Nina Czegledy, co-creator of the Leonardo Network, is an artist and adjunct professor at the Ontario College for Art and Design. Jane Tingley is co-creator of the SLOLab, 91亚色. Together Czegledy and Tingley co-curated the Agents for Change: Facing the Anthropocene exhibition. Liz Miller is an artist at Concordia University. The online panel discussing […]
Five 91亚色 professors have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). They are: Philip Girard, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School; Jennifer Hyndman, associate vice-president research and a professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Michele Johnson, associate dean of students and […]
The Art Gallery of 91亚色 (AGYU) will reopen its doors this next month with the first-ever retrospective exhibition of Toronto鈥檚 performance art matriarch Jess Dobkin, curated by former AGYU director/curator Emelie Chhangur (now at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ont.). The exhibition, titled聽Wetrospective, will run from聽Sept. 2 to 26, with an opening […]
Researchers at 91亚色 will receive more than $1.5 million in funding from the Government of Canada as part of a $77-million investment to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities across the country. Announced on Aug. 11 by Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, the contribution comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) […]
A year-end musical theatre production can be as important to the heart and soul of a high school as its season-opening football game or senior prom. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and began robbing students of some of their most formative experiences, drama educators scrambled to keep the curtains from closing. Karen […]
Joey Vander Kooi聽has worked as the facilities co-ordinator in 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design since completing his undergraduate degree at McMaster University four years ago. But his workday is far from over when he clocks out of his nine-to-five. When he鈥檚 not spending his evening hours taking courses in 91亚色鈥檚 […]
A museum in the northern Philippines has received a treasure trove of local artifacts, all thanks to a connection made during the Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization Virtual Conference organized by 91亚色 and partners in January 2021. Patrick Alcedo, associate professor of dance in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), was one of […]
Creative Shifts proved that creativity is alive and well at 91亚色's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), despite the challenges of the pandemic. The November 2020 event brought together graduate students from across AMPD to share stories of transforming their research and creation projects in response to the COVID-19 restrictions. 鈥淲e […]
Professor Freya Bj枚rg Olafson鈥檚 body of work has been recognized as cutting edge on an international stage. This month, the intermedia artist in the Department of Dance premieres a new performance work in Winnipeg that promises to deliver a heady and immersive experience for all. The best contemporary art can鈥檛 be pigeonholed into one genre […]
Professor Nancy Nicol donates her collection of original footage from her documentaries to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. This 鈥渕oving history charged with optimism鈥 will be preserved for generations to come.