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MUNCH 14: Art, Resistance, and Community Celebration
Posted on February 26, 2009 by laniwurm
Save the Date: March 8, 2009 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm
MUNCH 14:
ART, RESISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION: A public art presentation and community dialogue with Favianna Rodriguez
When: Sunday, March 8th
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: W2 Launchpad (116 W Hastings)
Admission: Free
Artist activist Favianna Rodriguez has been recognized as one of Utne Reader magazine’s ‘Top 50 Visionaries’ of the year. She will share insights into her art practice and shed light on the incredible work done by the Oakland Eastside Arts Alliance Center she co-founded. This center combines a community center, youth programs, a media arts collective, and social housing, offering an inspiring model for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Sponsored by DTES Community Arts Network and Tides Canada Endswell Fund.
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WACK! Fuse: Mobile Fuse & Studio XX
Posted on October 27, 2008 by amylynn
Mark Your Calendar: November 28, 2008 – 6:00pm to 1:00am
Explore the exciting world of multimedia art at WACK! Fuse. Montreal New Media Artist and Studio XX Production Director, Bérengère Marin Dubuard (Beewoo), collaborates with the fearless women from the Downtown Eastside.
Witness the culmination of this residency performed and streamed on live screens, featuring a multichannel montage of mobile video, digital images, and mms text. Celebrate, critique, and engage with the Wack! exhibit and Fuse performances through this digital data. A VJ will remix live mobile video and images shot by Fearless City Mobile, with mms text sent by you!
This residency with Studio XX explores feminist interventions, the class realities of differing Vancouver neighborhoods, and the repurposing of interactive & mobile technology. It provides women with an opportunity to advance skills in open source multimedia software, collaborative web tools, real-time video processing, and VJ performance.
When: November 28, 2008
Time: 6:00pm – 1:00am
Experimental Video & Mobile Video Class at LifeSkills
Posted on October 28, 2008 by amylynn
Mark Your Calendar: November 25, 2008 – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Join us for an Experimental Video & Mobile Video class focused on composition. Led by Dylan Cree, this class is part of the LifeSkills Experimental Video Program, which encourages members of the Downtown Eastside to share their experiences and stories through art.
When: November 25, 2008
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Where: The LifeSkills Centre | 410 E Cordova
Experimental Video & Mobile Video Class at LifeSkills
Posted on October 28, 2008 by amylynn
Mark Your Calendar: November 24, 2008 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Don’t miss the Experimental Video & Mobile Video class focused on Technical Production & Post Production. Led by Brady Marks & Christoph Runne, this class is part of the LifeSkills Experimental Video Program, which encourages members of the Downtown Eastside to share their experiences and stories through art.
When: November 24, 2008
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Where: The LifeSkills Centre | 410 E Cordova
Experimental Video & Mobile Video Class at LifeSkills
Posted on October 28, 2008 by amylynn
Mark Your Calendar: November 18, 2008 – 10:00am to 12:00pm
Discover the world of Experimental Video & Mobile Video with a class on Composition, led by Dylan Cree. This class is part of the LifeSkills Experimental Video Program, designed to empower members of the Downtown Eastside to recount their experiences and stories through art.
When: November 18, 2008
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Where: The LifeSkills Centre | 410 E Cordova