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A/CA Members at the 2024 Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Conference, December 4–6
Congratulations to A/CA members Almudena Escobar López, Laura Horak, and Michael Marlatt, who are presenting their research at the upcoming 2024 ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS (AMIA) Conference being held December
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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Save-the-Date and CFP for the 2nd Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference
Read through our CFP for the upcoming 2nd Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference: Exchange of Knowledge and Practices, taking place on July 12-14, 2024 in Toronto.
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Talking Archives Episode 8 - Archivist Melissa J. Nelson
Watch the eighth episode of our online interview series, Talking Archives, which features conversations with artists, archivists, and researchers who are part of the A/CA network.
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Announcing the "Archival Futures: Ethics and Carework in the Archive" Reading Group
This Fall semester, A/CA will be collaborating with Dr. Julia Polyck-O’Neill (University of Guelph) on an ongoing reading group dedicated to critical archival studies texts. The first session will take place via Zoom on Thursday Oct 5 at 4:30pm EST. Read more for registration details.
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The Archive/Counter-Archive 2023 Fall Graduate Student Mixer
Date
Location
2001E Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, York University
88 The Pond Rd
North York ON M3J 2S5
Canada
Event Description
Welcome (Back) to Archive/Counter-Archive and another academic year! Join us on Tuesday, September 19th at 5:30 pm in the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building (Room 2001) at York University for the Archive/Counter-Archive 2023 Fall Graduate Student Mixer!
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ONSTAGE/OFFSTAGE Exhibtion, the ArQuives, September 21
Date
Location
34 Isabella Street
Toronto ON M4Y 1N1
Canada
Event Description
In September 2023, Toronto-based artist/curator and current A/CA Artist in Residence Jordan King will present a multi-media exhibition at The ArQuives gallery, highlighting materials held in their collection.
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A/CA Call for Papers for SCMS 2024
Are you planning on presenting research related to A/CA at the 2024 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Annual Conference (March 14-17th, 2024, Boston, Massachusetts)? Please let us know by August 10th! We would love to coordinate A/CA members’ paper proposals into one or more pre-constituted panels.
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the8fest: Experimental Filmmaking with Found Footage Workshop with Franci Duran and Phil Hoffman
Date
Location
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
137 Dupont St
Toronto ON M6H 2A3
Canada
Event Description
Participants will repurpose and rework existing Super8 and 8mm film using a variety of tactile analogue techniques including: painting, drawing, scratching, tinting and toning, bleaching, collaging, contact printing onto 16mm film and processing using conventional and eco-chemistries. No previous experience is necessary. Refreshments will be provided.
Workshop Facilitated by Franci Duran and Phil Hoffman
When: Thursday, July 27th, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Where: LIFT, 137 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 2A3
Registration Fee: $50
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Rain Date: the8fest and CineMobilia are coming to Scarborough! July 22, 4-10 pm, Prairie Drive Park
Date
Location
Prairie Drive Park
119 Pharmacy Ave
Scarborough ON M1L 1L5
Canada
Event Description
Rescheduled due to weather: the8fest and CineMobilia are in Scarborough next Saturday, July 22nd! Don't forget to bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks for an interactive evening of small-gauge film education and celebration.
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Recording of A/CA Panel at the Eye International Conference 2023
We are pleased to be able to share a recording of the A/CA panel at this year's Eye International Conference. Watch Antoine Damiens, Janine Marchessault, Nadine Valcin, and Michael Zryd speak about different aspects of the project.
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A/CA Members at the IAMHIST 2023 Future [of] Archives Conference
Congratulations to many A/CA members who are presenting their research at this year's IAMHIST 2023 Conference on Future [of] Archives on June 20-22 in Montreal!
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Archival Atelier | "Net Art Restoration With Cheryl L'hirondelle's vancouversonglines.ca/nikamon ohci askiy," June 16th, 11 AM EST
In this recorded roundtable, we heard from several scholars, artists, and archivists involved with the ongoing restoration of Cheryl L’Hirondelle’s net art project vancouversonglines.ca/nikamon ohci askiy (2008).
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CineMobilia Artist in Residence Announcement: Nada El-Omari
Our partner organization, CineMobilia, has just announced its first artist-in-residence! Throughout the rest of the month, writer and filmmaker Nada El-Omari will be working in CineMobilia's digitization lab at York University.