Announcement: Discover VIVO's Exciting Fall & Winter 2024 Programs!

We’re thrilled to unveil our upcoming programs for Fall and Winter 2024! This season, we’re bringing you a vibrant lineup of exhibitions and festivals that celebrate media art, music performance, and immersive experiences. Whether you're interested about solo exhibitions, experimental music festival, or extended reality, there's something for you to explore.

Highlights of our season include:

Woven Memory / Memoria Entretejida‍

Artist: Soledad Fátima Muñoz
Guest Contributors: Nancy Lee 李南屏, Alejandra Gómez Díaz, Rodrigo Suárez Madariaga, Lorelei Williams, Butterflies in Spirit
Co-presented with CURRENT Symposium
Artist Talk: September 12, 2024 | 7 pm @ECUAD
Exhibition Dates: September 17 - October 4, 2024 (Tue-Fri 12-6 pm) @VIVO Media Arts
Opening Reception, Catalog Launch, and Panel: September 20, 2024 | 6 pm @VIVO Media Arts
Woven Memory / Memoria Entretejida explores the intricate weave of personal and collective memory through multimedia art.
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VNM Festival 2024: PROPULSION

‍Co-presented with Vancouver New Music
Curated by: Kendra Place, Anju Singh, Reylinn
Featuring Artists: Hot Snack (Vancouver), Jane Harms and Donna Allen (Montreal), Markus Floats (Montreal), baptized.in.prison (Vancouver), El Ángel Exterminador (Vancouver), Wasauksing Sniper (Winnipeg), DJ Zygote with GOGO Dancers (Vancouver), FITNESSS (LA)
Festival Dates: October 17-19, 2024 @VIVO Media Arts Centre
Experience a dynamic fusion of experimental music and performance art at the VNM Festival 2024: PROPULSION. Expect an exhilarating blend of sound, movement, and visual art that pushes boundaries and challenges expectations.
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Entropic Fields Of Displacement‍

Artist: Pegah Tabassinejad
Curator: Olumoroti Soji-George
Exhibition dates: Oct 31 — Nov 20 (Tue-Fri + Nov 9, 10, 16, 17: 12-6pm) @VIVO Media Arts Centre
Opening Reception: Oct 31, 2024 | 6-9 pm
Conversation with the Artist: Nov 9, 2024 | 2-3:30 pm
Guided Tours: Nov 10 & 19, 2024 | 2-3 pm
Entropic Fields Of Displacement delves into themes of displacement and transformation through thought-provoking installation.
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Tatanga Uhpe‍

Artist: Soloman Chiniquay and jaz whitford
Exhibition Dates: December 13 - December 19, 2024 @VIVO Media Arts Centre
Opening Reception: December 13, 2024 | 7 pm
Tatanga Uhpe presents a collaborative project by Chiniquay and whitford. Premised on interviews published in newspapers in Mînî Thnî (Morley, Alberta) in the ’60s and ’70s, the project combines 16mm and 35mm film, sound recordings, archival materials, hide, still photographs, and painting, echoing teachings from past, current, and future conditions for bison pertaining to the people of Treaty 7.
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Supported by VIVO

In addition to these featured exhibitions, we are excited to be involved in several significant festivals and conferences this season:

• PXR2024: Performance and XR Conference (Nov 8-17, 2024) where VIVO is the Venue Partner. This conference will dive into the intersection of performance and extended reality, featuring leading voices in the field.
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• F-O-R-M Festival (Nov 8-16, 2024), where VIVO is the Commissioning Fund Production Partner. This festival will highlight innovative performance art and interdisciplinary works.
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• Heart Of The City Festival (Oct 30 - Nov 10, 2024), with VIVO supporting Sid Chow Tan’s screening, showcasing diverse and culturally significant artworks.
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We look forward to seeing you at these remarkable events!
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Banner: Soledad Fátima Muñoz, Woven Memory, Veleidosa