Vacation Time

December 16, 2009

Filed under: Thistle Related — admin @ 5:47 AM

Your last chance to visit the Thistle in 2009 approaches!

The Purple Thistle will be closed from Monday, December 21 to Monday, January 4th

Expect to see some new workshops after we return!

Eastside Culture Crawl Photos

December 4, 2009

Filed under: Thistle Related — admin @ 2:01 PM

Eastside Culture Crawl 2009

Eastside Culture Crawl 2009

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EXTRA! EXTRA! The Thistler - December Issue!

December 3, 2009

Filed under: Thistle Related — admin @ 8:58 PM

Check out the latest issue of The Thistler!

Our monthly newsletter featuring the Purple Thistle schedule, classes, general information, articles, upcoming events like the Winter Solstice Coffeehouse and this month’s featured artist, aly strange!

changes to thistle schedule

December 1, 2009

Filed under: Classes, Schedule, Thistle Related — admin @ 12:55 PM

Greetings,

There are some slight changes to the Purple Thistle Schedule.  Starting Dec. 1, 2009 we will be open from 4pm - 10pm, Mondays - Thursdays and 4pm - 6pm Fridays. The Little Thistler’s Art Space now takes place Mondays from 10am-12pm.

Please check our calendar for up to date information on classes and upcoming events.

The Thistle is a youth-run arts and activism centre. We operate in four main ways: We are open in the afternoons and evenings for drop-in. Please see signs on the door, big white board and website for hours. We run classes and projects of all kinds. There is lots of information available about what’s going on and how to sign up. If it isn’t totally obvious, ask someone.

We run full-time, paid training programs during the day, focused around arts, community work and/or publishing. If you are interested, write matt@purplethistle.ca Also, lots of groups, big and small, use the space for meetings, conferences, gatherings or as a work-space. You are welcome to meet here, just run it past the collective.

ThistleClasses

The list of classes taking place at the Thistle. Feel free to check 'em out.

Photography


Dark Room 101
Thursdays of the Month
4pm - 6pm

Free black and white darkroom. Some equipment. Great group.
Contact Diana if you are interested: lalunaphoenix@gmail.com

Life Drawing


THURS 730-930pm

Some supplies. Pro models. Awesome atmosphere. Thistle is closed for drop-ins during Life Drawing. Drop-in participants for Life Drawing are welcome. Contact Nicole or Mike: lifedrawing@purplethistle.ca
facebook group

Subversive Cinema: Film Alternative Processes


WED 4:30-7:30pm

This 12-week class will involve a direct interaction with the surface of the film material, both in exposing and processing the image. Themes include working with the qualities of uncertainty and chance, as well as the tensions between the intentional and the unexpected, the crisp/clean and the muddled/messy. Techniques include solarization, toning, tinting, coffee/Vit C developer, cross processing, handmade sound, optical printing, etc. Theoretical readings and screenings will be an important part of the group experience. Participants are encouraged to bring ideas or works-in-progress. (Wednesdays, 4:30 - 7:00pm, September 29 - December 15)
contact: april@aprilgrayson.com to register.
space is limited.

thistleGroups

Collective Meeting


MON 7-9pm

Where brains meet and decisions are made.

Radical Gardeners


TUE 4:00pm and FRI 2:00pm

Join us for weekly meetings, field trips, discussions, workshops, and gardening parties! We will be creating a city food garden, compost system, cob shed, and more.

Contact Matt: matt@purplethistle.ca

Find weekly meeting notes, event/workshop announcements, photos and info on our facebook page: “.Guerrilla Gardeners of the Purple Thistle.”

RAIN: Radical Art In Nature: Guerrilla Art Group


Thursdays at 4:30pm

we are a bunch of youth who are here to make art! all sorts of it, every kind! and to take it to the streets. to share. to engage in art and culture. public space is our space.

"abolishing the gap between art and life"

Contact: rain@purplethistle.ca

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