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Learn how to record, edit, and compose an audio documentary of your own creation that expresses what it's like to live during COVID-19.
Work individually or with a partner to create an audio story between 5 and 15 minutes.
How has the pandemic affected your life? How has your school, work, friendships, or activities changed? How are you staying connected with others during this time? These are some examples of questions that might guide your production.
A variety of podcasting techniques will be considered. Will your podcast include interviews? Journalistic investigation? Poetry? Environmental recordings? You'll be encouraged to experiment.
This mentorship is supported by VIVO Media Arts Centre, and the final audio documentaries will be shared with the public through VIVO's website.
Sat, Oct 10, 1pm-4pm
Sat, Oct 17, 1pm-4pm
Sat, Oct 24, 1pm-4pm
Sat, Nov 7, 1pm-4pm
Application form: https://forms.gle/WJzGzJ1ixjgSvCoV6
VIVO encourages applications from self-identified members of under-served or historically marginalized communities. We thank all who express interest in this position.
Free: tuition is covered by generous support of our sponsors.
Space is limited. No experience necessary.
Want help filling out the application? We're happy to help! Email education@vivomediaarts.com
Know a friend who might be interested in this project? Tell them to apply too!
Application closes Sept 25, 2020.
Selected participants notified by Sept 26.
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RADIO BROADCAST
on CJSF 90.1 FM
Friday November 20–January 1, 8-10pm PT
VIVO’s Podcasting Mentorship program for teens has come to a close, and the finished episodes are airing on local radio station CJSF! The youth podcasters explored a range of topics and formats. One group discusses how major historical events are still shaping youths’ lives today, another group jams with local musicians to create new tracks, and someone has even imagined a melodrama of conflict and romance between the notes on a musical scale.
Episodes air weekly from 8pm - 10pm on Fridays starting on November 20th. Tune into CJSF at 90.1FM to listen!
VIVO is located in the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in a warehouse space at 2625 Kaslo Street south of East Broadway at the end of E 10th. Transit line 9 stops at Kaslo Street on Broadway. From the bus stop, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight decline. The closest skytrain station is Renfrew Station, which is three blocks south-east of VIVO and has an elevator. From there, the path is paved, curbless, and on a slight incline. There is parking available at VIVO, including wheelchair access parking. There is a bike rack at the entrance. The front entrance leads indoors to a set of 7 stairs to the lobby.
A wheelchair ramp is located at the west side of the main entrance. The ramp has two runs: the first run is 20 feet long, and the second run is 26 feet. The ramp is 60 inches wide. The slope is 1:12. The ramp itself is concrete and has handrails on both sides. There is an outward swinging door (34 inch width) at the top of the ramp leading to a vestibule. A second outward swinging door (33 inch width) opens into the exhibition space. Buzzers and intercoms are located at both doors to notify staff during regular office hours or events to unlock the doors. Once unlocked, visitors can use automatic operators to open the doors.
There are two all-gender washrooms. One has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The other is a single room with a urinal and is wheelchair accessible: the door is 33 inches wide and inward swinging, without automation. The toilet has 11 inch clearance on the left side and a handrail.
To reach the bathrooms from the studio, exit through the double doors and proceed straight through the lobby and down the hall . Turn left, and the two bathrooms will be on your right side. The closest one has a stall and is not wheelchair accessible. The far bathroom is accessible.
Paige Smith is an experimental filmmaker, media artist, and podcaster based in the territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations, also known as Vancouver, Canada. She received a BFA in Film from Simon Fraser University in 2018.
Paige’s artwork has recently been shown at the Dawson City Film Festival (20), Vines Art Festival (20), Richmond World Festival (19), and Victoria Shorts Film Festival (19). She also produces two arts and culture podcasts, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement’s podcast Below the Radar, and Sad Hill Media’s podcast Film Formally.
Alongside her artistic practices, Paige works as an arts educator. She has previously instructed at VIVO Media Arts Centre, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and The Cinematheque. She has taught classes in cinematography and podcasting techniques.
