Stories from the Creative Edge
World premiere of climate disaster play at Phoenix Theatre
People across Canada came together to help one another during recent climate disasters, and now Neworld Theatre and the Climate Disaster Project are bringing those true-life stories to the stage. Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories is the first...
“solastalgia” exhibit closing panel talk
Don't miss the closing night panel talk for solastalgia [soon to be what once was] — the new exhibit by current School of Music Master's student in music technology & Ocean Networks Canada artist-in-residence Megan Harton. This event will feature fascinating...
Carey Newman named Royal Society Fellow
Congratulations go out to artist and scholar Hayalthkin’geme Carey Newman on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. UVic's Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices and a professor in both Visual Arts and Art History & Visual Studies, Carey Newman...
SALT celebrates 10th festival
SALT co-founder & School of Music professor Ajtony CsabaThe tenth SALT New Music Festival, founded in 2011 and organized by the Tsilumos Ensemble in collaboration with UVic's School of Music, returns to Victoria for the first time live since 2019 with a compelling...
Wayde Compton joins Writing
Photo: Roger HurThe Department of Writing is proud to announce their latest hire: author and associate professor Wayde Compton. Born and raised in Vancouver, Compton studied English at Simon Fraser University where he worked with the likes of authors George Bowering...
Mique’l Dangeli joins AHVS
Born and raised in Metlakatla, Alaska / Annette Islands Indian Reserve, Sm Łoodm 'Nüüsm — Dr. Mique'l Dangeli — is of the Ts'msyen Nation. She is a dancer, choreographer, Sm'algya̱x language learner/teacher, curator and is now an assistant professor of Indigenous Arts...
Co-op brings learning to life
When it comes to mixing the theoretical with the practical, Fine Arts students have been participating in UVic’s vibrant Co-op program since 1986. In the past five years alone, we’ve had more than 300 students earn both academic credit and a monthly wage while getting...
Theatre grad Medina Hahn is choosing her own path
Medina Hahn with Daniel Arnold in Inheritance (David Cooper photo)Any professional actor will tell you that success in the industry demands a combination of talent, determination and plain old hard work. But Vancouver-based actor, singer and writer Medina Hahn (BFA...
World premiere climate play coming in September
A Neworld Theatre production presented by the Climate Disaster Project in association with the University of Victoria’s Department of Theatre, Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Stories is about ordinary people surviving these extraordinary times. Adapted from the...
Externally funded research (select)
Heather Igloliorte (centre) speaking as part of the Distinguished Women Scholars event at Legacy Gallery's 2024 exhibit, Latent (Beth Bingham photo)Each year, Fine Arts faculty members receive external funding for their ongoing creative and scholarly projects. This is...
“This funding is an absolute lifesaver“
100 Years of Broadway (Jaeden Walton photo)Carson SchmidtRoad vs Wade (Megan Farrell photo)While Theatre student Carson Schmidt never knew the late Fine Arts donor Jack Henshaw, his success as an undergraduate is exactly what Jack had in mind with his JTS Scholarship,...
Students & seniors work towards wellness
Over the past several decades, Applied Theatre artists have been developing activities that help communities access joy and connection with others. This spring, a group of third-year Applied Theatre students learned how to facilitate interactive, creative workshops...
Student award honours northern roots
Sarah de LeeuwWriting with a sense of place is a core teaching in our Department of Writing: our connection with the land can not only inspire us but also be a source of creativity in our life and works. The connection between health and the arts is also essential,...
How to Build a Fire: A Performance by Kerri Flannigan
In the unique live performance is a performance accompanied by projections, sound, and live-narration. How To Build a Fire, Visual Arts MFA alum Kerri Flannigan explores connections to nature, changing climates and wildfire through the relationship with their father,...
Snapshot of a year
We're excited to share with you the latest edition of the Faculty of Fine Arts Annual Review. While it's always difficult to encapsulate an entire year's worth of activity into a single 36-page magazine, we do enjoy the creative challenge of sharing our top stories...
Laura Ramoso is that one girl who became an internet sensation
Laura Ramoso live on stage (Angelo Manalac photo) Like many artists, Theatre alumna and comedy sensation Laura Ramoso (BFA ’16), struggled to find a way to practise her craft when the pandemic turned out the stage lights in 2020. Her fledgling career in live comedy...