Video: Stages Speaker Series | Artist Talk with Federico Herrero
Plug In ICA is pleased to present a talk by Costa Rican artist Federico Herrero, who is the 7th speaker as part of our 2017 Stages Speaker Series. This series was held off-site currently at the former Globe Cinema in Portage Place
Video: Stages Speaker Series | Abbas Akhavan
On May 25th, 2017 Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Abbas Akhavan who is the 6th speaker as part of our 2017 Stages Speaker Series. Akhavan’s practice ranges from site-specific ephemeral installations to drawing, video, sculpture and performance. The direction
Video: Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth: Patrick Cruz | Titig Kayumanggi (Brown Gaze) & Ray Fenwick | A Greenhouse. Evening
On Wednesday, May 17th from 4:30-6pm, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented a short screening and panel discussion with the participants of our second session of Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth program (IIY). For this screening IIY participants Tiago Batista, Christian Demanoy, Augustine
Video: Respondent Series Performance | Psychic Materials by Casey Mecija
As part of our Respondent Series, on Thursday, April 20, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in collaboration with The Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies (U of W), and Queer People of Color (QPOC) presented Psychic Materials, a performance
Video: STAGES Speaker Series | Artist Talk with FASTWÜRMS
On Tuesday, April 11th at 7pm, Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Ontario-based collective FASTWÜRMS. FASTWÜRMS artwork is characterized by a self-described “determined DIY sensibility, Witch Nation identity politics, and a keen allegiance towards working class, queer alliance, and
Video: Artist Talk with Jeneen Frei Njootli
On Saturday, April 1, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented an artist talk by Jeneen Frei Njootli. As an emerging interdisciplinary artist Frei Njootli is known for her performative sound pieces, sparse sculptural forms, community engagement and material sensitivity. For
Video: Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth: Angie Keefer | FIRST CLASS, SECOND THOUGHTS, INTERMINABLE SWELL & Fred Sandback | A Sampling Of Works
On Wednesday, March 22nd, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented this interpretive video, and panel with the participants of Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art’s inaugural Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth program. For this screening Birehanu Bishaw, Vic tor, Brandon McPherson and Tessa Stewart
Video: Stages Speaker Series | Krista Belle Stewart
As part of the Stages Speaker Series, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented a screening of Seraphine, Seraphine by Vancouver-based artist, Krista Belle Stewart followed by a discussion (audio here). This event marked the premiere presentation of Stewart’s 2014
Video: The Unmanageable Artist | A Respondent talk by Howie Chen
On Thursday, March 16th, Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presented a respondent talk with New York based artist, writer, educator and curator, Howie Chen. Chen’s background in economics conjoins with a visual acuity resulting in a unique critical perspective
Video: Stages Speaker Series | Kara Hamilton
As part of the Stages Speaker Series, Plug In ICA presented an artist talk by Toronto-based, multi-media artist, Kara Hamilton. Activating the history of set design, architecture, and craft, Hamilton’s work integrates objects of various materials, including brass, marble, and glass.