The Burnaby Arts Council is marking the International Day of Human Rights with a special film screening.
Deer Lake Gallery is one of 16 locations around the world – and the only location in Canada – to host a screening of Global Videos.
The screening is being organized by the Dutch organization Global Village Artists Netowrk (Stichting White Cube), which is best known for its biennial art project Global Village – which has been organized every two years since 2010. The Global Village brings together about 65 emerging artists for exhibitions in a variety of countries.
But the organization noted in a press release that the Global Village project was challenging because it faced logistical problems such as the cost of transport, visas, customs, etc.
“Due to those, many artists weren’t able to be present at one of our exhibitions, especially artists from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia,” a press release notes.
With Global Videos, the organization found an easy way to get art from around the world – video artists can send their work by Internet, and the organization can use the Internet to send those videos around the world.
This is the first year for the Global Videos project, and organizers hope to build up audiences over the next couple of years. Their goal is that, by 2018, when the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights marks its 70th birthday, the Global Videos screening will feature 70 art videos in 70 locations around the world.
This year, the screening features 30 films. The Burnaby screening will coincide with screenings in locations as far-flung as Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Nepal and Australia.
You can see Global Videos starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave.
See www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for more information.
