Diverse range of UAlberta alumni, staff & faculty sound art projects featured in AGA exhibit at Enterprise Square Galleries Imagine an art gallery. The picture that often comes to your mind’s eye is an image of hushed whispers and library-quiet rooms filled with contemplative people gazing cross-armed at static artwork on the walls. Then what … Read moreSONAR
UAlberta alumni Jonathan Christenson & Bretta Gerecke reunite with Joey Tremblay for revival of Catalyst Theatre’s first international hit I had the opportunity to chat with the team behind Catalyst Theatre’s Elephant Wake. Joey Tremblay is the performer in this one-person play, and co-authored it with Jonathan Christenson in 1996. Bretta Gerecke is the designer and … Read moreQ & A with creators of Elephant Wake
Mandate to foster the exchange of artistic ideas between communities resonates with UAlberta professor Joan Greer How can visual, material and sonic culture forge community identity and bring about social change? Joan Greer, UAlberta professor in the History of Art, Design and Visual Culture and adjunct professor in Religious Studies, aims to unravel the complexities … Read moreFolkwaysAlive! appoints new director – curious arts
UAlberta Abbedam costume designers blend archaic and modern fashion for Punk-rock Greek tragedy Modernizing Greek mythology can be as difficult for the costume designer as it is for the playwright. UAlberta Department of Drama student Hayley Moorhouse and co-designer Kathleen Sera can attest to that. The pair collaborated to create the wardrobe for this year’s … Read moreOrestes 2.0: Distressed and disheveled – curious arts
Professor Ryoji Ikeda reflects on printmaking, travel, and his relationship with the University of Alberta. On Tuesday November 4th attendees of Professor Ryoji Ikeda’s Visual Arts and Design Forum lecture were treated to a candid and humorous insight into the life and work of an artist who, whilst renowned for his work in print, revealed a … Read moreOn the Importance of Place in an Artist’s Identity