School of Art News Archive

April 29, 2022 — 
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of University of Manitoba Professor Emeritus Robert Archambeau on April 25, 2022. An internationally acclaimed artist, Professor Archambeau taught ceramics at the University of Manitoba for twenty-three years, from 1968 until retirement in 1991.

April 28, 2022 — 
The exhibition, 'We Can Only Hint at This With Words', considers the work of three Canadian women artists whose work speaks to experiential and radical lines of questioning, bodily freedom, care, and rebellion.

April 17, 2022 — 
School of Art Graduate students are opening up their studio spaces to the public, allowing you to see into the heart of their diverse practices! The event will take place on the University of Manitoba campus in Taché Hall, the Art Barn, and Ceramics Building.   

April 16, 2022 — 
On Saturday, April 30th, the halls of ARTlab will come to life with students, their families, guests and community members checking out the artistic achievements of students in the 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Exhibition. ARTlab will be transformed from a school to an exhibition centre where the hallways, studios and even classrooms will showcase works ranging from paintings, drawings and prints to sculpture, installations and video projects.

April 14, 2022 — 
Artist Kristin Flattery shares her vision and talent with FKRM

April 12, 2022 — 
It’s been 10 years since the School of Art moved into a brand-new, purpose-built building on campus. Since then, the award-winning ARTlab, designed by LM Architectural Group in collaboration with Patkau Architects, has brought the teaching and practise of art to the centre of campus, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration along the way.  

April 6, 2022 — 
School of Art Student Gallery opens: Hearts' Beat, A collective, contemporary celebration of emerging young artists, and a peek at their hopes, dreams, & wonders still to come. April 6–13, 2022

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March 20, 2022 — 
Join Saskatchewan-based artist Vanessa Hyggen to create beadwork for a new public artwork responding to the University of Manitoba campus environment.

March 9, 2022 — 
Distinguished former and current members of the UM faculty and administration were honoured this week as the University of Manitoba Board of Governors officially conferred their annual Emeritus appointments.