School of Art News Archive

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.

January 10, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Runge has been appointed to the dual role of Dean, Desautels Faculty of Music and Director, School of Art, effective May 1, 2025.

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.

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

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

December 3, 2024 — 
The School of Art at the University of Manitoba is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of retired professor Jeff Funnell on November 23, 2024, at the age of 83.

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.

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.

September 17, 2024 — 
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Deanna Shawneen Anderson, affectionately known as Shawn, on August 27, 2024, at the age of 84, after a brief battle with cancer. Shawn served as the Administrative Assistant at the School of Art (SoA), University of Manitoba, from the mid-1970s until her retirement in 2000.

September 10, 2024 — 
Bold, colourful mural brings to life UM’s new strategic plan