Media Release

For Immediate Release: September 16 2009

Night at the Indies presents
"Pimp Your Art"
NUIT GLADSTONE IV

An all night extravaganza at the Gladstone Hotel in celebration of Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche.
SATURDAY, OCT 3 - OCT 4, 2009

Where: Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West

Admission: FREE!!!

Showcasing: An all night extravaganza at the Gladstone Hotel in celebration of Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche.


TORONTO - Nuit Gladstone IV presents an all night extravaganza of contemporary art, performances and activities involving over 100 artists in two floors of the Gladstone Hotel.

In the Ballroom, ~Night at the Indies~ presents "Pimp Your". Art multi-media and interactive event with spoken word, music, visual art, and much more. sketchPAD exhibition takes over the entire second floor of the hotel creating a unique, temporary environment for visitors to experience as they stroll through or lounge amidst drawings, sketches and works in progress applied directly to the hotel walls. In the Art Bar, artist David Brown presents Wax Paper, a solo exhibition of recent encaustic works on paper.

BALLROOM

7:00pm-7:00am: ~Night at the Indies~ Presents: PIMP YOUR ART!

An interactive evening, packed with multi-media entertainment! For those who wish to PIMP - step 1 - PICK your art/medium - step 2 - PITCH your idea to directors, producers, grantors or more (must get 2 GOT PIMPED votes) - step 3 - get PRIMPED - a little hair and make-up before - step 4 - PRIZE - tell your story on camera & get a "PIMPED MY ART at INDIES" prize!

~Night at the Indies~ produces monthly showcases of independent films, spoken word, music and other multi-media focusing on artists who are ethnic minorities, women, youth, people of colour, lesbian/gay/bi /trans, differently abled, and from first nations and other marginalized communities. Visit nightattheindies.com for more info videos + archive of past events. Curated by Gurbeen Bhasin, Collective Director of ~Night at the Indies~

Visual Art Video Works By: Silvia Temis, Erika Squires, Shawn Barry, Dominika Dittwald, & Jai Wax

The artist participants for "Pimp Your" presented by ~Night at the Indies~ are:

1. DJ Denise Benson & Cozmic Cat present a special Nuit Indies Cherry Bomb
2. Shobha - Musician
3. Amai Kuda - Spoken Word
4. J - Reggae Band
5. Alejandra Ribera - Band
6. Airheart - Band
7. Catherine Hernandez - The Loud Lady
8. Andrea Henry - Musician
9. Tatoos & Tears featuring Jamieson Eakin - Musician
10. Sedina Fiati - Musician
11. Christel Bartelese - Performer
12. Kiki Mahy - Spoken Word Artist
13. Mr. Beaver Cleaver - Performer
14. DJ San Fran
15. DJ Dawn Canoe
16. Tawiah Ben Mcarthy - Performer
17. Emily Porter - Performer
18. Lorraine - Performer
19. Deidre D-Lishus Walton - Performer

MEDIA CONTACT: Please contact Catherine Fawcett @ Cat*PR cat@catpr.ca