Charles Street Video

CSV x Images festival x KERUB presents

🌌 Cobalt: The Alien Concept of Living 🏙

Thematically, drawing from feelings of cultural ennui within the Canadian artistic sphere, Cobalt: The Alien Concept of Living, zooms in on the fragility of DIY/experimental culture within increasingly unliveable urban spaces.

📍Exhibition Dates📍April 9th - 12th, 2026

📌 Thursday April 9th: 6pm- 8pm

📌 Friday, April 10th*: 6pm- 9pm ~ Interactive Artist Activation & Social
*Free/ No RSVP*

📌 Saturday, April 11: 12pm to 4pm

📌 Sunday, April 12th*: 12pm to 4pm ~ Exhibit Walkthrough & Artist Talk: w  
*Free/ No RSVP*

     

Day 1 - March 7th 📌11am - 11pm 📹 

Be among the first to explore our newly upgraded immersive gallery. CSV’s bigger, brighter, and ready to expand your artistic horizons with a series of ✨FREE✨workshops. 

1. UmaNota x CSV Workshop
 LET’S ANIMATE: FLIP-BOOK with
RSVP at the link in our bio

⏰: 11am - 3pm 
📍 Charles Street Video ✷ 76 Geary Ave

2. The Album: A Digital Collaging Workshop✨🔖 
Recieve a, “no-scary-jargon” intro to the world of projection art and placement. Learn how to bend light to fit shapes, spaces, rhythms and more, while adding your own unique flair by integrating your own photos, videos, and/or sound clips into our massive interwoven digital mural. No experience? No problem. Artist Facilitators: .o &

*BYOUsb with your favorite pics/clips and watch your memories become part of a digital mural!*

⏰: 3pm to 8pm (D1) 
📍: Charles Street Video ✷ 76 Geary Ave

3. Body Electric ❣️🔋
Real-time sound, sculptures and visuals driven by signals from your body. Created and facilitated by Ilze Briede & Mark-David Hosale

⏰: 8pm - 11pm 
📍: Charles Street Video ✷ 76 Geary Ave

In collaboration with , CSV is looking for Exhibition/Workshop proposals that include installation work and/or live activations (ie. Interactive Arts, Projection Mapping, Spacicialized Sound, Performance Art, and more) for an exhibition residency.
 
This year’s theme is: Metabolizing Moving Images and this opportunity includes up to $2,000 in artist support. For more information on how to apply check the link in our bio or scan the QR code (slide 3).

DEADLINE: February 29th, 2026
LOCATION: Charles Street Video, 76 Geary Ave
Images festival dates: April 9th-13th, 2026

CSV’s physical space will reopen on January 26th with equipment available for rent* and staff working remotely until then.

*Equipment rentals are subject to arranged pick up and return times with staff, so for any equipment inquiries email us at [email protected]

John Dickson has been hard at work finishing the first phase of our programming space upgrade ( 📹Slide 2)!

Also, special thanks to our volunteers .o and for their reno prep help ( 📸 Slide 3).

Stay tuned for more details about this exciting project!