Item consists of video works created by various artists between 1980 and 1986. Videos include: Embodiments of the mind 2 by Edward Slopek (3 min., 11 sec.); Wall to Wall by Eric Cameron (11 min.); Cheyene a romance by Liz MacDougall and Andy Dowden (3 min., 55 sec.); A car the road and a camera, by Daniel Lander (2 min., 6 sec.); Beautiful Beasts by Kathy Tanney (5 min., 6 sec.).
Item is a video work created in 1984 of a night performance at Dartmouth’s Treasure Cove Lounge. Camera by Liz MacDougall, sound David Barteaux and editing by Dan Lander. Documented with a single shot, not always the most ideal conditions, and roughlyedited, the overall look of the event is nonetheless quite good.
Item is a compilation of video works created with assistance from the Centre for Art Tapes : CFAT Promo; Gwen Noah performance; Art-Kik Power; Crossing the 49th; Self-Hypnosis; Debert Bunker: By Invitation Only; Look Up (the Sky is Falling); Survival: Still the Issue; Catie; Our Two Cents Worth; We Will Rebuild; C.D. Latter's Natural High; Who Says?; In Trouble With the Law; Warships. Description of the video prepared by Centre for Art Tapes is as follows: CFAT Promo: ad that was played every other year on Halloween. Catie: In this video the audience experiences a one-on-one encounter with another human being, seemingly without intervention of medium used. The person in question is an Acadian woman in her mid-70’s, whom the viewer meets at home. Catie relates numerous aspects of her life in an unabashed manner, revealing her as someone who has survived hard times with grace and dignity. Brousseau explains at the beginning how this video is one of a pair (the other being ‘Mother’s Days’) which explore the shifts in moral outlook from generation to generation. By dealing with his relatives, Brousseau and camera are able to capture a particularly candid and entrusting view of the subjects, giving insight into personal aspects of their lives, at the same time showing some of their more universally shared qualities. Crossing the 49th: “It has been arranged by the intermales and underdykes of the U.S.A. and Canada, to unite in the union of the World’s first totally gay nation. Come on now, cross the 49th.” Crossing the 49th is a narrative fantasy dealing with the notion that the total population of Canada could be swapped with the entire American gay population. The tape uses several methods to address this fantasy: blue American and red Canadian lips share ideas; keyed text in the guise of airport codes and clauses float across the screen; sections of slow-moving, bleached-out shots help create a dreamy effect that runs the entire length of the tape. Debert Bunker: By Invitation Only: The occasion of this tape was a military coordinated rehearsal of emergency measure in the event of a nuclear war. This dry-run, which had officials (mostly men) seeking shelter from fall-out that the underground bunker at Debert, NS might provide, became the focus of non-violent collective activism from several maritime-based affinity groups (mostly women). The narrative alternates action footage with commentary from group representatives. The intention was that of describing and documenting the processes and symbolic gestures employed by each group. Women from the action had not previously used video made important contributions to production. The tape uses interviews inter cut with live dramatic performance, live ritual, live footage. as well as stills and medical clips. Voice-over and live sound are both used.
Item is a video compilation of Centre for Art Tapes produced videos. Videos include: Sing it the Best That You Can (4 min., 38 sec.) created by Bruce Campbell and Garry Conway; Invasion of Our Homeland (1 min., 40 sec.) created by Liz MacDougall and INNU Project; D.A.N.S. promo (30 sec.) created by Dean Brousseau; Quarter Moon (4 min., 10 sec.) created by David Askevol;, The Absence of Us (2 min., 55 sec.) created by Pamela Pike and The Halifax Conference: A Forum on National Policy (12 min., 27 sec.).
Item is a video compilation of Centre for Art Tapes produced videos. Videos include: Sing it the Best That You Can (4:38) created by Bruce Campbell , Garry Conway, Invasion of Our Homeland (1:40) created by Liz MacDougall and INNU Project, D.A.N.S. promo (00:30) created by Dean Brousseau, Quarter Moon (4:10) created by David Askevold, The Absence of Us (2:55) created by Pamela Pike and The Halifax Conference: A Forum on National Policy (12:27).
Item consists of five video works : Debert Debunkers: By Invitation Only, 1984-85 by Liz MacDougall (2min., 10sec.); John Turner Goes to Hollywood, April 27th, 1985, by Doug Barron (4 min., 8 sec.); Monoltage, by Mark Clifford (6 min.,18 sec.); Vernacular Designs, Laura MacDonald and Paula Fairfield, (3 min., 20 sec.); Performance from the Arts and Culture Assembly, January 27th, 1985, Cathy Quinn (3 min., 31 sec.).
Item consists of five video works : Debert Debunkers: By Invitation Only, 1984-85 by Liz MacDougall (2min., 10sec.); John Turner Goes to Hollywood, April 27th, 1985, by Doug Barron (4 min., 8 sec.); Monoltage, by Mark Clifford (6 min.,18 sec.); Vernacular Designs, Laura MacDonald and Paula Fairfield, (3 min., 20 sec.); Performance from the Arts and Culture Assembly, January 27th, 1985, Cathy Quinn (3 min., 31 sec.).
Item is a video work created by Liz MacDougall and Brenda Conroy. The videos contents examines the Southern Ethiopian famine caused by drought. The video documents the implementation of an emergency air lift supply program initiated by the World University Services of Canada. Through interviews with individuals we are presented with an overview of Canadian aid to Ethiopia. The tape demonstrates the effectiveness that concerned people can have through organization, and ends with a plea for more help.
Items consist of 2 videocassettes with two separate recordings, "Cheyenne" (1986) by Liz MacDougall, Andy Dowden and "Self-Hypnosis" (1985) by Doug Porter
Items consist of a video recording that questions of the societal molding of strong masculine stereotypes, especially in male and female relationships. The tape uses juxtaposition of image and sound to enhance the extremes of masculinity by mocking it.
Item consists of a compilation video recording tape for the Centre for Art Tapes. The tape features: "Born Natural" (10min.) by Ann Verrall, "Time to Heal" (27 min.) by Liz MacDougall, "Lorsque Cesse le Vacarme" (7 min.) by Dian Poitras, and "Time Has No Image" (8 min., 24 sec.) by Doug Porter.
Item consists of a video recording by Kevin Walker and Liz MacDougall entitled "Jest in Time Meet Beckett" for the Jest in Time Theatre. The video includes excerpts and promotional material of the theatre production of Neptune Theatre.
Item consists of a video recording by Liz MacDougall and Elisabeth Jerch entitled "Atlantic Earth Festival". The recording is a thirty second promtion for the event.
Item consists of a Centre for Art Tapes preview which is a compilation of video works from various years and artists. The recording features: "My Pigeon House", "Feuerland", "Cheyenne a romance", "I hold it towards you", "One Minute Warning", "The lost, the longing and the found", "Foundations for Infinity", "Reveal", "Killa tv", and "A Matter of Style".
