Holga/ Lomo Street Photography Workshop Saturday 04 July + Sunday, 05 July, 12-4PM Cost: $70.00 (MEMBERS) OR $85.00 (NON MEMBERS) Registration deadline: Thursday, 02 July at 4:00pm Materials provided. Instructor: Michelle Wilson In this workshop, participants will take to the Winnipeg streets to learn the ins and outs of street photography using Holga and Lomography […]

Exploring the footnotes, segues and marginalia of graduate research, this talk will explore the intersection between technology and photography in late nineteenth century France, focusing on a series of photographs taken by Nadar (Félix Tournachon) in 1863, featuring several model helicopters. Similar to speculative science fiction, the photographs anticipate a future in flight for the […]

PLATFORM is pleased to present ACTIVE RESEARCH LECTURE SERIES 2. Our first speaker will be Theo Sims. Monday 28 April @ 7PM In the Cinematheque Theatre, a small reception to follow in the gallery. Sims’s work focuses on juxtapositions of the familiar and the everyday and often plays with space as a conceptual tool. His […]

PLATFORM is excited to announce the launch and sale of PLATFORM multiples: vol. 1, a limited edition photographic portfolio showcasing the work of five prominent Winnipeg-based artists: Rebecca Belmore Paul Butler Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline David McMillan Elaine Stocki All prints are 15” by 15” with a 1” border and come in an archival foil stamped clamshell […]

PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is seeking submissions for a screening of video works and short films by current members. The screening will take place at 7PM on the evening 05 May, 2014 at the Winnipeg Cinematheque. There will be a reception following the screening in the gallery. Works should be 5 minutes […]

Sometimes, Often, Always: Contemporary Photography in Winnipeg, 1980 – Now. Monday , 27 January 2014, 7:00-8:00 PM Cinematheque Theatre, 100 Arthur Street   PLATFORM is pleased to welcome J.J. Kegan McFadden as the final presenter in the lecture series ACTIVE RESEARCH. The series was created as a way to investigate the idea of research as […]

Sigrid Dalhe:  Interior Decorating as a Form of Research Monday, October 28 2013, 7:00-8:00 pm Cinematheque Theatre, 100 Arthur Street PLATFORM is very excited to announce the third installment of ACTIVE RESEARCH, a quarterly lecture series beginning in January 2013 and culminating one year later. The purpose of this lecture series is to investigate the […]

In conjunction with All of a sudden… PLATFORM is pleased to invite our member’s to an intimate studio visit with artist Ian August. It will include a short presentation by the artist followed by questions and answers. The event is open to PLATFORM members only and is free of charge. We will be meeting in […]