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.
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.