Beverly Glenn Copeland Interview
We had a chance to welcome musical pioneer Beverly Glenn Copeland to the centre and chat about his amazing career while he was in town…
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Terra Sapiens: Dialogues for Change
Enjoy the Terra Sapiens: Dialogues for Change talk and walk through of the exhibitions with explanation by the team who put it together! Along with…
Never Apart TV Season #3 on Air Canada Flights
Never Apart TV Season #3 is now on Air Canada for the summer to celebrate the Pride season! OutTV programming is available on Air Canada’s…
John Greyson Video Interview with Matthew Hays
We welcomed groundbreaking Canadian film maker, activist and educator John Greyson to the Centre for a special discussion with Montreal Matthew Hays during the Blue…
NVA Record Sale 2019 Recap
A celebration of music on wax: NVA welcomed local DJs and collectors for a community record sale. Watch a video recap of the event.
Six Picks: Regularfantasy
Liv Carmen aka regularfantasy has become a staple of Vancouver’s tight-knit dance music community, affirming herself as a fine maker and selector of funky dance music….
NVA Interview: Mind Bath
In advance of his debut LP release “Baby You Can Free Your Mind,” singer/producer Mind Bath sits down with us to discuss his musical universe.
Artist Visits NYC: Paul E Alexander
We visit with New York underground icon Paul E Alexander and chat about his play “Trinkets” his career in nightlife, making music and counter culture…
Meet Overland, the DJ and Producer Making Waves in the Canadian Techno Scene
Jodie Cook aka Overland has been a rising figure of the contemporary electronic scene in Canada. With about 10 years of DJing under her belt…
NVA Interview: Vito Ricci
Jeremy Young interviews Vito Ricci, composer and prominent figure of New York’s 80s electronic scene following their performances at Centre Phi.
Age of Union: Artist Interviews
We chat with Never Apart founder Dax Dasilva and curator Jean-Sébastien Baillat of Baillat Studios about the exhibition “Age of Union” they put together and…
Terra Sapiens: Artist Interviews
We speak with Damian Siqueiros and LembasWorks who launched their exhibition “Terra Sapiens” for our Spring season and learn about their intentions and practices behind…
Montreal Queer 2Spirit at McCord Museum Mini Doc
Never Apart chats with the artists and folks involved in putting on the Montréal Queer 2S event with a “Colour By Icons” activation at the…
Philipp Fürhofer Interview
We chat with talented Berlin based visual arts and set designer Philipp Fürhofer about his career and his most recent work at the Montreal Museum…
Massimadi Mini Doc
We chat with some of the artists and organizers behind the eleventh annual Massimadi Afro LGBTQ Film and Arts Festival during their performance and open…
Mandala Beats Mini Doc
We talk with Montreal based filmmaker Rebekah Reiko about her wonderful film Mandala Beats, her past works and future pursuits.
Krzysztof Leon Dziemaszkiewicz Legend Series Interview
We recently had Berlin based performance artist Krzysztof Leon Dziemaszkiewicz join us at the centre for a very special performance and Legend Series, artist talk….
Michael Chambers Artist Talk Q&A
We sit down and chat with Toronto based photographer Michael Chamber during his book launch and gallery Exhibition “Shadows to Silver/Nuance “ here at the…
Never Apart TV Season 3
Never Apart TV Season 3 launches Tuesday, March 12th at 7:30pm ET on Out TV and on-line at outtvgo.com Never Apart TV is an arts…
Dirty Looks: 8 Years on Interview with curator Bradford Nordeen
With chat with LA based Queer film and video curator about his work within the genre as he visits the Centre for “Dirty Looks: 8…
Six Picks: CMD
CMD aka Corina MacDonald is a veteran force of Montreal’s electronic scene whose aesthetic reaches wide across techno, house, electro and beyond. Discover her Six…
Six Picks: J’vlyn D’Ark
Ahead of teaching a workshop on DJ mixers at Never Apart, the multi-talented DJ, producer and sound engineer J’vlyn D’ark dug through our collection in…
Turntable talk: NVA meets Montreal’s go-to repair person for the Technics 1200
Darryl runs DC Electronics, the go-to shop for Technics 1200 turntable repair in Montreal, where he’s been repairing, servicing and upgrading them since 2002.
“Gospel of Eureka” The AfterLife Party Interviews
We interview the fabulous performers who brought life to the afterparty following the “Gospel of Eureka” screening at RIDM festival.
Winter 2019 Vernissage Artist Interviews
We chat with the artists involved in the Never Apart Winter exhibitions about their work, process and practice.
Montreal Feminist Film Festival Interviews
We speak with the creator and curator for Indigenous Feminism screening which was the launch of the Montreal International Feminist Film Festival held at Centre…
NEGOTIATION: Interview
The Massimadi Festival once again graces the Never Apart environment with a series of culturally delicious exhibits and creative offerings. Tobi Aremu’s film ‘NEGOTIATION’ is…
Peaches: Interview
We welcomed the brilliant Canadian artist to our centre to play by the pool and chat about her kick ass career as she approaches 20…
image+nation Pro Lab #1
Tech Witches teamed up with image+nation, Montréal’s LGBT film festival, to offer you a day of queer digital exploration at Never Apart. Special guest Nathalie…
image+nation Pro Lab #2
“Queering the game industry,” a fishbowl panel Genderqueer and xicanx game producer Jasmine Aguilar (USA) and diversity advocate Shareef Jackson (USA) lead the participatory panel.
Speak Series 03 : African Diaspora Perspectives in Mental Health
Speak Series 03 : African diaspora perspectives in Mental health talk hosted by Sayaspora this was a bilingual documentary series that aims to share conversations…
Gail Thacker: NYC Artist Visit
We visit NYC based photographer Gail Thacker at the Gene Frankle Theatre about her prolific career behind the camera and cultivating LGBTQ culture throughout the…
Closet Monster: Q&A
As apart of our LGBT Film Series we chat with filmmaker Stephen Dunn about his brilliant, award winning first feature film Closet Monster.
Mandala Beats: Q&A
We sit down with Rebekah Reiko after the screening of her film wonderful film Mandala Beats and chat about the process of making the film…
Artist Visits NYC: Linda Simpson
We travel to NYC and visit with Drag Icon and Drag documentarian Linda Simpson while she presents her “Drag Explosion” Slide Show about her brilliant…
Artist Visits NYC: Joey Arias
We travel to the Big Apple and chat with one of the cities most noted performers and personalities who’s career spans the decades and who’s…
NVA x POP Montréal Legend Series: Lena Platonos
NVA and POP Montréal welcomed legendary Greek electronic music composer Lena Platonos for a Legend Series talk during her first appearance in North America.
Fall 2018 MAPP_MTL: Artist Interviews
We chat with many of the talented artists involved in our Fall exhibitions about their works and the inspiration behind their concepts.
Fall 2018 Exhibitions: Artist Interviews
We chat with many of the talented artists involved in our Fall exhibitions about their works and the inspiration behind their concepts.
Six Picks: Konrad Black & Natalia Escobar
Passing through town last summer, we had the chance to hang out with two Berlin expats for this edition of Six Picks: Konrad Black and…
Fay and Fluffy Storytime: Interview
We had the joyful time catching up with the dynamic drag duo Fay Slift and Fluffy Souflé from Toronto who came to the centre to…
LGBT Film Series Video Q&A Dirty Looks: 8 Years On
Enjoy the talk which happened after the screening with curator Bradford Nordeen, scholar Thomas Waugh, and DJ Fraser.
Amour Is Love with Fariha Róisín: Interviews
The talented writer and activist Fariha Róisín was joined on stage by Nènè Myriam Konaté of CC:MTL for an insightful and important panel discussion. We…
Meet Musique Nouvelle, the New Music Project of Simon Chioini and Félix Gourd
We spoke to Montréal artists Félix Gourd and Simon Chioini about their new musical collaboration that will be premiered in Canada at NVA next October…
NVA Equinox Q&A: Octo Octa
We chat live with powerhouse DJ and producer Octo Octa about her musical practice, her career, thoughts on the current dance music world and more.
Big Freedia: Interview
The “Queen of Bounce”, Big Freedia put on an amazing show for this year’s Fierte Festival and we had the chance to speak with her…
Six Picks: Dust-e-1
Dust-e-1 has been a discrete yet rising force of the Montreal electronic underground scene. Before his live set at Equinox, he shares his Six Picks.
David Belisle: NYC Artist Visit
We travelled to New York City to chat with artist David Belisle about his prolific photography career from his early days during the Grunge movement…
Throwing DIY Events with a Safer Space Mandate: Panel
Local promoters and artists Frankie Teardrop, AWWFUL, DJ Jeffany and Elle Barbara discuss the importance of safer space mandates when organizing DYI events.
Amour is Love Talk
We recorded a magical panel discussion between writer Fariha Róisín and activist Nènè Myriam Konaté from the brilliant event “Amour is Love”, which was produced…