Creative Arts & Humanities Day 2019 | College of Arts

Creative Arts & Humanities Day 2019

Event title: CRASH’D Subheading: Creative ArTs and Humanities Day Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Event description: Have a passion for language? Do you love reading, painting, sculpting? Dream of performing? Want to express your point of view? Use logic to win every argument? Discover a new take on ancient facts? Join us at the University of Guelph for a crash course on everything Art & Humanities! This one-day event welcomes you to attend two interactive sessions, explore our fine campus, and get a glimpse of the University experience as you spend the day with current students and faculty. The event is ideal for students between the grades of 9-12 as individuals, as classes, or those in the Arts & Culture SHSM.

Have a passion for language?
Do you love reading, painting, sculpting?
Dream of performing?
Want to express your point of view?
Use logic to win every argument?
Discover a new take on ancient facts?
 

Join us at the University of Guelph for a crash course on everything Art & Humanities!

This one-day event welcomes you to attend two interactive sessions, explore our fine campus, and get a glimpse of the University experience as you spend the day with current students and faculty. The event is ideal for students between the grades of 9-12 as individuals, as classes, or those in the Arts & Culture SHSM.

Registration

Online Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/creative-arts-and-humanities-day-tickets-77310536897
Cost: $15/student (includes lunch)
Date: November 27, 2019
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm

Questions/Contact:

Travis Westlake
Travis.westlake@uoguelph.ca
1.519.824.4120 X:58749
 

Schedule

9:00 – 9:30    Registration

9:30 – 10:00    Welcome

  • Overview of the University of Guelph and outline of the day's schedule.

10:05 – 11:15  Session – Round 1

  • Session 1A – The Artists Lab
    Explore our Interdisciplinary Design Lab - a space that combines art, engineering and science. Discover how we work with 3-D printers, water jet cutters, virtual reality sculpting, and advanced manufacturing methods to support artistic projects. 
  • Session 1B - Dead Cultures
    This presentation will examine ways in which the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome can be found in our daily lives. Professor Dr. John Walsh of Classical Studies will take you through a virtual 'tour' of the University of Guelph, examining the legacy of these supposedly long-dead cultures as they exist around us today. From the obvious things we may take for granted, our talk will consider the living legacy of the worlds of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great in 21st Century Guelph.
  • Session 1C - Architecture and Power in Colonial Spanish America
    Investigate the role of cities and urban spaces in the conquest and colonization of the Americas. You will read and consider a primary document, the 1573 Spanish Government's Law for the Laying out of Cities. Working in small groups, following the regulations, you will sketch out the ideal city plan. Analyze the values and power relationships they create in the New World urban spaces. Apply these insights to "read" the urban spaces we know today.

11:15 – 12:30    Lunch & Arts Hunt

  • Lunch: Taste great food from the #1 University Food Service in Canada 10 years in a row (MacLean’s Magazine, 2019)!  Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, and Vegan options will be available from our on-campus eateries.
  • Arts Hunt: Compete and discover hidden gems across this big green campus. All students will see behind-the-scenes action and navigate their way across our most popular locations. Those who complete the hunt can win some sweet College of Arts prizes.

12:35 – 1:45    Session – Round 2

  • Session 2A - Philosophical Zombies
    What is consciousness? How is it related to the physical world? We'll use philosophical zombies as a model to see what we can say about these perplexing and important questions. Presented by Dr. Andrew Bailey, Philosophy.
  • Session 2B - Fressshh Beats
    Explore the history of DJing and its evolution as an art form with SOFAM's turntable instructor Niel Scobie and hip-hop scholar Alyssa Woods. Students will be introduced to turntable techniques and have the opportunity to experiment with spinning, scratching, and cueing.
  • Session 2C - What bugs you in the world? What would you like to fix, change or solve?
    Greta Thunberg was bugged by the lack of action on climate change and as a high school student launched her first career by engaging her voice and taking action.  You can do anything with an Arts degree.  Channel your Greta and explore career possibilities through the lens of problems, challenges, and opportunities that exist in the world. Presenter: Nicola Edwards, Career Advisor & Educator.
  • Session 2D - Cli-fi and the Environment
    Explore Cli-fi, aka Climate Fiction through Margaret Atwood’s ‘Time Capsule Found on a Dead Planet.’  Discuss the climate crisis, including; What does the current crisis tell us about developments in human cultures? How do we understand the science of climate? Using sources like a graphic non-fiction novel and speculative fiction we’ll explore why we need to feel connected to the earth. We’ll talk about the emotional impact on coming of age at the end of nature and compare lifestyle changes versus collective mobilization and social movements. Presenter: Professor Martha Nandorfy, School of English and Theatre Studies.

2:00 End of Day