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.
Open Archive Initiative Symposium Sept 21-22
A/CA Project Director Janine Marchessault will be participating in the Open Archive Initiative Symposium, organized by The Alliance (@alliance_arts).
Conversation 1: Intergenerational Dialogue of Artist Mothers
This event is organized as part of the Art/Mamas residence at Access Art Gallery in partnership with VIVO Media Arts and in dialogue with Archive/Counter Archive.
Urban Shaman Exhibition Mide-wigwas: Transmediating by Angelina McLeod
Mide-wigwas: Transmediating
Niigaaniid: Director: Angelina McLeod
Ge-izhisegin:Running dates: July 2 akoo August 7, 2021 / July 2 to August 7, 2021
Main and Marvin Francis Media Gallery
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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Friends of Shoal Lake 40, Water Action, Jan. 2017, Reflects in Water stencil series, ongoing, artist: Leah Decter, funded by Winnipeg Arts Council.
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GIV - Les Autres/Women and AIDS/HIV (Anne Golden, 1991)
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Nova Scotia Film Bureau Logo. Grounds For Fishing. Directed by Margaret Perry, 1955. Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives film no. Fc 51
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Colour Of Immunity: The Toronto Living with AIDS, 1991, 22:00, project by Black Coalition for Aids Prevention (Black Cap) and Glace Lawrence.
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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