SAW Video
OUTPUT: New Works by SAW Video Grantees
Featuring new works by Lynda Hall, Rachel Gray, Liliana Reckless, Edgar Hernandez, Gillian Kirkland and Andrew Letourneau, and Matthieu Hallé. SAW Video Media Art Centre is proud to present the 2019 edition of OUTPUT, our second annual screening of new works by participants of the centre’s granting programs. Six works by Ottawa-based emerging, mid-career and […]
Plan F: Human Resources for Arts Workers
Do you feel uncomfortable asking to be paid artist fees? If an institution has failed to pay you for your exhibition or the sale of your work in a reasonable amount of time, who would you report that to? How can you protect yourself as a freelancer/artist in organizational policy and without it? Have you […]
Human Resources for Arts Workers
Do you feel uncomfortable asking to be paid artist fees? If an institution has failed to pay you for your exhibition or the sale of your work in a reasonable amount of time, who would you report that to? How can you protect yourself as a freelancer/artist in organizational policy and without it? Have you […]
Video in Contested Places
Join media artist and activist Kit for a talk on their experiences during the opposition to the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline by the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in British Columbia. Kit was part of a media team present at the Unist’ot’en camp during the escalating conflict with the RCMP. Video in Contest Places will focus on […]
Digi60 Spring 2019 Festival had over 50% of filmmakers women-identifying
For the first time, during Digi60’s Spring Festival, over 50% of its filmmakers were women-identifying, taking home awards selected by a jury of established industry professionals.
Girls, Girls, Get That Cash
Why is getting paid for your work as an artist often a battle? Does talking about getting paid make you feel weird? Tired of having people offer you “exposure” instead of paying you for your work? Yes? Okay, let’s get you paid. This workshop will focus on navigating the freelancer world of video and media […]
Night School: Alternate Realities
Night School is a four-part free lecture series on media art at SAW Video. Alternate Realities will explore forms of virtual reality, ‘art gaming’, interactivity and animation. Participants will be introduced to the history of and significant artists in these forms by lecturer and SAW Video Technical Director Christopher Payne. Discussion will be centered around […]
Art’s Possible Worlds
SAW Video’s Knot Project Space continues its Video in the Public Sphere Speaker Series with LA-based artist and writer Amanda Beech, who will deliver an artist talk and screen a selection of her works. A reception for Beech’s multi-channel video exhibition Covenant Transport, Move or Die, on view from March 9th – April 6th, will […]
Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa to host arts law conference in honour of its 5th anniversary
Since 2013, Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO) has organized several free legal information sessions annually, for artists in the national capital region, on topics from copyright to contracts, tax to labour issues. They will be hosting a conference on May 5 to provide proactive legal advice.
SAW Video announces the Resolution 2018 screening program
SAW Video’s Resolution 2018 screening will take place at Arts Court Theatre on Saturday February 24 at 7:30pm. Admission is pwyc, all ages and open to the public.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
It’s the final weekend of Winterlude, but maybe you’ve already seen the sculptures, skated the canal, and eaten all of the fried dough. Well, not to worry. There’s still plenty to do in Ottawa this weekend.
There’s an entertainment industry in Ottawa?
In the first of a new column, Ottawa based entertainment lawyer Byron Pascoe touches on the current state of the entertainment industry in Ottawa and what’s to come.
5 picks from the Mirror Mountain Film Festival lineup
Penny McCann makes her top picks from the MMFF 2016 selection. Screening December 2–4 at Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly).
2016 lineup announced for Mirror Mountain filmfest
The program includes 11 screenings of international feature-length films, Ottawa premieres, and world premieres by Canadian artists. An awards ceremony closes the festival on Sunday evening, December 4.
A local artist is remembered in “Where is Mawt Trood?”
As is true of most artists, Mathieu had been drawing his whole life. At seven years old he had already had his first drawing published. When Mathieu graduated from high school, he enrolled in a 2D animation program, after which he began drawing for the Ren & Stimpy Show. In 2003, he left Ren & […]
