New work by filmmaker and photographer Andrew Budziak of Akin Lansdowne on the Algonquin Wolf

Andrew Budziak is a filmmaker and photographer and owner of the video production company 8 String Media. Andrew has worked in media production and story telling for over a decade and has shot and produced video around the world including Pakistan, India, Philippines, Bosnia, and Japan. His most recent work focuses on species threatened by human-wildlife conflict.

In his recent article for Earth Island Journal, Andrew follows Hannah Barron, a wolf researcher and director of Wildlife Conservation Campaigns for Earthroots, and her research assistant Adrienne Chalaturnyk in Ontario’s Killarney Provincial Park as they as they hunt for DNA samples of Algonquin wolves in and around the park to help better understand the population distribution of the threatened species of canid. 

Read the full article and view the photo slideshow to learn more about Algonquin wolf research in Ontario by clicking the link below:

Want to learn more about Ontario's efforts to save the Algonquin wolf? Andrew and his team have also produced a video for CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks series on the subject. Click the link below to check it out: 

Follow Andrew on Instagram to keep up with his latest projects: @andrew_budziak

Art Intersections Meetup with Adrienne Crossman and Thirza Cuthand - May 16

You are invited to join Adrienne Crossman and Thirza Cuthand for a presentation and Q&A at Akimbo's Art Intersections Meetup on Tuesday, May 16 from 6:30pm to 9pm at Gamma Space Collaborative Studio (862 Richmond Street West). Free! Wheelchair accessible. Please RSVP.

Schedule:
6:30pm - Doors Open
7pm - Guest presenters Adrienne Crossman and Thirza Cuthand, plus Q&A
8pm - Networking, Food & Beverages

Adrienne Crossman is an artist, educator and curator. Her practice involves the manipulation and deconstruction of digital media and popular culture in order to create new artifacts through formal re-interpretations. In the pursuit of creating a queer aesthetic, Crossman's work is concerned with the exploration of non-normative and non-binary spaces, while attempting to locate queer sensibilities in the everyday.

Thirza Jean Cuthand has been making short experimental narrative videos and films about sexuality, madness, youth, love, and race, which have screened in festivals internationally. In the summer of 2016 she began working on a 2D video game called A Bipolar Journey based on her experience learning and dealing with her bipolar disorder. It showed at ImagineNATIVE and she is planning to further develop it. She has also written three feature screenplays and sometimes does performance art.

Art Intersections Meetup is a meeting place for artists, moving image-makers, gamers and technologists who are experimenting with art-related digital content and how the moving image is presented in a connected world. Digital culture, social media and networks encourage new ways of storytelling, image making, idea sharing and collaboration. This Meetup celebrates artists and innovators who are embracing change leading the next wave of creativity.

Gamma Space Collaborative Studio is a not-for-profit arts organization, and community of 200+ members making, playing, and talking about videogames. They strive to be a welcoming and accessible space for everyone interested in games as art.

Samantha Robbie-Higgins | TO Rocks Artist Interview

Samantha Robbie-Higgins of Akin Lansdowne talking with TO Rocks about her art, influences and studio life. 
 

CSV: CALL FOR PROPOSALS/IDEAS/ARTISTS

Call for Proposals – CSV Maker Space

CSV is looking for artists, collectives, and curators interested in promoting dialogue and experimentation about media art. Through our maker space program we are facilitating an open door opportunity to engage with our space and resources.

To apply please send the following information to pam@charlesstreetvideo.com

1. A short proposal including:
   1. A project description,
   2. How you plan to make use of CSV space/resources,
   3. A timeline for your project (We are open to both short term and long term engagement with our space and resources).
   4. Proposals should be no more than 500 words.
2. A bio and CV for the lead applicant(s)
3. A budget breakdown (optional)

Applications will be considered on an ongoing basis and there is a possibility of an honorarium for successful applications. We are interested in supporting projects with a focus on media art (creation, discussion, and exploration), creating collective artistic spaces, and experimental/dialogical work. We will give preference to projects that work in and engage with our space. We encourage artists from traditionally marginalized groups to apply.

If you have questions or would like to discuss a project idea please email pam@charlesstreetvideo.com




Charles Street Video
65 Bellwoods Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 3N4

T: 416-603-6564
F: 416-603-6567
www.charlesstreetvideo.com
csv@charlesstreetvideo.com

VOLCANO CHOIR: ISLAND, IS

You'll sleep sweetly after this one.