Welcome to Archive/Counterarchive
Archive/Counter-Archive is a project dedicated to activating and remediating audiovisual archives created by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), the Black community and People of Colour, women, LGBT2Q+ and immigrant communities. Political, resistant, and community-based, counter-archives disrupt conventional narratives and enrich our histories.
activating Canada's audiovisual heritage
News and Events
Check out what's on at Archive/Counter-Archive below! Visit our News and Events page for complete listing.
Save the Dates: Archive/Counter-Archive Summer Institute 2021 | Public Talks
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our online Summer Institute! We will be hosting five public talks (free and open to the public). More information about each of the talk and how to register will be forthcoming.
Recording: Public Talk | Crystal Mowry | Commit to Memory
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2PM EST, Archive/Counter-Archive was delighted to host a public talk by Crystal Mowry (Senior Curator at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery). Watch the video here!
The Toronto Queer Film Festival, The ArQuives, and Archive/Counter-Archive Present: Queering the Web
Toronto Queer Film Festival’s 2021 Symposium
Toronto Queer Film Festival, Archive-Counter/Archive, and The ArQuives present:
Panel: Queering the Web
April 24, 6:00pm
Case Studies
Our Case Studies examine a range of themes, media, histories, and geographies through a selection of Canadian, community-based, and independent archives and collections.
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Arnait Video Productions, Production shots from Before Tomorrow, 2008, © Arnait Video Productions. Courtesy of Arnait Video Productions.
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CFMDC Film Vault @ TMAC
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Spider web. Glooscap Country. Directed by Margaret Perry, 1961. Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives film no. Fc 48
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Film Still - gains + losses (Leslie Supnet, 2011, Winnipeg Film Group)
Working Groups
Working Groups provide a resource for the Case Studies and extend the research through papers, policy recommendations, workshops, exhibitions, and public talks.
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