LGBT Film Series: An Evening of Gay Shorts Panel Discussion
We chat with film and video makers Frigid, Dominic Poliquin and Brock Zurich after the screening other works about their process, past works and future…
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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…
Chi Chi Mizrahi: Artist Talk
Chi Chi came to Montreal as apart of the Fierté Montreal festivities where he gave Ballroom and Vogue workshops and showcased the film “Kiki” which…
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.
Urban Beekeeping with Alvéole’s Étienne Lapierre
This summer, Never Apart tapped into its social and environmental consciousness even further by teaming up with Alvéole and installing two beehives on the centre’s…
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…
Lady Kier Legend Series Artist Talk
We sat down with the multitalented Lady Miss Kier as apart of our Legend Series in collaboration with Pop Montreal and Pop Symposium
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’.
Equinox 2017 In Photos
A visual story of some of the highlights of our third annual all-nighter, held in conjunction once again with RBMA.
Equinox 2017 Recap Video
A 90-second walkthrough of our 13-hour all nighter.
All Together: October 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
In Spirit: The Endless Travel of Emotions
We forget that we are emotional beings, because over time our emotions have left their state of organic and free movement to crystallized into patterns…
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
Femme Realness: Panel Discussion
We have an in depth panel discussion with the six wonderful artists who are apart of our “Femme Realness” exhibition on the importance of celebrating…
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…
In Spirit: Damian Siqueiros, Songs of the Inner Chamber
Damian Siqueiros is in South Korea to work with dancers. The theme: exploring the notion of gender in this Asian culture.
Penstrokes: An Interview with Callan Ponsford
Artist Callan Ponsford uses ballpoint pens to create images that imitate the look of dense paintings, while still retaining the immediacy of a line drawing.
Kamal Al-Solaylee: Video Q&A
Writer Kamal Al-Solaylee sits down with Christopher DiRaddo and reads some excerpts from his books and answers questions about his life as apart of Fierte’s…
LGBT Film Series: Brothers in Arms Break a Leg
Yurich and Poliquin are both gifted storytellers, with parallel subject matters executed in their own unique ways. One moment of mirroring is reflected in scenes…
Eve Salvail: Video Interview
The Gorgeous Supermodel Eve Salvail spends time at Never Apart for an intimate evening of talking about her life as a Quebec born Supermodel and…
Artist Visits MTL: Frigid
We chat with the legendary Montreal artist about his dynamic and prolific career over the years and new his musical projects!
CELLS: Interview
CELLS: A Poetry Installation and Durational Performance Interview We sit down on our terrace and talk with Jordan Brown and Alisha Mascarenhas who together make…
A Conversation With Ocean Conservationist Paul Watson
Our ocean’s are in trouble. They’re dying, because of us. Paul Watson, the founder of Sea Shepherd, has been fighting this crisis from happening for…
All Together: August 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Dish Picks: BRAIDS
BRAIDS are Arbutus darlings Raphaelle Standelle, Austin Tufts, and Taylor Smith who all have quite the penchant for good eats.
Six Picks: Valeda
Valeda is Montreal’s Catherine Lamoreux, member of local art collective/powerhouse susy.technology, she has been quietly creating some of the most interesting dance and experimental music we’ve heard…
Noise Meditation Q&A with Sasha Ford
Practice began a year ago as a small, one-off collaboration between Mikael Tobias and Jann Tomaro. Intending to share a context combining elements of noise,…
Summer Exhibitions Vernissage 2017: Video Recap
Enjoy the video recap that captures the brilliant evening of seven new exhibitions featuring sixteen local and international talents that fill our galleries!
G.R.O.S.S.: Interviews
We chat with Nadine Faraj and Rebecca Storm who are two of the four artists involved in this fantastic group exhibition which is in association…
Artist Visits LA: Lex Vaughn
We talk with LA based multi media artist and performer Lex Vaughn about her diverse career and multiple characters, projects and past works.
Femme Realness: Interviews
We chat with all of our talented artists involved in this group show and learn more about them and their work in this powerful exhibition!…
Colour By Icons 2.0: Interview
We relaunched our “Colour By Icons” LGBT historical colouring book by adding an addition 25 new icons to the pages as well as an exhibition…
(Something) with a decorative edge: Interview
We chat with Anika Ahuja and Sara Graorac the Montreal based artists behind this exhibition currently on display in the Vitrine for our Summer 2017…
In Spirit: Ritual Interno
O que significa o ritual para além da sua limitação religiosa?
Wiggle Toronto Video Recap
Never Apart and The House of Venus teamed up with Nuit Rose in Toronto to produce the wearable art festival outside at The 519 with…
Artist Visits LA: Austin Young
We had the pleasure of spending the day with this fabulous photography and multi disciplinary artist in his LA studio. Austin shares his career highlights…
All Together: July 2017
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Beyond Borders: An Interview with Anika Ahuja & Sara Graorac
Artists Anika Ahuja and Sara Graorac gracefully unpack for us the themes of their powerfully moving installation, “(Something) with a decorative edge.”
Six Picks: Gene Tellem
Upcoming SoBo artist Gene Tellem is our most recent Six Picks selector.
NVA Live Podcast: Intermission
A sample of some of the highlights from our wonderful ‘Intermission’ show, which took place in our empty pool this past June.
NVA Live Podcast: Jason Kendig
An excerpt of Honey Soundsystem’s Jason Kendig serving it up for us at Datcha last month.
In Spirit: Essence of Ritual
Part 2 of In Spirit’s exploration of ritual asks: What does the ritual mean beyond its religious constraint?
Allan Gurganus: Interview
An intimate interview with queer literary icon Allan Gurganus.