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May 20, 2013July 5, 2018

19th Annual Media City Film Festival (May 21-25, 2013)

Image: Film Still by Saul Levine

19th Annual Media City Film Festival (2013)

This Tuesday, May 21st, our friends at Media City will be kicking off the 19th Annual Media City Film Festival with an opening night at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). Then, on Wednesday, May 22nd, there will be an opening reception at the Capitol Theatre & Arts Centre in Windsor. This year, Media City will be screening more than 60 new artist’s films from 20 countries, presented in 10 programs over 5 days. Dozens of filmmakers and cinema professionals will be in attendance from across Canada and the USA as well as England, France, Palestine, Ecuador, Argentina, South Korea and more.

On Friday, May 24th, Broken City Lab’s own Hiba Abdallah will be presenting Program 5 at the Capitol Theatre & Arts Centre at 9:30pm.

Tuesday, May 21st, 8pm – Opening Night at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) (4454 Woodward Avenue, Detroit)

Live performance by legendary free music orchestra CCMC, featuring distinguished Canadian artists Michael Snow (Companion of the Order of Canada), John Oswald and Al Mattes, and Detroit’s own avant-noise trio Wolf Eyes (on the cover of Wire magazine this month!). Also that night: launch party for the vinyl re-release of CCMC Volume Three, a recording lost for 35 years, now reissued by Media City and MOCAD in a limited edition of 500 LPs.

Wednesday, May 22nd to Saturday, May 25th – Film Screenings at the Capitol Theatre (121 University West, Windsor)

The best of new artist’s film from around the globe, screened in two or three programs nightly. Highlights include a retrospective screening celebrating the career of US filmmaker Saul Levine, spanning forty years, the Canadian premiere of Stemple Pass, the new film by James Benning, plus new films by Kevin J. Everson, Basma Alsharif, Sergei Loznitsa, David Gatten, Friedl vom Gröller, and many more.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 6:00 pm – Opening Party in Windsor at the Capitol Theatre

The opening party will include a special announcement from Windsor-West MPP Teresa Piruzza and Shannon Prince of the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Get on the Bus! Sponsored by the Detroit Bus Company, Media City offers a FREE shuttle service for US patrons each night of the festival, with pick-up and return locations in Detroit (MOCAD) and Ann Arbor. Schedules and Reservations through the festival website. Ride the one and only cross-border film shuttle in the world!

Below is a link to the online catalogue which has more in-depth information about this year’s festival:

Media City Film Festival – Online Catalogue

Media Contacts: Jeremy Rigsby / Oona Mosna, Program Directors
Direct: (519) 973-9368 or mediacity@houseoftoast.ca

Hope to see you there!

April 13, 2013July 5, 2018

Spirit of Windsor: An Outsider’s Guide by NICOLE LAVELLE & SARAH BAUGH Opens April 18 at 6:00pm

Image courtesy of Nicole & Sarah’s blog – blog.sincerelyinterested.com

If you haven’t checked out our recent video of Nicole Lavelle and Sarah Baugh interviewing one another about their residency and project here in Windsor, then you’re missing out on all the interesting ideas and experiences framing their new project, Spirit of Windsor: An Outsider’s Guide.

This new project is quickly coming together (and officially launching here at CIVIC SPACE on Thursday, April 18th at 6pm), and you can check out more of their process in the meantime on their awesome project blog!

Please join us for a publication release party and a celebration of the city!

Spirit of Windsor: An Outsider’s Guide is a project from Portland-based artists Sarah Baugh and Nicole Lavelle. Arriving in Windsor with absolutely no previous knowledge of the place, the two spent one week investigating. They responded to their status as visitors to the city of Windsor by creating a guide based on walking, wandering and chance. The resulting publication is a cursory glimpse of this place, intended to act as a jumping-off point for locals and visitors alike.

Copies of the guide will be available, as well as refreshments and door prizes from local eateries and businesses. Select excerpts from the guide will be exhibited in the space.

When: Thursday, April 18, 6-8pm

Where: Civic Space, 411 Pelissier Street, Windsor ON

All are welcome!

Also on April 18th from 7:30pm to 9pm…

SB Contemporary Art is pleased to present a group exhibition titled, Survey featuring the work of four artists completing the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Windsor; Amanda Dudnik, Michael Marcon, Allen Matrosov, and Pearl Van Geest.

March 10, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Recap

Last Thursday, March 7th, we transformed Civic Space into a tattoo shop for one full day. This was the final event in a project we co-hosted with Portland’s Jason Sturgill called Windsor is Forever. In the spirit of Jason’s Portland project Art is Forever, Windsor is Forever became a community-driven art and tattoo project that gave Windsor residents an opportunity to make a permanent mark on themselves. It also gave us an opportunity to discover what Windsor might look like as a set of icons. We found out which objects or symbols were important to Windsor residents, and which could begin to tell a story of what Windsor was and will be.

Windsor is Forever allowed us to connect with artists from the area and help create something that would last forever. This project demonstrated that Windsor is very important to many people, and for some, it is an integral part of their identities.

Civic Space was transformed from a multi-use studio space to a sterile and appropriately-lit tattoo parlour in a day. This wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work of everyone who played a part in making Windsor is Forever a reality. The commitment from those involved and the participants themselves was incredible.

We should also note that if you didn’t get a free tattoo on Thursday, but you’re interested in using one of the designs, don’t worry. The flash set that was created from Monday’s Sketch Night and from submissions thereafter will be available at local tattoo shops shortly!

We’d like to give huge thanks to everyone involved in this project. Thank you Jason Sturgill, Dave Kant, Steve Jones, Jon Jimenez, Arts Council Windsor & Region, all the reporters who came by to document the event, everyone who came out and contributed to Sketch Night, and everyone who contributed a Windsor story and came to get free a tattoo!

To view the entire set of tattoos finished during Windsor is Forever, please click here.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Seventh Batch Completed

The seventh batch of appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

Dave Kant is on a roll with tattooing the crisp, black “W”. This guy had it done on the deltoid.

Another recurring design choice, the Windsor rose / Bridge design is being tattooed on a forearm.

Jon Jimenez pulls off another well-toned Windsor rose.

This Windsor “W” is being done on a participant’s calf.

Here it is, a completed Windsor “W”, nice and bold. Tattoo by Dave Kant.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Sixth Batch Completed

The sixth batch of appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

Zeke shows off his two inner-elbow tattoos. Tattoos by Steve Jones.

This participant got a Windsor / Detroit “W” on a very sensitive area near the inner elbow.

Here is another fine iteration of the “W” by Steve Jones.

Here is another crisp rose design underway.

This finished Windsor rose has been intensified with tonal work. Tattoo by Steve Jones.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Fifth Batch Completed

The fifth batch of appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

Somebody finally got the Ford Model A design that Hiba designed. Tattoo by Dave Kant.

This participant submitted a “W” pulled from a classic car named the Chrylser “Windsor”.

The tattoo didn’t take long, but it looks fantastic. Tattoo by Steve Jones.

Here’s another inner arm tattoo…it’s a popular spot today! This guy is getting a Windsor seal.

Here is the finished Windsor seal. This time Jon Jimenez took it on.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Fourth Batch Completed

The fourth batch of appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

The man himself, Jason Sturgill, got a nice ambiguous Colbert-inspired design tattooed by Jon Jimenez.

One participant got the Windsor rose / bridge design on the back of her shoulder.

Jon Jimenez added some detail to his Windsor rose / Ambassador Bridge design.

One participant got a simplified version of the Windsor seal.

Here is the finished Windsor seal with the outer ring removed (tattooed by Dave Kant).

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Third Batch Completed

The third batch of appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

Here is another version of the Windsor seal Dan Bombardier found (tattooed by Dave Kant).

Here is Dave Kant tattooing a Windsor “W” on a participant’s lower leg.

…and the finished product by Dave Kant. Check out that amazing line work.

This is the look of pure joy, the moment you realize that you have an awesome salt shaker tattoo on your arm.

Here is the finished work by Steve Jones. He added a bit of extra shading to the sides of the shaker. Awesome.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Windsor is Forever Tattoo Day: Second Batch Completed

The second three appointments for Windsor is Forever, a collaborative project with Jason Sturgill, have been finished. Here are the results: three Windsor tattoos by Dave Kant, Steve Jones, and Jon Jimenez.

Here is a detailed mayfly design done on the shoulder by Dave Kant.

Here is a design Jon Jimenez did of a rose with the Ambassador Bridge nestled inside.

Here it is, in ink! Jon Jimenez ended up tattooing his own design and adding a few extra details.

Here, Steve tattoos a rose on the forearm of one participant.

Steve Jones’ added some depth to the original design on the fly.

March 7, 2013July 5, 2018

Join us on March 16 for ‘Tell: Detroit’ at the Detroit Mercantile Co.

In poker, a “tell” is a change in a player’s behavior that gives clues about their assessment of the situation. In the city of Detroit, such clues from residents about the deal they have been dealt are often ignored and misrepresented. Tell: Detroit brings together a group of documentary film makers and Detroit residents to create a collaborative documentation of urban resilience. Tell your anecdote about vulnerability, solidarity, community, or courage.

Saturday 16 March, 10am – 4pm
at Detroit Mercantile Co.
3434 Russell Street Eastern Market Detroit, Michigan

Download Flyer / Join Facebook Event!

Tell: Detroit brings together a group of documentary film makers and Detroit residents to create a collaborative documentary of urban resilience.

Tell: Detroit will produce an open access, free archive to document the experiences of the people of Detroit following the declaration of the city’s fiscal emergency by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on 1 March, 2013.

Anyone can contribute an anecdote to Tell: Detroit. We want to collect and disseminate short stories about vulnerability, solidarity, community, and courage. We are committed to documenting the neglected reality that Detroit is much more than a financial crisis. Tell: Detroit asks what else we need to know, remember, imagine or construct to accumulate different images of the city together?

Tell: Detroit will be filming at the Detroit Mercantile Co. on Saturday, March 16, from 10am – 4pm. Artists, film makers and community activists will greet you and find the right setting for your story. We can record your anecdote in public, in private, on video or audio. Come share your story and be part of this open archive.

For questions, suggestions, or donations, email:
info@improbableporomechanics.org

Because Tell: Detroit is a crowd-sourced archive, we are relying on people to contribute by spreading the word – so, please tell anyone you think would be interested in sharing their stories.

Thanks, and see you at the Detroit Mercantile Co. soon!

Tell: Detroit is sponsored by:
Institute of Improbable Poromechanics—Enthusiasts of Urban Leakage (Detroit)
Broken City Lab—Artist Collective & Civic Space (Windsor)
SCAPEGOAT—A Journal of Architecture, Landscape, and Political Economy (Toronto)

with Producers:
Paige Sarlin (The Last Slide Projector, Buffalo)
Alessandra Renzi (Infrastructure Critical, Milwaukee)
Stephen Zacks (Flint Public Art Project, Flint)
Scott Sørli (Convenience: gallery, Toronto)
Andrew Herscher (Detroit Unreal Estate Agency, Detroit)