The Centre for Art Tapes’ 40th Birthday Aug 15, 7-10pm Art Bar + Projects, 1873 Granville Street, free Tori Fleming works in the thick of it. Unlike many programming directors holed up far away from the art they help bring into the world, her office is in the heart of the Centre For Art Tapes—and […]
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Visual arts review: Poems for Impending Doom
Poems for Impending Doom Art Bar, 1873 Granville Street March 29, 7pm cfat.ca/poemsforimpendingdoom “The world is pretty fucked up right now—let’s write some poems about how we would do it if we could do it all again,” reads the opening statement for Poems for Impending Doom, launching March 29 at Art Bar. In this spirit, […]
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The kid gloves come off at CFAT
Tiny Takeover: Kid Critics To August 31 Centre For Art Tapes, 2238 Maitland Street “I find the general public that’s not already interested in the media arts often will use the works that have a narrative to pull them in and get them to have a look at the other work,” says Tori Fleming, programming […]
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CFAT’s Hyper colour
Hyper > Media > Paradise February 8-February 14 Opening reception Thursday, February 8, 7pm Centre for Art Tapes 2238 Maitland Street suggested donation $10 cfat.ca The Centre for Art Tapes hits the big four-oh this year, and one of its flagship events, the media arts scholarship, is not far behind. Video, audio, projection, virtual reality, […]
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Arts groups pen open letter about AFCOOP sexual assault allegations
Five organizations have released a statement in the wake of accusations of sexual assault against a staff member at the Atlantic Filmmakers’ Co-operative. (As detailed here last week.) The Centre for Art Tapes, Khyber Centre for the Arts, Nocturne, South House Sexual and Gender Resource Centre and Eyelevel Gallery—and all of their staff and board […]
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Sound and vision
Sound Etiquette Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis Street To April 24 From drawings incorporating America Sign Language to unconventional choirs, Christine Sun-Kim is not shy when it comes to working with sound. But being born deaf, the Berlin-based artist believed for a long time that sound wasn’t a part of her life. “I realize […]
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The Future is now
Tucked away in the corner of the Dalhousie Art Gallery—which is also currently housing Why are we saving All these artist publications + Other Galleries stuffs?, an exhibition of artist run centre archives—is a collection of an entirely different sort of archive. Archives of the Future, organized by Centre for Art Tape’s programming committee, examines […]
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Art notes: Khyber Member Awards, FILM 5 & CFAT
Notes from the Arts Desk * * * * * PARTY ALERT & AWARDS NIGHT The Khyber Centre for the Arts invites you to a general meeting on Friday, September 4 (6pm, free) to fill you in on the future of the Khyber Centre. You are then warmly invited to stay for the Community BBQ and […]
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D’Arcy Wilson schools you on zoos
Joining previous CFAT artist-in-residence alumni Krista Davis, Will Robinson, Khanhthan Tran, Melanie Colosimo, Eryn Foster, Sym Corrigan and Léola Leblanc is D’Arcy Wilson, a Halifax-based interdisciplinary artist (and big nature fan). From CFAT’s release about the program, here’s a description of what Wilson intends to produce during her residency. Includes: Little known facts about zoos! […]
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CFAT Media Art Scholarship Program Screening on Saturday
The Centre for Art Tapes is having its annual Media Art Scholarship Program Screening on Saturday February 25, 7pm at the Neptune Theatre (1593 Argyle Street). Check out the varied selection of work from CFAT scholars of different ages and backgrounds. Tickets are $8 ($10 at the door), available online by clicking here.
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Eleanor King’s night moves
After a successful Public Gardens installation for last year’s Nocturne, Eleanor King is working on a similar one for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche. Using radio broadcast and LED lights, she’ll highlight the sometimes forgotten Taddle Creek, which is buried under bits of Toronto. “I’m interested in highlighting these natural phenomenons that get lost due to our […]
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Centre for Art Tapes in the Roy
As we mentioned last week, the Centre for Art Tapes has moved out of its digs in the CBC Radio Building at Bell and Sackville. Here are more details: The new location is the Roy Building, 1657 Barrington Street. Suite 220, with a new phone number: 422-6822. Hours are Tuesday to Friday 9:30am to 5:00pm […]