In Spirit: A Letter From India
Dear Never Apart, Here I am again on Indian soil. Once the Indian earth has penetrated your inner-being it becomes a haunting fragrant perfume, enigmatically…
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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…
Six Picks: Mike Mind
We invite NVA’s resident designer and undercover DJ/Producer Mike Durcak a.k.a. Mike Mind for a spin in our record archive.
In Spirit: Magical Streets
Be it by way of tuktuk, autorickshaw, bicycle or simply walking, you will come to know India through its streets. You will witness Life: youth…
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…
Six Picks: CFCF
Ahead of his headline performance for us this weekend at LANDR; trend-defying, Grammy-nominated Montreal mainstay Mike Silver, aka CFCF, is the latest in our Six…
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…
In Spirit: Tantric Temples
Orissa is the land of Chamunda, one of the highest Tantric goddesses. On the walls of the temples one can find many Tantric iconographic details…
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.
JJ Levine: Interview
Like a prism, the concept of ‘non-binary’ shines light on the multitude of gender expressions existent throughout humankind.
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.
Six Picks: softcoresoft
Ahead of her debut performance for NVA next month (more details on that soon), softcoresoft joined us for a day to peruse our record collection.
In Spirit: Akhara Pulse
The Akhara is a space designated for Indian wrestling, a large and open yet protected area with a water well, trees, and clean ground.
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…
20 Questions with Dr. Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall is the world’s leading expert on chimpanzee’s, best know for her 56 year study of them in the Gombe Stream National Park,…
Six Picks: The Beat Escape
We welcomed the Montreal duo of Adam Weitzman and Patrick Boivin to visit our vinyl collection, ahead of their performance alongside András and Project Pablo…
In Spirit: Inner Journey
In your first journey to India you don’t understand what is really happening. You take what comes; all is so different from what you know…
Mode & Design: Discussion d’artiste avec Claude Cormier
Stephane Le Duc discute avec Claude Cormier d’architecture et d’art public durant le Festival Mode & Design à Never Apart dans le cours d’une des…
MAPP_MTL: Interview with Thien Vu
Never Apart is proud to co-host the first exhibition of MAPP_MTL: an unprecedented Montreal art festival that will feature exterior and interior installations, and will…
SambhUya Yoga with Steffi Nicole Goulet
Participants who follow the series from beginning to end will complete the series having acquired a better, more practical understanding of the steps on the …
Six Picks: Milo Reinhardt
Multi-disciplinary artist Milo Reinhardt steps up to the Six Picks plate ahead of his performance at this year’s Equinox party.
20 Questions with David Suzuki
For almost all Canadians, David Suzuki is a household name synonymous with the environment and conservation. Suzuki has been a pioneer, a leader and an…
NVA Q&A: Many Ameri [RBMA]
We caught up with RBMA co-founder Many Ameri ahead of this year’s Academy taking place in Montreal.
susy.technology: Montreal’s New Vanguard
We profile the Montreal-based collective leading the way for Montreal’s new guard of artists sitting at the confluence of art & technology.
In Spirit: Art of Seeing
I enter a space that I know. My view is veiled by habits that made me take for granted the space, a place that I…