Vtape is proud to support this immersive multimedia installation, inspired by artist Emmie Tsumura’s evolving relationship with a motley crew of pigeons who visit her kitchen windowsill to eat snacks and hang out on toy keyboards. At the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 4th fl., 401 Richmond St. West. ⊕
Past Events Archive
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The Dreaming: Dana Claxton’s video art, curated by Winston Xin, October 11 – 28
Dana Claxton is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist working in video, film, performance art, installations, and photography. The Dreaming is a survey of her video works, which deal with anti-colonialist tactics and Lakota mysticism, ideologies, and aesthetics, mixed with her personal observations of our contemporary culture. Co-presented with the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (Oct. 17 – 29, 2023). ⊕
imagineNATIVE ART CRAWL 2023 Wednesday, October 18 | 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Visit Vtape at 6:05 pm for imagineNATIVE’s Art Crawl. Each year the festival collaborates with artist-run galleries in the downtown Toronto present national and international exhibitions featuring Indigenous artists! ⊕
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Everything is Right Here, by Adrian Kahgee
Online Sept. 30 to Oct. 8, 2023: Everything is Right Here, by Adrian Kahgee. Vtape recognizes Canada’s National Day for Truth & Reconciliation with an online screening of this beautiful new hand-processed film. ⊕
LIFELINES online screening presented in partnership London Ontario Media Arts Association July 25 – 31, 2023
Join us in the celebration of LOMAA’s Queer Frontiers series with a screening and publication launch that features a conversation by artists and activists Rodney Diverlus and Syrus Marcus Ware! Check out our event page to find info about the events and how to access them, the presenters and how to sign up for the talk, accessibility information, and the Queer Frontiers series. ⊕
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)