Purple Glow Co is a Toronto-based collective dedicated to creating spaces and events for artists to connect and collaborate. Stay Purple and Glowing!
Join us as a vendor at our Art Showcase/Party on August 6th!
📍1233 Queen St. W Rear
❗️Limited spots available!
Apply now at the link below 👇
(Deadline is THIS FRIDAY JULY 22ND @ 11:59 PM)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1QnlWOTkdyAS-igBY3nCbPaest56jZGwhHpdK_E7Feeaazg/viewform
💜💥RATED PG VOL. 2💥💜
Join us at Rated PG vol. 2, our art showcase/party featuring local talent and creativity across multiple disciplines. Rated PG brings together emerging artists and art enthusiasts for a vibrant party celebrating Toronto's arts community.
Support local artists. Enjoy live performances. Sip and shop a selection of small artisans. Be groovy. Stay glowing.
•Live performances
•Art displays
•Local vendors
•Cash bar
•DJ
When: Saturday August 6th | 6:30 PM - 11 PM
Where: 1233 Queen St W Rear
Cost: $35 Advance | $40 at door
GET YOUR TIX NOW 👇
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rated-pg-tickets-383583778407
Art showcase/party featuring live performances, art displays, and local vendors.
Purple Glow is seeking performance proposals for our August art showcase/party: 💜RATED PG Vol. 2💜
Rated PG Vol. 2 will be taking place this August 6th in Toronto. Applications are encouraged from both established and emerging local artists working across all artistic mediums. We are specifically interested in works that are interdisciplinary and created for in-person, immersive contexts.
This is a paid opportunity!
Submission deadline: Sunday, July 12th @ 11:59 PM
Visit the link below to send in your proposals 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeT1wnu-um-0BBxFDQVG7m_Oe7G2NWYOC5InSu87-2z4o_2bA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Toronto based dance company Dance Fachin's new piece The Fourth R fuses climate science, dance, and video projections into an energizing presentation about global warming.
The Fourth R has been selected by the Toronto City Council to participate in the mentorship program for Women4Climate (C40 Cities). Through this mentorship, The Fourth R will be developed by local and national climate professionals and experts and tour schools and teach children about the importance of sustainability.
We chatted with the founder of Dance Fachin about the project and its mission to inspire young people to become advocates for the planet.
Read the article on the mag now at the link below.
https://purpleglowcollective.com/all-posts/2022/6/7/dance-fachin-on-fusing-climate-science-and-dance-to-revolutionize-and-inspire
Under the direction of Emma Bartolomucci, Toronto based dance company Dance Fachin creates narrative driven works that make dance theatre accessible and engaging. In their newest piece, The Fourth R, Dance Fachin fuses climate science, dance, and video projections into an energizing presentation tha
ONLINE ART AUCTION 4 CHARITY
“Sunset Toronto”
20” X 24”
By: Paige
Starting bid: $60.00
100% of the proceeds will be donated to Feed it Forward, an organization working to fight food insecurity in Canada and reduce food waste.
⌛Auction closes on June 12th at 11:59 PM.
Winner will be announced on June 13th.
Place your bid at the link below 👇
https://purpleglowcollective.com/do-west-fest/2022/5/31/saturday-live-painting-auction-mxzay
ONLINE ART AUCTION 4 CHARITY
“PEACHiE”
20” X 24”
By: BELLA
Starting bid: $60.00
100% of the proceeds will be donated to Feed it Forward, an organization working to fight food insecurity in Canada and reduce food waste.
⌛Auction closes on June 12th at 11:59 PM.
Winner will be announced on June 13th.
Place your bid at the link below 👇
https://purpleglowcollective.com/do-west-fest/2022/5/31/saturday-live-painting-auction
Catch us at the Hippie Market Life Block Party June 4 & 5 for Do West Fest! Purple Glow has curated a series of pop-up performances for the fest 💜🌺
MUSIC+DANCE PERFORMANCE
LIVE PAINTINGS
CHARITY AUCTION
The live paintings made during the fest will be auctioned off online with 100% of the proceeds going toward Feed it Forward a not-for-profit organization working to feed Canadians who are food insecure and reduce food waste.
We’re so excited to be participating in this community event! SEE YOU THERE 🤘
Rise Carmine's debut EP ‘No Coup for Anyone’ will drift you into a haunting psychedelic dream with its hypnotic guitar patterns and poetic, politically charged lyrics.
We got to interview this Toronto bred multi-instrumentalist before the release of the full EP, giving you a look into his creative process and collaboration with Grammy award winning producer Dave Schiffman.
Read our review of the EP and the interview below 👇
“I'm a big fan of horror movies and of that whole aesthetic, says Toronto bred multi-instrumentalist, whose debut EP is like a haunting dream.
A new episode of Purple Glow Pod just dropped! 🎙️
On this episode, we were joined by Katie Lawson, one of the curators at the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art. Katie talked about the significance of this year’s theme, What Water Knows, the Land Remembers, and how the Biennial repurposes public space in the GTA to engage people in art and the community while exploring underrepresented histories and voices.
🎧 LISTEN NOW
💜Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
https://purpleglowcollective.com/purpleglowpod/2022/3/3/s2ep4
On this episode of Purple Glow Pod, we were joined by Katie Lawson, one of the curators at the 2022 Toronto Biennial of Art. Katie talked about the significance of this year’s theme, What Water Knows, the Land Remembers.
💌PG INPRINT IS HERE💌
PG InPrint is Purple Glow’s new zine showcasing artists who work in print. It's a place for you to explore, support, and shop works of poetry, prose, art, design, and photography by local artists.
Thank you to everyone who submitted work to our first edition and helped put it together! Since this was our team’s first time making a physical zine, it was a learning process and our Winter 22 Issue turned into Winter/Spring 22. We thank you for your patience and are so pumped for you to finally get your hands on PG INPRINT and explore all the amazing contributions from local artists 💜
poetry
prose
art
design
photography
PRE ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY A & HAVE IT MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOU!
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PG InPrint is Purple Glow’s quarterly zine showcasing artists who work in print. It's a place for you to explore, support, and shop works of poetry, prose, art, design, and photography by local artists.
Poets, playwrights, dancers, comedians, drag queens, storytellers, musicians, burlesque artists, historians, improvisers…Pinch Cabaret has got it all!
Pinch Cabaret is a monthly variety show, hosted at Button Factory Arts in Kitchener Waterloo, celebrating community and artistic cross-pollination. As well as offering a platform for experimental and performing arts communities, Pinch also holds improv classes for anyone looking to explore impulse, play, storytelling, and movement.
We chatted with Ben Gorodetsky, the founder of Pinch Cabaret, to find out what Pinch Cabaret is all about and get the deets on their upcoming May 28th show.
🔗 Read the article below!
✏️ Julia Mak
📸 Photo by Marc J Chalifoux
Initiated in 2021, Pinch Cabaret is a contemporary take on the cabaret nightclub scene, bringing together the performers of today in a fun-packed variety show located in Kitchener, Waterloo. We spoke with the founder, host, and curator of Pinch Cabaret, Ben Gorodetsky, to find out what Pinch Cabaret
From dancer to self-taught photographer, Aidan Tooth has been making waves in the Toronto art scene. We got behind the camera with Aidan to discuss her journey as a photographer and how with no degree or certificate in photography, she has turned her passion for the art into a growing business.
Read our interview with Aidan Tooth below!
https://purpleglowcollective.com/all-posts/2022/3/8/getting-behind-the-camera-with-aidan-tooth
Aidan Tooth is a Toronto-based dance artist; however, she wears more than one hat. She is also a self-taught photographer, currently making waves in the Toronto art-dance-photography scene. Keep reading to hear about Aidan’s story and how she followed her passions, leading her to where she is toda...
Ruckus Women Collective is a group of creators who subvert colonial, capitalist, racist, and patriarchal standards. As members and supporters of q***r, BIPOC, disabled, and racialized communities, the Ruckus Women aim to facilitate the sharing and creation of ant-establishment art, dismantling oppressive institutions and empowering those not being given a seat at the table.
On this episode of Purple Glow Pod, we talk with Ruckus Women Collective about anti-establishment art and what decolonizing the arts means/looks like.
🎧 LISTEN NOW
💜Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 👇
https://purpleglowcollective.com/purpleglowpod/2022/3/3/s2ep3-decolonizing-the-arts-with-ruckus-women-collective
Ruckus Women Collective is a group of creators who subvert colonial, capitalist, racist, and patriarchal standards. On this episode of Purple Glow Pod, we talk with Ruckus Women Collective about anti-establishment art and what decolonizing the arts means/looks like.
GOOD NEWS! WE’RE REOPENING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR ZINE FOR 1 MORE WEEK!
We’ve loved going through your submissions so much, we wanted to give anyone who missed the deadline one more week to submit.
Have works in progress, finished pieces, or works for sale you want to submit to the Winter 22 Issue of PG InPrint? We’re accepting:
poetry
prose
art
design
Photography
New deadline: March 4th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
💜SUBMIT AT THE LINK BELOW 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScETf0oqW38l00R3f0BjDxQdhouTnYhd5JwL0h4Ewr6Zv6Bfw/viewform
Our first Artist Circle of the month is taking place Sunday, February 13th at 5 PM via Zoom!
Purple Glow’s Artist Circles are a place for creatives to connect, reflect, deepen curiosity, and pull off one another. Each Artist Circle starts with an activity to get you out of your head and into the creative zone, then we will open up the floor for everyone to share, jam out, and let whatever needs to come up come up.
💜Free to attend
💜Donations welcome
RSVP at the link in bio 👆
💫you may come and go as you please during the circle💫
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/260559008007
Art for art’s sake, or l’art pour l’art, is a philosophy that originated in France in the early 19th century that suggests the purpose of art is not to serve some higher moral, cultural, or political purpose; rather, the value lies in the artistic pursuit itself. This bohemian slogan inspired a movement advocating that art needs no justification.
On this episode of Purple Glow Pod, we chatted with the artistic director of Bloody Nails Cinema about creating for the sake of creating and allowing love of an art form to be reason enough to pursue it.
🎧 LISTEN NOW
💜Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
https://purpleglowcollective.com/purpleglowpod/2022/2/3/s2ep2-art-for-arts-sake
On this episode, we chatted with Josh Gallina, the artistic director of Bloody Nails Cinema, about creating for the sake of creating and allowing the love of an art form to be reason enough to pursue it.
Are you an artist who works in print who’s been looking for an outlet for your work? We gotchu!
💜SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO PG INPRINT💜
PG InPrint is our new quarterly zine dedicated to giving Toronto artists who work in print a place to showcase and sell their works.
Submissions for our Winter 22 Issue are open! We are accepting submissions in the following categories:
poetry
prose
art
design
photography
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 11TH 2022 @ 11:59 PM
Send in your submission at the link below 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScETf0oqW38l00R3f0BjDxQdhouTnYhd5JwL0h4Ewr6Zv6Bfw/viewform
Have poetry, prose, art, design, or photography you’ve been wanting to share? Submit it to the very first edition of our new zine: PG INPRINT 💌
Completed projects, works in progress…we’re accepting it all! If you have pieces for sale that you’d like to showcase, you can submit previews of these as well and we’ll include them in the zine with your purchasing details.
SEND IN YOUR SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR WINTER 22 ISSUE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Deadline: February 11th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
SUBMIT AT THE LINK BELOW 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScETf0oqW38l00R3f0BjDxQdhouTnYhd5JwL0h4Ewr6Zv6Bfw/viewform
PURPLEGLOW POD IS BACK!
To kick off season 2 of Purple Glow Pod, we sat down with Shaunt Raffi, the owner of The Oud & the Fuzz, an Armenian cocktail bar and live music venue in Kensington Market. We discussed the importance of physical spaces for musicians in the city, providing opportunities for emerging artists, gatekeeping in the music industry, and how music familiarizes us across cultures.
🎧 LISTEN NOW
💜Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 👇
https://purpleglowcollective.com/purpleglowpod/2022/1/25/s2ep1-where-music-is-the-soul-of-the-community-the-oud-amp-the-fuzz
Join host and Purple Glow founder Chi as she talks to Toronto artists about current events and how art takes up space in our lives, culture, society, and politics.
Purple Glow is getting physical babyyyy
We wanted to give all you artists who work in print a chance to shine with a quarterly zine - PG InPrint!
Want to submit your work for the Winter 22 of PG InPrint? SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
poetry
prose
art
design
photography
Deadline: February 11th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
SUBMIT AT THE LINK BELOW
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScETf0oqW38l00R3f0BjDxQdhouTnYhd5JwL0h4Ewr6Zv6Bfw/viewform?usp=sf_link
We’re looking for volunteers to join the Purple Glow team
If you’re an artist/are passionate about the arts and want to help curate opportunities for connection, collaboration, and conversation within the Toronto arts community, we want to hear from you!
VOLUNTEER DUTIES:
• Pitch and write articles, interviews, and reviews
• Make playlists
• Collect lists of art happenings in the city
• Help out with events and initiatives
We value your thoughts, so are also open to any other ideas/ways you want to get involved with Purple Glow!
This is a casual position and flexible to your schedule and commitment capacity. You can pitch and accept assignments as you want/are able.
Interested in joining the team? Send an email to [email protected] with your resume and a short description of why you want to volunteer with Purple Glow.
The holiday season is the perfect time to support local artists and artisans, but it can also emphasize the lack of diversity and inclusion that exists within the arts. As we are encouraged to shop and support local, it is also important to encourage diversity and amplify the voices of communities who are underrepresented.
To promote the discovery of the diverse artistic talents that exist within the city, we’ve put together a list of 15 talented Indigenous artisans based in Tkaronto, whose unique works celebrate Indigenous culture. You can find many of these artists at the Indigenous Art Market, hosted by ANDPVA.
https://purpleglowcollective.com/all-posts/2021/12/6/15-indigenous-artisans-in-toronto-to-support-this-holiday-season
Give the gift of local art, apparel, and crafts this holiday season while supporting Indigenous Artisans and strengthening representation within the Toronto arts community!
Art Showcase & Market Performers ~ Lex Forsyth + Sean Parker
Lex and Sean’s intimate indie-soul is infused with a sense of unwavering purpose and quiet vulnerability.
Alex (Lex) Forsyth is a Toronto singer songwriter, skateboarder and romantic. Prone to daydreaming, and introspective as hell, Lex’s indie soul tunes glow with an aura of gentle reflection and unshakable purpose.
Sean Parker is a U of T music student and a big fan of birds.
💜 Catch Lex and Sean at our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET on Nov 19th!
🔗 Registration closes in 1 day, so get your ticket NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937
Art Showcase & Market Performers ~ Rumi & Carlo
Rumi & Carlo will be performing Dissonant Waves this Friday!. The performance is an exploration of relationship and time, taking performers who play together in one context and radically changing the rules/relationship of their performance to see what will happen. It is an experiment which starts in a distant land and ends in familiar territory.
Rumi Jeraj is an ismailli muslim hailing from Sherwoodpark Alberta (the world's largest hamlet). He is curious about sound and text in dance performance. Over quarantine his practice has shifted from the studio to the outdoors and he has found joy in interacting with natural landscapes. During his professional studies at Ryerson University, he studied Contemporary dance with Louis-Laberge Cote, Kate Hilliard and Robert Glumbeck. Outside of contemporary dance, Rumi has trained in tap dance with Travis Knights and Dianne Montgomery. He has also traveled to various Tap festivals such as Tap City: NYC, Rhythm World: Chicago and Vancouver Tap dance festival to train with various artists. He has recently been exploring using his dance as an instrument and playing as a tap dancer with Jazz artists around the city.
Carlo Santo Domingo is a Toronto native, attending his third year of undergraduate study in York University's music program. He is currently taking electric and upright bass lessons with Artie Roth, and plays in various ensembles in the school's program. During the quarantine, he began busking in downtown Toronto, playing with various musicians during the summer months. He is also the bassist for the local jazz band, The Brunswick Boys.
💜 Catch Rumi & Carlo at our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET on Nov 19th!
🔗 Registration closes in 2 days, so get your ticket NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937
Art Showcase & Market Performers ~ Rumble Sons
Rumble Sons are an Irish/Canadian alt rock band quickly gaining steam playing shows across Toronto.
💜 Rumble Sons will be performing at our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET on Nov 19th!
🔗 Registration closes in 3 days, so get your ticket NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937
Meet your vendors for our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET 💫
Buttrmlkco
Portraits by Vicky
Auara Creations
Crystals 4 the Soul
Effortless Light
Good Vibes Thrift Shop
We’re so excited for you to discover and support these talented small businesses and artisans! A great opportunity to shop local just in time for the holiday season 😉
💜Registration for our Art Showcase & Market closes in 5 DAYS!
🔗 RSVP NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937
Art Showcase & Market Performer ~ Andrea Josic
Andrea Josic is a q***r, Mad, Bosnian-Canadian poet and performer based in the GTA. AJ was the champion of the 2020 Toronto Poetry Slam and the 2019 Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam. She's a national award-winning journalist and poet whose work can be found in This Magazine, Xtra, Amble Mag, Mélange Creative Arts Journal, and more. As an Emerging Artist with VIBE Arts, they hope to cultivate healing and community joy in their work. Find them on Instagram -
💜 AJ will be performing at our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET on Nov 19th!
🔗 Registration closes in 6 days, so get your ticket NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937
Art Showcase & Market Performer ~ Sunny U.
Sunny U. is a performer, songwriter and guitarist based in Toronto, Canada. Born in India and having grown up in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Sunny brings a wide-spectrum of themes to his music. His recent EP, What's to Come, brings together his musical inspirations into a soundscape that packs the punch of old school Indie Rock and still holds the depths found in intimate Singer-Songwriter tunes.
💜 Sunny will be playing at our ART SHOWCASE & MARKET on Nov 19th!
🔗 Registration closes in 7 days, so get your ticket NOW at the LINK BELOW.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-showcase-market-tickets-203336162937?fbclid=IwAR3f-YbthJ8x2IDUouyzT3CTHIvFoa5_o9rajFpTZkDjv86E9GXGJf8UeHY
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A snippet of Kaitlyn Seibold’s piece “Meeting at R9”. Performed by Rakeem Hardy, Heidi Lorenz, Evan Webb, and Maria Riano. “Meeting at R9” is just one of the many incredible works we had the honour of watching and presenting at #BloomFestival2021! The Bloom Fest online exhibit will be live for just ONE MORE day, which means you only have one more day to watch this and view all the other talented artists’ pieces. Don’t miss your chance to access our online exhibit featuring 40+ works! Link below 👇 https://purpleglowmag.com/bloom-festival-home
Highlight from @localdollarama’s performance of “5 A.M. Uber Driver” for #BloomFestival2021 💜 Missed the performance? You can gain access to the recording and all other Bloom Fest exhibits at the link below! And while you’re at it, don’t forget to cop your tickets for our series of q&a panel discussions with the artists taking place next week 😉👇 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bloom-festival-2021-tickets-152526911097
Andrea Josic LIVE PERFORMANCE // JUNE 15 @ 7 PM Andrea Josic will be performing live at #BloomFestival2021 tomorrow night! Andrea will be performing “5 A.M. Uber Driver”, a spoken word/performance art piece about taking an Uber home in the early hours and feeling unsafe around men who are strangers, yet being confined in a space with them. Viewing links will be sent out beforehand. To register for your free ticket, visit the link below 👇 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bloom-festival-2021-tickets-152526911097
Julien Bradley-Combs and Eva Connelly-Miller's live performance of “Shared Diary” last week for #BloomFestival2021 was a beautifully intimate experience. This improvisational performance was influenced by audience prompts and culminated in a welcoming space where everyone could share their feelings and thoughts. Thank you performers and viewers for sharing your energy with us 💜 If you missed the performance, the recording will be available on the Bloom Festival site! Visit the link below to register for your ticket to gain access to watch 👇 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bloom-festival-2021-tickets-152526911097
EVA CONNELLY-MILLER & JULIEN BRADLEY-COMBS LIVE PERFORMANCE // JUNE 10 @ 7 PM Eva and Julien will be performing live at #BloomFestival2021 tomorrow night! They will be performing their piece “Shared Diary”, an interactive piece combining dance and music. Viewing links will be sent out beforehand. To register for your free ticket, visit the link below 👇 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bloom-festival-2021-tickets-152526911097
BAD BREED LIVE PERFORMANCE // JUNE 4 @ 7 PM Bad Breed will be performing live at #BloomFestival2021 tomorrow night! Their live Zoom performance will feature a selection of songs from the band’s 2020 album; In Ferocious Love. Viewing links will be sent out beforehand. To register for your free ticket, visit the link below 👇 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bloom-festival-2021-tickets-152526911097
THE Goodbye Honolulu INTERVIEW IS OUT! Click the link below to see Toronto's favourite yellow poncho models💛 #PGMag cannot get enough of this single! (And the ponchos) https://purpleglowmag.com/home/2017/6/6/an-interview-with-goodbye-honolulu-on-the-release-of-their-new-single-typical
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