🗳️ AUArts Voting Period: Shape Your Future! 🎓✨

Hey AUArts community! 🌟 The Voting Period is here, running from March 24th to March 26th! 🗓️✨ Your chance to shape the future of AUArts is now. 🎓💬 Head to our SA website and cast your votes for the candidates who best represent YOU. It's time to empower yourself & your peers in this democratic process!

Come and vote IN-PERSON from 11am-2pm outside the SA office on March 24th, or vote online anytime between March 24 and March 26!

🌐 How to Vote:

🖱️ Click here for the Voting Form

🗳️ Select your preferred candidates. You can vote “yes” or “no” in uncontested positions!

📤 Submit your vote!

Every vote counts and is crucial in electing leaders aligned with your vision for AUArts. Let's make a meaningful impact!

🎉 Encourage Peers:

Spread the word! Encourage fellow students to log in, vote, and be part of this transformative process. More voices make a stronger AUArts community! 🤝💙

Let's make this election vibrant and participatory! 🎉

‼️📢Elections Update📢‼️

📝 Nomination Period: March 3rd-14th

During the Nomination Period, students put their names into the running for the positions they're passionate about! 🏆 Fill out a brief form on our website stating your name, desired position, and why you're interested. Don't forget to gather nominations from 10 separate students to validate your candidacy! 📋👥

🎨✨The countdown begins! Our Elections season officially kicks off this week with our Nomination period! This is where we officially begin our journey towards student representation! 🗳️✨

🌟 Want to know which positions are up for grabs? Check the previous post or visit our website for the full list! Let's make sure every department is represented! Get ready to nominate, campaign, and vote for the leaders who will shape the future of AUArts! You may notice some new positions for your area of study to ensure all students are represented on SLC!🎓✨

As always, please feel welcome to reach out to academic.sa@auarts.ca for more information!

Hello everyone! Elections are upon us, so if you're interested in being a part of student governance here at AUArts, now is the time to run.

Student governance can be a great way to enhance your CV, make friends, and work towards making the campus a better place for the entire AUArts community. Your voice matters and we hope to see you run in this election! All positions are up for election, so now is a great time to run.

Important Dates:

1. Notice Period: February 24 - 28

2. Nomination Period: March 3 - 14

3. Campaign Period: March 17 - 21

4. Candidates' Forum: March 19

5. Voting Period: March 24 - 26

6. Results Announced: March 28 & in April !!ALERT!!

Available Positions:

• Executive Committee Positions Available:

  • President

  • Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • Vice President of Student Life

  • Vice President of External Relations

• Student Leadership Council (SLC) Positions Available:

  • SCD:

    • Character Design

    • Illustration

    • Graphic Design

    • Advertising

    • BDes General x2

  • SCEM:

    • Ceramics

    • Fibre

    • Glass

    • Jewellery + Metals

    • Media Arts (MADT)

  • SVA:

    • Drawing

    • Painting

    • Print Media

    • Sculpture

  • Other Representatives:

    • International Students

    • BFA General Studies X2

    • Graduate Second Year Studies

All elections info can be found here!

Please email academic.sa@auarts.ca with any questions!

The Winter Semester Reading Break is coming up! Visit us in office this week if you need any support because our office is closed Feb 15-21!

We reopen at 11am on Monday February 24!

Enjoy your reading break!

Times I Felt Pretty by Dallas Jaggard

Main Space

February 14 - March 8

Reception - February 14th from 6pm - 8pm

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I never used to take the train, I also never used to find crosswalks beautiful. These transitory moments in between events in my life have not only become all encompassing sources of inspiration but they have also given me a new rubric by which to look at my work. Take the time to feel the sun on your face when you can...and take your professors feedback with a massive grain of salt.

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@ggogs

dallasjaggard.com

Naive Nouveau by Sasha Terway

LRT Space

February 14 - March 8

Reception - February 14 from 6-8pm

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Naive Nouveau is an aesthetic characterized as simpleminded and cute but draws on the sense that the artist knows more than they are choosing to tell with subject matter that is childlike in presentation but sophisticated in execution. Ink is a medium indicative of how I romanticize my subconscious, in its fluidity, dreamlike washes, and the care it takes to control. This series delves into the psyche of dreams, and romanticizing despair.

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@sterwayy

Other Horizons: Alberta University of the Arts x School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Exchange Exhibition

Coordinated by Jonathan Creese

1.17 - 2.02.2025

Reception 1.22.2025 @ 7PM

MNG Main Space

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In the spirit of communal working that is fundamental to the culture of printmaking and textile craft, this exhibition is a collaborative venture between the artists of Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) and those of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA). Artists working in either medium were given the opportunity to share their practice with another community in an international exhibition that was curated and sent for display at the collaborating institution.

This installation of works is primarily of the artists from SMFA, with a small collection of works by current students and recent alumni of AUArts.

This exhibition was facilitated by the Marion Nicoll Gallery in conjunction with Jolie Bird, Jonathan Creese, Megan Kirk, and Vicky Rodriquez.

- Jonathan Creese

Coordinator

From Tacarigua

Daniela Szeőke

1.17 - 2.02.2025

Reception 1.22.2025 @ 7PM

LRT Space

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As a first-generation Canadian with Venezuelan-Hungarian roots, my artist practice connects ancestral traditions with personal narratives of displacement and cultural reclamation. My recent ceramic reinterpretations of pre-Columbian figurines honor the expressions of my ancestors, who endured forced assimilation. Despite this tragic history, these traditionally inspired ceramics exude a playful, contemporary charm, embodying an endearing human quality that resonates across a millennium.

Shaped by my experience as part of the Venezuelan diaspora, I delve into the legacies of cultural oppression while uncovering moments of joy and care amid loss. My current MNG exhibition embodies the resilience of practices that have journeyed far—from Tacarigua, Venezuela, to Treaty 7 Territory. The intimate window display, painted in a rich vinotinto hue symbolic of Venezuelan identity, invites passersby to reflect on the enduring legacies of diasporic identity. It reminds us that cultural heritage evolves and endures across generations and landscapes

The designated opt-in/opt-out period occurs in January for students enrolled in the Winter.

• Winter Opt-In/Opt-Out Period: January 1st - February 1st

more info here: https://www.auarts-sa.ca/health-dental-plan/#opt-in-opt-out

Winter break is here! Our office is closed from Friday Dec 20th until Sunday Jan 5th. We reopen Monday Jan 6th at 11am!

Any inquiries will be tended to upon the office reopening.

The Students' Association MicroGrants program offers funding and support to clubs and student-run galleries on campus.

Each group can claim up to $400 per semester. Please keep in mind that these funds are shared among the entire student body so please be deliberate with how much you are requesting.

Applications for MicroGrants open December 2nd 2024. All funds up for grabs until all funds are claimed.

Have questions or need application support? Feel free to reach out to Sam at studentgroups.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch and Post-Secondary Mental Health Grants

YELLOW FEVER!!
Jessica Wu

Main Space Exhibition

11.28.2024 - 12.17.2024

Opening reception November 29 6PM

YELLOW FEVER!! is a selection of work that I have created discussing expected narratives, performing identity, and identity formation as a Chinese Canadian. I critique the stereotyping of Asian artists, the commodification of marginalized cultural production, and the so-called “Asian American Exhibit”. The exhibition is a journey through critiquing stereotypes, tokenization within institutions, to expressing how these realities have affected me as an artist, but more crucially, as a person.

As an Asian Canadian artist, I have often felt a pressure to conform to a few expected narratives when speaking about my identity in my art. I have felt a pervasive pressure to tell stories and relay experiences that are immediately relatable or accessible to audiences that do not have the same experiences as I do. There are expectations from audiences and institutions that put marginalized artists into boxes based on their identities. These boxes and ways of categorizing art and artists can be limiting to authentic expression, and commodifies our lived experiences for consumption.

YELLOW FEVER!! examines the nuances and difficulties with navigating the art world as a marginalized person, whether that be from society, the institution, or the self. It aims to ask the audience to challenge their expectations and how they interact with not only the work, but the artist.

Jessica Wu is an emerging artist. She was born in China and immigrated to Canada when she was 5 years old, and grew up in Calgary. After taking a printmaking course on a whim in her first year of university, she fell in love with the medium, and hasn’t looked back since. Now, she mainly works in silkscreen, lithography, and surface design on fabric. Her artistic practice focuses on themes of cultural and racial identity, memory, and sexuality. She marries printmaking, fabric dyeing, embroidery, drawing, and painting to explore how diaspora, tradition, and self-determination intersect. The individual must negotiate her relationship to the communities she belongs to and those outside her community, and this narrative is central to Jessica’s work. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Print Media from Alberta University of the Arts in May 2024, and completed a visual arts residency at Banff Centre of Arts and Creativity in June/July 2024.

ig: jwuarts website: jwuarts.neocities.org

Empty Lines
Adriana Bergen

LRT Exhibition

11.25.2024 - 12.18.2024

Empty Lines is made up of three large canvas shrouds from my recent body of work. These pieces in particular present a more focused exploration capturing the relentless fatigue of daily existence within the mundane as an artist. They are a display of the lived body as I am able to understand and unveil it. The emptiness that this can create within our lines. I see the final work as the resting site of the process, reflecting what remains and what the materials have decided to present, evolving organically from my state of being at the time. It didn’t start with a clear intention, but rather, grew and transformed, feeding off my emotions and experiences within the process of making. Through the presence of meticulous thread, the hands of this work present an aspect of labour and utility. A further understanding of the process of making the work, and embodiments of maker, inflictor, and healer.

⭐ SAVE THE DATE! 🛍 Show + Sale Winter Market 2024! November 15 + 16 2024!

Join us at the Alberta University of the Arts campus for a market filled with great art, fun demos, and community spirit.

A few things to look forward to...First Look on Friday Nov. 15 from 5-9PM and Family Day on Saturday Nov.16 from 10-4PM. We'll be sharing sneak peeks and details throughout the coming weeks, so you can directly support students at Alberta University of the Arts!

This event is supported by AUArts, RBC and CADA.

Fall reading break is from Nov 9 - 15th, the SA office will be closed and any inquiries will be tended to after the break.

Read campaigns here: https://www.auarts-sa.ca/governance#elections

little deaths
Murray Wittmeier

LRT Space Exhibition

16.10.2024 - 13.11.2024

Opening reception October 18 @6PM

The artist works primarily in the medium of ceramics, specifically wheel throwing. They make various miniature items ranging from jars to gravestones. They also create functional dinnerware; things like large coffee/soup mugs and bowls with graphic text on the surface. Favoring a dark color palette, the artist utilizes the magic of ceramics and the fire of the kiln to achieve dynamic surfaces, most notably metallics and bright reds. Inspired by concepts such as the human body/anatomy, mortality and morbidity, surrealism, and dollhouses, the artist aims to search for clarity and control over the uncontrollable and unknown. Through miniature scale, they navigate abject ideas and intense internal emotions.

As a genderqueer person I feel like I had to kill off many small parts of myself in order to make room for new parts of my identity to form. I use the idea of the clown as a vehicle to move through the confusing and uncomfortable feelings of not fitting in your body, and not fitting with the cis-hetero normativity that was imposed upon me. For me, gender is a performance that mimics that of a clown; putting on a face and costume to appease the masses.

Imago
Narda Ray

Main Space Exhibition

10.16.2024 - 11.08.2024

Opening reception October 18 6PM

In entomological terms, 'Imago' refers to an insect's fully developed adult stage. This title speaks to the transformation away from my family's values, emerging into my adult principles. As a parent, I naturally expose my child to my biases, meaning transformation will also occur with my child as part of his growth. Using the destructive process of papermaking, the Christian bible is transformed from a legible text to a variety of new creations. This process and the choice of materials challenge the overly simplistic binary value system: good or bad, heaven or hell, growth or decay.

My formative years were spent immersed in the indoctrination of the church and the Christian bible which helped form societal ideas of patriarchy through gender roles, dictating to me - a girl in the church - expectations of how I should present and use my body. My art is not only a critique of childhood indoctrination but it is also a memorial of what is lost through re-orientating away from these beliefs - a loss of identity and alienation from a community. Like my spiritual reorientation, the bibles I use in my art have experienced a transformation.

Thanks to Cullen Doyle who performed and contributed to the audio track in 'Production'. Thanks also to Angie Barclay, Jenny Nickel, Katie B., Leigh Ayres Schüler, Morghan Tollefsrud, Manpreet Parmar, Pam Vickerson, and Steven Doyle for their contributions to 'To Lynn Whom I Love, By Randy'.

Website: nardaray.com

Call for Submissions!

OPEN OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

The call is open for submissions to the Marion Nicoll Gallery for the Winter 2025 semester!

Apply as a solo artist or as a group to see your work displayed in one of two galleries operated by the MNG: the LRT and Main spaces:

Applicants with smaller scale 2D or 3D work are best suited to the LRT. Space. The Main Space is best for larger works and installations which engage with the gallery in inventive ways.

Gallery layouts on the MNG are available on the MNG website.

Submissions are open to current students and alumni of up to 3 years. Exhibitions will be evaluated by an anonymous selection committee and successful applicants will be paid according to current CARFAC rates.

Deadline: November 17, 2024 11:59pm

Please direct any questions about the submissions process to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch

Call for MNG Selection Committee Members!

OPEN OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

The call for Selection Committee members is open for the Winter 2025 semester!

Being a member of the Selection Committee is an opportunity to:

- Exercise critical evaluation of exhibition proposals in a professional setting

- Get an inside look at how applications are reviewed and selected

- Practice skills involved in adjudication

- Add a line to your CV

- Get a say in what goes in the Marion Nicoll Gallery spaces for the Winter 2025 semester

Successful applicants will be required to review all MNG submissions, make notes of their evaluations, and participate in a collective review of applications with the MNG Coordinator and technician.

Please note that you cannot be part of the Selection Committee if you are also applying to exhibit in the MNG in the same semester.

*Applicants must be available December 9, 2024 from 1-4PM*

Please direct any questions to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch