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Dalhousie University Archives Centre for Art Tapes tape collection
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11 steps to survival

Item consists of an animation video recording about the precautions that need to be undertaken in order to survive nuclear weapon attacks. The video was produced for the Emergency Measures Organization as an educational method.

Dic, Ronald

The airlift is phase I

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.

MacDougall, Liz

Wallace + Theresa

Item consists of a video recording by Jan Peacock. This video work was a part of the 1986 video exhibition, "Life Like It", which featured Halifax-based video artists and travelled nationally.

Peacock, Jan (1955- )

Survival : Still the issue

Items consist of a video recording by Melodie Calvert, Caroline Murray-Crick and Nancy David. This video work was a part of the 1986 video exhibition, "Life Like It", which featured Halifax-based video artists and traveled nationally. "Survival: Still the Issue" deals with the subject of women's survival in the Halifax region because of the high price and scarcity of shelter, health and employment.

Calvert, Melodie, 1961-

The music of Andy James

Item consists of audio recordings by Andy James, which were played at the 1986 Audio by Artist Festival and produced by Andy Dowden. The festival was dedicated to Andy James, who passed away in January 1986 and contributed to the festival in the past. Material was aired on CKDU.

Dowden, Andy

Six

Item consists of a video recording by Wendy Geller entitled "Six". The video consists of a recreation of dramatic shots and actions from six classic and “B” movies, recreated, acte, and produced in a 2 foot by 3 foot closet by the artist.

Geller, Wendy

Centre for Art Tapes compilation

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.).

MacDougall, Liz

The absence of us

Items consist of a video recording of a collage that merges documentary with a figurative narrative style. The video uses writing, music, visual and sound effects to enhance the themes of politicization and empowerment.

Pike, Pam

Cheyenne

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.

Dowden, Andy

Life like it : [exhibition video compilation]

Item consists of two separate video recordings for the video exhibition "Like Life It": Some Hfx. Video and Catie. These video works were created by Dean Brousseau and were a part of the 1986 video exhibition, "Life Like It", which featured Halifax-based video artists and traveled nationally.

Brousseau, Dean

Music of Andy James and commentaries

Item consists of an audio recording of Andy James at the 1986 Audio by Artists Festival Radio Series, CKDU 97.5 Halifax, Nova Scotia. This festival was dedicated to Andy James, who was a Halifax artist who passed away in January 1986. The tapes features recordings entitled: Bracelet, Auto Cannibalistic Culture, Well Come On Baby, It's Not My Fault, My Life Is Gold Fleck, Gimme Dem Smokes, Mother and Dad- this is George Butler, It's Only Love, Where Do My Thoughts Come From?.

Dowden, Andy

Recent additions compilation

Item contains a variety of works by John Glorno Bana, Phil Glass, Pauline Oliveros, Davin Tomas, Clive Robertson, John Cage, Joan Labargrg, David Moss, Art Lindsay, Jill Krosen, David Van Teighan, Conlon Nancarrow, Jack Goldstein, Terry Riley, Carole Caroompas, Diamanda Galas, Alvin Lucier, Rhys Chatham, Christian Marclay, John Zorn, Anne Waldman, William Burroughs, and Laurie Anderson.

Looking beyond the obvious

Item consists of audio recordings, which include: Side A: Acid Rain (9:40); Insomniac Blues (1:04); Four Horsement of the Apocalypse (2:26); Maggie (0:54); Breasts (1:45); Where are the Dead (1:25); One Movement leads to Another (4:36). Side B: I Hate (2:16); I Love You (3:47); Backtalk (4:01); Hair (0:50); Reality (9:13); Insomniac Blues and Reprie (0:53).

The Dry Heaves

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