Wiggle 25 at Never Apart: Video Recap
We celebrate this monumental quarter of a century tradition in the biggest way possible! Enjoy this video clip celebrating 25 years of the annual wearable…
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2019 Canada Day Top 10
To celebrate Canada Day we have asked ten influential Canadian artists, musicians and personalities to give us their “Top 10” Canadian songs! It’s a fun…
Spring 2019 Vernissage: Video Recap
We celebrate the new season with a video recap capturing the gorgeous art and stunning folks who attended our Spring Exhibitions Vernissage. Special thanks to…
NVA Podcast: M. Bootyspoon
Listen to a new DJ mix by Montreal’s M. Bootyspoon, from NVA x Eastern Bloc’s Technofuturism event.
5 Artist Centres Supporting Montreal’s Vibrant Art Communities
Whether you’re planning a visit to Montréal soon, or you already live in the city, get to know five artist centres that foster positive change…
In Spirit: What Fighting Teaches Us
Cela fait quelques années je pratique les arts-martiaux, explorant divers styles au gré des déménagements, des voyages et des rencontres. L’été dernier j’ai eu la…
Winter 2019 Vernissage Video
Enjoy the glamour that was the Never Apart 2019 Winter Exhibitions.
Winter 2019 Vernissage Artist Interviews
We chat with the artists involved in the Never Apart Winter exhibitions about their work, process and practice.
In Spirit : The philosopher sculptor
To spend time with a sculptor such as my grandfather, is to learn to look at the world. A ray of sunshine falling on a…
In Spirit: Photography and Metaphysics, Reflection of the Self
Si elle peut représenter le pire de notre société, elle peut tout autant en refléter les plus hautes sphères des qualités et des valeurs humaines,…
In Spirit: Living Space
Do you look at the space in which you live? Do you stop sometimes during the day to observe the movement of the sun and…
Fall 2018 Exhibitions Vernissage: Video Recap
Watch the amazing Fall Vernissage with almost 1000 attendees who were dazzled by the four new shows. Special thanks to MAPP_MTL, Jaik Puppyteeth, Marilou Lyonnais…
Never Apart TV: Season 2
Never Apart TV is an arts and culture news program giving a much needed voice to queer artists. Never Apart is a cultural organization with…
Take an Immersive Virtual Tour of Never Apart
Visit our gallery virtually through this 360° virtual tour featuring our last summer exhibitions, as well as our permanent installations—the Sun Roon and the Moon…
In Spirit: Temporal Sphere
“Everyone lives many parallel lives. We can, therefore, make of every man several discontinuous and contradictory portraits; we must not try to amalgamate them “.
In Spirit: The Dream Space
In many mystical traditions, whether Sufi, Tantric or Christian, mention is made of the importance of dreams. The usual and mundane dreams are usually residues…
Summer Exhibitions 2018 Vernissage: Video Recap
Enjoy the Video Recap of our Summer Exhibitions Vernissage! We celebrate the season with amazing new exhibitions by Austin Young, Justin Mencel, Ekaterina Antonova, Jeffrey…
In Spirit: Reverence
We have to learn to learn. We have to learn to explore. We must learn to navigate the unknown, to walk for no other purpose…
Canada Day 2018: Top 10s
To celebrate Canada Day we have asked ten influential Canadian artists, musicians and personalities to give us their “Top 10” Canadian songs! It’s a fun…
Wiggle 2018: Video Recap
The 24th annual wearable art and performance extravaganza “Wiggle” produced by Never Apart and The House of Venus celebrated another amazing chapter. Enjoy this video…
In Spirit: Desire, love and seduction
Because what I wanted deeply was of another nature and did not hide in the individual, or the car, or the house, or the career…
10×10: Behind the Scenes Video
We take a look behind the scene of the Never Apart 10×10 photoshoot shot by Michael Venus. Featuring 10 brilliant queer Montrealers dressed up as…
Véronique Ménard: Video Interview
We chat with artist VÉRONIQUE MÉNARD about her three exhibitions on display in our galleries for the Spring season. We also chat with the Bombardier…
In Spirit: About the Spiritual Experience
Some contemporary scholars who work on the body and spirituality note that in the modern era, “spiritual experiences” carry social issues in which the individual…
About Wiggle
We learn about the history behind the annual wearable art and performance extravaganza Wiggle. Created back in the early nineties by House of Venus the…
Spring 2018 Exhibitions Vernissage: Video Recap
Enjoy the video recap of our Spring 2018 Exhibitions Vernissage featuring the works of VÉRONIQUE MÉNARD, Evergon, Kacy Johnson and Janina Anderson!
Ramboys, Horned Gods, and Queer Wizards
But this episode was going to be different, I knew it in my queer bones the way a dog senses an earthquake hours before it…
Never Apart TV Trailer
Never Apart TV is an arts and culture news program giving a much needed voice to queer artists. Through artist visits, profiles and interviews we…
All Together: February 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
In Spirit: Science and Spirituality
During my anthropological university studies, where I specialized in the study of “new religions”, the research group of which I was a part observed a…
Winter 2018 Exhibitions Vernissage: Video Recap
We celebrate our new year and Winter Exhibitions with a fun video recap of the Vernissage celebrating the 6 new exhibits. With almost 1000 attendees…
Winter 2018 Exhibitions: Artist Interviews
We sit down with the six artists who’s wonderful works launched this past January and chat with them about their exhibitions and intentions behind them….
Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival: Jeffrey Canton Video
We collaborated with The Montreal Intercultural Storytelling Festival with Tales from An All-Canadian Queer Childhood by Jeffrey Canton!
NVA Q&A: Sven Marquardt
The famed German photographer and doorman of the legendary Berlin club “Berghain” shared his stories and inspirations to an eager crowd at Never Apart in…
NVA Live Podcast: Valeda
A live recording of Valeda aka Cat Lamoreux performing for us at November’s NVA x susy.technology showcase.
All Together: November 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Sight + Sound Festival: Video Recap and Artist Interviews
We talk with some of the artists, curators and founders of Eastern Bloc’s ninth annual art festival which lived in our galleries this past September.
Portrait of an Artist Video Interview: Hugo Huerta-Marin
Mexican born artist Hugo Huerta-Marin’s exhibit “Portrait of an Artist” features unique portraits of some of the planet’s most influential female artists including Yoko Ono…
Aires Video Interview: Sabrina Ratté
Sabrina’s video installation resides in our Vitrine for the Fall season. We chat with the Quebec born artist about her beautiful piece and the concept…
Head On Video Interview: Erin M. Riley
Erin’s amazing tapestries reside in our Galleries B and C. We chat with the American artist about her detailed work and the different themes that…
Mapp_MTL 2017 Artist Interviews
We chat with some of the organizers and artists behind this year’s MAPP_MTL festival which launched at our Fall Exhibitions Vernissage and is apart of…
Artist Visits LA: Ruben Esparza
We visit the multi-disciplinary Los Angeles based artist and talk about his often politically driven practices, the Queer LA art scene and the upcoming 2018…
Eve Salvail Video Interview (French)
LSTW and Never Apart celebrate the Quebec born Supermodel with an intimate evening around the pool.
Fall 2017 Exhibitions Vernissage Video Recap
We celebrate our new Fall exhibitions with a fun video recap. Featuring 9 new exhibitions representing the work of 20 artists, including 4 video mapping…
Claire Milbrath’s paintings exude naivety and charm
We caught up with the Montreal-via-Victoria native about her process and the persona behind her fictional subject ‘Gray’.
All Together: October 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
The Experience of Being Enclosed in a Cell
The Experience of Being Enclosed in a Cell: An inconclusive final text on a collaborative durational performance and poetry installation
All Together: September 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Erin M. Riley: Weaving Poetry
American-born artist Erin M. Riley’s handwoven tapestries are as much works of self-poetry as they are a critique of how we engage with subjects such…
New Spaces: The Digital Worlds of Sabrina Ratté
We sat down with the Montreal video artist making waves across the worlds of 3D animation and installation to discuss the Canadian premiere of her…