Expozine 2023 hosts its first small conference on Montreal’s zine archives and libraries from Nov. 28 – 30, free admission. Challenges in archiving and describing zine collections Nov. 28, 15:00 – 17:00, FARR, Fine Arts Reading Room, Concordia University EV-2.785, 1515 Sainte-Catherine O. (2nd floor). There are many challenges involved in archiving and describing collections of zines, as opposed to more traditional publications. Artists in particular can be very creative
Continue Reading >Art book fairs in Canada in 2024 and beyond The following is an edited transcript of a discussion held as part of the Volume 6 MTL art book fair and conference, on October 15, 2023 in Montreal. In 2023, only Volume 6 MTL was held in Canada, after a hiatus from the Vancouver Art Book Fair and the fairs that had taken place in Toronto and elsewhere before the pandemic.
Continue Reading >HOME MOVIE DAY MONTREAL 2023 October 21, 2023 from 16:00-21:00 At the Cinémathèque Québecoise, 335 Boul. de Maisonneuve E, Montréal, QC H2X 1K1 Free entry Home Movie Days are organized around the world to promote the cultural and historical legacy of amateur films from the past century. This year, Home Movie Day is a partnership between the Fragments Fugaces project, ARCMTL and the Cinémathèque Québecoise. The event will present a
Continue Reading >As part of the Festival d’histoire de Montréal 2023, ARCMTL and Afromusée present: Montreal Nightlife from the 1950s to the 1980s Invited guest: Charles Burke, Black Bottom Club Free, Saturday May 13 13h – 17h Afromusée, 533 Ontario E. métro Berri For the Montreal History Festival, come and discover the history of Montreal’s nightlife from the 1950s to the 1980s with the legendary manager of the Black Bottom nightclub, Charles
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