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VIVO Media Arts Artist in Residence Announcement: Roxanne Charles and Easton Arnouse

We are pleased to announce that, in collaboration with our partner organization, VIVO Media Arts, we are hosting Roxanne Charles and her son, Easton Arnouse, as two new A/CA Artists in Residence. Throughout the following months, Roxanne and Easton will be working with VIVO to produce a new counter-archival project. Stay tuned over the following months for more details!

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ONSTAGE/OFFSTAGE Online Curatorial Talk, Oct 12

Tune in Thursday, Oct 12, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern for an Online Talk (via Zoom Webinar) with Jordan King and Dallas Fellini. This discussion will explore the process of navigating difficult language when curating from queer and trans archives, along with an exploration of seeking traces of transness in archival film and video.
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Working Papers Series: Debbie Ebanks Schlums | Zoom, Nov 7

Join us for another online 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. Our next speaker is Debbie Ebanks Schlums, who is a PhD Candidate in the Cinema and Media Studies program at York University. Debbie's talk will be followed by a Q&A with the audience, moderated by our student organizers, Emily Barton and Elina Lex.

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The Archive/Counter-Archive 2023 Fall Graduate Student Mixer

2001E Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, York University
88 The Pond Rd
North York ON M3J 2S5
Canada

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

34 Isabella Street
Toronto ON M4Y 1N1
Canada

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

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
137 Dupont St
Toronto ON M6H 2A3
Canada

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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