Date: Friday, June 16, 2023
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Inside the centre
Admission is Free of Charge
For All Ages
NPCC is hosting a fun-filled all-ages evening of events to celebrate Pride month. Drop by and take part in the festivities by contributing to our community mural, building a Pride Garden, Gallery Gala fashion show, artist talks, workshops and more! Free of charge. We graciously acknowledge our community partner, Toronto Pearson.
Call For Entry
Youth Gallery – 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Our Youth Gallery will be comprised of artwork created by local queer youth displayed all throughout the centre. Submit your artwork for consideration here.
Art Space Connect Gallery
Queer Trivia
Session #1 – 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m
Compete for a prize in Queer Trivia hosted by Jordan! Located in the Art Space Connect Gallery.
Artist Talks
Jonah Strub – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Jonah Strub is a Toronto based, gay, Jewish sculptor, painter, and ceramicist. Jonah graduated with a BA in Studio Art from the University of Guelph in 2019. His artwork is a visual love letter to the aesthetics of camp, kitsch, musical theatre, Yiddish humour, and drag. His practice centers around the ideas of gender expression and visibility, specifically with his relationship to his own femininity. He uses his drag alter ego, Loxanne Creamcheese, to embody the power of a fruity, vivacious, unapologetic existence.
Instagram: @vicksvapostrub
Website: doubledipped.ca/jonah-elizabeth-strub
Artist Talks
Mark Gleberzon – 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Mark Jeremy Gleberzon is a 1992 Honours graduate from the Ontario College of Art (and Design University). He’s a visual artist working in painting, photography and mixed-media assemblage. Mark has been offering and selling his work in galleries, art fairs and trade shows for over thirty years. His work can be found all around the world.
Instagram: @mjggallery
Website: markgleberzon.com
Queer Trivia
Session #2 – 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Compete for a prize in Queer Trivia hosted by Jordan! Located in the Art Space Connect Gallery.
Studio A1
Face Paint
Session #1 – 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m
Celebrate by sporting some face paint from Juliana and Tawni in Studio A1! Show off your beauty at the end of night Fashion Show!
Tie-Dye – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Create colourful tie-dye t-shirts in Studio A1 with Tawni and Juliana!
Face Paint
Session #2 – 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Celebrate by sporting some face paint from Juliana and Tawni in Studio A1! Show off your beauty at the end of night Fashion Show!
Studio A2
Open Group Mural – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Our Pride Mural is located in Studio A2 where guests can contribute to a rainbow of handprints! Decorate a personalized Pride Heart and add it to the mural as well.
Notes of Support – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Show your love by writing a note of support to a friend, family member, stranger, or yourself! Your note will be displayed in Studio A2.
Studio C
Bazaar/Photobooth – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Shop, try on, and take photos with handmade and unique fashion items in Studio C! If you see something you love, show it off during the fashion show at the end of the night!
Studio D
Pride Garden – 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Using tissue paper, create pride flag inspired flowers and build a Pride Garden in Studio D with Sum!
Bracelets – 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Make bracelets with Tawni in Studio D with your favourite Pride colours!
*Admission and parking are free!