UAlberta Arts alumna and acclaimed artist Barbara Paterson shares her advice on taking on commissioned work Barbara Paterson, ’57 BA (SpecCert), ’88 BFA is an acclaimed Canadian artist, primarily known for her bronze, figurative works. In the course of her career, Barbara has sculpted numerous public commissions, including some of the most celebrated Canadian monuments—like … Read moreCommissioned Art: Risk vs. Reward – curious arts
UAlberta Design graduate’s research connects mindfulness with creative process Justin Pritchard is one of the five graduate designers with their thesis work featured in the show Make Good: Design for a Better Now in the FAB Gallery until September 19, 2015. Justin’s research looks into mindfulness meditation as a tool to further artistic practice. His … Read moreMake Good: Justin Pritchard on Mindfulness – curious arts
At the core of Nicolás Arnáez’s sound installation series, Composiciones Colectivas, is a driving impulse to create interactivity with music and sound. Nicolás Arnáez The sound artist, technician and graduate student studying composition at the U of A, has created five installations in the series to date. All the pieces demand the interaction of people … Read moreNicolás Arnáez: Kitchen bells – curious arts
Even as we kick off festival season, that other season is never far from our minds. Winter is coming, and UAlberta English students have created a promo video for Jason Lee Norman’s 40 Below Volume 2: Alberta’s Winter Anthology. One thing all Albertans share is an intimate knowledge of winter. While some may gripe, others … Read moreBook Trailer: 40 Below Volume 2 – curious arts
MFA director emerging as community connector The greatest lesson Amanda Bergen (‘06 BA) learned in the theatre as a UAlberta undergrad was that you can’t really do anything by yourself. Organization, communication, team work — these are the skills Bergen honed the most, to the point that upon graduation, whenever someone confronted her with the … Read moreIn the Studio with Amanda Bergen – curious arts