Dancer, choreographer, and teacher Kylie Thompson joins us to talk about what it has been like recovering as an independent artist in a post pandemic society and her piece FEMMILLENNIAL.
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On this episode of Purple Glow Pod, we were joined by Adrian Hayles, a muralist, the director of Worth Gallery on Dundas, and creator of Concrete Lab, a new street art enhancement app. We discussed street art, how the Concrete Lab works, and the intersection of art and technology.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Bonus episode. Enjoy this bonus Q&A from our live virtual screening of No Crying at the Dinner Table (2019) in December 2020. Listen to director Carol Nguyen deepen the narrative of her film, explain the process of putting her family behind the camera, and consider how her film has touched so many hearts.
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Bonus episode. On this bonus episode of Purple Glow Pod, co-host Chi talks with musician Michelle Treacy about her new single “Time Off From A Letdown.” In the interview, Treacy talks about the development of her new single, creating the music video, and future career plans.
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Episode 4. The creators behind the Instagram account @covid19.dreams, Hanna Jovin and Adrian Morphy, join Liv and Chi to discuss their project, the dreams they illustrate, and the healing value of art during a global pandemic.
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Episode 3. Liv and Chi discuss big changes to the immersive Van Gogh exhibit, how arts institutions are making the move online, and the possibility of improving the accessibility of the arts from an increased online presence.
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Episode 2. Liv and Chi share what it was like to attend public arts schools in grades 4-12. Then, Barbara Simms joins to talk about her university dance program and Ethan Scott joins to share his experience graduating from an arts high school amid the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Bonus episode. Here is the full conversation Chi and Liv had with artist Sydney Kuhne about COVID-19, sustainability, privilege, culture, and more.
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Episode 1. Local artists share their obstacles in the face of COVID-19. Liv and Chi break down what it feels like to live and create during a global pandemic. Later, artist Sydney Kuhne joins the gals to discuss her life in isolation and her long and difficult journey returning home from The Gambia amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Meet Chi and Liv, the ‘pair of gals’ behind Purple Glow Mag. Next episode, Chi and Liv will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Torontonian artists.
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