Tues. Sept. 23, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., join us for three historic shorts by Janis Cole & Holly Dale, and by Rodney Werden, exploring transfeminine subjects on-screen in the context of Toronto’s Yonge Street Sin Strip of the 1970s. Curated by Jordan King. Janis Cole & Jordan King in person! Co-presented with Gallery 44. ⊕
Past Events Archive
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SERIOUS BIZ: a Commons @ 401 screening for Ontario Culture Days
Sat., Sept. 20, 3:00 pm, Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West (FREE): join us for Serious Biz, a short, all-ages short film and video screening for Ontario Culture Days! Curated by Kaitlynn Tomaselli and Kelly Liu. Works by Dayna McLeod, Hannah Hull & Tara Hakim, Noor Gatih, Evelyn Pakinewatik, and Alice Sheppard & Danielle Peers. ⊕
DEATH & DATA, presented by Saloon Toronto, temp. files Video Publishing Cooperative & Vtape
Join us Friday, Sept. 19, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., for Death & Data, a program about how “the data of life, its scents of flesh and blood, and death, are encoded in and created by our bodies, experiences, and technologies.” Co-presented with temp. files Video Publishing Cooperative & Saloon Toronto. ⊕
National Indigenous Peoples Day: The Jingle Dress by Christiana Latham
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. ⊕
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. ⊕
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)