The Purple Stapler presents
the 2nd Annual
Back Alley Artists Night!
A CELEBRATION OF EMERGING ARTISTS
The Back Alley Artists Night is an annual, one night showcase brought to you by The Purple Stapler. It features the work of emerging filmmakers, visual artists and musicians from the Lower Mainland and provides an opportunity for cross discipline networking while celebrating amazing artists.
Date: May 23rd, 2015
Location: CBC Studio 700 @ 700 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2R5
Doors will open at 7:00PM, giving you the opportunity to mingle and find your seats before the start of the short film showcase at 7:30pm. After the close of the last film, you will be invited to vote for The Back Alley Audience Choice Award!
Throughout the evening, there will be drinks, snacks, live music and Visual Art by Vancouver artists on display.
Why are we hosting this event?
To showcase the emerging artists of Vancouver.
To provide an opportunity for networking.
To celebrate the coming of summer and all of the hard work that emerging artists have done in this past year.
Don't want to buy tickets in advance? Join our guest list here and pay at the door!
Participating Artists
From March until April 18th, Visual Artists and Filmmakers sent in work for consideration. Now, finally, we can share who they are! We will also be releasing the names of the fantastic musicians that will be performing as we get closer to May 23rd!
Visual Artists
Ben Cooper
Its A Frame of Mind
David Akselrod
The Gathering / First to Dance / Critical Mass
Gamelle Fitzgibbon
Contemporary Eros 1, 2 & 3
Harold Coego
Raising Through Glass
Josh Harnack
Animal Party / Canis Lupus
Hugh Blackman
WTF / Blue Thing
Martin Aston
Figure 3 / Figure 7
Rami Katz
Looking, Montreal / Peering, East Van Staring, Jerusalem / Watching, Torongo
Tamara Lauzon
Analogy / Tenacity
Bob Craig
Landfill 2 / Lets Do Lunch
Kate Salvi
Vincent Van Gogh Mural Providence, RI / Old Wickenden Overpass III / National Industrial Building Providence, RI
Short Films
Lament - 4 minutes
Written / Directed by Nisha Platzer
Le Dormeur du Val - 3 minutes
Directed by Laura Carnet
You Know You Could Just - 10 minutes
Directed by Kyle Vollstaedt
Written by Kyle Vollstaedt & Brett Derouin
Bailando con Mosquitos - 8 minutes
Directed by Rocio Lira, Katrin Kalketenidis & George Somerwill
Dynamic and Static - 5 minutes
Written / Directed by Kosuke Kawana
It Came from Harry's Brain - 3 minutes
Directed by Will Burke
Written by Harry Knowles
Harley's Boys - 6 minutes
Written / Directed by Lebon Siu
Pendulum - 13 minutes
Directed by Juvel Jeo Jose
Written by Connor Rielly
Not Sold - 5 minutes
Written / Directed by Jayme Cowley
musicians
Sponsored by:
Storm Brewing, BonChaz Bakery, Costco and ProVision Video Sales & Rentals Inc.
