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CBC Manitoba: We have a winner for the Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down…and they’re Manitoban!

April 5, 2024 — 
CBC Manitoba: We have a winner for the Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down...and they're Manitoban!

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Contribute to UM’s new community mural

April 5, 2024 — 
Share your words, ideas, your vision for the future, to contribute to this inspirational community art project.

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The Hamilton Spectator: Brushstrokes Of Resilience: Jackie Traverse’s Artistic Odyssey

March 26, 2024 — 
The Hamilton Spectator: Brushstrokes Of Resilience: Jackie Traverse’s Artistic Odyssey

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The School of Fine Art Student Association Votes to Name the SOA Student Endowment Fund

March 21, 2024 — 
In recognition of Divya Mehra [BFA'05], contemporary visual artist and distinguished alumna, the current board of SOFASA has voted in favour of renaming the Student Endowment Fund the Kamal and Sudha Mehra Student Endowment Fund.

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School of Art Show + Sale opens to public on March 8

February 21, 2024 — 
School of Art students will be hosting a curated art show and sale, open to the public. Discover your new favourite artist and support emerging talent at the School of Art.

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School of Art Gallery presents Women at War

February 15, 2024 — 
The School of Art Gallery is honoured to present Women at War, featuring works by a selection of the leading contemporary women artists working in Ukraine, and provides context for the current war, as represented in art across media.

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UM Black History Month figures (L-R): The first black man to graduate from UM, Hewburn Greenridge [MD/1920]; Lindley Abdulah, 42nd UMSU President in 1960; the first Black woman to attend UM, June Marion James [BSc/63, BSc(Med)/67, MD/67]; and Horace Patterson, 51st UMSU President in 1968-1969.

Black History Month is a time to remember, reflect and celebrate!

January 29, 2024 — 
February is Black History Month in Canada and to mark its significance, we will take a look back at some UM history, and share current resources and upcoming events that are open to all.

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Diana Sofia Lozano artwork: A Fruiting Body is Responsible for Which of the Following

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To Broadcast is to Scatter on now at School of Art Gallery

January 24, 2024 — 
Don’t miss your chance to see To Broadcast is to Scatter, curated by Shalaka Jadhav at the School of Art Gallery. The exhibition explores the ways humans organize time and its implications on memory.

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Two people looking at artwork.

New year, new arts and culture season

January 8, 2024 — 
Get ready for a new year of arts and culture at the University of Manitoba. After an amazing Fall Term of gallery exhibitions, theatre productions and concerts, the upcoming slate of programming is sure to inspire and entertain. Here is a roundup of just some of what’s happening in the next few months.

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Group photo of Governor General's Award recipients in Rideau Hall.

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Celebrating success at the School of Art – 2023 in review

December 19, 2023 — 
It was another phenomenal year for the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. Here are a few stories of the artists that broke new ground and filled us with pride in 2023.

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