In celebration of International Women’s Month, we are proud to screen DARC’s Media Art Production Fund recipient Pixie Cram’s latest film The Pavilion. After the screening, Pixie will discuss the making of this part live action and part stop motion film set during WWII.
Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC) is a not-for-profit, artist-run media art centre that fosters the growth and development of artists through access to equipment, training, mentorship, and programming. We host a wide range of events such as film screenings, artist talks, and more. Our commitment to independence of expression and affordable access for all is reflected in the diverse range of events we offer to support our community of media artists. Digital Arts Resource Centre values diversity and actively promotes equity for all artists regardless of race, age, class, gender, sexual orientation, language, or ability.
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This artist talk traces the evolution of Art as Therapy: In Conversation with Creatives, a video series exploring how artists use creative practice as a form of healing, reflection, and connection. I’ll speak about moving from one-on-one interviews to dialogue-based conversations between artists, the challenges of translating intimacy to short-form media, and what it means to document care, process, and growth in real time. The talk reflects on art not as a solution, but as a sustained practice of staying with ourselves and each other.
Digital Arts Resource Centre is excited to present our annual Resolution screening! Resolution is a public screening featuring a selection of works created by DARC members during the previous year.
Join DARC’s Indigenous Residency recipient KJ Edwards in discussion about her latest work in progress Tethers, a mixed media installation conceived via hybrid analogue-digital workflows.
Join DARC’s Expanded Practice Artist-in-Residence, Pixie Cram, as she discusses her research into pixilation technique—a stop-motion animation style that brings live actors to life frame by frame.
About the Talk: Through Charlotte’s experiences working with children as a teacher and a daycare worker, she has noticed that puppeteering generates a strong urge in the audience to grab, hit, and handle the puppet. This urge is (of course) more pronounced in young audiences,