Join us for the Canadian premiere of Knust: The Pioneers of Riso Print, in partnership with Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC)!
Date: Monday, October 2, 2023
Location: Arts Court (2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa)
The film screening takes place in the DARC Microcinema. Doors open at 7pm, film starts at 7:30 PM.
Possible Worlds will be open 1 hour before and 1 hour after the screening to view our in-house Risograph stencil printing machine and Risograph-printed works by Knust and other artists.
Tickets: PWYC (suggested $15). Spaces are limited.
In this documentary by filmmaker Ivana Smudja, learn about Knust, a post-fluxus art collective founded in the 1980s in the Netherlands during the large-scale squatter revolt in Nijmegen.
Knust has come to be considered the pioneers of Risograph and stencil printing, also establishing a multidisciplinary art, music and publishing space Extrapool.
In this film we also follow the English illustrator, Charlotte Ager, during her residency at Extrapool, the headquarters of Knust. Alongside with her, we witness the making of a Riso printed art book and the incredible charm of this crafty technique.
Knust is an artist collective and independent publisher based in the city of Nijmegen, in the Netherlands. It was started in 1984 by Jan Dirk de Wilde and, today, Joyce Guley and Astrid Florentinus also form the group. During its first years, Knust came to be a reference in stencil printing, using mimeographs. The artist collective purchased its first digital duplicator a few years later and, with the experience acquired over time, they host artists from several parts of the world in their space, Extrapool's building, which is now a multidisciplinary space. The environment consists of a graphic studio and a publishing house, a sound studio, an event room, and rooms for artistic residencies.
COVID Protocols
The use of a medical mask is strongly encouraged. Arts Court is a mask-friendly environment, and we ask everyone to respect each other’s decisions, comfort levels, and health needs.
Accessibility of Venue
Possible Worlds and DARC are located on the main floor (one story above ground) of the Arts Court building. Wheelchair accessible entrances are located at at 67 Nicholas Street via SAW and 10 Daly Avenue via the Ottawa Art Gallery. The nearest elevator is located 30 metres from the 67 Nicholas Street entrance. From the elevator, the DARC Microcinema is located 5 metres to your right. All doors have accessibility buttons to press for automatic entry.
In partnership with Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC)
