CLGA to Host Screenings Friday, September 17, 7pm

The CLGA will be hosting a screening of Canadian Filmmakers whose work has been inspired by our collection on Friday, September 17 at 7pm.

Space is limited so email: exhibitions@clga.ca to secure your seat.

See you then!

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Call for Exhibition Proposals – DEADLINE EXTENDED

We are looking for exhibitions to form a year of programming in our gallery to begin in 2011.
Are you an artist?
Do you work with a community group?
Are you a researcher familiar with the CLGA or another archival collection?
If your work can help the CLGA in its mandate to give public access to information and materials by and about LGBT people in Canada or helps us to fulfill our mission then we want your exhibition proposals.

The opening of the new CLGA facility on Isabella Street has provided the Archives with a new and exciting addition: an art gallery and museum space to be used for the exhibition of CLGA materials and for independent artist work that concerns the diverse history and currents of queer people and culture, particularly in relation to the Canadian experience. The gallery opened with the first of its annual exhibitions of the CLGA National Portrait Collection and will continue with an annual program of exhibitions for projects as proposed by a broad range of applicants. In addition to exhibitions of artist work, proposals may also be completed by individuals familiar with the collection and who wish to curate shows of materials from the CLGA.

To propose an exhibition, please review and complete the Gallery Exhibition Proposal. Proposals must be exhibition ready.  NEW DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2010.

You may also wish to refer to our Frequently Asked Questions or send contact us with further questions: exhibitions@clga.ca

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CENSORED LIVES: Suppression, resistance and free speech

This exhibition opens Wednesday, June 30 and runs until September 1st on the 3rd floor, community space of 34 Isabella Street.

This will be the first archival exhibition to be installed in the CLGA’s new home, and it focuses on the moments of tension between what has been defined as obscene and the right to offend or the right to free speech.  Inspired by recent controversy, this show is meant to provide the context for the larger debate about censorship and free speech in the queer community.

The show features a film installation by filmmaker William Craddock.

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CLGA to Launch Call for Exhibitions

The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives will be launching a call for exhibitions in the coming days.

From these submissions, we will select a year of exhibition programming for our gallery space at 34 Isabella Street to begin early in 2011.

Keep checking this page for information as it becomes available.

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