Thursday, January 22, 7:00 p.m. Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 4th floor, 401 Richmond St. West Please join Queers for Palestine Toronto for their first event in a series about art and resistance this year ✨ We Would Be Freer (dir. Rana… ⊕
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NEW DATE! March 12, 6:00 p.m.: Robert’s Paintings, by Shelley Niro
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. Screening FREE, but tickets required. ⊕
VIDEO OF THE MONTH: “to boyhood, i never knew him,” by Trâm Anh Nguyễn
Vtape is proud to present Trâm Anh Nguyễn’s short video “to boyhood, i never knew him” FREE online during the month of December. ⊕
MEET US WHERE WE’RE AT: Day With(out) Art 2025
Sunday, Nov. 30 at 7:00 p.m., join as at CineCycle (129 Spadina Ave., rear) for MEET US WHERE WE’RE AT, the annual Day With(out) Art screening. Made by drug users, harm reduction activists and queer artists from Nigeria, Vietnam, Brazil, Germany and Puerto Rico, these new films use hybrid methods to explore experiences of chemsex, pain, pleasure, community and street activism. ⊕
Everything has changed: Kelly Mark’s “Public Disturbance HB Series, Take 1, Take 2, Take 3” online in November!
November 1 – 30: As part of a city-wide celebration of the life and work of the late Kelly Mark, Vtape is making the artist’s video Public Disturbance HB Series, Take 1, Take 2, Take 3 online FREE! This video documents parts of a notorious public performance, with professional actors reenacting domestic conflicts from movie scripts in a public setting. ⊕
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)