Item consists of a video recording by Tracy Zhang entitled "Fiddling with the Arts". The video features Halifax's Public Gardens and was a part of the CFAT 2002 Video Scholarship program.
Item consists of a video recording entitled "First Voices" which is a documentary film that tells stories of 6 aboriginal youth from Atlantic Canada and Latin America
Items consist of a video recording depicting a story of people fihgting for their livelihoods and a more sustaining way of life. Through interviews and archival footage, this video documents the historic struggle of Atlantic fishermen. The video was produced at the Centre for Art Tapes in 1989.
Item consists of a video recording, "Fisherman to fisherman". The video was descirbed by CFAT as: "Until 1976, with the overthrow of the Sandinista regime, the Nicaraguan government paid little attention to their in-shore fisheries. Now fishermen face the challenge of improving their methods and distribution structure. Through creative sharing of knowledge and equipment, Atlantic Canadian fishermen and OXFAM are helping Nicaraguan fishermen improve their industry. Fisherman to Fisherman is a touching and thorough document of the active professional and cultural exchange between two fishermen of these two nations."
Item consists of an audio recordings by Kevin Norcorss. The tape consists of: Side A: Fly Derived Music (Daylight) and Phaenicia Sericata and Side B: Frog Derived Music (Night) and Hyla Crucifer
Item consists of a video recording by David Clark entitled "For the Time Being". The video was created through the CFAT Artists in Residence program, “For the Time Being” references both surrealism and Dada. Beginning with a ticking metronome, a replicate of Man Ray’s “Indestructible Object,” the narrator recites one of the André Breton’s automatic poems while bodies move on and off screen as if pendulums
Item is an audio cassette that contains various works by Leonard Boudreau ("Earth Anthem"); Clary Croft ("The Broken Ring," traditional a cappella, "The False Knight," "Farewell to Nova Scotia," and two traditional instrumentals); and Jamie MacNutt ("Count Me Out," "Assorted guitars and Mittens," "Long long time," and "Safari in the City".
Item consists of four video works created by Gerard Dowland in 1980 : Obscured views from the horizon; Animation edits; Kinergy; Rainbow in curved air. The Centre for Art Tapes screened the work 1980.
Item consists of the video recordings: :Construct + Conflict" by Jeff Wheaton, "For the Love of my Life" by S. T. Elliot and Guang Zhu Duh, "South Halifax North" by Bradenn Cannon, "Cliffe Street" by Chris Gills, "Try Opening the Box"and "Incomprehensible Contents, Listen" by Shi-Eun Kim.
Item consists of a video recording by Rick Warden entitled "Front Page Challenged". The video is about the Mehan Hrarran case, who talks about deportation on Canadian citizens on vacation in U.S. to Syria, where he was held and tortured. Uses old footage from 1960s tv show “Front Page Challenge”
Item consists of a video recording that examines the personal relationship between two gay men from different eras in time and explores the differences and similiarities in the ways they have coped with being gay in a homophobic society.
Item consists of a video recording by Cathy Busby and Melodie Calvert which have a narrative which uses humour to provide a glimpse at the working conditions of an underpaid arts administrator.
Item consists of a video recording by Heather Anderson entitled "Granddaughter Excerpts" from 2003. The tape features "Crawl Loop" (3 min.), "Portraits" (4 min.), and "Flannel" (3 min.).
Item is a video created by Regent’s Park Sole Mothers Association. The video documents a meeting of the Regent’s Park Sole Mothers Association, a group of largely low income women trying to create a sense of community spirit in their area of Toronto.
Item consists of a video recording by Kathleen Flanagan entitled "Gunning the Economy". The video offers a brief socio-economic analysis of the structure of arms production and consumption as it relates to Nova Scotia and underdeveloped nations.
Item is a video created by Barry Burley in 1979. The video looks at the problems of the people of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Video was screened at Centre for Art Tapes in 1979.
