Arts and culture News Archive

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.

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.

School of Art
Unearthing Sustainability: Local Clay Project in School of Art’s Low-Fire Ceramics Class
October 31, 2024 —
October’s Sustainability Month at the University of Manitoba brought new light to the impactful and innovative Local Clay project led by School of Art Professor Grace Nickel and her students in the Low-Fire Ceramics class.

School of Art
Winnipeg Free Press: Play and unpredictability, Artist-mother collaborates with children
October 11, 2024 —
Eight years ago, when Franco-Manitoban contemporary artist Dominique Rey was in Europe for an artist residency, her husband captured an indelible image of her playing with their daughter, Madeleine Coar, who was one and a half at the time.

School of Art
Winnipeg Free Press: Recentring visual artist Sheila Butler and her female gaze
September 23, 2024 —
Sheila Butler: Other Circumstances, a retrospective exhibition now on view at the School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba.

Desautels Faculty of Music
Curtain rises on UM’s new Desautels Concert Hall
September 4, 2024 —
The Desautels Concert Hall, a state-of-the-art performance venue in the heart of the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus, opens on September 5.

WATCH: A symphony of support
September 3, 2024 —
Donor Michael Nesbitt on the opening of the ‘world-class’ Desautels Concert Hall

School of Art
Sheila Butler: Other Circumstances opens at the School of Art Gallery
August 29, 2024 —
The School of Art Gallery is excited to announce the opening of Sheila Butler: Other Circumstances, a compelling exhibition curated by Pamela Edmonds and Patrick Mahon, running from August 29 to October 26, 2024

WATCH: The magic of the first note
August 27, 2024 —
UM faculty members on teaching and performing in the new Desautels Concert Hall

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Pembina Valley Online: Plum Coulee homecoming celebration held for award winning ceramics artist Grace Nickel
August 20, 2024 —
School of Art Professor Grace Nickel was the focus of a homecoming celebration Saturday, August 17th during Plum Fest, serving as parade marshal and also officially opening her latest exhibit "Full Circle" at the Plum Coulee Elevator Museum.