The second in Vtape’s series of collaborations with e-flux Staff Picks! This month e-flux features four works made by Colin Campbell and Lisa Steele during the artists’ Los Angeles sojourn in 1976-77. ⊕

To celebrate May Day, and to put the focus on the pressurized situation in the arts, Vtape will be featuring Clive Robertson’s Artists Union Rally, March 16, 1985 (1985) as our May Video of the Month, FREE online May 1 – 31, 2026! ⊕

Please note that registration for this screening is now full. May 28th at 6:30 p.m., at the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, join Vtape & Art Metropole for a rare screening of video work by Genesis P-Orridge with collaborators such as COUM Transmissions, Antony Balch, Derek Jarman, and Thee Majesty.  ⊕

Join us for Doors Open Toronto on Saturday, May 23rd! Explore The Commons and the rest of 401 Richmond, and take in our annual free short film program, starting every hour on the hour from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West. ⊕

TORONTO PREMIERE! Friday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m., join us at CineCycle for the Toronto premiere of Celestial Queer: The Life, Work, and Wonder of James MacSwain, a feature-length documentary about an iconic queer artist who defied convention for a life lived on his own terms. Filmmakers Eryn Foster & Sue Johnson in person! ⊕