What compels someone to study art history? It could be a passion for the life and work of a certain artist, like Frida Kahlo, or a fascination with a specific period of visual history, like the Renaissance. But for Josie Greenhill, graduating this month with a BA Honours in Art History and Visual Studies (AHVS), her inspiration came from a movie about Jack and Rose.
Ever wanted to have an intimate, interactive moment with a baby orca? A new student-created sculpture allows viewers to have just that, while also learning something about the threats currently facing our local killer whale population.
Two sets of events in March promise emboldened dialogue, action, reflection and creativity building on decades of inspirational work by early pioneers, educators, advocates, academics, artists and allies to maintain a safer and more just world for trans, non-binary and Two-Spirit people.
The Department of Art History and Visual Studies is broadening its first-year opportunities with both a new classroom and a new class concept. AHVS 101鈥攁 seminar focusing on art, images and experience鈥攍aunched last month and anchored in the department鈥檚 new art collections classroom.
Kelly Richardson, a new UVic visual arts professor, is bringing the old-growth forests near Port Renfrew sharply into focus with a new project. The Ontario-born artist, who'd lived in the UK since 2003, cites proximity to the ancient stands as one of the reasons she accepted the position at UVic.
UVic is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its revered literary journal, The Malahat Review, including with a limited-edition monograph by UVic Libraries to be launched Jan. 25 and a new exhibition opening the same day. Outgoing editor John Barton says being published in The Malahat "is a rite of passage for many writers."
The first edition of The Malahat Review came off the presses the same year as Expo 鈥�67 was in Montreal and the first moon landing was still two years away. In its 50-year run, this revered literary journal has served as a springboard for some of the most recognizable names in Canadian publishing.
One of Canada鈥檚 leading literary journals is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Established in 1967, The Malahat Review has featured emerging and established writers, discovered promising new talent and presented perceptive critical comment on other works.
Brandon Poole spent his twenties as a carpenter and electrician, hitchhiking across Canada, living on a sailboat. And the classes he did take鈥攑hilosophy, photo journalism鈥攄idn't lead to any specific path. It wasn't until he decided to shoot a series of photos in downtown Vancouver's back alleys that he had his academic epiphany.
Contemporary artist and newly retired visual arts professor Sandra Meigs has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC)鈥� Canada's highest academic honour.
Intermedia artist and UVic visual arts chair Paul Walde dove into the waters of Algonquin Park's Canoe Lake on July 8 and, after months of preparation, completed the first stage of The Tom Thomson Centennial Swim.
This fall, seven exquisite stained glass windows designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright and owned by UVic since 1968, will be returned in excellent condition to their original setting in Buffalo, NY on this 150th anniversary year of Wright's birth.
On July 12, UVic announced the return of its Frank Lloyd Wright art glass to Martin House, a public landmark and architectural masterpiece designed by Wright in the early 20th century in Buffalo, New York. Before it goes home, it will be displayed in a Legacy Downtown exhibition till mid September.
鈥婳n July 8, the 100th anniversary of Tom Thomson鈥檚 death, Paul Walde will swim across Canoe Lake, accompanied by a synchronized swim squad, canoe flotilla and brass band. Walde, chair of UVic's visual arts department, intends to reframe the early 20th-century artist鈥檚 legacy and images of Canada in a future installation.
It sounds like a riddle: what has six legs, was built for camping and can walk on its own? The answer, however, is no joke鈥攊t's actually the incredibly complex final project of visual arts BFA graduate Xiao Xue.
Internationally recognized composer and UVic music professor D谩niel P茅ter Bir贸 can now add one of North America's most prestigious awards to his list of honours鈥攖he Guggenheim Fellowship. He'll be using the one-year award worth $50,000 US to reflect on one of the most important issues of today: global migration.
