We are thrilled to announce that Ambera Wellmann (MFA at the University of Guelph) is this year’s recipient of the fourteenth Joseph Plaskett Aw
ard! The 2016 jury was impressed with Ms. Wellmann’s work, the ideas expressed in her statement, and the letter of support from esteemed critic and art historian Robert Enright, one of her professors at the University of Guelph.
Our bags are packed and we are ready to go – almost!
The Venice Field School class, led by their fearless leader Sally Hickson, will be heading off to Venice for 2 weeks to check out the many galleries, museums and the architecture.
Have a fun and safe trip!
Toronto artist and former University of Guelph Professor Suzy Lake has won the sixth annual Scotiabank Photography Award.
The award includes a $50,000 cash prize, a solo exhibition at the Ryerson Image Centre during the 2017 Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, and a book of the winner’s work to be published and distributed worldwide by Steidl.
The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts were created in 1999 by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada. Over the past 16 years, the awards have celebrated Canada’s vibrant arts community and recognized remarkable careers in the visual and media arts.
SOFAM and the MA.AHVC program congratulate Paul Langis and Kimberly McDiarmid for placing 1st and 3rd in the College of Arts 3 Minute Thesis Competition 3MT®. Paul will now go on to compete in the University of Guelph finals on March 23, 2016
In response to her newly-published book, Teaching Stravinsky: Nadia Boulanger and the Consecration of A Modernist Icon (Oxford University Press, 2015), Kimberly Francis sat down with award-winning composer David Conte to discuss his own experiences studying with the formidable French music teacher, Nadia Boulanger. Check out their discussion, featured recently on the Oxford University Press blog.
