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Get festive with Fine Arts

Get festive with Fine Arts

If there's one thing we can all agree on, the winter holiday season is the one time of the year where people join together to enjoy the biggest range of festivities. From concerts, plays and readings to holiday films, it seems like there's a bit of everything ready to...

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Orion Masterclass with Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou

Orion Masterclass with Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou

The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Orion Masterclasses: Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand...

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Orion Lecture: “Composing for Voice” with Barbara Hannigan

Orion Lecture: “Composing for Voice” with Barbara Hannigan

The OrionLecture Series in Fine ArtsThrough the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present:Composing for Voice with Barbara Hannigan Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand Chamayou, piano 12pm...

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Explore UVic on Nov 30

Explore UVic on Nov 30

Considering a future as a student in UVic's Faculty of Fine Arts? Join us on Saturday, Nov 30, as we open our doors as part of Explore UVic—UVic's free, all-day open house. We’ve created a fun-filled day of student panels, sample lectures, presentations, tours and...

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UVic Symphony Orchestra: From Darkness to Light

UVic Symphony Orchestra: From Darkness to Light

When the UVic Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Giuseppe Pietraroia, presents the captivating evening of music From Darkness to Light on November 29, they'll not only be  blending  drama, passion and rhythmic vitality, but will also feature a...

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Robotics artist plots course for the future  

Robotics artist plots course for the future  

When it comes to transformational educational experiences, it’s hard to top that of Sie Douglas-Fish. Prior to arriving at UVic, they had never even left their 2,000-person hometown before — but now, as they graduate with a BFA in Visual Arts, they’re not only already...

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Orion Series presents Jude Brereton

Orion Series presents Jude Brereton

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Singing in space(s): Past, present and future" Featuring Jude Brereton, Professor of Audio...

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2024 Student Impact Award winners

2024 Student Impact Award winners

Since 2021, the Fine Arts Student Community Impact Awards have recognized individual achievements or outstanding efforts made by full-time Fine Arts undergraduate students beyond their traditional studies. Open to submissions from across the faculty, these juried...

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Indigenous Writers & Storyteller Series

Indigenous Writers & Storyteller Series

When this year's installment of the sxʷiʔe ̕m “To Tell A Story” Indigenous Writers & Storytellers Series returns to UVic on November 1, it will be the latest gift to the community by the Department of Writing and professor Gregory Scofield.“My goal is to honor the...

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Kathryn Mockler wins Victoria Book Prize

Kathryn Mockler wins Victoria Book Prize

The Writing department's 2024 Victoria Book Prize finalists (from left): Tim Lilburn, Ali Blyth, Kathryn Mockler, Arleen Paré This year, October should be renamed the “Month of Mockler”, given how much Department of Writing professor Kathryn Mockler has been popping...

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Southam Lecture:John Vaillant

Southam Lecture:John Vaillant

Humans, aided by the fossil fuel industry (AKA the “fire industry”), have altered the chemistry of our planet and its atmosphere in life-changing ways. As a result, we are now crossing a threshold into a new climate regime marked by previously unimagined extremes and...

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Orion Series presents Virtuosic Technologies

Orion Series presents Virtuosic Technologies

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: "Virtuosic Technologies: Indigenous and European musical storytelling in the 17th century"...

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Orion Series presents Carleigh Baker

Orion Series presents Carleigh Baker

The Orion Lecture Series in Fine Arts Through the generous support of the Orion Fund in Fine Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Victoria, is pleased to present: Carleigh Baker  Writer "Writing Fiction in our Complicated Contemporary World" 2:30-3:50pm,...

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