This National Indigenous Peoples Day, Vtape celebrates the work of Dene and British artist Christiana Latham by streaming her title Jingle Dress (2010) on our website until June 27th. ⊕
Past Events Archive
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- 2024
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- 2021
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- 2012
Reel Kinship: 25 Years of imagineNATIVE and Vtape
Celebrate 25 years of imagineNATIVE with this special retrospective installation in the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space. Featuring archival materials from both organizations, the exhibition reflects on a rich history of Indigenous storytelling and collaboration. Curated by Emily Henderson. ⊕
Queer Cinema for Palestine
Join us on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4th @ 7:30pm the Tkaronto/Toronto screening of the third iteration of Queer Cinema for Palestine, “No Pride in Genocide.” QCP began as a campaign to boycott TLVFest and give queer and allied filmmakers the opportunity to present their work in solidarity with Palestine. QCP is a collaboration between PACBI (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) and a coalition of queer filmmakers, artists, activists, and community members across the world.
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Still Film: Photography in Motion
May 1 – 21, 2025 at the Goethe-Institut, 100 University Avenue, North Tower, 2nd floor. Open Wed. – Fri., 11:00am – 5:00pm. Join the Goethe-Institut Toronto and Vtape for Still Film: Photography in Motion, curated by Videoart at Midnight’s Olaf Stüber and by Jutta Brendemühl, for the CONTACT Photography Festival. ⊕
DOORS OPEN: The Commons @ 401 Curation: SERIOUS BIZ
On Saturday, May 24th from 10 am – 5 pm FADO, imagineNATIVE, Reel Asian, SAVAC, and Vtape, collectively known as The Commons @ 401, present SERIOUS BIZ a curated film program for this year’s city-wide Doors Open event. We invite drop-in visitors into the Bachir Yerex Presentation Space to view a rotation of films hand-picked by this year’s leading curators, Kelly Lui and Kaitlynn Tomaselli. ⊕
Since opening our doors in 1983, Vtape has presented a substantial program of screenings, exhibitions, artists’ talks, and publications. Events from 2012 to the present are represented here in this archive. This online resource reflects a combination of event-based programming, exhibitions, and education dedicated to the development of video art and new and diverse audiences. The Past Events Archive is organized by year, starting with the most recent events, and moving backwards through history.
Image credit: Installation view of God Play exhibition, October 2024; photo by Henry Chan (2024)