This year’s Special Collections showcases feature works by artist’s between 1979 and 1993.

Choose a collection to view:

Historic British Columbia Video Art + Documentary Collection
Indigenous Video Art + Documentary Collection
Japanese Video Art Collection
Early Feminist Video
Historical Collection

Early Video Digitization Project Excerpts of selected early BC based documentary and video art from 1973-1985 are now viewable thanks to funding support of the I.K Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library.

To view the full work please contact us to request preview DVDs or visit our 4,000+ title collection 11-6 Tuesday through Saturday.

TitleArtistDurationYearCountryAcc. #
   Desire Control Elizabeth Chitty Canada 1980 12:00 1297
   Tribute to Video Inners or a New Way of Working Collectively Shawn Preus Canada 1978 7:49 7003
   Catalyst Kent Tate Canada 2017 3:30 6045
   General Public Identity Robert Hamilton Canada 2013 1:08 5376
   The Snows Russell Wallace Canada 2013 5:21 5378
   South East False Creek Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Canada 2011 21:11 5383a
   A Boy on a Dock Blowing His Nose Barry Doupé Canada 2003 15:43 6090
   The Negotiating Table Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 20:00 1792
   Whaty Barry Doupé Canada 2011 00:30 6096
   Passer-by Robert Hamilton Canada 1990 14:41 6006
   Sin∞Fin-Performances at the Core of the Looking-Glass VestAndPage Argentina 2011 45:42 5385
   Second Sun Leslie Supnet Canada 2013 3:10 5411
   The Art of Fugue Emilie Crewe Canada 2018 16:16 7048
   Empire Valley Ryan Ermacora Canada 2016 12:43 6083
   So Much I Want To Say Mona Hatoum (et-al) Canada 1982 5:00 1655
   Degeneration Laurence Chan United Kingdom 2014 1:00 5438
   Street Drugs With Nic Puma Richard Ward (et-al) Canada 1981 14:00 1053
   Journey Ruby Truly Canada 1984 7:30 1484
   Steveston Ken Kuramoto Canada 1977 20:43 0888b
   Phonics Abrogate Erik Zepka Canada 2014 5:22 5427