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Pharmakon: Brad Necyk’s Master of Fine Arts final presentation, 2013. – curious arts

Pharmakon Pharmacy Image By Brad Necyk

Pharmakon Brad Necyk’s final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Drawing and Intermedia is showing from now until October 26th at FAB Gallery. Pharmakon resonated personally with me right from the beginning. The pharmacy shelving photograph used in the promotional imagery captured me immediately as I worked for a number of years … Read morePharmakon: Brad Necyk’s Master of Fine Arts final presentation, 2013. – curious arts

10 ways to do great things for UAlberta Fine Arts – curious arts

10 Great Things Feature Image

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

Printmaking in the Global Context – curious arts

Mezzotint Print By Wal Chirachisakul

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

From Fringe With Love – curious arts

From Fringe With Love 32nd Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival

From Fringe With Love By: Joanna Manchur, Fine Arts Recruitment Coordinator In my role as the University of Alberta Fine Arts recruiter when I talk to prospective students about the Drama department and all the options students have to study theatre, I find one of my favourite tid-bits of information to share is about the … Read moreFrom Fringe With Love – curious arts

Forgiveness in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – curious arts

Kiss Of Judas, Carracci Lodovico

Director’s Notes by Simon Bloom In the 14th century, Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote  The Divine Comedy, his theological trilogy on the fate of the soul after death. Inferno, the first book of the series, describes in gruesome detail the punishment doled out to the sinners condemned to one of Hell’s nine horrifying circles. In … Read moreForgiveness in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot – curious arts