Scent and Sound Meditation
On Saturday, April 22nd, Alex Beth and Jeremy Young will guide a meditation at Never Apart using scent and sound.
Features
Interviews
Artist Visits SF: Heklina
We recently had a chance to catch up with the ruling Queen of San Francisco culture and Nightlife, Heklina!
Dominique Alexander: Everyday Sounds
Noise meditation artist uses sounds from everyday life and snippets of songs.
182 Days: An Interview with Scott Pilgrim
Scott Pilgrim’s first solo exhibition is a culmination of themes and inspirations.
Emilie Payeur: Lost in Listening
Payeur says she has been incorporating telephones and the use of their sounds for a while, even producing an album almost exclusively based on that…
Mikael Owunna: Video Q&A
Mikael Owunna who’s photographs are apart of our Winter Exhibition in collaboration with The Massimadi festival sits down and talks about his process and past…
20 Questions with Dolphin Activist Richard O’Barry
Here is the story of this incredible man, who started off capturing and training dolphins himself, and ended up becoming an invaluable asset in the…
Black Heritage Open House Talk: Maxine Walters
Last month we invited Jamaican archivist Maxine Walters to our Centre for a daytime talk alongside a panel of speakers in celebration of Black Heritage.
Artist Visits LA: Sham Ibrahim
We sit down and chat with LA based Pop Artist Sham Ibrahim about his practice, Hollywood life and his influences.
Beaver Sheppard: Video Interview
We chat with Montreal based multi-media artist and chef Beaver Sheppard about his fantastic paintings that capture the Chefs he has worked for and find…
Kali Spitzer: Video Interview
Enjoy the informative interview with photographer Kali Spitzer’s who’s photo exhibit entitled “An Exploration of Resilience” is hanging in our Upper Gallery for the Winter…
Mikael Owunna: Reaching Beyond Limits
Owunna creates photography stemming from a great love for it. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania yet based in Washington, D.C., his upbringing provided him with a…
Evergon: A Conversation with a Canadian Legend
Walking into Evergon’s home in HoMa is like entering a kind of sanctuary. There is a sacred and magical energy that permeates the air. There…
Akosua Adoma Owusu: Reluctantly Queer Interview
Thematically, Owusu’s films have been explorations in telling and retelling stories. Many of her films have been inspired by personal stories or her own experiences…
Christian Carrière: Practice Makes Purrrfect
Throughout my life, I’ve learned to play drums, guitar, piano and voice. That, in combination with my long-time fascination with all things audio has led…
The Life of the Night: Building and Sustaining Diverse Communities and Safer Spaces
On International Womxn’s Day, the Goethe-Institute and Never Apart present Ipek Ipekcioglu.
A Celebration of its People: An Interview with Maxine Walters
Maxine Walters is considered the “Queen of Dancehall”, and over the past forty years, her contributions in championing Jamaican culture cannot go unnoticed.
NVA Q&A: Clifton Joseph
Guest contributor and ‘Black Heritage’ curator Andy Williams interviews Toronto-based dub-poet, Clifton Joseph.
Laurent Maurice LaFontant: Video Interview
We sit down with Massimadi festival’s Laurent Maurice LaFontant and talk about this year’s important film and art festival with many of the events happening…
NVA Q&A: Sfire
We caught up with Detroit-based Jeffrey Sfire ahead of his visit to Montreal to give us some insight about his background and upbringing as a…
Kali Spitzer: Exploring Resilience
Spitzer’s stunningly beautiful imagery braids identity, culture, strength, vulnerability and love together, while touchingly celebrating resilience.
Les Ateliers Évolution: Waste Not Want Not, The New Economics
“We were four students in Environmental Science at UQAM who decided to start an ecological and zero waste grocery.”
Dries Depoorter: Jaywalking From Europa
Never Apart’s Winter Exhibit, brings Depoorter and his latest installation ‘JAYWALKING’ to Montreal for the very first time, presented in the Upper Gallery Display Room…
James Goddard: Resounding Echoes Return
First of the new series, beginning February 11th, has experimental saxophonist and musician James Goddard (Skin Tone) leading the way.
Chefs You’ve Worked For: An Interview with Beaver Sheppard
We get intimate with exhibiting artist Beaver Sheppard about his first show as a painter, his upbringing, and his influences as a chef working in…
Laurent Maurice LaFontant: Massimadi Festival
The Massimadi Festival will be held at different places throughout Montreal, such as J.A De Sève Concordia University, BANQ/Bibliothèque et Archives National du Québec, as…
Black Heritage: A Note From Curator Andy Williams
Ahead of his curatorial debut at both Centre Never Apart and Artgang, Andy Williams details his upbringing and background with featured Black Heritage artists Sandra…
Love, Love, and Sandra Bernhard
In the opening scene of her ground-breaking performance art film, Without You I’m Nothing, Sandra Bernhard, sitting at a vanity, turns to the camera and…
Jordan King: Video Q&A
We sat down with Toronto based Trans activist and Make Up Artist Jordan King. She talk about her career and married life.
Felice Picano: Video Q&A
We had the utmost pleasure of having the accomplished writer Felice Picano do a reading and Legend Series Artist Talk with Christopher DiRaddo.
Kevin Stea: Video Q&A
Enjoy the artist talk with dancer/choreographer Kevin Stea about his career, working with Madonna and the amazingly heart warming film about him and the other…
20 Questions with White Lions Conservationist Linda Tucker
Prior to this article, I had no idea who Linda Tucker was, or that White Lions even existed. Once I realized that these mythical creatures…
NVA Q&A: Rory Seydel [LANDR]
We sat down with LANDR’s Creative Director to talk tech, community, and corporate responsibility in the new era of the music business.
NVA Q&A: Torsten Schmidt [RBMA]
We sat down with Red Bull Music Academy head honcho Torsten Schmidt for a “post-mortem” interview of sorts, detailing the Academy’s time in Montreal back…
Donal Mosher: Video Q&A
Watch the video Q&A with Portland based filmmaker Donol Mosher who joined us in November for an LGBT Film Series spotlight of his work.
Peaches Christ: Video Q&A
We had the almighty San Francisco Drag Icon Peaches Christ join us for a screening of her Cult Classic film “All About Evil” and an…
JAY’DORE: At Home In House
“My debut EP ‘Carrie Bradshaw’ is available now on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify – I’m so excited! It’s house-pop-electronic. My vocal is rap, song…
Peaches Christ: Interview
I actually just got back to San Francisco from the U.K. where I was touring with Jinkx Monsoon doing our “Return To Grey Gardens” show…
Mark Pariselli: Video Q&A
We welcomed Toronto based filmmaker and his spooky short films for an evening celebrating his works as apart of our LGBT Film Series. Enjoy the…
Nico Stagias: Video Q&A
Enjoy the artist talk with Nico Stagias who’s film “Balls” recently played as apart of our LGBT Film Series.
Fall Exhibitions Vernissage: Video Recap
Our Fall Exhibitions Vernissage brought over 1000 art lovers together to celebrate the work of 14 artists.
JJ Levine: Interview
Like a prism, the concept of ‘non-binary’ shines light on the multitude of gender expressions existent throughout humankind.
Cassils: Interview
Originally from Montreal, LA based visual and performance artist Cassils has flipped the entire binary discussion on its head.
Lissa Rivera: Interview
Wanting to make images without shame and to show his femininity as strength, Rivera felt empowered having an intimate muse “which is still rare for…
NVA Presents: Rrose Q&A
We sat down with acclaimed techno artist Rrose and MUTEK Director Patti Schmidt to discuss gender politics, sexuality, and aesthetics in dance music.
Mark Pariselli: Interview
Pariselli was hyper aware early on that most films were rated R to kids his own age. Barricaded and barred to persons under eighteen, the…
Felice Picano: Godfather of Gay Lit
In New York City, between 1980 and 1981, seven gay writers gathered eight times in a small apartment to read from their work and share…
Nico Stagias: Interview
I’m a Stripper. Studlebrity. Bump! Positive Youth. I’m a Pornstar. Balls. Titles, all of them, of the films Nico Stagias has had a hand in…
Jann Tomaro: Interview
Jann Tomaro’s 3-part noise meditation series ‘Practice’ beginning this October at Never Apart, is an investigation of the transcendental properties of sound.
Water: Artist Talk Q&A
We sat down with the talented artists behind the Water Exhibition that was housed in our Galleries for the Summer season and chat about their…