In Spirit: Temporal Sphere
“Everyone lives many parallel lives. We can, therefore, make of every man several discontinuous and contradictory portraits; we must not try to amalgamate them “.
Features
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.
The New Ecological Situationists: On the Revolutionary Aesthetics of Climate Justice and Degrowth
Aaron Vansintjan—co-editor of Uneven Earth and editor of the book “In defense of degrowth”—offers an in depth look at the revolutionary aesthetics of climate justice…
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…
All Together: September 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
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…
Shangela: Interview
We had a chance to chat with the brilliantly talented Drag Superstar Shangela about her wonderful career and all things Pride at this Year’s Fierte…
Fierté Village Interviews
We took to the street in Montreal’s Gay Village to chat with folks during Fierte about why Pride is still so important in 2018!
Ivan Coyote: Interview
Canadian writer, activist and storyteller Ivan Coyote sat down with us to chat about their trailblazing career while in town for the Montreal Storytelling festival.
Deborah Cox: Legend Series Q&A
As apart of our on-going “Legend Series” we were thrilled to have the insanely talented Canadian R&B Superstar Deborah Cox join us for a enchanting…
Trixie Mattel: Interview
We had the ultimate pleasure of interviewing the hilarious Drag Superstar Trixie Mattel while she was recently in town on her “Now With Moving parts”…
Blue Metropolis Literary Festival Interviews
We interview the talented writers and activists involved in the Blue Metropolis Literary festival about their amazing works. This event was spearheaded by Never Apart…
Crying on the Dancefloor: Meet Hunter Lombard
Hunter Lombard is a producer, DJ, and native New Yorker. Her mixture of acid, breakbeats, and dark and moody pads create emotional yet dancey tracks…
All Together: August 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Summer Exhibitions 2018: Artist Interviews
We sit down and chat with the artists who’s work is on display for our Summer Season and learn a bit more about their exhibitions…
Two-Spirit Panel Discussion
We are pleased show the insightful and important panel discussion by Jeffrey McNeil Seymour & Dayna Danger the artists behind the “Two-Spirit Man/Two-Spirit Woman Call…
Deborah Cox: Interview
Deborah Cox, who, in a career now spanning three decades, has achieved all of those things. But in an age when words like “legend” and…
In Spirit: The Dream Space
In many mystical traditions, whether Sufi, Tantric or Christian, mention is made of the importance of dreams. The usual and mundane dreams are usually residues…
Never Apart 3 Year Anniversary: Video Recap
Never Apart celebrated 3 years of togetherness since the creation of the center, with music by The Beat Escape, Tess Roby, Bamboo Hermann and Jerico.
Summer Exhibitions 2018 Vernissage: Video Recap
Enjoy the Video Recap of our Summer Exhibitions Vernissage! We celebrate the season with amazing new exhibitions by Austin Young, Justin Mencel, Ekaterina Antonova, Jeffrey…
Two-Spirit Artist Interviews
We chat with Jeffrey McNeil Seymour & Dayna Danger the artists behind the Two-Spirit Man/Two-Spirit Woman Call Home the Salmon w/Help Exhibition.
Six Picks: Sainte Nitouche
Discover Sainte Nitouche’s Six Picks—she will be serving a DJ set at the NVA showcase at Piknic Électronik this year.
Ekaterina Antonova: “Animalize” Talk
We were delighted to have artist Ekaterina Antonova give a wonderful talk about wildlife preservation and the intention behind her beautiful series of paintings “Canadian…
Artist Visits SF: Mr. David Glamamore
We had the pleasure of visiting Fashion Designer Mr. David in his San Francisco studio about his prolific career as well as his alter ego…
Sammy Rawal: LGBT Film Series Q&A
Sammy Rawal recently visited the Centre for our LGBT Film Series where he shared his music video and short films followed by an insightful interview…
Lucas Silveira: Legend Series Q&A
Lucas was apart of our Legend Series where he shared stories about being in the music business with his band “The Cliks”, transitioning in public,…
All Together: July 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
10×10 Opening
We were apart of the amazing annual 10×10 photography exhibition in Toronto at The Gladstone Hotel and spoke with all the artists and folks involved…
Six Picks: Data Plan
Ahead of her DJ set at NVA’s “Serve It” party alongside Justin Cudmore on August 17th, Dom dropped by the music room to pick her…
In Spirit: Reverence
We have to learn to learn. We have to learn to explore. We must learn to navigate the unknown, to walk for no other purpose…
Slut Island Creates Space for Marginalized Artists in the Canadian Cultural Scene
At the wake of the 5th edition of the Slut Island festival—a community initiative led by women, nonbinary and LGBT+ folks that seeks to create…
NVA Selects #3
It’s all about groove and breaks in our July playlist NVA Selects #3.
Hieroglyphic Being aka Jamal Moss: House as a home
We chat with Chicago veteran Hieroglyphic Being in advance of his show presented by Never Apart, Suoni and CKUT.
Six Picks: Tess Roby
As part of her busy summer tour schedule, Tess Roby will be making a stop at Never Apart, joining us the center’s 3rd year anniversary…
All Together: June 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Canada Day 2018: Top 10s
To celebrate Canada Day we have asked ten influential Canadian artists, musicians and personalities to give us their “Top 10” Canadian songs! It’s a fun…
Wiggle 2018: Video Recap
The 24th annual wearable art and performance extravaganza “Wiggle” produced by Never Apart and The House of Venus celebrated another amazing chapter. Enjoy this video…
Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda: Q&A
We sat down with legendary ambient musician Laraaji and sound healer Arji OceAnanda to talk about their story and how their use laughter for healing.
Hard to Imagine: Q&A
As a part of the Violet Hour and the Blue Metropolis Festival educator and activist Thomas Waugh was celebrated for his four decades of work….
Meera Darji: Interview
We chat with UK based filmmaker Meera Darji about her documentary Transindia, The Story of India’s Hijras.
In Spirit: Desire, love and seduction
Because what I wanted deeply was of another nature and did not hide in the individual, or the car, or the house, or the career…
10×10: Behind the Scenes Video
We take a look behind the scene of the Never Apart 10×10 photoshoot shot by Michael Venus. Featuring 10 brilliant queer Montrealers dressed up as…
Outside The Margins: Q&A
Christopher DiRaddo organized an insightful panel discussion for the Blue Metropolis literary festival and Violet Hour with an amazing group of women writers. This was…
All Together: May 2018
All Together is a monthly review of photo highlights from Never Apart and NVA moments, events and happenings.
Spring 2018 Exhibitions: Artist Interviews
We chat with the acclaimed Canadian photographer Evergon who’s exhibition “The Ramboys: A Bookless Novel” is currently on display in our Upper Gallery as apart…
Six Picks: DJ NAME
DJ NAME née Maria Wang hailing from Sydney is a newcomer to Montreal’s scene, but whose passion for techno and for Montreal has been evident…
Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva: Hard edged techno with a groove
We chat with Noncompliant aka DJ Shiva about queering hard techno and keeping things fresh with her 20+ years of engagement with DJing.
OK LÀ: Showcasing experimental music and analog filmmaking
We profile this month’s NVA collaborators, the OK LÀ collective. They tell us about their mission and how they are bringing experimental music and cinema…
Véronique Ménard: Video Interview
We chat with artist VÉRONIQUE MÉNARD about her three exhibitions on display in our galleries for the Spring season. We also chat with the Bombardier…