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LIFT ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMATIONS: A CROSS GENERATIONAL COMMISSIONING PROJECT IN-PERSON AND ONLINE SCREENINGS

Author: LIFT

In 2021 the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto's (LIFT) celebrated its 40th anniversary as an artist-run organization. As a way to honour that desire for communication we launched "Transformations: A Cross Generational Commissioning Project,"in Fall of 2022, in which five veteran LIFT members were paired with five artists selected from an open call and who were newer to the LIFT community.

Attention ALL media-art curious individuals!

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Author: VUCAVU Board

VUCAVU’s Board of Directors is seeking new members who are excited about promoting and supporting Canadian independent film, video and media artists online; across the country and to the rest of the world.

Announcing our New Digital Collections Assistant: Shaneela Boodoo

Author: VUCAVU Team

Shaneela Boodoo is a graduate of the University of Manitoba with a BFA (Honours) in Design and is also a recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg with an MA in Cultural Studies.

SAVE THE DATES!

Author: VUCAVU TEAM

VUCAVU is organizing a 2 part symposium on the topic of Canadian Independent Media in Education. SAVE THE DATES! ENGLISH SYMPOSIUM TORONTO, JUNE 22-23, 2023 FRENCH SYMPOSIUM MONTREAL, JUNE 26-27, 2023 More details to come soon.

VUCAVU.education: Learn about VUCAVU’S current educational resources

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Author: VUCAVU TEAM

Since the platform’s inception and in direct consultation with our content partners, VUCAVU has wanted to make the independently made Canadian film and video art in our shared catalogue more accessible in educational settings. Through innovative thinking and in keeping the fair payment of artists at the forefront, we are developing digital solutions to make this possible!

PRESS RELEASE: Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen presents a screening and artist talk as part of the "Paradise Lost and Found" exhibition.

Author: Nisk Imbeault, Director-Curator, Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen

As part of the "Paradise Lost and Found" exhibition, the curator Carolina Reis proposes three short films: Speaking to Their Mother (Ayum-ee-aawach Oomama-mowan) by Marjorie Beaucage (English and Cree), Root Up by Katia Café-Fébrissy (French with English sttl), and Extractions by TJ Cuthand (English with French sttl).

VUCAVU is looking for new board members!

Author: VUCAVU TEAM

We are looking for new members with experiences in grant writing, digital technology, financial management, arts administration, curating, and education to help us as we continue to expand our services for the media arts sector. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Oct 31, 2022

VUCAVU welcomes MATT DUECK, our new Digital Collections Assistant!

Matt is excited to be a part of the VUCAVU team and help to highlight the robust media communities that we serve.

Job Call: Digital Collections Assistant

VUCAVU is looking for a new Digital Collections Assistant for the summer as part of the Canada Summer Jobs program!

VUCAVU Expanded COMMUNITY REPORT

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Author: VUCAVU TEAM

A digital strategy initiative supported by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts in 2019, matching funds from the Toronto Arts Council and MITACS Accelerate funding programs as well as many independent programming and content partnerships from 2020–2021. The primary goal was to broaden access to using the VUCAVU platform by art organizations beyond our 8 founding partners and to diversify the ways we can serve the Canadian arts community and their audiences.

Improving the Accessibility of VUCAVU.com with Stephanie Poruchnyk-Butler on March 22

VUCAVU's Digital Programming Intern, Stephanie Poruchnyk-Butler, will be leading a free, virtual presentation on March 22, 2022 at 12:00 Eastern. She will discuss methods for incorporating accessibility materials in the distribution, marketing and online exhibition of your work, as well as update the community on exciting updates and changes that have been integrated into the VUCAVU platform. Tickets are free and open to the public.

VUCAVU OUTREACH 2019-2020

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Author: Jacquelyn Hébert

We are pleased to announce VUCAVU OUTREACH, a digital literacy initiative that will take us to places across the country in 2019-2020 to meet and discuss with artists and media art communities of all kinds.

VUCAVU Outreach : 2019 Halifax + North

Author: VUCAVU

We are pleased to announce VUCAVU's new outreach initiative that will be taking us to arts communities across the country in 2019-2020 to meet and discuss with artists and media art enthusiasts of all kinds. With a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, VUCAVU's Community and Program Manager, Jacquelyn Hébert will be presenting workshops for people who want to learn more about VUCAVU, digital distribution opportunities and ways to utilize digital tools.

JOB OFFER: Project Manager

Author: VUCAVU Board

The Project Manager is responsible for the development, coordination and management of a VUCAVU expansion project over an eighteen month term.

RADIO-CANADA ICI Manitoba interviews VUCAVU

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Author: Jacquelyn Hébert

Click here to listen to an interview with Jacquelyn Hébert  about VUCAVU and FOUND IN TRANSLATION TRANSLATION on Le 6 à 9 with Louis-Philippe Leblanc on Radio-Canada ICI Manitoba. Find it here (in french only): audio: https://bit.ly/2VPVGoB article: https://bit.ly/2IIReV5