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“Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki” opens at the Japanese Canadian National Museum at Nikkei Place in Burnaby, BC on June 29, 2010. I worked in collaboration with noted writer Joy Kogawa, new music composer Ann Southam and visual artist Grace Channer to create three multimedia installations that pay tribute to Suzuki’s life and work. These […]

ON.Fire Independent Media Arts Conference being held from June 15-19 at The Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, is the national media arts conference and festival of the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA).  The conference program includes visual art, screenings and critical discussions on contemporary media art and features over 40 cutting-edge, media artists. I will […]

The Archive and Everyday Life Conference being held from May 6 – 8 at McMaster University Campus examines how fields of archive intersect with everyday life. The conference program includes panel discussions, screenings, and visual art. A group exhibition at Hamilton Artists Inc. accompanies the conference. My year-long 2009 video project A Movie A Week […]

On Saturday Jan. 30 at 7:00 pm, the 8 Fest features a special program of super 8 films and soundtracks. Curated by Milada Kovacova, “Golden: the Polyphonic Aural Experience” showcases a random fusion of five filmmakers with 5 audio artists. According to the catalogue: “experimentation, audacity, and revolt will be essential elements of Golden. This […]

The Streaming Festival, based in the Netherlands,  is an international audio visual art and film event. This event takes place on the internet, where films are broadcasted full screen with high image quality. The Streaming Festival takes place once a year. Anyone with an internet connection can plug into a festival stream from any location, […]

“Fish Tales” (June 1) has been selected as a finalist for this year’s Nokia Mobifest. The winners will be announced on November 7 at a gala presentation at the Revue Cinema. https://www.facebook.com/Mobifest-121140158626/

New Films and Performances – Over 50 International Guests – Superstar Mario Montez Live!

The Asian Women’s Film Festival in Berlin is almost over. The five day festival (Oct. 15 -20) features work by Asian women. According to their catalogue, “(w)hile gender and ethnicity play a significant role in our programme, it is not intended to be an exclusive criterion for selection. Rather, the festival is conceived as a platform […]

Also in Germany, this month, the Hamburg International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival or Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg  is celebrating its’ 20th anniversary from Oct. 20 -25. Back in 1995, I had three films in the festival: A Performance by Jack Smith (1984-92), Ten Cents A Dance (Parallax) (1985) and Skin Deep (1995). I contributed an article […]

On Thursday Oct. 22, Open Studio will be co-presenting the DVD launch of Tributaries: Reflections of Aiko Suzuki. The project has been several years in the making and is inspired by the work and life of this prolific Canadian artist. For more details, see the press release. Thursday Oct. 22, 2009 Reception 6 – 9 […]