

Things we take with us, Things we leave behind

Peter AdamsCreemore-based Peter Adams presents a playful urbanite’s 20 years of rural living in 20 boxed paintings. Adams, an award-winning painter and installation artist, represents the local landscape alongside curated assemblages of objects that fuel his creativity and symbolize the attachments we all have to the past as we make changes in our lives.

Held at the Station on the Green

Discover the artist: @peteradamsart (Instagram) or www.peteradamsart.com

 

 

The little village with a big heart: Tiny edition

Amber HarloffAnimator and stop-motion artist Amber Harloff recreates Mill Street, the hub of Creemore, in miniature form. Harloff tells the story of Creemore’s downtown core in architectural models, including a historical glimpse of their past. Using set-design techniques, Harloff brings Creemore’s recent history to life—allowing generations to connect and see Creemore through a different lens.

Held at the Station on the Green

Follow the process: @amberharloff (Instagram) or #littlevillagewithabigheart_tinyedition

Time immemorial: Mnaandendmowin

Adrian Kaghee and Debbie Ebanks SchlumsAdrian Kahgee and Debbie Ebanks Schlums transform the interior of the Creemore Log Cabin through installation, audio and participatory performance. Enter a space where Anishinaabek time meets Island time — where a past, present and future treaty partnership is symbolically woven within the sacred space of a medicine wheel and the domestic space of a log cabin is adorned with a travelling scroll and quilts made by Saugeen community members.

Held at the Creemore Log Cabin

Discover the artists: Adrian Kahgee and @debanksshlums (Instagram)

Artist images by Abandoned Echoes @abandoned.echoes.photo (Instagram)

 

Artists in the Village

Artists in the Village

The Mill Street community is an essential part of the festival. Stores, studios and outdoor spaces get involved, with artists and artisans showing their work in more than 20 locations. These amazing artists are hard at work right now, getting ready to blow the lid off the upcoming arts festival in Creemore.

About the Creemore Festival of the Arts

The weekend is presented by Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society and is a proud part of the Small Halls Festival in Clearview Township. The event is made possible by nearly 100 on-site volunteer hours, not including the many hours put in by the organizing committee.

The Creemore Festival of the Arts is proud of its relationships with sponsors and grantmakers: Clearview Township, Creemore BIA, Simcoe County, RT07, Creemore Springs Brewery Ltd., Elston Watt Barristors & Solicitors, Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd., TD Wealth Management.

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ARTISTS, ARTISANS & ART VENUES! Sign up now for the Creemore Festival of the Arts 2018

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Do you want to be part of the festival this year?

Creemore Festival of the Arts – Sept 29 & 30, 2018

We’re looking for creative people who are interested in registering for Artists on Location, which places artists and artisans with local businesses, or seeking to show artwork within downtown Creemore throughout the weekend of Sept 29 & 30. The Artists in the Village, formerly called Artists on Location, is a weekend-long collaboration in the village of Creemore among venue owners, artists/artisans, and the Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society.

Deadline for registrations: July 22, 2018 (EXTENDED)

Click here to sign up.

Background

The autumn arts weekend in Creemore is a community staple. This is the weekend we try to outdo the splendour of our natural surroundings in beautiful Simcoe County. We do our best to amaze our guests with arts exhibitions, installations, performances and displays centred around Creemore’s community halls and beautiful main street. Many visitors return each year for an afternoon, a day or a weekend.

Our guests may come for the marquee exhibits but they stay for the main street. A stroll along Mill Street is rewarded with delightful shops and restaurants anytime but on arts festival weekend there’s an added creative element with artists and artisans of all kinds, showing and demonstrating their work — indoors and outdoors.

The event is free to the public and exhibits are open on the Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Volunteer guides are available both days at the main venues. We ask artists to engage with the public at the display venue throughout the weekend as this is an aspect of the festival that is especially meaningful to visitors.

The event is a proud part of the Small Halls Festival in Clearview Township. We look forward to announcing our exciting and diverse marquee shows — two exhibits in Creemore’s Station on the Green and one at the historic Log Cabin.

Registration

If you are registered, you will be part of the marketing machine for the festival which includes our brochure, poster, rack cards, website, social media, and print and online ads. We are not charging a registration fee this year. Instead, we ask that both the venue and the artist become members of Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society, if they are not already members.

Membership for businesses is $100 per year. With that membership, your name is included on our website (phahs.ca), social media (@purplehillsarts), brochure and poster, and media outreach. Artists may join as businesses or as individuals at your level of choice.

If you would like to be part of this program, please fill out the forms linked below. If you have any questions, please contact the festival chair, Sara Hershoff: sara@creemore.com or 705-466-9906.

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Also available as PDFs:

Small Halls Festival

Call for Entries in Public Art

Purple Hills

Public Art Opportunity for Collectives, Partnerships and Individuals

Description and Application Form

Deadline for Entries: April 15, 2018

Creemore is home.The Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society is seeking Artistic Submissions for public arts and heritage experiences at the Creemore Festival of the Arts on September 29 and 30, 2018.

We invite arts exhibitions, installations, performances, displays and more, which will be centred around Creemore’s attractive community halls and handsomely preserved main street.

The purpose of this Public Art Opportunity is to inspire and support two to three marquee presentations to elevate the Festival experience. Collectives, partnerships and individuals are encouraged to apply and may be made up of artists, curators, performers or others. Applicants may be from anywhere and work in any discipline.

“This year, we really want to open up the opportunity to headline the Creemore Festival of the Arts,” said Festival Chair, Sara Hershoff. “We hope this Call for Entries process will help us gather new possibilities and inspire exciting voices who want to explore and present their creative ideas.”

The deadline for Artistic Submissions is April 15, 2018. There is no entry fee. It is the goal of the Festival to distribute up to $10,000 to support two or three presentations. The funds are to be used for creation, production and display of works. Successful applicants will be provided with a community venue and volunteer support to bring their ideas to life during the highly-promoted autumn weekend festival.

The Creemore Festival of the Arts, which operates in partnership with Clearview Township’s Small Halls Festival, is an annual, weekend-long community celebration that seeks to engage and attract artists, locals and visitors to enjoy and support Creemore as a destination for creative inspiration and success.

Marquee shows are the cornerstone of the Festival, which is organized by volunteers and also features artists and artisans showing their work in more than 20 central locations. The event is free to the public and volunteer guides are available both days at the main venues. The event attracts between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors each year.

Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society is a volunteer-run charity dedicated to fostering community by cultivating and celebrating a broad range of arts and heritage activities in Creemore and area.

Contact

Sara Hershoff

Chair, Creemore Festival of the Arts

sara@creemore.com

705-466-9906

Creemore Festival of the Arts Committee 2018

Sara Hershoff, Liz Eakins, Paul Eprile, Laurie Severn, Cheryl MacLaurin, Julie Pollock, Victoria Denoga Huntley

Application Form 2018

Here is a PDF of the application form (Public Art Opportunity – Creemore Festival of the Arts 2018 – Google Forms) for your reference.

We prefer that applications be submitted through the online form that immediately follows this note. Many thanks.