On Friday, June 23, 2017, University of Alberta Art & Design professor, Sean Caulfield, was awarded the Eldon & Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize of $10,000 for his work, The Flood The Flood (2016) by Sean Caulfield The Flood was shown at the Art Gallery of Alberta and dc3 Art Projects last year. As he … Read moreSean Caulfield Wins 2017 Eldon & Anne Foote Prize – curious arts
Mental illness is something that affects just about everyone, either directly or indirectly. However, we often refrain from discussing it. The stigma and taboo of subjects surrounding mental health is something Elizabeth Turnbull, a faculty member at the U of A, wishes to change through the power of music! Elizabeth Turnbull is the president of … Read moreMysterious Barricades – curious arts
Dr. Mary Ingraham is a professor of musicology here at the U of A and director of the Sound Studies Initiative. Although Dr. Ingraham is part of several Sound Studies research endeavors, her main project is Resounding Culture with Dr. David Gramit, which aims to create a digitized library of sound recordings. You can find … Read moreSound Studies with Dr. Mary Ingraham – curious arts
With The Lady from the Sea now closed, the 2016-17 Studio Theatre season has come to an end. Here now is a look back in photos at these compelling productions… God’s Ear by Jenny SchwartzOctober 13-22, 2016 Director – Suzie MartinSet Designer – Ksenia Broda-MilianCostume Designer – Narda McCarrollLighting Designer – Lee LivingstoneSound Designer – Michael Caron … Read moreA Look Back at the 2016-17 Studio Theatre Season – curious arts
Three U of A music students have been awarded scholarships to study abroad at the Franz-Schubert-Institut (FSI) in Baden bei Wien, Austria. Undergraduate Hilda Lam and graduate students Oliver Munar and Minghao Liu were awarded the three 2017 FSI scholarships to spend five weeks in Austria participating in the course Poetry and Performance of the German Lied: Master Course … Read moreMusic Students Receive Scholarships to Study Abroad in Austria – curious arts