Open Studio x Film Screening: Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The summer residency program is now underway with artist collective, 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕚𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣, from July 3, 2026, to August 7, 2026. 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕪 𝕄𝕚𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣, is composed of artists Daniel Barrow (QC), Glenn Gear (QC), and Paige Gratland (BC).
During the Saturday, July 18, 2026, Open Studio event, artists Glenn Gear and Paige Gratland share their individual video practices during a film screening.
Glenn Gear presents “Kablunât” (2016, 10min 32 sec), Paige Gratland shares “Phranc: The Butch Closet” (2026, 21 minutes with English subtitles), and Daniel Barrow presents “Handsome Devil” (2025, Music video animation). The films will be presented during the first Open Studio event starting at 2:00 PM.
Kablunât (2016, 10min 32 sec) by Glenn Gear
Based on an Inuit legend from Labrador, “Kablunât” explores the complex and intersecting histories of early Inuit and Settler life on the North Atlantic coast. Employing archival images, animation, collage, and time-lapse video, the retelling of this origin story unfolds in a poetic space between past and present, myth and lived experience.
Phranc: The Butch Closet (2026, 21 minutes with English subtitles) by Paige Gratland
Legendary artist and musician Phranc makes beautiful sculptures from hand-painted paper and cardboard that trace the longing and belonging embedded in objects and clothing. The film maps connections between Phranc’s personal history, archive, and memories, revealing the stories behind each piece.
Handsome Devil (2025, Music video animation) by Daniel Barrow
This music video in romantic pink and green was created used Amiga software from the late 1980s (DeluxePaint 4). A green-skinned “sissy devil” probes the depths of internet intelligence, composing an “advanced search” on an antiquated search engine (using the lyrics of the Ballet’s song). Simultaneously, a naked, green, feminine artist traces the contours of her devilish destiny on her sketch pad, and then within an imaginary dating app. The “advanced search” becomes a kind of contemporary, queer, love poem.
Handsome Devil premiered at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2024.
Stop by Oxygen on Saturday, July 18, 2026, and Saturday, August 1, 2026, between 1:00pm and 3:00pm for the Open Studio events! The artists share independent video artworks on the first Open Studio event on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at 2:00pm. In addition to this event, Daniel Barrow presents a “Paper doll poems” workshop on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 6:00pm (Registration required) and “Winnipeg Babysitter,” a multi-media performance after the second Open Studio event on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at 7:00pm. Admission is free to all events.
Learn more about the residency, the artists, and the upcoming events here.