About this Event
On Monday, July 15, join us for an exclusive tour of Audio-Visual archives around the city of Toronto. Get a chance to familiarize yourself with their preservation strategies, digitization departments, rare resources and collections, as well as special programming. This tour, organized as part of the 2nd Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference, will provide a unique overview of Toronto's media archival realm and showcase the dynamic, dedicated, and growing sector of audio-visual archiving and media preservation in the city.
Due to limited venue space, please note that RSVPs will be limited to 1 ticket per person on a first-come, first-served basis. If you foresee not being able to attend, please let us know at your earliest convenience so that we can release tickets by contacting: [email protected] and [email protected].
DATE: Monday, July 15, 2024
TIME: 10:00am – 6:00pm
SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS:
10:00-11:00 AM Tour of The ArQuives, Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives (34 Isabella St)
11:00-11:30 AM Travel by subway to the University of Toronto
11:30-12:30 PM Tour of the Media Commons Archives (130 St. George St.)
12:30-2:00 PM Lunch/personal time/travel time (lunch not provided)
2:00-3:00 PM Tour of the TIFF Film Reference Library (350 King St W, 4th Floor)
3:00-3:30 PM Travel by foot or streetcar to Vtape
3:30-4:30 PM Tour of Vtape (401 Richmond Street West, Suite 452)
Followed by a closing reception (4:30-6:00pm) in the Commons on the 4th floor and patio - weather dependent. Snacks and light beverages will be provided.
This tour was coordinated by Cléo Sallis-Parchet in collaboration with A/CA. For any questions, please reach out to: [email protected] and [email protected].
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About GAVA
The Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference: Building Alliances (GAVA) is an international collaborative event and outreach program that aims to foster an international network around AV community archives from parts of the world that have historically been left out of mainstream archival discussions. GAVA will bring together archival specialists from across Canada and around the world with a wide range of expertise, experience, and engagement with media archives at an equally wide variety of scales. The discussions, presentations, screenings, video series, workshops, and tours that comprise this project will largely focus on community archives and archival projects by activists and artists. The focus on marginalized audiovisual archives, as emphasized by Caswell (2022), is imperative and directly linked to the urgency of the current situation.
For more information on GAVA and how to register, click here: https://counterarchive.ca/gava-program
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Toronto, Canada
USD 0.00
