Robotics artist plots course for the future  

Robotics artist plots course for the future  

When it comes to transformational educational experiences, it’s hard to top that of Sie Douglas-Fish. Prior to arriving at UVic, they had never even left their 2,000-person hometown before — but now, as they graduate with a BFA in Visual Arts, they’re not only already...

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Orion Series presents Jude Brereton

Orion Series presents Jude Brereton

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Singing in space(s): Past, present and future" Featuring Jude Brereton, Professor of Audio...

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2024 Student Impact Award winners

2024 Student Impact Award winners

Since 2021, the Fine Arts Student Community Impact Awards have recognized individual achievements or outstanding efforts made by full-time Fine Arts undergraduate students beyond their traditional studies. Open to submissions from across the faculty, these juried...

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Indigenous Writers & Storyteller Series

Indigenous Writers & Storyteller Series

When this year's installment of the sxʷiʔe ̕m “To Tell A Story” Indigenous Writers & Storytellers Series returns to UVic on November 1, it will be the latest gift to the community by the Department of Writing and professor Gregory Scofield.“My goal is to honor the...

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Kathryn Mockler wins Victoria Book Prize

Kathryn Mockler wins Victoria Book Prize

The Writing department's 2024 Victoria Book Prize finalists (from left): Tim Lilburn, Ali Blyth, Kathryn Mockler, Arleen Paré This year, October should be renamed the “Month of Mockler”, given how much Department of Writing professor Kathryn Mockler has been popping...

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Southam Lecture:John Vaillant

Southam Lecture:John Vaillant

Humans, aided by the fossil fuel industry (AKA the “fire industry”), have altered the chemistry of our planet and its atmosphere in life-changing ways. As a result, we are now crossing a threshold into a new climate regime marked by previously unimagined extremes and...

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Orion Series presents Virtuosic Technologies

Orion Series presents Virtuosic Technologies

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Virtuosic Technologies: Indigenous and European musical storytelling in the 17th century"...

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Orion Series presents Carleigh Baker

Orion Series presents Carleigh Baker

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: Carleigh Baker  Writer "Writing Fiction in our Complicated Contemporary World" 2:30-3:50pm,...

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Orion Series presents Zehra Naqvi

Orion Series presents Zehra Naqvi

The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Zehra Naqvi Writer, poet  "Shaping Water: Finding a Form for your Writing" 11am-noon, Wed, Oct 16...

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Orion Series presents Atom Egoyan

Orion Series presents Atom Egoyan

The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Atom Egoyan Writer, Director, Producer In Conversation with Atom Egoyan (Q & A) Moderator:...

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Visiting Artist: Jessica Stockholder

Visiting Artist: Jessica Stockholder

Our ongoing Visiting Artist series continues with Chicago-based artist & UVic alumna Jessica Stockholder, who will present a free illustrated public talk at 7:30pm Wed, Oct 2, in room A162 of UVic's Visual Arts building. Born in Seattle, Jessica Stockholder has...

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UVic retires 215+ memorial banners, raises Survivor Flag

UVic retires 215+ memorial banners, raises Survivor Flag

On May 27, 2021, Canada watched in horror as news spread about the confirmation of more than 215 unmarked graves on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, located on the lands of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. This discovery was a painful...

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Welcoming Lauren McCall to Music

Welcoming Lauren McCall to Music

The School of Music is thrilled to welcome Dr. Lauren McCall as assistant research professor in composition and music technology. Dr. McCall will join our school on Jan. 1, 2025. A composer and music educator from Atlanta, Georgia, McCall received her PhD in Music...

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Writing Faculty Reading Night returns

Writing Faculty Reading Night returns

There's only one chance this year to hear UVic's top authors reading on the same night: don't miss the Department of Writing's annual Faculty Reading Night, running 7pm Wed Sept 25 in room A102 of UVic's Turpin building.   In addition to the first on-campus...

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Estate gift highlights All-Steinway anniversary

Estate gift highlights All-Steinway anniversary

Minsoo Sohn giving a masterclass at the School of Music (Beth Bingham photo) Fifteen years ago, the School of Music was named Canada’s first All-Steinway School and, while there are now over 200 All-Steinway schools globally, UVic is still the only one in Canada — a...

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World premiere of climate disaster play at Phoenix Theatre

World premiere of climate disaster play at Phoenix Theatre

People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre and the Climate Disaster Project are bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first...

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“solastalgia” exhibit closing panel talk

“solastalgia” exhibit closing panel talk

Don't miss the closing night panel talk for solastalgia [soon to be what once was] — the new exhibit by current School of Music Master's student in music technology & Ocean Networks Canada artist-in-residence Megan Harton. This event will feature fascinating...

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Carey Newman named Royal Society Fellow

Carey Newman named Royal Society Fellow

Congratulations go out to artist and scholar Hayalthkin’geme Carey Newman on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. UVic's Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices and a professor in both Visual Arts and Art History & Visual Studies, Carey Newman...

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SALT celebrates 10th festival

SALT celebrates 10th festival

SALT co-founder & School of Music professor Ajtony CsabaThe tenth SALT New Music Festival, founded in 2011 and organized by the Tsilumos Ensemble in collaboration with UVic's School of Music, returns to Victoria for the first time live since 2019 with a compelling...

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Wayde Compton joins Writing

Wayde Compton joins Writing

Photo: Roger HurThe Department of Writing is proud to announce their latest hire: author and associate professor Wayde Compton. Born and raised in Vancouver, Compton studied English at Simon Fraser University where he worked with the likes of authors George Bowering...

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Mique’l Dangeli joins AHVS

Mique’l Dangeli joins AHVS

Born and raised in Metlakatla, Alaska / Annette Islands Indian Reserve, Sm Łoodm 'Nüüsm — Dr. Mique'l Dangeli — is of the Ts'msyen Nation. She is a dancer, choreographer, Sm'algya̱x language learner/teacher, curator and is now an assistant professor of Indigenous Arts...

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Co-op brings learning to life

Co-op brings learning to life

When it comes to mixing the theoretical with the practical, Fine Arts students have been participating in UVic’s vibrant Co-op program since 1986. In the past five years alone, we’ve had more than 300 students earn both academic credit and a monthly wage while getting...

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Theatre grad Medina Hahn is choosing her own path

Theatre grad Medina Hahn is choosing her own path

Medina Hahn with Daniel Arnold in Inheritance (David Cooper photo)Any professional actor will tell you that success in the industry demands a combination of talent, determination and plain old hard work. But Vancouver-based actor, singer and writer Medina Hahn (BFA...

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World premiere climate play coming in September

World premiere climate play coming in September

A Neworld Theatre production presented by the Climate Disaster Project in association with the University of Victoria’s Department of Theatre, Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Stories is about ordinary people surviving these extraordinary times. Adapted from the...

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Externally funded research (select)

Externally funded research (select)

Heather Igloliorte (centre) speaking as part of the Distinguished Women Scholars event at Legacy Gallery's 2024 exhibit, Latent (Beth Bingham photo)Each year, Fine Arts faculty members receive external funding for their ongoing creative and scholarly projects. This is...

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“This funding is an absolute lifesaver“

“This funding is an absolute lifesaver“

100 Years of Broadway (Jaeden Walton photo)Carson SchmidtRoad vs Wade (Megan Farrell photo)While Theatre student Carson Schmidt never knew the late Fine Arts donor Jack Henshaw, his success as an undergraduate is exactly what Jack had in mind with his JTS Scholarship,...

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Students & seniors work towards wellness

Students & seniors work towards wellness

Over the past several decades, Applied Theatre artists have been developing activities that help communities access joy and connection with others. This spring, a group of third-year Applied Theatre students learned how to facilitate interactive, creative workshops...

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Student award honours northern roots

Student award honours northern roots

Sarah de LeeuwWriting with a sense of place is a core teaching in our Department of Writing: our connection with the land can not only inspire us but also be a source of creativity in our life and works. The connection between health and the arts is also essential,...

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How to Build a Fire: A Performance by Kerri Flannigan

How to Build a Fire: A Performance by Kerri Flannigan

In the unique live performance is a performance accompanied by projections, sound, and live-narration. How To Build a Fire, Visual Arts MFA alum Kerri Flannigan explores connections to nature, changing climates and wildfire through the relationship with their father,...

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Snapshot of a year

Snapshot of a year

We're excited to share with you the latest edition of the Faculty of Fine Arts Annual Review. While it's always difficult to encapsulate an entire year's worth of activity into a single 36-page magazine, we do enjoy the creative challenge of sharing our top stories...

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Laura Ramoso is that one girl who became an internet sensation

Laura Ramoso is that one girl who became an internet sensation

Laura Ramoso live on stage (Angelo Manalac photo) Like many artists, Theatre alumna and comedy sensation Laura Ramoso (BFA ’16), struggled to find a way to practise her craft when the pandemic turned out the stage lights in 2020. Her fledgling career in live comedy...

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