Welcome to Archive/Counterarchive
November 29–30: Viral Interventions Conference and Screening
Viral Interventions is a York University research-creation project led by John Greyson and Sarah Flicker that, since 2020, has commissioned artists, activists, and scholars to collaborate on making new films about living with HIV today.
Working Paper Series: Cate Alexander | Zoom, Nov 28
Join us for another iteration of the online Archive/Counter-Archive Working Papers Series, which brings together PhD students from different universities to hear about exciting academic research in the area of archival studies.
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Archive/Counter-Archive Updates & Year 2 in Review
PI annual reflection, project updates, and highlights from Year 2.
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EVENT CANCELLED - Hinterland Remixed: Toronto Book Launch + Screening
Date
Location
PIX Film Gallery
1411 Dufferin St Unit C
Toronto ON M6H 4C7
Canada
Event Description
Updated Friday March 13th, 2020 - In keeping with York University's health and safety precautions regarding the spread of COVID-19, Archive/Counter-Archive is cancelling or postponing all non-essential events. The Hinterland Remixed Book Launch is cancelled - but it will be rescheduled this Fall! Stay tuned for updates.
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EVENT CANCELLED - Unpacking Conversation: Intergenerational Archival Engagement
Date
Location
Davies Foundation Gallery, Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Avenue
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada
Event Description
It is with great regret that the upcoming Arnait Video Productions Artist Residency events have been cancelled. TUNE IN LIVE at 12:30PM to hear the converstion! Arnait exhibition continues to be open to the public, so please make a visit! Updated Friday March 13, 2020.
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Special Screening: ZERO PATIENCE (1993)
Date
Location
Paradise on Bloor
1006 Bloor Street West
Toronto ON M6H1M2
Canada
Event Description
Archive/Counter-Archive is delighted co-host this special screening of John Greyson's ZERO PATIENCE, presented in partnership with Paradise Cinema's Queerly Beloved series and the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival! This will be the premiere of a newly restored version of the film. The digital transfer is a result of a collaboration between A/CA, Vtape and the Vulnerable Media Lab at Queen's University.
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Exhibition Tour of Inuuqatikka: My Dear Relations
Date
Location
Davies Foundation Gallery, Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Avenue
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada
Event Description
This free, lunch-hour exhibition featuring "Inuuqatikka: My Dear Relations" is available on a drop-in basis. A friendly and informed community docent will meet you in the Atrium before the guided gallery tour. This exhibition features video works, ephemera and production material created by Arnait Video Productions, the world’s leading women-centered Inuit filmmaking collective. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with Archive/Counter-Archive and the Vulnerable Media Lab.
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Working Papers Series: Jenn E. Norton | Imaging the Past
Date
Location
Free Times Cafe
320 College St
Toronto ON M5T 1S3
Canada
Event Description
Join us for the third iteration of the Archive/Counter-Archive Working Papers Series, which brings together PhD students from different Universities to hear about exciting doctoral research in the area of archival studies. To kick off the new year, our speaker is Jenn E. Norton, a PhD candidate in the Visual Arts program at York University. Jenn E. Norton’s talk will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, moderated by our student curators, Michael Marlatt and Axelle Demus.
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Inuuqatikka: My Dear Relations Exhibition Launch
Date
Location
Davies Foundation Gallery, Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Avenue
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada
Event Description
This exhibition features video works, ephemera and production material created by Arnait Video Productions, the world’s leading women-centered Inuit filmmaking collective. Arnait represents the voices of Inuit women across generations, addressing traditional knowledge and contemporary life. It is part of Arnait’s March 2020 artist residency at Queen’s Vulnerable Media Lab, which includes intergenerational dialogues, workshops, and screenings. Presented in collaboration with Archive/Counter-Archive and the Vulnerable Media Lab.
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Highlights: Archive/Counter-Archive 2019 Symposium
Check out the highlights and program from Archive/Counter-Archive's 2019 Symposium, held at the TIFF Bell Lightbox from December 12 - 14, 2019. The Symposium brought together over 70 participants from the A/CA network, as well as members of the public to free Keynote Presentations by Ross Lipman and Juana Suárez.
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Ad Hoc #26 Women Filmmakers, Embodiment, and Abstraction
Date
Location
Room 222, Innis College, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto ON M5S 1J5
Canada
Event Description
This program presents eight short films created by women filmmakers between 1970-1995, which have been drawn from the collections of three experimental film distributors in the U.S. and Canada. Featuring Featuring little-seen films from Canyon, Film-Makers' Co-Op, and CFMDC.