CiTR -- Arts Report

Hello helloooo summertime! We're back for some monthly episodes, chatting about what we've been seeing and doing since you last heard from us! Plus we listen to a few songs we've been loving and chat about some themes for this summer!

Our last episode of our year! We are coming back in May with a new group, but these are some of our last goodbyes! We are listening back to some of our top fave songs we've listened to together this year, thank you all for listening with us!

Another physical music episode! We have been having so much fun exploring our music library that we had to do a CD episode!

The Arts Collective Presents: Poetry Special Episode and Companion Event! Featuring the presence and pieces of Cindy Zhao, Tracy Lei, Char Bass! Check them out @impromptubc!

The Arts Collective team brings out some awesome records from our record library!

This episode is dedicated to our amazing Fundrive donors! Thank you for all the support, we hope you like the tunes we picked out for you! *.❤︎₊ ⊹

Join us (and the Fundrive alien) to talk about how CiTR rocks our world!

Brotherly pop rockers Mackeeper take over the CiTR airwaves for a special episode, playing tracks from their Rock Candy EP

In today's special episode of the Art Beat, we continue on with our Radiograms brought to you by our listeners. From us to you, Happy Valentines Day, and we hope you ready to feel the love.

Happy Valentine's Day lovely listeners! Today's special episode of the Art Beat is Radiograms, where you all dedicated songs to your loved ones!

Today we play some awesome club bangers, talk about the Museum of Personal Failure and some of Django's art class shenanigans

Some good memories, favourite tracks from recently.

We talk about Belkin exhibition 'the Structure of Smoke' and Polygon exhibition 'Lee Miller; a Photographer at Work', amongst other happenings around the city!

Margo, Django and Ava interview the artists from the 3rd and final night of Shindig before the finale!

In today's episode, Alicia and Maya take a field trip to the Lido for F.A.R.C.E. Comedy, a recurring standup showcase put on by Colleen Thompson and Julia Bartel. We've got sound bites, standup clips and interviews with Colleen Thompson, MJ Jordan, Isabel Shiller and Aaron Read. We wrap up the episode with a live, on-the-air story slam performance from friend and comedian Isabel Shiller (award-winning story, btw. 1st place at the Vancouver Story Slam). Laughing, giggling, guffaws, chuckles... let's talk about it ya'll.

Second episode of the series! We interview night two contestants Chopping Spree, Ivy Hollivana, Shimbashi Station and Sundress!

First of three Shindig episodes! Interviews with contestants from the first night David Lunch, Chronic Fatigue, Often Wrong and Houseguest

Alicia's on the boards! We have some silly bonding time and reveal some deep dark secrets....

We finsh up our discussion of VIFF with some really great stuff!! Featuring talk about Assembly, F**ktoys, and more.

We interview director Annapurna Sriram of the recent 'F**ktoys' film, and talk about some other productions going on recently

Silly silly music episode! Highlight on local bands and some of our faves :)

We are joined in the studio by filmmakers KR, Melrose, Anna, Ruth and Josh, along with our lovely members Vista, Miki, Maya, Alicia and Serena! A round table discussion of the filmmaking process, with all the ups and downs and trade secrets.

We talk all things POV with little on location interviews, some tidbids from the films, and maybe even a special one eyed guest :)

We talk about music festivals (Sled Island, We Love Green, Primavera, and more) and art on UBC campus!

Everything but the Panel! We have a live recorded panel featuring Mungo from Grey Lab, Juniper from Out on the Shelves, Aleeza from Anartchists, Nico, artist and CiTR Outreach Exec, Naomi and Audrey from CiTR and Music waste, and Alifa from the faculty of GRSJ at UBC! Talking art and resistance :)

We take a break from our limited series to make a spring playlist :)

We continue our discussion of art and the institution, transitioning towards art against the institution. Featuring interviews with Sorina Burlacu, Jennifer Kramer, and Zandi Dandizette, of 'Art of Banksy', the MOA, and James Black Gallery respectively.

We continue our discussion of art and the institution with interviews from Shane Dacey of the Richmond Art Gallery and Lilly Lester from the Hatch Gallery.

Episode 1/4 of our limited series! Serena, Miki, Maya, Maya, Django, Ava and Margo talk art and the institution, featuring interviews with visual arts student Lily Patrick, UBC poetry professor and author Sheryda Warrener, and a review of Tadasu Takamine's 'Sculptural Rebirth' at the VAG.

We talk La Gare des Toques, Joan Didion and our 'snow day' top picks!

Maya, Maya, Miki, Ava, Delmar, Ines, Vista, Django, Izzy, Zoie, Serena talk ins, outs, cheeses and theatre!!! Welcome to 2025!

Django takes you on a deep reflective dive into this past year, discussing traffic patterns and an old book.

The collective talks about the exhibition collaboration with the Hatch Gallery, 'Ode to the Third Space'. Why did the chicken cross the road? To steal Maya's zine.

Lily, Django and Serena talk to touring artists Jaguar Sun and JW Francis about bagels, being nomadic, and their favourite artists. They also wrap up some VIFF content with 'Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat', William Basinski, and the Alanis Obomsawin/ Jeremy Dutcher double bill!

Django, Lily and Serena are in the studio talking about VIFF and VOAF again! Django interviews Sook-Yin Lee, the award-winning filmmaker behind 'Paying for it'; Ava interviews Klara Leppo, an Indigenous multidisciplinary artist featured in VOAF. Check out her work here: https://society6.com/a/artists/klaraleppo

Serena, Margo, Maya, Django, Cecillia, Miki, Rina, and Ava talk VIFF, Chanel Beads, Faye Webster and tasteful violence. Featuring an interview with artist Ethan White from VOAF!

**content warning; mentions of ab*se, EDs** Maya, Django, Cecillia, Ava, Rina and Serena talk about media we have consumed recently. Conversation ranges from literature to popcorn to kilts and soooooooo much more!!!

Maya and Serena welcome Django in the studio, and they all make an awesome playlist #back2skool #2kool4skool. They chat about whimsy, gleaning, and the madonna whore complex!

Maya and Serena talk about alternative literature, with some recommendations and critiques. Starring 'Objectifying Expression' from Charlie Squire's blog Evil Female.

Serena chats with David Ng from Love Intersections about what it means to create art in a capitalist system and the importance of intergenerational activism. She also interviews artist Charlotte Cornfield before her set at Lanalou's!

Serena interviews Monika Szewczyk from the Polygon gallery about the ongoing Pussy Riot exhibition; Sara and Serena review the exhibition. We talk about resistance, the importance of documentation, and what freedom really means.

Miki and Serena interview Alifa Bandali, a professor in the GRSJ department of UBC! They chat about art, activism, and having a little fun :0

Margo and Serena play some shoegaze/dreampop favvvs and are later joined by local shoegaze band bloom effect! They chat about guitar pedals, Shazam, and the future of plant music!!

Serena, Margo, Miki and Cecillia review the Coastal Dance Festival and Sunrise Betties. Also featuring an interview with Adrian from the Montreal rock band Ancient Teeth!

Serena is joined in studio by The Hausplants- Zel, Amir and Sondor! They discuss their new EP Bright, Indirect Light, childhood photos, Instagram group chats and the Vancouver music scene!

Roses are red, violets are blue, CiTR WE LOVE YOUUUU Margo, Jerome, Maya and Serena talk about our favourite mediums to express love through: film, prose, poetry and music! We spotlight some of our favourite examples :) Please donate to donatetocitr.ca to get a love letter from us!

What spaces, experiences and minimum wage jobs bring us all together. Izzy, Serena, Madeline and Sara gab about The Group of Seven, DMT, the Age of Aquarius, UBC's Concord Floral and an upcoming ballet!

*HEADPHONE WARNING* Playing audio footage from nights 3+4! Disclaimer: files were corrupted but we tried our best to save it! With Serena and Hina in the stu.

Serena, Miki, and Ava talk about local Vancouver theatre, the importance of collaboration and Tiger King! Featuring David Volpov from Promethean Theatre, the creator of Tragedy, Slander and Wine.

Serena, Kerry and Calvin from Hopeslide discuss Shindig, the Vancouver music scene and next steps for the band!