Long Winter 12.1: Cozy Chats Edition

Event Details

Event type: All Ages / Licensed

Long Winter’s twelfth turn around the sun is no business as usual. Ontario reduced its total contributions to grant funding from $50M in 2022 back down to $19.5M this year, so when organizers reconvened to plan out its next season, they had some soul searching to do; organizations across the province grapple with reduced core funding and glaring precarity.

Placing those conditions in its crosshairs, for the launch of the series’ twelfth season, Long Winter returns to the Annex’s Tranzac Club on January 12, where, in addition to music and art installations, audiences can expect a series of adventurous discussions and interactions touching on topics of cultural production, community, and sustainability, with an eye toward new models and possible futures.

Co-presented in partnership with local event programmers the Music Gallery and Venus Fest as well as New Feeling, a cooperative of music journalists and community members operating across the occupied Indigenous lands that constitute Canada, Long Winter aims for the event to approach the subject of social spending under neoliberal capitalism from multiple angles.

Textile environs crafted and live-generated wall projections provided by Shihab Mian will match the psychedelic vibe, helping to build the slumber party anti-conference of Long Winter’s dreams.

VENUE ACCESSIBILITY:

The Tranzac is an accessible space. Washrooms are gender neutral with two accessible stalls. Long Winter is a fragrance-free event (please don't wear perfumes or scented products).

MASKS REQUIRED:

In the spirit of community care, and to help protect our team, artists, and audiences, masks are required at Long Winter except when actively performing, eating, or drinking. Wearing a cloth mask or forgot/lost your mask? Not a problem. Grab a KN95 from the door. We encourage N95 masking. We also have a supply of rapid tests available at the door! If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please stay home. Audience members who begin experiencing symptoms during the festival should leave and isolate immediately. LW collective members will remind attendees of our COVID-19 protocols throughout the event. Thank you for your understanding and compassion!