Summer Institute II: Indigenous Architectures | Faculty member: Joar Nango
2019-08-06 00:00 - 2019-08-16 00:00 UTC | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Summer Institute is an international post-graduate artist research program for professional artists and thinkers working in all disciplines and media. In the 2019 edition, Plug In ICA will host two iterations of the Summer Institute.
Norwegian- Sámi artist/architect, Joar Nango, will be the lead faculty and facilitator for the second intensive session of the Summer Institute. Nango will focus on Indigenous architectures with a week of intensive knowledge sharing through a series of lecture programming followed by a week of production. The second session will start August 6th running to August 16th. Foregrounding Indigenous approaches to design and alternative models of social space, Nango will lead participants through a series of texts, discussions, guest lectures, workshops, and studio time for the first week, engaging local, Winnipeg-based, Indigenous architects and thinkers.
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STAGES biennial 2019
2019-08-16 08:00 - 2019-09-08 18:00 | Manitoba
Plug In ICA’s STAGES biennial 2019
featured artists:
Raymond Boisjoly
Daniel Buren
FASTWÜRMS (Kim Kozzi and Dai Skuse)
Kenneth Lavallee
Joar Nango
Andrea Roberts
Silke Otto-Knapp
curated by Jenifer Papararo

INTRODUCTION
This is the second iteration of the STAGES biennial presented by Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. This year’s exhibition builds on the previous edition in its presentation of temporary public sculpture, installation and performances throughout Winnipeg, but 2019 has an expanded range and includes the remounting of an historic artwork. The biennial commissions seven artworks that take place across the city and its outskirts in abandoned industrial sites, apartment buildings, malls, municipal parks and parking lots.

STAGES biennial 2019 Launch party
2019-08-16 19:00 - 23:00 | Maison Chaboillez, 866 St. Joseph Street, Winnipeg, 866 St. Joseph Street, Winnipeg, manitoba, Canada
AUGUST 16 | 7 – 11pm
Opening Reception: LAUNCH PARTY: Friday, August 16, 7 – 11pm
Maison Chaboillez in Whittier Park, 866 St. Joseph Street, Winnipeg, MB
All welcome

Stages Speaker Series: Artist Talk by Silke Otto-Knapp
2019-08-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
AUGUST 17 | 2pm
Stages Speaker Series: Artist Talk by Silke Otto-Knapp
At Plug In ICA, Unit 1-460 Portage Avenue

#witch_raku_skull_fire by FASTWÜRMS
2019-08-23 12:00 - 2019-08-24 00:00 | 90 Annabella Street, 90 Annabella Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
AUGUST 23 | 12pm to 12am
#witch_raku_skull_fire by FASTWÜRMS
A site-specific performance in the garden of 90 Annabella Street, Winnipeg.

STAGES Guided Tour
2019-08-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Manitoba
AUGUST 23 | 2pm
Guided Tour
Bus tour, meeting at Plug In ICA
Approximately two hours; including performance by FASTWURMS. Please pre-register for this tour by emailing Rachael@plugin.org
* meet at Plug In ICA

STAGES Guided Tour
2019-08-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Manitoba
AUGUST 25 | 2pm
Guided Tour
bike tour of five works (Boisjoly, Buren, Lavallee, Nango, Otto-Knapp); meeting at Plug In ICA
Approximately two hours; Please pre-register for this tour by emailing Rachael@plugin.org
*meet at Plug In ICA
**weather permitting

STAGES Curatorial Tour
2019-09-07 16:30 - 20:30 | Manitoba
SEPTEMBER 07 | 4:30pm
Curatorial Tour
Bus tour, meeting at Plug In ICA
Approximately one hour and 30 minutes; four hours including performance CRISIS CANON by Andrea Roberts. Please pre-register for this tour by emailing Rachael@plugin.org

CRISIS CANON by Andrea Roberts
2019-09-07 19:00 - 21:00 | British-American Cement Plant
SEPTEMBER 07 | 7pm to sunset
CRISIS CANON by Andrea Roberts, vocal and sound performers by Zohreh Gervais, Doreen Girard, Sarah Jo Kirsch and Bret Parenteau
At the British-American Cement Plant is located on Sturgeon Road between Park Royale Way and Prairie Dog Trail in the RM of Rosser. It is a 25 min drive from downtown Winnipeg. Exact coordinates are 49°57’04.7″N x 97°16’35.6″W. The pathway is not paved.
A bus will leave from Plug In ICA at 6:15 pm. Please RSVP to Rachael@plugin.org to insure a seat. The bus is not wheelchair accessible. No washroom access.

STAGES Guided Tour
2019-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Manitoba
SEPTEMBER 08 | 2pm
Guided Tour
bike tour of five works (Boisjoly, Buren, Lavallee, Nango, Otto-Knapp); meeting at Plug In ICA
Approximately two hours; Please pre-register for this tour by emailing Rachael@plugin.org
*weather permitting

Annual General Meeting
2019-09-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Plug In ICA Annual General Meeting
for April, 2018 – March, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019 | 5pm
At Plug In ICA | 460 Portage Ave, Unit 1

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, September 16th at 5PM. Everyone is welcome, but in order to vote you must be a member in good standing (memberships must be paid before the meeting). Memberships may be acquired in the Plug In ICA Bookshop during regular Institute hours or purchased online here.
At the AGM we will present our annual report and audited ﬁnancial statements for the year ending March 31, 2019, and hold an election for the Board of Directors.
AGENDA
1. Welcome from the President of the Board (Sotirios Kotoulas)
2. Approval of Agenda and September 17, 2018 AGM Minutes
3. Presentation of the Annual Report (Jenifer Papararo, Executive Director)
4. Financial Report (Jordan Sodomsky, Treasurer)
5. Equity Committee Report
6. Appointment of Auditor for 2018/2019 ﬁscal year
7. Election
8. Motion to Adjourn

Artist Talk by Stan Douglas
2019-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 | 136 Artlab, University of Manitoba
Artist Talk by Stan Douglas
Offsite at 136 Artlab, University of Manitoba

Stan Douglas: Luanda-Kinshasa | Opening 7-11pm
2019-09-28 19:00 - 23:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Opening in conjunction with Nuit Blanche

Stan Douglas: Luanda-Kinshasa
2019-09-28 19:00 - 2019-12-29 19:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cam Scott: ROMANS/SNOWMARE launch & reading
2019-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Plug In ICA and ARP Books present a launch and reading of Cam Scott’s ROMANS/SNOWMARE

Labour of Love: Digital Economies in the Arts
2019-10-17 - 2019-12-17 | Manitoba
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents Labour of Love or LOL, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops focused on digital economies of labour in the arts. Taking on the “public course” as a platform for engagement, this program highlights the various ways in which the digital is interrogated, explored, celebrated, pushed to its limit, reworked, re-invented by artists, scholars, curators, writers and others. The course encompasses a full array of events, delving into such topics as coding, circuitbending, VR, AI and AR, gaming, scanning, and 3D printing. Divided into two streams, a lecture and screening series, and workshops, Labour of Love at its most general examines the relationship between the economics of labour and the digital arts as it contends with the conditions of racial capitalism. As a research platform, we aim to build an understanding of the digital by presenting artists who invent new trajectories through various technologies.

More, Less, About the Same | A Video Screening by Alyssa Bornn
2019-10-17 - 2019-11-17 | Manitoba
From October 17 to November 17, 2019, Plug In ICA is screening More, Less, About the Same (2019) by Alyssa Bornn in our Breezeway as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops focused on digital economies of labour in the arts. Bornn’s video is a compilation of notebook fragments approximating a confession or the act of confiding of some things about pet death, mothers, houses, monotony, relationships, and/or photography. More, Less, About the Same is written and sequenced on the Videonics Titlemaker 2000. Bornn uses a piece equipment designed to subtitle video input as both a machine for writing as well as a way to animate text and images. Rather than a textual accompaniment to visual input, the artist’s texts are the visual input.

Screening | Videos by Hannah Black
2019-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Manitoba
On Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 7pm, Plug In ICA presents a screening of videos by Hannah Black to launch Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops focused on digital economies of labour in the arts. Black’s videos highlight the nuance of critical thought, text and prose as they enter the landscape of dream-like excursions that tell of a future-past, or one of an apocalypse to come. As the inaugural event of Labour of Love, Black’s video art grounds us in the use of the digital as a way to experience the possibilities of image-making as tools that guide us toward another imaginary, potent feminist expressions, and poetic timescapes. Black will be joining us in person at Plug In ICA for a keynote address on December 12th, marking the closing event of Labour of Love.

Lecture by Suzanne Kite | November 7 | 7pm
2019-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Manitoba
Plug In ICA presents a lecture by Kite aka Suzanne Kite as part of “Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts”, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops focused on digital economies of labour in the arts.
Labour of Love or LOL, takes the “public course” as a platform for engagement, this program highlights the various ways in which the digital is interrogated, explored, celebrated, pushed to its limit, reworked, re-invented by artists, scholars, curators, writers and others. The course encompasses a full array of events, delving into such topics as coding, circuit bending, VR, AI and AR, gaming, scanning, and 3D printing. Divided into two streams, a lecture and screening series, and workshops, Labour of Love at its most general examines the relationship between the economics of labour and the digital arts as it contends with the conditions of racial capitalism. As a research platform, we aim to build an understanding of the digital by presenting artists who invent new trajectories through various technologies.

ARP presents a public discussion between BlackLife authors Rinaldo Walcott & Idil Abdillahi
2019-11-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Code, Corals, Capitalism and Curls | A lecture by Carmen Aguilar y Wedge of Hyphen-Labs
2019-11-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 8pm, Plug In ICA presents a lecture by Carmen Aguilar y Wedge of Hyphen-Labs as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops. Code, Corals, Capitalism and Curls will look at an international approach to tackling issues of the planet, marginalization, power structures, omnipresent technologies, and the end of sleep through capitalism.

IM4 Media Lab Workshop
2019-11-22 10:00 - 2019-11-23 16:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The workshop is a comprehensive 2-day Intro to VR/AR/360 video workshop that empowers Indigenous students (ages 16-24) with the tools, knowledge, and skills required to create their own live action immersive experiences. It will showcase how Indigenous media creators have used and embraced VR/AR/360 video. Throughout the two days, the instructor will provide a clear understanding to the VR/360 filmmaking process offering tools, knowledge, and on-hand experience to enable students with the skills to create their own VR/360 video project using the new technologies.

IM4 Media Lab Presentation
2019-11-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
On Friday, November 22, 2019 at 6pm, Plug In ICA presents a lecture by IM4 Media Labs as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops.
Labour of Love or LOL, takes the “public course” as a platform for engagement, this program highlights the various ways in which the digital is interrogated, explored, celebrated, pushed to its limit, reworked, re-invented by artists, scholars, curators, writers and others. The course encompasses a full array of events, delving into such topics as coding, circuit bending, VR, AI and AR, gaming, scanning, and 3D printing. Divided into two streams, a lecture and screening series, and workshops, Labour of Love at its most general examines the relationship between the economics of labour and the digital arts as it contends with the conditions of racial capitalism. As a research platform, we aim to build an understanding of the digital by presenting artists who invent new trajectories through various technologies.

Ali Shamas Qadeer Workshop
2019-12-02 - 2019-12-06 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ali Shamas Qadeer is a designer and educator based in Toronto. He works in web, print, and web and print. After completing a BA in philosophy and religious studies at McGill University, he developed an independent design practice in New York City before returning to school to complete an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. His work focuses on algorithmic formmaking, unorthodox toolmaking, and the disciplinary and economic structures that design practices buttress. After returning to Canada in 2014, Ali joined the faculty of OCADU where he is an Assistant Professor in the graphic and industrial design programs. In his teaching practice, Ali champions a critical approach that always refracts through a practice of formalism and making.
From Monday, December 2 – Friday, December 6, 2019 Ali Shamas Qadeer will be hosting a workshop as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops.

Ali Shamas Qadeer Lecture
2019-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ali Shamas Qadeer is a designer and educator based in Toronto. He works in web, print, and web and print. After completing a BA in philosophy and religious studies at McGill University, he developed an independent design practice in New York City before returning to school to complete an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2014. His work focuses on algorithmic formmaking, unorthodox toolmaking, and the disciplinary and economic structures that design practices buttress. After returning to Canada in 2014, Ali joined the faculty of OCADU where he is an Assistant Professor in the graphic and industrial design programs. In his teaching practice, Ali champions a critical approach that always refracts through a practice of formalism and making.
On Monday, December 2, 2019 at 7pm, Plug In ICA is excited to present a lecture by Ali Shamas Qadeer as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops.

Morehshin Allahyari Lecture
2019-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Morehshin Allahyari (b. 1985 in Tehran, Iran) is a media artist, activist, educator, and curator who uses computer modeling, 3D scanning and digital fabrication techniques to explore the intersection of art and activism. Inspired by concepts of collective archiving, memory, and cultural contradiction, Allahyari’s 3D printed sculptures and videos challenge social and gender norms. She is developing a new body of work on digital colonialism and ‘re-figuring’ as a feminist and decolonialist practice, titled She Who Sees the Unknown. Researching female monsters, jinn and dark goddesses of Middle-Eastern origin, Allahyari devises narratives through practices of magic and poetic-speculative storytelling, re-appropriation of traditional mythologies, collaging, meshing, scanning, and archiving.
On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 7pm, Plug In ICA is excited to present a lecture by Morehshin Allahyari as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops.

Soft Nails ~ ♥[ASMR] Kleincomputer Robotron KC87 ♥ | A Video Screening by Nadja Buttendorf
2019-12-06 - 2020-03-06 | Manitoba
Plug In ICA is screening Soft Nails ~ ♥[ASMR] Kleincomputer Robotron KC87 ♥ by Nadja Buttendorf in our Breezeway as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops. The video will be on display until March 6, 2020.
The KC stands for Kleincomputer, in English, literally small computer. Released in 1987 in the GDR by VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik”Otto Schön” Dresden. Originally, the KC 87 was intended as a home computer (HC) for private households. Due to a lack of resources, however, the KC87 was only in use as an educational computer in educational institutions.
ASMR, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, is a net cultural form of physical stimulation through whispering and soft sounds that has developed and spread on the largest online platform YouTube. The listeners and viewers find the tingling on the skin, triggered by those very soft noises, very pleasant. The sight of bent fingernails, on the other hand, is often perceived as unpleasant. In Soft Nails, artificial fingernails made of silicone reinforce the viewer’s reaction. The typical noises of ASMR videos are complemented by this visually irritating stimulus.
Throughout the video, Buttendorf whispers the information about the KC87. In most ASMR videos only current high-tech utensils appear to evoke tingles. In Soft Nails, Buttendorf deliberately uses high-tech from the GDR and transforms it into a pop cultural format. This video work is a satellite project for the web series Robotron – a tech opera.

Hannah Black Keynote Address
2019-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Prominent artist, writer and critic, Hannah Black studied English Literature at Cambridge University before completing an MFA in Art Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. She then participated in Whitney’s Independent Study program. Black has published two books, Life (2017), in collaboration with Juliana Huxtable, and Dark Pool Party (2016). Along with Ciarán Finlayson, and Tobi Haslett, Black was the co-author of the seminal article in Artforum, “The Teargas Biennial.” She has screened and shown in exhibitions across Europe and the United States most recently at Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art; Sharjah Biennial 14; Performance Space New York; Real Fine Arts, New York; Centre D’Art Contemporain, Geneva; Chisenhale Gallery, London UK; mumok, Vienna; Arcadia Missa, Paris; and New Museum Theatre, New York.
On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 7pm, Plug In ICA is excited to present a lecture by Hannah Black as part of Labour of Love: On Digital Economies in the Arts, a series of lectures, screenings, and workshops.

Holiday Closure
2019-12-23 - 2019-12-26 | Manitoba
Plug In will be closed December 24, 25, 26

Galleries and shop closed between exhibitions
2019-12-30 - 2020-01-23 | Manitoba
Our galleries and shop will be closed during installation
