Past Events

A mixed media art installation by University of Guelph students documenting the history of the Guelph Black Heritage Society and the renovation & transfomation of Heritage Hall. "AFTERSHOCK" featuring youth art will be displayed at Capacity 3 gallery. 

The School of Fine Art and Music invite everyone to attend their annual Juried Art Show Silent Auction.  The benefit auction is open all week at the Boarding House Gallery.  There are over 100 artworks to bid on, including pieces from SOFAM's faculty, undergraduate and graduate students.  The Silent Auction acts as the main fundraiser for the Juried Art Show where all proceeds go back to the students, predominantly through student awards. Advanced bidding is open Monday, February 3 to Friday, February 7 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm daily.

February 4, 2020 - a talk by Barrington Walker, senior advisor of equity, diversity, and inclusion, & professor, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University.

History alum Amy McBride will present her MA research “The Voices Behind Change: Women’s Liberation During the 1970’s at the University of Guelph” on February 4 at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St.

*The due date for COMPLETED applications for the next round of admissions (to begin degree work in Fall 2020) is February 1, 2020.

This Thinking Spaces presentation by James Harley will explore the dynamic relationship between notated musical scores and creative interpretation/improvisation. This event features a talk, performance, and CD Launch for Experimental Music for Ensembles, Drums, and Electronics by James Harley and Philippe Hode-Keyser.

Talk by Prof. Brooke Ackerly, Political Science, Vanderbilt University Brooke Ackerly is a political philosopher whose work focuses on human rights, feminist theory and activism, and global justice. Her most recent book is Just Responsibility: A Human Rights Theory of Global Justice (2018). She is also editor-in-chief of the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Ackerly's talk will explore how human rights tools can be used to envision collective responsibilities for mitigating climate change.