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A multimedia performance by Vancouver based Anishinabe writer Marie Annharte Baker celebrating the coyotrix - the continuing presence of the coyote in urban life. Presented by IMAG.

This is the front side of the certificate for shares, from the Sointula Cooperative Store Limited, issued to John Tynjala.

This is a 2 sided certificate for shares, from the Sointula Cooperative Store Limited, issued to John Tynjala.

The CCFCV provides programs and activities for the Francophone business community of Vancouver. Nos Affaires appears in several formats. This is an incomplete collection ranging from Vol. 3, no. 2, its Annual Report for 1984-5, to Vol. 8, no. 6,…

No other artist of the twentieth century who engaged in war on the side of doing wrong has been as celebrated as German artist Joseph Beuys. In an unprecedented examination of the way Beuys' iconography relates to National Socialism, Stiles…

Re-Act was a two night retrospective of live art by Paul Wong, taking the form of a live multimedia presentation including video projects and multi-monitors, live video mixing, musicians, audio, lighting, movement, and theatrics, all directed live…

Based in Kelowna, the CCFO provides programs and activities for the Francophones of the Okanagan. Its publication, L’Écho de l’Okanagan, appeared in several formats. This incomplete collection ranges from Oct. 1979 to Jan. 1990. L’Anse-aux-Sables…

Dallas creates a moving sculpture by transforming animal hides into abstract forms and sculptures, applying 'tattoo-like' designs and free verse poetry to the surfaces. The plains of the skins are screens into which she will project her…

Select works from Gregory's series How to Predict the Weather Using a Pig Spleen were presented at Video In. For the month of November the studio was turned into a four week long working space as Gregory reworked technical elements of this…

Volt is "the electric body and its kinetic charge, the language used to depict acquisition - what attracts and repels desire. A continuing fascination, exploration, and re-invention of identity, the past, present, and future self..." -…

In conjunction with the LIVE Biennial of Performance Art 2005, The Al Neil Project presented 4 evenings of interdisciplinary work by, and inspired by, Vancouver innovator Al Neil, a seminal force in the multi-disciplinary practices that have…

The second in a series of Sunday panels at grunt gallery exploring notions of performance from the perspective of practitioners and the academy and the complex relationship the form of performance art has negotiated with institutional representation…

Ablakela, meaning 'calm' in the Lakota language, is a performance work by Dana Claxton, accompanied by Peyote Singers Johnny Mike and Verdell Primeaux of The Native American Church. The performance employs a large video projection of…

"I am fascinated by memory...a subtle tone in the voice, a colour, a smell or a sudden light end up being part of our memories and, ultimately, being part of us." Jocelyn Robert is a multidisciplinary artist from Quebec City. Known for his…

Hearing Hazelton History oral histories were collected over a period of 30 years, and collectively describe life the in the Hazeltons over a period of several decades. The project digitized audio tapes of personal interviews, narratives and life…

In principle all objects or actions are potential sources of sound. For his performance, Shawn Bristow slowly dismantles an electric guitar while it is plugged in. Without creating any traditional compositions or music, the guitar will provide an…

Le Journal de Tire Lire was the magazine of the FPFCB for the parents of students in the Conseil scolaire francophone de la C.-B. (CSFCB), from June 1995. This is an incomplete collection, from June 1995 to Nov. 1997, with gaps. It was …

"For a little while, the world cared about a rat..." Travel on a luxury tour bus for an in-depth examination of the story behind Vancouver's most famous rodent. Visit the sites that made the Sniffy story happen, watch the video, meet…

Nihilist Spasm Band has performed with various lineups since their formation in London, Ontario in 1965. Known internationally for their home-made instruments and unconventional approaches to tuning, tempo, and time signature, the Nihilist Spasm…

The White Rock Museum & Archives online collection of White Rock newspapers reflects the many eras in the history of a community known for its distinct sense of identity. First published in 1939, the 4-page weekly Semiahmoo Sun grew quickly to…

This is a 2 sided certificate for shares, from the Sointula Cooperative Store Limited, issued to Sander Hayrynen.

A chance for the audience to experience with Cardinal the tender relationship that she had with her grandmother who taught her about her Métis heritage. This performance was presented by grunt gallery.