For March, the Vtape Video of the Month is why people be mad at me sometimes, by Mahlet Cuff, another new Vtape artist! Cuff’s video deals with Dancehall, cultural misappropriation, Maya Angelou, and Folklorama in a snappy musical critique. ⊕

Join us Thursday, March 12th at 6:00 p.m. at the Bachir/Yerex Presentation space for a screening of Robert’s Paintings, Shelley Niro’s portrait of the artist Robert Houle. Just beforehand, at 5:30 p.m., curator Jesse King does a guided walk through the related City of Toronto Market Gallery exhibition SKY & BONE, on the first floor (suite 128), which features work by Houle. Curator’s talk and screening FREE, but tickets required; click through for link. ⊕

Our February Video of the Month is ZION (2022), by brand-new Vtape artist Jard Lerebours! About this work, Jard says, “Black people have always practiced world-building, a tool in our fixation on imagining and venturing towards collective liberation. ZION is… ⊕

Thursday, Feb. 26, 7:00pm, at the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 401 Richmond St. West, 4th floor. This is the Feminist Archive & Vtape present Maternity Vexed: Dialogues with Her. The films in this program represent a dialogue between the generations – from mother to daughter, and back again; features work by Helen Lee, Amy Gottlieb, Diane Bonder, Caroline Langill, Mary Cross and Sara Diamond. Curated by Lexie Corbett. Helen Lee & Caroline Langill in person! Paid admission, click through for ticket link. ⊕

Vtape defies cynicism this Valentine’s Day with The Voyagers, a video love letter by American artist Penny Lane. “It’s a quite sincere take on Frank O’Hara’s tongue-in-cheek manifesto, Personism. It’s also probably the best thing I’ve ever made, despite—or more… ⊕