Artists and historians talk about confluence and influence with fluency A collaborative show between UAlberta Art & Design visual art and art history students. Presented by VASA, The Undergraduate Research Initiative and Rutherford LibraryFluence is showing until January 3, 2014 in the atrium of Rutherford Library South at the University of Alberta. I had a … Read moreFluence: Art making as a conversation – curious arts
How to Thrive and Survive as a Contemporary Canadian Artist The University of Alberta Museums recently hosted a lecture with the contemporary Canadian artist Charles Pachter. Advertisements for the talk described Pachter as “Canada’s answer to Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Hockney.” This made me wonder: why does Canada need an answer to iconic American and European … Read moreCharles Pachter: National Symbols and Celebrities – curious arts
Renee Perrott and Emilie St. Hilaire’s shorts hit Toronto’s subway film festival From a fortnight in September the attention – and imaginations – of commuting Torontonians was captured by the screening of the Toronto Urban Film Festival. The 2013 rendition of the festival affectionately known as TUFF included two one-minute films by U of A … Read moreDrawing and Intermedia students represent U of A at TUFF – curious arts
How Fine Arts Alumni Can Become Arts Champions Click on the image to download a pdf of the full infographic. In the face of budget cuts and what will no doubt be challenging months ahead for all of the University of Alberta at large, our students and alumni from the U of A fine arts … Read more10 ways to do great things for UAlberta Fine Arts – curious arts
The Importance of Cultural Reflections in Printmaking. We live in a period when the forces of globalization are profoundly impacting economic, social, political, and cultural development throughout the world. This phenomenon is complex and multifaceted with both positive and negative implications; however, it has become clear that globalization can flatten cultural diversity, reducing subtle and … Read morePrintmaking in the Global Context – curious arts