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A group of students seated at wooden tables in a well-lit art studio with high ceilings and large windows. They are attentively watching a presenter at the front, who is gesturing towards a large screen displaying visuals. Various art supplies, tools, and racks are visible in the background, along with artwork displayed on the walls.

School of Art

Upcoming February Visiting Speakers: Conversations in Art and Practice

January 27, 2025 — 
The School of Art Visiting Speakers Series continues this February with two fascinating events that explore the intersections of art, science, and craft.

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CCWOC’s Winter 2025 Writer-In-Residence, Sonja Boon. Credit: R. Blenkinsopp

Faculty of Arts

Writer, teacher and flutist latest Writer-In-Residence

January 22, 2025 — 
Sonja Boon is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC) at the University of Manitoba. Boon will work with students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the public from January to April 2025. Take this opportunity to attend the welcome event, join a workshop or book an individual writer consultation.

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Photo of Dr. Stephen Runge

School of Art

Classic 107: Stephen Runge announced as new dean of U of M music and art schools

January 22, 2025 — 
Dr. Stephen Runge joins U of M as Dean/Director of Music and Art, bringing decades of experience and a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration.

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School of Art

Exploring Nomadisms: A Manitoba-Szeged Collaboration

December 13, 2024 — 
School of Art is excited to announce the release of Nomadisms: Essays Mapping the Manitoba-Szeged Partnership, a collaborative volume that marks a significant milestone in the partnership between the University of Manitoba and the University of Szeged.

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School of Art

School of Art Associate Professor Mark Neufeld Exhibits at C’cap

December 9, 2024 — 
The School of Art is proud to announce that Associate Professor Mark Neufeld is currently featured in Icecreampowerpinkyswearlater?

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School of Art

Kidult Club: The Collaborative Kinetics of the Royal Art Lodge, ca. Y2K at the School of Art Gallery

December 4, 2024 — 
The School of Art proudly presents Kidult Club: The Collaborative Kinetics of the Royal Art Lodge, ca. Y2K, an exhibition showcasing a generous donation of Royal Art Lodge works from around the year 2000, gifted by Maryon Adelaar of Vancouver

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A man dressed from the eighteen hundreds standing between two brain charts hanging on a wall.

Faculty of Arts

Lighting Up the Stage: The Magic of That Elusive Spark

November 28, 2024 — 
An exceptional tale that is funny, emotional, and thought-provoking, That Elusive Spark, by playwright Janet Munsil, seamlessly blends the past and present.

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School of Art

Galleries West: Judy Anderson and Katherine Boyer — mâmawohkamâtowak

November 21, 2024 — 
A conversation (and new exhibition) between Judy Anderson and School of Art Assistant Professor Katherine Boyer.

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Textile sculpture made with discharged dye, reactive dye, cotton, sublimation dye, mercerized cotton yarn, fiberfill, cotton piping cord, aluminum wire, and bamboo, arranged in an abstract, organic form. Image courtesy of the artist.

School of Art

School of Art Gallery presents Jade Yumang: Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back

November 12, 2024 — 
Opening November 21 in the School of Art Gallery, Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back delves into the fluid and evolving dimensions of diasporic identity.

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Theatre production information for show titled That Elusive Spark, along with a human skull with a orange sparkler running through it.

Faculty of Arts

That Elusive Spark opens November 27

November 8, 2024 — 
The next production of the Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media’s Theatre Program runs November 27-December 2. Support student theatre – get your $10 + fees ticket today.

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