15 Questions with Candis Cayne: Lina Bradford
Candis Cayne starts a monthly column for Never Apart featuring influential Trans women she admires.
Features
Radio Never Apart Episode 10: Chi Chi Valenti
Episode 10 of Radio Never Apart features Chi Chi Valenti, a true legend in New York nightlife.
A Sense of Discord
“Don’t try to undermine my argument by asking for evidence. I am proof.”
Acupuncturist & DJ Bam Truong On How Music and Medicine Connect
We caught up with Bam to find out more about her new endeavour, Bam Truong Accupuncture.
At a Crossroads of Identities
“Let’s remember that our pride encompasses our belonging to several identity communities at once.”
Talk: Revisiting Collective Culture x CIINEMA
CC hosted a talk & screening discussing visual narratives centred in Blackness, sisterhood & liberation.
In Spirit: Self-portrait Through India
Photography can be presented as a mise en abyme of the inner quest and the process of introspection.
DJ Empress Cissy Low Shares a Mix in Support of Dollarama Workers
Montreal’s Dollarama warehouse workers are currently fighting for safe and fair working conditions.
More Than A Party
DJ and producer Eris Drew makes deep personal connections between the Rave parties she loves and spiritual practices.
Not Your Encyclopedia
“I am Black, gay, woman.” Iman M’Fah-Traoré discusses how she navigates converging identities.
Supa Rush
In these times of both uncertainty and powerful upheaval, dealing with 2020’s reality of a global pandemic and isolation, along with Black Power uprisings, we…
Artist Visits NYC: Penny Arcade
We had the pleasure to sit down with the inspiring actress, playwright, activist and performance artist extraordinaire Penny Arcade in her East Village apartment. We…
Testimony of a Black Woman in Montreal’s Creative Scene
I have wanted to tell my story for years. Through my healing process, it has been challenging to gather the courage to write this.
Discover Extranostro, the First Afro-Queer Francophone Web Series
Meet Kis Keya, a multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, writer, director, and Belgian activist of Haitian and Congolese descent that directed Extranostro.
I can’t breathe: Words Spoken Too Often from Slavery to #BLM
Iman M’Fah-Traoré reflects on some of the history and present of Black Lives Matter from her current homebase, New York City.
Last Black Man in San Francisco
Dedicated to the memory of all those killed for being black.
Spring 2020 Artist Interviews: James Benjamin and Danica Olders
We speak with these artists about their wonderful exhibitions Ecological Ambisonic Recordings 001: Rainforest and L’homme à l’aise which are a part of our current…
Radio Never Apart Episode 9: Troy Jackson
For Episode 9 of Radio Never Apart, Jordan King interviews Troy Jackson, a singer, songwriter, and performer based in Toronto, on Turtle Island/Kanata/Canada.
Never Apart Spring 2020 Exhibitions Full Virtual Tour
Never Apart brings you its Spring 2020 exhibitions in an online format tailored to the current moment, allowing you to walk around our entire center…
NVA Music Celebrates 5 Years with a Fundraising Zine
NVA —Never Apart’s Music Division—celebrates its five years with a photo zine encapsulating half a decade of music shows, community workshops, talks and rave posters.
Canada Day 2020 Top 10 Music Picks
For Canada Day, we invited 10 influential Canadian BIPOC and LGBTQ artists and personalities to give us their Top 10 Canadian music picks.
Mark Kenneth Woods – Proud of Pride
Initially inspired by the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, PRIDE continues to follow Woods and his crew as each encounter unveils emotionally individual stories, blending equally…
Radio Never Apart Episode 7: Sean Thompson
For episode 7 of Radio Never Apart, Jordan King interviews Sean Thompson, one of the co-founders of Fruit Loop, an Edmonton, Alberta LGBTQ2S+ pop-up party…
Radio Never Apart Episode 6: Guy Furrow (part 2)
Episode 6 of Radio Never Apart is part two of Jordan King’s interview with legendary make-up artist, musician and photographer Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy.
Radio Never Apart Episode 8: Lexie Smith
For episode 8 of Radio Never Apart, the invited guest is Lexie Smith, a baker, educator and artist based in Queens, NY. We also have…
Goodbye, Clark
Clark was a playwright, drag performer, and lead singer of two New York based punk bands in the 1980s. Jordan shares a personal essay of…
The 10 Gayest Albums
With pride festivals all over the world being cancelled this year, I’ve compiled this list of the 10 gayest albums as a means of celebration….
Never Apart Spring 2020 Exhibitions Video Recap
Enjoy the recap video of our amazing Spring exhibitions. Thanks to all of the amazing artists for their incredible works: Emma Dora Silverstone-Sega, Eric Kostiuk…
A Look at the Black Lives Matter Montreal March June 7th
Thousands showed up for the second Sunday of protests to end systemic racism and police brutality in downtown Montreal today, joined by many more in…
Never Apart donates all June sales of Colour By Icons LGBT colouring to DESTA
Take this Pride month to brush up on your queer history while making a donation to support Black Youth.
Artist Visits Berlin: Yony Leyser
We had the pleasure of visiting this American expat filmmaker, artist and activist in his Berlin home to talk about his amazing work in film…
Canadiana Threads: The Story of Herschel Segal and Le Château
Herschel Segal, the founder of Le Château, talks about how he started, why fashion as a form of expression has always been important and a…
Join #TheWiggleChallenge
To keep the creative juices flowing during these isolated times, Never Apart and The Wiggle Festival are producing an online contest to create inspiring wigs…
Radio Never Apart Episode 5: Guy Furrow
For episode 5 of Radio Never Apart, Jordan King interviews legendary make-up artist, musician and photographer Guy Furrow.
Radio Never Apart Episode 4: Lauren Pine
For episode 4 of Radio Never Apart, Jordan King interviews Lauren Pine, the self-professed Bio Queen of NYC nightlife.
Artist Visits LA: Orlando Puerta
A few years back we chatted with this wonderful human and pillar in the music and club industry about his fruitful career. In this video…
NVA x Practice Podcast: Joël Lavoie
Enjoy this recording of Joël Lavoie’s live ambient set for our monthly sound meditation series Practice, curated by Jann Tomaro.
Interview: Ecological Ambisonic Recordings from the Rainforest
We had a chat with James Benjamin, one of the artists behind the exhibition and accompanying limited edition vinyl record Ecological Ambisonic Recordings 001: Rainforest.
NVA x TRANSMISSION MTL Video
TRANSMISSION MTL invited Never Apart to curate the program, we delivered a high-calibre North American line up.
In Spirit: Anxiety and Insecurity During a Pandemic: Discussion with Nathalie Delay
What advice is there for people who are anxious? Anxiety is not a problem to be solved, but a profound message to listen to. It…
Radio Never Apart Episode 3: Blane Charles
For episode 3 of Radio Never Apart, Jordan King interviews Blane Charles, who speaks about starting the Montreal chapter of ACT UP and more.
NVA Podcast: Huilly Huile
We welcome Huilly Huile for a special guest mix inspired by the isolation and uncertainty of current times, and dedicated to the cause of migrants…
OASIS Nuit Blanche 2020 Video Recap
For their 5th collaboration at Nuit Blanche, Never Apart and Eastern Bloc created an urban and social oasis inside Eastern Bloc, mixing art and electronic…
In Spirit: 4 Pillars
One thing that this pandemic is making us reassess is our relationship to the environment. The external environment but also our internal environment, one and…
Rising: 50 Years and Going Strong in the Fight for Equality
We are extremely excited to announce the premiere of “Rising -50 Years and going strong in the fight for equality” documentary produced by Never Apart…
Never Apart Launches its Fourth Yearbook
We are extremely excited to launch the Never Apart Yearbook 4 which documents year four of our cultural journey here at the centre. This catalog…
Qaleidoscope: Queer Film on Tour Artist Talk
Enjoy the informative artist talk with a few of the featured filmmakers and the curator Gary Varro of the wonderful QALEIDOSCOPE queer film tour when…
Qaleidoscope: Queer Film on Tour Artist Interviews
We hosted the amazing QALEIDOSCOPE national tour which featured Canadian Queer films that explored, question and play with identity to propose and investigate diverse ways…
Age of Union Talk III — Spirituality
For the third Age of Union talk, Dax was thrilled to welcome special guest Mariette Raina to engage in a discussion about spirituality.
LGBT Film Series: Q&A Sasha Alcoloumbre
As part of our LGBT Film Series, we chat with Sasha Alcoloumbre, the writer, director and producer of the short film Three Months.