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25 February, 2020

Announcing the OCAD U Graduate Student Project Grant – Applications Due March 12, 2020

Dear Graduate Students, We are pleased to announce the OCAD University Graduate Student Project Grant. Valued at up to $2000, this grant encourages and…

25 February, 2020

Design Career Fair | Career Launcher Fund: March 3rd

Talent Recruitment! Networking! Portfolio Reviews! Industry Insight Tuesday, March 3, 2020 2:00pm – 6:00pm Rosalie Sharp Pavilion 115 McCaul Street, Level 3 The annual Design…

25 February, 2020

SAVE THE DATE! Urgent-Emergent 2020- T&PS Grad Conference @ YorkU, March 28 & 29

The Graduate Program in Theatre & Performance Studies (York University), Centre for Imaginative Ethnography, and Sensorium – Centre for Digital Arts and Technology cordially invite you to attend our 2020 graduate…

25 February, 2020

Blake Mawson | The Guest – February 26, 2020

Level 3, 115 McCaul, Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers, OCAD U Blake Mawson | The Guest Series Wednesday, February 26, 2020 12:00 – 1:00…

25 February, 2020

Light Art festival in Detroit: DLECTRICITY Open Call for Entries

We are pleased to announce to you some exciting news: DLECTRICITY™ 2020 is coming this September, and our Open Call for Entries is now live!…

Please join the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and School of Interdisciplinary Studies for 2 sabbatical talks by Dr. Emma Westecott and Dr. Suzanne Stein. -- DR. EMMA WESTECOTT Game Sketching: Exploring approaches to research creation for games Digital games are a critical form in which makers express models of play that create meaning beyond entertainment. Game culture is pervasive and amidst a wider technological context that invites all our active participation provides one setting for creative self-expression. Games collapse the distance between makers and players in a uniquely active manner and whilst this work is interested in possibilities for game making, all players co-create their own gameplay experience, which holds potential for enacting individual agency. Based on experience introducing game design and development education at OCAD over the past decade as part of the Digital Futures program, this paper develops some early discussions around the concept of game sketching to both pedagogic and research creation ends. -- DR. SUZANNE STEIN "Feminist Collaboration in an emergent non-hierarchical network" Stein explores a cluster of research projects and the need to revisit project management processes to allow for knowledge exchange and project formation. She discusses the linking between projects based on issues of feminism, collaboration and ICT/M sectors and discusses the need to create a non-hierarchical hub for expansion and inspiration. This is important in cross-sectoral collaborations that have differing and changing needs and resources. -- This is event is free to the public and located in an accessible venue.

25 February, 2020

Sabbatical Talks: Emma Westecott and Suzanne Stein

Please join the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and School of Interdisciplinary Studies for 2 sabbatical talks by Dr. Emma Westecott and Dr. Suzanne…

Grad Spa Day There's nothing better to ignite imagination than shifting from stress to balance. Enjoy complimentary massages, "Snacks" the therapy dog, meditation session, and join in on DIY bath bombs. * Please note: this event includes scented oils. Schedule 1:00pm - 4pm: Complimentary Massages by Massage On Wheels (last massage at 3:45pm) 1:30pm - 2:30 pm: Service Dog hangout! 2pm-3:30pm: Meditation Session with Moksha Khanna and Kais Padamshi!!! Free for OCAD U Graduate Students Presented in collaboration with Xpace Cultural Centre, OCAD U Grad Studies, and the OCAD Student Union. Poster by: Enna Kim

25 February, 2020

Grad Student Spa Day: Thursday, March 12

205 Richmond St. W. 7th Floor Open Space 701 Enjoy complimentary massages, “Snacks” the therapy dog, meditation session, and join in on DIY bath bombs….

Tranquil[ized] Bodies: The [Post] Post-Mortem Condition, is an examination of time, space, and place of being; relating to the mindfulness of the body and mortality in the contemporary moment. This project focuses on highlighting a vital, metaphysical exercise of confrontation and contemplation with mortality through static and kinetic, interactive sculpture and installation, comprised of an industrial-organic anti-aesthetic. Creating an immersive experience with mortality as a means to awaken the stagnant body and being. This body of work investigates the human being's disengagement with life, authenticity, and meaning; through the vantage point of abject theory, embodiment, and metaphor. Outlining that the essential pathway to the refinement of the self is through perpetual interaction with mortality. This function of confrontation and contemplation draws upon my own experience with death, as a person with a permanent illness. Through self-reflexivity, a/r/tography, and triangulation methods, this body of work explores how utopian constructs of happiness functions as a nucleolus for pathological states of being. Utilizing embodiment to explore interaction with the unknown as a means to live mindfully. Through the interwoven duality of temporality (life) and permanence (death), this project examines the dialectics of the fully integrated human being, advocating for mindfulness and the appreciation of life. Studying the dichotomy within utopian and dystopian spheres of human nature, which cuts a human being off from the true feeling of being alive.

25 February, 2020

Tranquil[ized] Bodies: The [Post] Post-Mortem Condition: Exhibition by A N D R E W K 0 S T J U K (IAMD MFA Candidate)

Open Space Gallery March 7 – 15th Saturday, March 7th, 2020 Discussion Panel: 5 pm Opening Reception: 6-10pm 49 McCaul St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T…

The Art History Graduate Student’s Society (AHGSS) is pleased to announce the eighth edition of RENDER, an interdisciplinary graduate journal centered around the study of art and visual culture. In an effort to grow the journal’s breadth and scope, this year’s edition will expand to showcase quality graduate work in a variety of disciplines from Canadian Graduate students. Submissions may include exhibition reviews, academic papers or articles and original art or video work in disciplines ranging from art history, film studies, cultural studies, visual communication, cultural mediations and digital humanities. RENDER, in association with Carleton University’s Art History Graduate Students’ Society, is an online student-run publication dedicated to the dissemination of ideas rooted in visual culture. Recognizing that academic work can often be an isolated process, it is the purpose of the journal to provide graduate students with an open forum to circulate their ideas to a wider audience. Please circulate to your students the attached CFP. The deadline for submissions is May 3 2020. Please note that images may not be included in the journal for copyright purposes (original artwork is an exception). Submissions may be sent to rendergraduatejournal@gmail.com for consideration.

25 February, 2020

RENDER Journal Volume 8- Call for Papers 2020

The Art History Graduate Student’s Society (AHGSS) is pleased to announce the eighth edition of RENDER, an interdisciplinary graduate journal centered around the study of art…

12 February, 2020

RENDER Journal Volume 8- Call for Papers 2020

Hi everyone, The Art History Graduate Student’s Society (AHGSS) is pleased to announce the eighth edition of RENDER, an interdisciplinary graduate journal centered around the…

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