Archives
Western Front’s archives emerged from the efforts of Kate Craig and other Western Front founders who embraced new technologies to document performance and create media art productions. The archives have continued to grow since 1973 and record almost all of Western Front’s initiatives dedicated to the production and presentation of contemporary art.
The archives contain approximately 2,000 video tapes and 500 audio recordings on magnetic media; 30 meters of textual and graphic material; legacy technical equipment; performance props; and artworks. Distinct from our institutional records, we have also acquired the Kate Craig fonds, Hank Bull fonds, and the Knights of the Pythias collection.
Access and Use
Browse our archives below. Our online database currently reflects a portion of available material, as we migrate data from our legacy system. Please reach out with further research requests. You can also make an appointment to visit our archives onsite on Thursdays and Fridays.
The use of archival material for purposes other than private research and study is subject to permission. Fees may apply for requests related to exhibitions and reproductions, whether online, digital, or in print.
If you appear in an online record, you have the right to request this material be taken down from our website. Please note, we may ask for additional information to better understand your request.
Please contact our archivist, Anna Tidlund, for all requests related to our archives.
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Jennifer Abbott
Rob Ablenas
Irene Aebi
Alex Schlippenbach Trio
All Star Schnauzer Band
Mahara Allbrett
Gordon Allen
Buff Allen
Lillian Allen
Jerri Allyn
AMM
Karen Anderson
Randy Anderson
Bruce Andrews
Steve Arguëlles
Fernando Arias
Mark Armanini
Martin Arnold
Artists' Union Osaka
Artsong Trio
Roy Ascott
Charles Atlas
C.R. Avery
Avreema
Ben Azarm
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Ab Baars
Roger Baird
Marie Annhart Baker
Gregory Ball
Mireille Baril
Mike Barnholden
Wende Bartley
Nancy Barton
Bass Quartet
Roland Bastien
Conrad Bauer
Jennifer Baum
Shauna Beharry
Gregg Bendian
Frank Bendinelli
Samm Bennett
Paul Bennett
Han Bennink
Kris Bergthorson
Isabelle Berteletti
Nick Bertoni
Liesbeth Bik
Bill Frisell Quartet
Ian Birse
Harold Birston
Sutapa Biswas
Stephanie Bjornson
Ayanna Black
Black Mage
Ran Blake
Rob Blakesly
Blond Kiss
Jaap Blonk
Blouse
Martin Blume
Marusya Bociurkiw
Alf Bold
Michel Bonnemaison
Bruce Boone
Rob Booth
Santiago Bose
Clemence Boucher
Luc Bourdon
Barbara Bourget
Maureen Bradley
Tim Brady
Reona Brass
Nick Brdar
Tyler Breck
Martin Breindl
Jürgen Brockmann
Broken Shadows
Gary Brooks
Peter Brötzmann
Chris Brown
Bob Brown
Jean-Pierre Brown
Doug Brown
Colin Browne
Jamil Brownson
Bruce Freedman Quartet
Tania Bruguera
Ron Brunette
Chris Burden
Gwek Bure-Soh
Dennis Burke
Burnaby North Secondary
Bill Burns
Michael Bushnell
Sue Bustin
John Butcher
Ted Byrne
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Susan Cain
Bob Caldwell
Mark Campbell
Kati Campbell
Brice Canyon
Rüdiger Carl
Elaine Carol
Claure-Marie Caron
Ian Carr-Harris
Ulises Carrion
Rob Carroll
Jodey Castricano
Spencer Cathey
Catwrangler
Michael Century
Lache Cercel
Sue Chafe
Carole Chambers
Nadine Chambers
Ana Chang
David Cheong
Sammy Chien
Carl Chinn
Shuichi Chino
Dadang Christanto
Jeff Chute
Domingo Cisneros
George Clarke
Bruce Clausen
Larry Cohen
Barbara Cole
Collective Echoes
Nicolas Collins
Alan Congdon
Daniel Congdon
Contrevent
Darren Copeland
Judith Copithorne
Tom Cora
Cornucopia Brass Ensemble
Catherine Costello
Violet Costello
Kenneth Coutts-Smith
Cori Coutu
Ivan Coyote
Michael Crammer
Terry Crane
Gerald Creede
Chris Creighton-Kelly
Critical Band
Matt Crossin
Crossing Borders Ensemble
Peter Cummings
Mark Curry
John Cussans
Beth Custer
Cymbali
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Yako D'Arborn
D.I.R.T.
Andrew Dadson
Peter Daglish
Roland Dahinden
Yanna Dancer
Elizabeth Dancoes
Tai Dang
Kevin Davies
Pablo de Ocampo
Florence Debeugny
Darryl Deegan
Daisy Del Monte
Benoit Delbecq
Robert Delford Brown
Amy Denio
Jean Derome
Diagon
Sara Diamond
Robert Dick
Alex Diebel
Jacques Diennet
Albrecht Dietrich
Alexandra Dikeakos
Marilyn Dimont
Daniel Dion
Gina Diva
Diva Research Team
Phillip Djwa
Beverly Dobrinsky
Blythe Donner
Ken Doren
Mark Douglas
Derek Dowden
Maura Doyle
Dr. Ultra
Paul Dresher
Mark Dresser
Jacques Drouin
Nancy Duff
Tagny Duff
Mark Duggan
Chantal Dumas
Jack Duncan
Katherine Duncanson
Deborah Dunn
Melvin Dunn
Julie Duschenes
Phil Dwyer
Robert Dyck
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E.S.B.
Manuela Eckenbach
Susan Edelstein
Eric Emery
Ralph Eppel
Bradley Eros
Marilou Esguerra
Jean François Estager
Evan Parker Trio
Evergreen Club Gamelan
William Everson
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Margaret Fabrizio
Dan Farrell
Emily Faryna
Larissa Fassler
Andrea Fatona
Ari Feder
Leslie Felbain
Jean-Christophe Feldhandler
Sandra Fellner
Deanna Ferguson
Marcelline Filliou
Fraser Finlayson
Five for Five
Uwe Flesche
Don Foresta
Melva Forsberg
Skai Fowler
Christopher Fox
Jill Fraser
Bruce Freedman
Freedom Festival Orchestra
Michelle Frey
David Friesen
Melanie Friesen
Fred Frith
Sherilyn Fritz
Olga Froelich
Nancy Frohlick
Susan Frykberg
Wolfgang Fuchs
Mathais Fuchs
Richard Fung
Loyd Furnes
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Maxine Gadd
Danielle Gagnier
Margaret Gallagher
Garbo's Hat
Glen Garinther
Tasse Geldart
Monique Genton
William George
Gary Geraths
Ken Gerberik
Gerry Hemingway Quintet
Chris Gestrin
Ralph Ghoche
Daniel Giantomaso
Susan Gibb
Alain Gibertie
Beth Gibson
Sylvie Gilbert
Don Gill
Nicole Gingras
James Giroudon
Ben Goldberg
Helena Goldwater
Kye Goodwin
Sheila Gostick
Doug Gough
Mark Grady
Maija Graham
Jocelyn Grant
Frank Gratkowski
Karen Graves
Georg Gräwe
Nelson Gray
Vanalyne Green
Lorne Greenburg
June Gregory
Scot Gresham-Lancaster
Jeff Grey
Colin Griffiths
Diane Gromala
Chris Grove
Wenda Gu
Gregorio Guillermo
Jesper Gundersen
Carlotta Gurl
Gush
Ravi Gutala
Guus Janssen Trio
Barry Guy
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Florent Haladjian
Heather Haley
Isabell Hall
Gordon Halloran
Goji Hamada
Terrie Hamazaki
Sam Hamill
Kate Hammett-Vaughan
Gusztáv Hámos
Adad Hannah
Luther Hansraj
Amy Harrison
Russell Hartenberger
Alfred Harth
Clay Hastings
Fritz Hauser
Astrid Heibach
Benjamin Heidersberger
Robert Helms
Geoff Hendricks
Joy Henley
Mike Hentz
Ray Herbert
Joane Hétu
Paul Hewson
Hewson/Walker
Hextremities
Haruo Higuma
Gary Hill
Ian Hinchcliffe
Andreas Hintermaier
Loi Hinto
Jeremy Holmes
Holy Body Tattoo
Maya Homburger
Anna Hommler
Yoshinobu Honma
Mike Hoolbloom
Glenn Horiuchi
Wayne Horvitz
Earl Howard
Agnes Huang
Ron Huebner
Patrick Hughes
Human Faux Pas
Zhao Hunggang
Hungry Ghosts
Kathleen Hunt
Annette Hurtig
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Danny Infanti
Maria Insell
Jam. Ismail
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Sheila James
Daniel Janke
Japanese Graffiti
Jerome Jarvis
Jason Hwang & The Far East Side Band
Catherine Jauniaux
Jay Clayton Trio
Paulette Jiles
Joe Williamson Quartet
Nathan Johnson
Mia Johnson
Paul Ramirez Jonas
Joolz
Alain Joule
July Fourth Toilet
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K.J. Holmes
Takashi Kako
Smaro Kamboureli
Margot Kane
Pandelis Karayorgis
Katrina Krimsky Trio
Laura Kavanaugh
Andrew Keating
Euphrosyne Keefer
Damian Keller
Hans Kennel
Gary Kibbins
Jurgen Kierspel
Laura Kikauka
Hiroko Kikuchi
Rick Kilburn
Jin Hi Kim
James King
Stevi Kittelson
Arthur Kleinjan
Warren Knechtel
Katherine Knight
Una Knox
Gordon Koch
Deborah Koenker
Leslie Komori
Henry Koo
Kootenay School of Writing
Susan Kozel
Greg Kramer
Robert Kroetsch
Uwe Kropinski
Suzanne Ksinan
Nobuo Kubota
Henry Kucharzyk
Jan Kuiper
Christian Kuras
Lydia Kwa
Joanne Kyger
Robert Kyr
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Tony Labat
Manon Labrecque
Diane Labrosse
Suzanne Lacy
Edward Lam
Beth Lapides
Daniel Lapp
Terry Larkin
Bradlee Larocque
Jacqueline Larson
Daniel Laskarin
Catherine Laub
Craig Laven
John Law
Leanne Leduc
David Lee
Meesoo Lee
Evan Lee
Eunice Lee
Paul Lee
Siaw Kin Lee
Brent Lee
Sunglee Lee
Katherine Lee
Frances Leeming
Jeff Leese
Urs Leimgruber
Robert LePage
Robert Leriche
Richard Lerman
Marilyn Lerner
Les Poules
Geneviève Letarte
Sherida Levy
Jenn Lewis
Sara Leydon
Cindy Li
Louise E. Liliefeldt
Robert Linsley
Jeanne Liotta
Dorothy Livesay
Scott Livingston
Sandra Lockwood
Locsil
zachary longboy
David Lopato
Vanessa Lowe
Greg Lowe
Pax Lyle
Lauri Lyster
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M-low
Flora M’mbugu-Schelling
Iain Macanulty
Jack MacColl
Liam MacDonald
Celso Machado
Lori Macintosh
John MacKay
Emmy MacKenzie
Alastair MacLennan
Heather MacLeod
Daav MacNab
Bodie MacNeil
Brice MacNeil
Alison Mactaggart
Marlene Madison-Plimley
Lani Maestro
A Maior
Jill Mandrake
Eva Manly
Jeff Mann
Vera Manuel
George Manupelli
Aiyyana Maracle
Stacey Marie
Denise Marika
Mark Douglas Ensemble
Chris Marker
Jenny Marketou
Michael Markham
Tanya Mars
Nathan Marsh
Stuart Marshall
Richard Martel
Alain Martin
Âhasiw Maskêgon-Iskwêw
Sarah Massecar
Al Matheson
Bob Matthews
Alison McAlpine
Paul McCarthy
Michael McClure
Phillip McCrum
Lindsay McDonald
Lora McElhinney
Robert McFadden
Paddi McGrath
Ian McIntosh
Jean McKay
Tim McLaughlin
J. McLaughlin
Catherine McLean
Oscar McLennan
Jamie McMurray
Chris McNamara
Robert McNealy
Mearingstone
Fernando Medrano
Chandra Melting Tallow
Moreen Meriden
Reece Metcalfe
Michel Petrucciani Trio
Midnight Trio
Christof Migone
Roy Miki
David Milgaard
Laura Huertas Millán
Jim Miller
Marian Millon
Susi Milne
Jane Milroy
Ken Mimura
Phil Minton
Kazue Mizushima
Mobius Performance Group
Louis Moholo
Carel Moiseiwitsch
Monster Central
Lexie Montgomery
Michael Moore
MORE
Ikue Mori
Lowell Morris
Ken Morrison
Scott Morrison
Deborah Moss
Annie Moss
David Moss
Edward Mowbray
Kathleen Moynahan
Sarah Muff
Bill Mullan
Jim Munroe
Warren Murfitt
Christian Muthspiel
Myra Melford Trio
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Ian Nagoski
Ravi Naimpally
Nazlie Najafi
Lillian Nakano
Maurizio Nannucci
Bill Napier-Hemy
Lisa Naugle
Margaret Naylor
Ron Nelson
Neo Nativists
Linda Nessel
Oleksandor Nestorov
Mark Neufeld
William Neviens
Hayley Newman
News From The Shed
Nhan Duc Nguyen
Miriam Nichols
Tom Nickson
Olaf Nicolai
Maggie Nicols
Jason Nielsen
Bruce Nielson
Andreas Nieman
Boris Nieslony
Richard Nigro
Petre Nikoloski
Lê Quan Ninh
Ann Noel
Robert Normandeau
Judi Norris
NRG Ensemble
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Stephen O'Connell
Kevin O'Connor
Gunargie O'Sullivan
Larry Ochs
Erik Odijk
Jun Oenoki
Wil Offermans
Dan Oki
Natalie Olanick
Babatunde Olatunji
Jurgen Olbrich
Pat Oleszko
Alexandra Oliver
Marlin Oliveros
Ondine
Robin Oppenheimer
Gloria Orangina
Orchid Ensemble
Eric Oriot
Orlan
Kieran Overs
Burcu Ozdemir
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Roberto Pacheco
Bradshaw Pack
Padeluun
Patricia Kathleen Page
DJ Paola
Ivo Papasov
Anand Paranjpe
Yvonne Parent
So-Young Park
Zeena Parkins
Pravin Parlay
Gordon Paslawski
John Pass
Nancy Paterson
Paul Cram Quartet
Paul Plimley Octet
Gordon Payne
Maggi Payne
Regan Paynter
Earle Peach
Jan Peacock
Tina Pearson
Gary Pearson
Shannon Peet
Randy Pelles
Paul Perchal
Jaques Perron
Anita Perry
Damien Petryshyn
Joachim Pfeufer
Paulette Phillips
Barre Phillips
Simon Phillips
David Phyall
Carina Piccioni
Alexander Pills
Edward Poitras
Jim Pomeroy
Melvyn Poore
Miss Cherry Poptart
Helen Potrebenko
Andrew Power
Carla Powers
Precipice Theatre
Alicia Priest
Joko Purwanto
Boofka Putz
Pyroglyphics
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Peter Quartermain
Quatuor Helios
Cathy Quinn
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Ania Rachmat
Ronald Ramage
Anne Ramsden
Robert Randall
Claude Ranger
Lalith Rao
Ian Rashid
Sylvie Raymond-Panet
Mary Ready
Dean Reca
Crissy Red
Ben Reeder
Sally Rees
Hans Reichel
Ernst Reijseger
Paul Renaud
Alain-Martin Richard
Robert Richardson
Sylvia Rickard
Coco Rico
Yannick Rieu
Kirsten Robek
Jocelyn Robert
Robert Leriche Trio
Donald Robinson
Mike Robison
Renee Rodin
Carmen Rodriguez
Abraham Rogatnick
Danielle Roger
Nigel Rolfe
Neil Rolnick
Tony Romano
Greg Rose
Jill Rosenberg
Tamar Rosenberg
Joe Rosenblatt
Lotty Rosenfeld
Nadia Ross
Rick Ross
Alec Roth
Ned Rothenberg
Ane Mette Ruge
Paul Ruskay
Dione Russell
Hal Russell
Hans Rustige
Paul Rutherford
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Richard Sacks
Sam Salmon
Pietro Sammarco
Mike Sanguedolce
Steve Sanguedolce
Trichy Sankaran
Carles Santos
Joe Sarahan
Tomiyo Sasaki
Heinz Sauer
Sharla Sava
George Sawchuk
Corinne Sawchuk
Saxophilia
Mady Schenkel
Johnathan Scherk
Elisabeth Schimana
Thecla Schiphorst
Andrew Schloss
Douglas Schmidt
Patti Schmidt
Vicki Schmooz
Jimmi Schmooz
Su Schnee
Carolee Schneemann
Tom Schoen
Kathleen Schoen
Alma Schofield
Jacob Schokking
Lydia Schouten
Claude Schryer
Polly Schulke
Robyn Schulkowsky
Eric Schultz
Susan Schuppli
Irène Schweizer
Stefano Scodanibbio
Sylvia Scott
Andrew Scott
Gail Scott
Stephen Scott
Screen
Anne Seagrave
Sandra Seekins
Allan Sekula
Shamina Senaratne
Doris Shadbolt
M.C. Shankhini
Lin Shaozhong
Rattan Mohan Sharma
Elliot Sharp
Nancy Shaw
Jeremy Shaw
C.J. Sheppard
Stuart Sherman
Barbara Sherman
Todd Shillington
Kazuko Shiraishi
Yasuhiso Shirao
Russell Shumsky
Shweta Jhaveri Trio
Norm Sibum
Constanza Silva
Simon Fraser University Gamelan
Gerri Sinclair
Cathy Sisler
Six From Seattle
Skeleton Crew
Connie Skerl
Nina Skogster
Holly Small
Bill Smith
Teri Snelgrove
Michael Snow
Gary Snyder
Notary Sojac
Mohamed Somani
Laetitia Sonami
Stacey Spiegel
Aruna Srivastava
Jean Claude St. Hilaire
Stefan St. Laurent
Marc St. Pierre
Tom Stanick
Erin Stanley
Johanna Stark
Elaine Stef
Paul Stein
Barbara Steinman
Stellar Sax Quartet
Russel Stephens
Nathalie Stephens
Jana Sterbak
Steve Lacy Sextet
Sarah Stevenson
Nicholas Stewart
M. Vanci Stirnemann
Andrew Stitt
Kay Stockholder
Carl Stone
Alan Storey
Storm Orchestra
Catriona Strang
String Trio of New York
Taylor Stutchbury
Blacius Subono
Morton Subotnick
Vivan Sundaram
Andi Sutton
Al Suwardi
Marlene Swidzinski
Michelle Sylliboy
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Yuji Takahashi
Yoko Takashima
Yoshimichi Takei
Talking Pictures
Warren Tallman
Ellen Tallman
Talonbooks
Lay Tuan Tan
Themba Tana
Martin Tanaka
Rena Tangens
Pierre Tanguay
Horace Tapscott
Scott Tate
Kent Tate
Brian Tate
Christine Taylor
Barry Taylor
Nell Tenhaaf
The Carma Bums
The MacBooty Brothers
The Recyclers
The Schismatics
The Vulgares
Thee Holle See
France Théoret
Sharon Thesen
Alain Thibault
Andrea Thompson
Lorraine Thompson
Don Thompson
Arlie Thompson
Joshua Thorpe
Joël Tibbits
Alvin Tolentino
David Tomas
Lola Tostevin
Janice Toulouse
Petro Tovstukha
Amalia Townsend
Trio Cerberus
Trio Stanza
Randy Trottier
Peter Trower
Kim Truchan
Trevor Tureski
Sarah Turner
Roger Turner
Carolyn Tweedle
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Junko Ueda
Richard Underhill
Sheila Urbanoski
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V. Vecker Ensemble
V.I.E.W. Ensemble
Vaerkstedet Vaerst
Lisa Valencia-Svensson
Aart van Barneveld
Jos Van der Pol
Kate Van Dusen
Van Gogh TV
Aritha van Herk
Fred Van Hove
Paul van Kemenade
Ed Varney
Lyn Vasey
Elliot Vaughan
Maria Vedder
Jacqueline Verkley
Vinny Golia Quartet
Sean Virgo
Lisa Von Strummer
Jack Vorvis
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Phil Wachsmann
Linda Walker
Bob Walker
Noah Walker
Cedar Wallace
Tom Walsh
Kathryn Walter
Djoko Walujo
Rolf Walz
Michèle Waquant
Betsy Warland
Ross Watkins
Petra Rigby Watson
Glenn Watts
Charles Watts
Thomas Waugh
Tom Wayman
Wayne Horvitz Trio
Jill Weaving
Phyllis Webb
Marshall Weber
Andrew Wedman
Jonathan Wells
Chris Welsby
Julius West
Calvin Wharton
What We Live (Four)
Kenny Wheeler
Howie White
Perry White
Nancy White
Gary Whitehead
Wolter Wierbos
Ki Wight
I Wayan Wija
Joan Wilkinson
Emmett Williams
Dermot Wilson
Scott D. Wilson
Andrew Wilson
William Winant
Leon Wolf
Benjamin Wolfe
Lorena Wolffer
Melissa Wolsak
Michael Wonderful
Rita Wong
Francis Wong
Diane Wood
Laurel Woodcock
Rene Worst
Wes Wregget
Helen Wright
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Lu Xiangyou
Gu Xiong
Xochimoki
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Bodo Yamamoto
Yu Jing Yan
Mary Anne Yanulis
Yasmin
Yaz-Kazu
Kathleen Yearwood
James Young
Young Braised
Andrew Younghusband
Gu Yu
Anika Yuzak
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Zeellia
E. Centime Zeleke
Carlos Zingaro
Aya Zolbrod
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Ricardo Estanislao Zulueta
Steven Zur
Marina Zurkow
Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.
We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.