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By Nathan Scott As algorithmically curated content feeds dominate today’s internet landscape a new paradigm for online existence emerges, one where what you see is increasingly shaped by who you are – or who you are perceived to be. I…

CSV will be exhibiting this new work by Vera Frenkel Revered Canadian artist Vera Frenkel will be showing her new two-channel and print installation, As If by Chance, at Charles Street Video (CSV), 76 Geary Avenue.  Made possible thanks to CSV’s artist’s residency,…

Inspired by Walt Whitman’s visionary poem “I Sing the Body Electric,” this exhibition reimagines the body as a network of electric impulses, voltages, and signals that both generate and transmit lived experiences. Body Electric brings together artists, researchers, performers, and…

Closing Event Sat 13 September 20256 – 10 pm The closing event for Radio Abyss will take place on September 13, with an artist talk-back and performance. Dora will be sharing thoughts that emerged while creating the installation — reflections…

Sat 28 June 20256 – 9 pm Join us for OF THE SUMMIT, an inspiring evening curated for filmmakers, artists, and creatives to connect, share, and grow. Whether you’re just starting out or already established in your creative journey, this…

A Pre-Summer Soiree Thu 19 June 20256 – 10 pm Calling all filmmakers, video artists, and creative explorers — come share what you’ve been working on! Charles Street Video is hosting a summer Chuck to screen shorts, show interactive projects,…

A Live Stream Performance on May 23 at CSV! Fri 23 May 20257:30 – 10:30 pm PERFORMANCE DATE:FRIDAY, MAY 23FROM 7:30 TO 8:30PM AND9PM TO 10PM Slow Rise Music is proud to present Where the Eye Meets the Ear, live…

Screenshot Co-Presented by MayWorks & CSV Sat 3 May 20256 – 9 pm Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice? Presenting work by Nahomi Amberber, Saysah, and Farah Ghafoor, Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice? asks what we are afraid of in the…

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 from 6:30pm to 8pm Charles Street VideoAnnual General Meeting – Online!April 29th , 2025, 6:30pm to 8 pm Dear CSV Member,I hope you will attend our Annual General Meeting of Members on April 29th! It’s a…

Screenshot by Sonya Mwambu Sat 12 April 202512 – 4 pm Q&A with Sonya Mwambu – Exploring Diaspora, Memory & Afrofuturism Join us for a conversation with experimental filmmaker Mwambu as they discuss “Mountains Never Meet, But People Do.”, an…

Screenshot by Sonya Mwambu Thu 3 April 20256 – 8 pm RSVP HERE Viewers will engage with Sonya Mwambu’s evocative explorations of identity through analog film, where layered visuals and experimental techniques unravel the intersections of race, gender, and language.…

Screenshot Dream engineering and the future of the unconscious Fri 21 March 202510 – 10 am This event is open to students, researchers, faculty, scientists, artists, writers, and performers interested in the subject of dream engineering. Explicitly anti-disciplinary. Participants are…

Thu 6 March 20256 – 9 pm Want to test screen your work? Have an old piece that you want to show? Have a film that’s been collecting dust? This is an opportunity to share your work and get public…

Screenshot by Kristine White and Heidi Chan Fri 21 February 20257 – 9:30 pm “Everything comes alive when contradictions accumulate.” — Gaston Bachelard Join us for When Contradictions Accumulate, an evening of immersive performance and installation at Charles Street Video…

Fri 6 December 20246 – 9 pm RSVP HERE Viewers will interact with and affect images of melting glaciers, steaming mud pools, underwater sea and ocean life, from Patagonia, Australia, New Zealand, the arctic and North America’s coastal regions filmed…

Screenshot Thu 28 November 20246 – 9 pm RSVP HERE Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring three speakers—John Lorinc, Angela DeMontigny, and Luke Moslenko—as they share their unique perspectives on the critical issues surrounding water, its preservation, and…

Screenshot Sat 23 November 20246 – 9:30 pm RSVP HERE Viewers will interact with and affect images of melting glaciers, steaming mud pools, underwater sea and ocean life, from Patagonia, Australia, New Zealand, the arctic and North America’s coastal regions…

Guerrilla Video Trilogy Screening Thu 14 November 20246 – 10 pm Charles Street Video’s Maker Space, presents the premier of “THE FUTURE OF THE BODY,” a guerrilla video trilogy written/directed by Istvan Kantor and captured on video by cinematographer Jake…

Screenshot Join us for an Artist Talk and Closing Ceremony Celebration! Thu 31 October 20246 – 9 pm Join artist, researcher, and technologist Jawa El Khash’s discussion on her process creating the Raqqa ware 2.0 Museum exhibition. With their Artist…

DJ’ing 101 with 999Adj & Vyl3t B3ach Fri 4 October 20246 – 8 pm Facilitated by Adj (999adj) and Dillon (Vyl3t B3ach), this ‘Share Tech’ event will cover finding high-quality music & samples, as well as demonstrating how to use…

Screenshot Thu 8 August 202412 – 1 pm Deadline: August 23rd, 2024Location: Charles Street Video, 76 Geary AveExhibition Timeline: September 21st – 22nd, 2024 (Possibility of extension till Sept 29th, 2024*) Anticipating hundreds in attendance, of all ages, Charles Street…

By Kristine White with Nazanin Zarepour Sun 5 May 2024to Sun 26 May 2024 WHAT IS A BODY WORTH?An exbibition co-presented by Charles Street Vdieo and The Mayworks festtivalBy Kristine White with Nazanin Zarepour Date & TimeMay 5-26Wednesday, 12-4pmThursday &…

Tue 20 February 20247 – 9 pm Join at Charles Street Video us as Arri Canada representative, Francois Gauthier demonstrates our new CSV Alexa 35, including its features, workflow, textures, look profiles, sensitivity, dynamic range, and transition between ALEXA models.…

Thu 1 February 20247 – 9 pm This Machine is an interactive exhibition that explores how we can personify a machine through projections, lighting, and sound. Using your body, you can engage with the machine, exploring how your movements elicit…

December 14th, 7pm to 10pm at CSV! Thu 14 December 20237 – 10 pm CSV members are invited to bring along short film, video and interactive work to showcase. Video Chuck is a chance to bring together our community, socialize,…

A Maker Space Exhibition at CSV! Sat 18 November 2023to Sun 3 December 2023 Made in collaboration with Ingrid K. Bjørnaali and Fabian Lanzmaier. Co-produced with UKAI Projects and funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and Fond for…

Lead artists: Juliet Palmer & Julia AplinSat 23 September 2023to Sun 24 September 2023 Conceived in disparate locations during desperate times, we welcome multiple voices into our creative process through audio diaries and dance videos. Seven days, seven entries, seven…

Thu 7 September 2023, 6 – 7 pm Members and member curious are invited to our end of summer open screening! We want to see what you’ve been working on! Show up and share your work with a community of…

A Chimerik 似不像 Project Performance-as-Research sharing Thu 24 August 2023 to Fri 25 August 2023 Four cross generational artists exploreToronto’s aural/ocular culture and history. 5.fulless is an experimental interdisciplinary in-person performance that emulates the complexity of queerness and identity through…

by Slow Rise Music Slow Rise Music is a Toronto-based contemporary classical concert series, who has partnered with guest curator Alexandra Fol for the presentation of multimedia showcase, “Where the Eye Meets the Ear”. Inspired by Fol’s neurological condition, pitch-colour…

by Marissa Sean Cruz Over the duration of their 1 month MakerSpace residency, Cruz will workshop a multi-channel videoart and performance piece that follows a hybrid human-ogre, Gloria, reckoning with her failing actingaspirations in her small digitally rendered room. The…

Curated by Furqan Mohamed Presenting work by Nahomi Amberber, Saysah, and Farah Ghafoor, Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice? asks what we are afraid of in the pursuit of justice for all workers— does the fear lie in the pursuit itself?…

by Sonya Mwambu ‘Mountains Never Meet, But People Do’ is an interactive installation that explores Uganda’s intertwined histories within the diaspora and envisions a place for them within an imagined Afrofuture. Building upon the interactive digital archive My Uganda 2.0,…

Mountains never meet, but people do. Artist Bio: Mwambu is an experimental filmmaker and editor based in Toronto. Born in Kampala, they grew up in Canada andtheir work centres on the intersections of their identities through the exploration of race,…

by Daria Dora Morgacheva Radio Abyss is a sound installation at the intersection of nature and technology. At its core are field recordings transformed into voices via neural-network-based speech synthesis. These voices attempt to mimic the sounds of nature, but…

by Annette Mangaard & Nathan Bruce AFTER THE FLOOD is an interactive art installation that combines projection mapping, motion tracking, sound design, and footage of the natural world to explore the urgent issues of water and climate change from an…

In collaboration with Charles Street video, Unit 2’s mission to empower five individuals with comprehensive knowledge of lighting and production, while erasing barriers to accessing creative spaces. This workshop aims to take people’s personal projects and help them with their…

”GEM-THEORY” is a free 10-week incubator program for entry level content creators to develop practical skills and knowledge exploring their environment through photo/video documentary.The goal is for participants to understand the important pillars of impactful story-telling by drawing from the…

The House of Synthetic Truths Echoes of Existence: The House of Synthetic Truths is a non-linear, multi-channel film installation that exposes our world of documentation of notions of self determination. The constant surveillance and analysis of our lives normalizes our…

a Lecture Performance This November, x-ights /cros-sites/, an artist collective, is excited to present “A Sexual History of the Internet”, a participatory lecture performance by Mindy Seu, part of the series of the public programs of Bad Timekeepers in partnership…

Artist, researcher and technologist Jawa El Khash, invites you to explore the 3D ceramic collection inspired by 13th century Raqqa, Syria. This 21st century work revives the ancient art movement from Raqqa, and looks to the future of museology and…

Interactive exhibition and community-based media program PERFORMANCE DATES August 1, 7 pm-8 pmAugust 3, 7 pm-8 pmAugust 8, 7 pm-8 pm Capacity is limited. Register at no charge for tickets here: https://www.universe.com/events/26-or-less-tickets-78MZQ4 ARTIST STATEMENT In Denielle Elliott’s essay, View of…

by Maziar Ghaderi Designed and constructed by Maziar Ghaderi the WLF Box is a translucent projection cube that is both a live stage and an immersive 360° screen of audio-reactive visualizations and livestream feeds of diasporic communities from around the…

Screenshot with Laura Margaret Ramsey and Dan Tapper Performance Dates: Snow Moon – February 24, 2024 Worm Moon – March 25, 2024 Solar Eclipse – April 8th, 2024 Pink Moon – April 23, 2024 Moonquake is an installation/experience mapping real-time,…

We are proud to announce Christian Anderson as our 2023 Media Art Creation grant co-winner! Nobody Falls is an important project because it centres the experience of a Black, nonbinary & queer protagonist who not only is dealing with the…

In the flux of a world undergoing catastrophic ecosystem disruption, we often remove ourselves from seeing the impact of our consumption. Collapsing the difference between “here” and “there”, “Trash Island (working title)” is an experimental artist residency and project examining…

by Erin Howley WARP is a theatrical project integrating media arts and performance in a reflection on the deeply intimate and simultaneously unwieldy political dimensions of the drug toxicity crisis. The WARP Makers Space was a series of devised theatre…

by Melisse Watson Nursing Wounds is an interactive exhibition experience that utilizes the visualization of somatic conditions and symptoms to represent the emotional impacts on nurses over 4 years of a pandemic, global crisis in war/genocide, environmental devastation, and the…

by Brigita Gedgaudas Be Vardų, Be Kojų (Without Names, Without Leg) is a Workshop/Exhibition created within a 10-Day Creation Workshop (using CSV programming space and equipment) with an audience Work-In-Progress Showing componant Co-Produced by Arts Collective Chimerik 似不像. Brigita Gedgaudas…

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My name is Abigail Whitney, I’m a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist: an international fashion model, a stage/film actor and director, and a young-in-craft playwright, screenwriter and theatre/film producer. Can you talk a little bit about your creative background and artistic journey?…

CSV is thrilled to be partnering with Interacess on this outdoor screening! Location:  Outside CSV at 76 Geary! Time/Date: 9pm, Saturday, July 15th! Go outside! Touch Grass! Snarky internet commenters throw these instructions at each other every single day, and frankly,…

A Streaming Event at Charles Street Video! S/x sells, but can it be government funded?with Noelle Perdue and special guest Greg Klymkiw! Streaming Date: Thursday, May 18 at 6pm Streaming link While doing my residency at CSV, I learned about a…

Four cross generational artists exploreToronto’s aural/ocular culture and history. With:Annette Mangaard, Nobuo Kubota,Cynthia Laure Etom, Darren Copeland and Richard Windeyer Gallery HoursWednesday, May 24, 12noon to 5pmThursday, May 25, 6pm to 9pm (Opening Reception)Friday, May 26, 6pm to 8pmSaturday, May 27,…

CURATED BY NALA HAILESELASSIE QNA MODERATED BY SARAH-TAI BLACK WITH WORDS FROM KOURTNEY JACKSON MAY 11th – 7pm-8:30pm @cfmdcfilm – 1411 Dufferin St Unit D, Toronto, Canada PULL UP FOR A NIGHT OF INCREDIBLE EXPERIMENTAL BLACK FILMS ✨✨ PROGRAMME: Hitchcock…

Exhibition of Photography April 26th – May 6, 2023. We proud and excited to be partnering with @acctyouth again on this exhibition! Come by CSV and check it out! ACCT Youth supports newcomer youth through collaborative programming. We are the…

Live Performances September 24 and 25 Gallery Dates: September 24 – Oct. 7 Hours: Wednesday 12pm – 5pm Thursday/Friday 6pm – 9pm Schmeki Noamson is a Canadian artist working in video, music, and performance art. He calls his work secular…

New Aperture Lights! We recently acquired two new lights for our Aputure collection, which we think you’ll love. More new gear is on the way, so stay tuned for our May newsletter. Aputure LS 600C ProThe Light Storm 600c Pro…

Wednesday, April 19th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at CSV Charles Street Video (CSV) is hosting a talk featuring artists in its upcoming exhibition: bringing to light what came from inside Open April 13 to 15 – April 20…

We are looking for volunteers! Charles Street Video offers members C$V (Charles Street Video dollars), i.e. equipment-rental credits in exchange for volunteer hours. We are currently looking for gallery attendants and general help during office hours. We accord volunteers a…

Deadline: Ongoing CSV welcomes artists, collectives, and curators interested in promoting dialogue and experimentation about media art. Through our maker space program we are facilitating an open door opportunity to engage with our space and resources. Applications will be considered…

CSV is proud to continue efforts to support our members’ artistic practice. This year there are two recipients of our 2023 Media Art Creation Grant: Christian Anderson for their experimental drama, ‘Nobody Falls,’ and Aaron Jones for his exhibition, ‘Sound…

We’d like to wish a fond farewell to Samay Arcentales Cajas, CSV’s Program Coordinator since 2018, as she moves on to new art adventures. For almost five years, Samay has played a pivotal role at CSV as we expanded our…

Connie Oreamuno is a Toronto-based artist merging movement, film and audio-visual design for live music, choreography and installations. She is drawn to colour, dream states, genre blending, alternate realities and how different worlds and practices can intersect. Over the past…

We are thrilled to host Jasmine Liaw in a residency with our long time partner F-O-R-M! This residency is part of F-O-R-M’sTechnology and Interaction Artist-in-Residence. Jasmine will be a resident at CSV in the second half of March. Her work…

We are excited to welcome Noelle Perdue who was selected to participate in our first ever Streaming Residency. The purpose of this residency is to explore live streaming as an artistic medium. Noelle’s Artist StatementWith video editing software becoming easier…

congrats to csv members christian anderson and aaron jones! CSV is proud to continue efforts to support our members artistic practice. We are excited to present the two recipients of our 2023 Media Art Creation Grant: Christian Anderson for their…

Eight years ago I walked into Charles Street Video (CSV) with a kernel of an idea about preserving home movies. I recall Greg Woodbury, CSV’s Operations Manager, swiveled on his chair as we mulled things over. Pam Baer, the programming…

Forty-one years! Truth is, I can’t recall life without Charles Street Video. So much to celebrate! But first, even while remembering the pleasures of achievement and the times of joy, it’s important, before looking back, to acknowledge a recent challenge;…

I first worked at Charles Street Video as a member, editing. (Video)tape was tape; film was film. We made such modernist distinctions then. The twain rarely met in Toronto’s low-budget, media artist milieu. I hired an on-line editor* to work…

on the occasion of charles street video’s 41st anniversary I don’t know why my initial attachment to Charles Street Video was so immediate. So intense. Like a drug. Tiny little rooms in a basement on Charles Street East, filled with…

Join us in an exploration of Kim Ninkuru’s extensive multisite exhibition with the artist. An overview of her work with CSV over the past year and a half, all the team members involved, Kim’s sources of inspiration, Honey’s story, and…

For the past year, CSV has been working hard behind the scenes alongside Kim Ninkuru to produce the work These Are My Reparations to be presented in winter of 2023. Conceptualized by Kim Ninkuru, These Are My Reparations is a…

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser CSV OPPORTUNITIES! Charles Street Video is looking to engage a young media artist interested to learn about web-based live streaming, including technical production elements, lighting, camera, and audio, and the digital software and…

open call to csv members CSV Media Arts Creation Grant Deadline: TBA APPLY HERE CSV is pleased to announce its (quasi-)annual media-art-creation grant competition is now open. The organization seeks to issue a single grant in order to maximize the…

View this email in your browser CSV News in 2023! We’ve hope you’ve had some restful holidays. Here at CSV we’re ready to kick off the year with some incredible programming! CSV is pleased to announce its annual media-art-creation grant…

Kim Ninkuru Residency 2021-2023 For the past year, CSV has been working hard behind the scenes alongside Kim Ninkuru to produce the work These Are My Reparations to be presented in winter of 2023. Conceptualized by Kim Ninkuru, These Are…

Wed, December 14th, 2022 View this email in your browser Happy Holiday’s from the CSV staff and board! The weather is turning cold but we still have warm hearts for our members! I hope you enjoy the December issue of…

CSV members are invited to bring along short film, video and interactive work to showcase. Video Chuck is a chance to bring together our community, socialize, network, and highlight the work of our members. It will be an indoor/outdoor event…

Through resilience, self love, and community, A Space for Us explores youth perspectives on Anti Racism and Anti Hate. Culminating Media Art for Youth for 2022, the show presents the work of 10 youth in Toronto who engaged in the…

Screening and Discussion In celebration of CSV’s 41st Anniversary, join us for a conversation (followed by a screening) with panelists Dennis Day, Vera Frenkel, Richard Fung and Su Rynard who were key figures at Charles Street Video and in the…

Charles Street Video is proud to present a screening of works from over the last 41 years, and created by artists with the support of CSV. Join us in celebration of the multiplicity of directors and works that have come…

From May 16-22, 2022, the 21st Paprika Festival will showcase a selection of digital and in-person offerings created by 60+ emerging artists from across Turtle Island and beyond! 🎭 Explore FREE and by donation events: https://buff.ly/3vOeGsg🎉

Anima: ‘a current of air, wind, breath, the vital principle, life, soul’ Chuck is an Anima, but only one tiny pale pinprick of light in a firmament of Animas, working to change the world. Chuck doesn’t have a body, per…

On set of When Stars Align days 2 & 4Such a pleasure to work this this amazing team. I’m Producer and Director of Photography for this project and I’m so proud of the work I was able to capture with…

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This residency was developed to offer a mid-career or established Indigenous artist the opportunity to expand their practice and to experiment with the latest video technologies in the creation of a new short video work. This program offers the opportunity…

Lens – Leica Lens Kit 24mm,35mm, 50m, 90mm These iconic Leica photography lenses have been professionally modified by SIMMOD in order to be adapted to modern cinema cameras. Their unique look is sharp across the entire image while maintaining a…

A CSV Gallery Exhibition in Partnership with CFMDC! Exhibition open July 28th to August 13Opening: July 28 from 6pm to 9pm. Charles Street Video in partnership with The Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre is honoured to be exhibiting a retrospective of…

360° VPC 2.0: PROJECTION Bill Perry shall test the 360° Video Projection Cylinder over the next 6 months, enabling 360° projection with still images. By this process inviting, encouraging, facilitating, and demonstrating 360° photo projection at CSV, for members interested…

Join award-winning media artist and filmmaker Maziar Ghaderi for an introduction on “live cinema” – an emergent storytelling platform that allows for a film to be shot and screened simultaneously. This event will be hosted on March 9th over zoom.…

congrats to csv members true daley and emily ryder! CSV is proud to continue efforts to support our members artistic practice through such difficult times. We are excited to present the 2 recipients of our Media Art Creation Grant: True…

We would like to extend a warm thank you to Kourtney Jackson, who was our Assistant Programming/Equipment Coordinator for the past two years! Kourtney was absolutely incredible in supporting our team during the strangest of times (lockdowns, location moves, running…

Our WINTER(ish) workshop list is here! It’s never been a better time to get into comedy, fine tune your budgeting skills, or go techy with building a Unity game, or learn the basics of Touch Design. Register Here

CALL FOR APPLICANTS IN TORONTO Are you an Indigenous filmmaker in Tkaronto and the GTA ready to create a 5-10 minute short film? The call for applications is NOW open for the annual imagineNATIVE/CSV mentorship. Applications are open until midnight…

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser It’s December! A whole new month, and the last of 2021. As we close out the second year of a pandemic, we are grateful to experience the tiniest bit more freedom to celebrate…

INFINITE DISTANCEan online exhibition presented in conjunction with transmediale festival Fri 19 November 2021 to Sun 19 December 2021infinitedistance.site.FeaturingANDY SLATER (Chicago)BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM / Rasheedah Phillips + Camae Ayewa (Philadelphia)JOHANNA HEDVA (Berlin/LA)JUSTIN BARTON + MARK FISHER (London, UK)MIDI ONODERA (Toronto),SHATTERED…

Excited to screen works by Amanda Amour Linx and Melissa Johns at our new space on Geary Ave as part of the #GearyArtCrawl. Watch the neighbourhood come alive with music, visual art installations, pop-ups, and more. Pop by to see…