One could argue such things in this world where the earth can be argued flat and vaccines dangerous. With words, all things can be accomplished. If enough people believe something, how can it not be true? – Excerpt of Just Words, in A Nihilist Walks into a Bar : : On Friday, Jan 28…
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Massy Interviews / Elee Kraljii Gardiner
On Saturday, November 26 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and Biblioasis to celebrate the 2023 edition of Best Canadian Poetry. Selected by guest editor John Barton, this collection showcases the best poetry writing published in 2021. In selecting this year’s edition of Best Canadian Poetry, Barton brings the same spirit to his survey of Canadian poems published by…
Massy Interviews / Phiroozeh Petigara
On Sunday, December 11 at 1pm, join Massy Arts + South Asian writer and healer Phiroozeh Petigara for BIPOC Reflect and Release 2022, an in-person reflection workshop that invites attendees to pause, and turn the gaze inwards. Petigara says: “At the end of another long year of uncertainty, the strain of capitalism, the harm to BIPOC communities, this gathering is…
Massy Interviews / Yasaman Moussavi + Elmira Sarreshtehdari
As South-American curator and theorist Suely Rolnik would propose – the world is in convulsion, and so are we. In face of the sinister global landscape that shapes our political, aesthetic, and symbolic worlds, Massy Arts hosts between Nov 15 – Jan 12, A Wish To Voice, a group show curated by arts coordinator Rafael Zen…
Massy Interviews / Ruby Smith Díaz
November 15th 2022 – January 12th 2023, Massy Arts will host, Oricha Del Norte, a new window exhibition organized by afro latina artist and educator Ruby Smith Díaz + queer Egyptian/East Indian artist Isha Adams that questions how displacement and enslavement change the ways in which African diaspora peoples honour their spirituality. The Massy Arts Gallery is…
Massy Interviews / Josema Zamorano
On Tuesday, November 1 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and interdisciplinary artist and educator Josema Zamorano for the launch of Nahui Ollin or The Physics of Desire: a Philosophiæ Naturalis. This interactive-experimental book invites the reader to make sense of visual and textual poetry while bringing together principles of science with play,…
Massy Interview / Ajay Parasram & Alex Khasnabish / Decolonizing As Disruption
On Wednesday, November 2, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and Progress Lab 1422 for the launch of Frequently Asked White Questions by Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish. Inviting tired-out racialized friends and well-intentioned allies for an evening of humour and compassion with author Ajay Parasram. In conversation with Jivesh Parasram, the two discuss about how race structures our everyday and…
Massy Interviews / Nate Nate Nainers
On Sunday, October 2 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and Wharfinger’s Press for the launch of the debut collection “It’s Gonna Be Sick As Hell!” by genderqueer author Nate Nate Nainers. At this in-person event, Nainers will be joined by author + publisher Jaimen Shires, illustrator + musician Chance, Jew’s Harp musician Dr.…
Massy Interviews / Harbour Centre 5 including Robbie Chesick, Rebecca Holand, James X. Wang, Jaeyun Yoo and Christina Shah
On Tuesday, October 25, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and local poetry collective, Harbour Centre 5, for the launch of Brine—a debut poetry chapbook offering a wild ferment reminiscent of a Steely Dan album. With readings by Robbie Chesick, Rebecca Holand, James X. Wang, Jaeyun Yoo and Christina Shah, attendees are invited to gather in celebration…
Massy Interview / S. M. Freedman
On Sunday, October 23 at 6pm, join Massy Arts, Massy Books, and horror novelist S.M. Freedman for the launch of her new riveting psychological thriller: Blood Atonement. In conversation with novelist Amber Cowie, Freedman takes us through a reading that will have readers by the edge of their seat as they follow the story of a…