Orion Series presents media designer Candelario Andrade
Anyone working with projections in live theatre will be interested in our upcoming free public talk with Vancouver-based video and projection designer Candelario Andrade: he'll be discussing his creative work for theatre and film, including collaborating with the...
New Student Orientation Sept 8
Wondering what it’s going to be like to be a Fine Arts student at UVic? Get a snapshot of your upcoming year while meeting other students at our annual New Student Orientation event! NSO runs 1-4pm Tuesday, Sept 8: we'll all start in the Phoenix Theatre building...
Three ways donor support can help
Lynda Gammon in the renovated computer lab Not surprisingly, student support in the form of scholarships, bursaries and financial prizes is the most popular form of donor support we receive. Consider Doug Gray, who created the Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice...
Orion Fund marks 30 years of donor impact
Saeed TeebiPhillipe PasquierRachel PodgerWhen it comes to ongoing donor impact, it’s hard to imagine anything more lasting than the Orion Fund in Fine Arts. Named for the constellation whose visibility across most of the globe makes it a universal symbol of human...
International field school inspires Theatre students
Thanks to its well-deserved reputation as an arts destination, Victoria has a big city’s amount of culture tucked into a small town’s space. But it’s always good for students to get a more big-picture perspective, which is where international field schools come in. In...
Theatre grad Laura Anne Harris practices patients
While Theatre graduate Laura Anne Harris (BFA 2007) is known for her creative work as a playwright, director and actor through solo shows like Pitch Blonde and The Homecoming, she also offers far more intimate performances in her ongoing role as a Simulated Patient...
Conference marks Canadian Association for Theatre Research’s 50th anniversary
Keynote speaker Nininsky Lee AquinoOur Department of Theatre was proud to support the 50th annual Canadian Association for Theatre Research conference, which took place at UVic from May 26-29 and welcomed an exciting mix of theatre artists, scholars and researchers...
New Phoenix season of plays announced
Exciting news: our Phoenix Theatre has announced their new season for the 2026/27 season, and it features a mix of a Tony-winning musical, a beloved classic and a bold new play. But did you know Phoenix productions also serve an integral academic part for students...
The research behind the curtain of In My Day
By focusing on BC’s historical HIV/AIDS crisis, the new UVic production In My Day highlighted collaboration between researchers, community and performance-makers Neon lights, club beats, a generation on the edge of disaster: when UVic’s Phoenix Theatre staged the...
Take our Spring 2026 student survey!
1969 was a year of transformation: the moon landing, the Stonewall riots, Woodstock, Ottawa’s National Arts Centre opens, Margaret Atwood publishes her first novel, Canada becomes officially bilingual . . . amidst that time of change, Fine Arts emerged as UVic’s...
Win $1,000 in the Community Impact Award!
Who wants to win $1,000? You do, of course!! Since 2021, we've given out over $15,000 to 13 students in our annual donor-funded Fine Arts Community Impact Award! If you're a UVic Fine Arts undergrad (any year) who has been creatively active outside of your classes,...
In My Day brings verbatim HIV/AIDS experiences to the stage
The cast of Phoenix Theatre's In My Day (Photo: Dean Kalyan)On March 12, the Phoenix Theatre opened their final mainstage production of the semester, In My Day, written by Rick Waines. Waines is a Victoria playwright whose work uses autofiction and verbatim material...
Orion Guest: poet Kaie Kellough
All are welcome to hear visiting Orion Series poet, sound artist and writer Kaie Kellough when he speaks on “Self Inside Sound”: 7pm, Wednesday March 4, in the New Student Lounge, main floor of The Mearns Centre – McPherson Library. Free & open to all. Kaie...
Bringing Regalia to Life Community Feast
AHVS professor Mique'l Dangeli with a piece of new regalia (photo: Claudia Phillips)Have you ever seen Indigenous regalia danced into life? On March 5, the Indigenous dance group Git Hayetsk (People of the Copper Shield) will be performing in the Indigenous Law wing...
Visiting professor Mike Ananny reckons with Generative AI
Faster than many predicted (or wanted), Generative Artificial Intelligence is upon us. It brings a mix of emotions, a shared sense of uncertainty and a persistent question of what we can and should do — individually and collectively — about technological change that...
Mixing myth & reality on the Phoenix stage
One mother’s determination. One child’s future. One extraordinary world. What can you expect from a mythic tale where sheep’s wool becomes rain clouds? Though it may sound whimsical, A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is a bold and haunting fable that confronts the...
Small data Gen-AI workshop
Training the Muse: A workshop on small data Gen-AI for artistic practices Generative AI tools have become increasingly visible in artistic practice, however, most artists encounter AI through large-scale corporate platforms trained on massive, opaque datasets. These...
Join us for student wellness day Feb 9
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Need a break between classes? Don't miss Fine Arts Student Wellness Day, running 8:30am-4:30pm Mon, Feb 9. Everything's free! Activities and events will be happening around the Fine Arts complex, so drop in for whatever best works for...
Upcoming Indigenous events & workshops
Fine Arts Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator Karla Point has been busy organizing her latest series of workshops, lunchtime talks and special guest visits for the Winter semester. Here's what's coming up, but more will be added as details get solidified. Fine Arts...
A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Kirk McNally’s new ADCARA role
While new hires are a regular part of faculty life, it’s rare that we see the creation of entirely new administrative roles. One of the Faculty highlights of 2025 was the inauguration of two brand-new Associate Dean positions: Associate Dean Indigenous, held by...
2025: Year in Review
It’s hard to believe 2025 is already over: some years crawl like watching paint dry on a canvas, while others speed by at the rate of a can’t-put-it-down bestseller. Given that the 2000s will likely come to be known as the century when attention spans reduced faster...
Two students win 2025’s Community Impact Awards
Sophie Hillstrom (left) with Dean Allana Lindgren and Sage Easton-LevyCongratulations go out to the recipients of our fifth annual Faculty of Fine Arts Student Community Impact Awards: just-graduated School of Music student Sophie Hillstrom and current Theatre student...
Call for grad student proposals: 2026 ONC ArtScience Fellowship Program
UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) are now calling for graduate student applications for the paid 2026 ONC ArtScience Fellowship program. The application period closes on December 23, 2025. The ArtScience Fellowship strengthens connections...
Celebratory theatre empowers acceptance
Theatre students Simran Kang (left), Isabella Derilo & Alynne Sinnema in the 2024 production of Salty Scent of Home (Photo: Dean Kalyan)It can be hard for people who never experienced immigration to understand the challenges faced by immigrants and refugees, but...
New play by Writing student explores trans joy & resilience
It's always exciting to see student work spring off the campus and into the community. Local playwright and fresh Writing alum Jasper Mallette — who just graduated in June 2025 — is now debuting Expiry Date, a brand new piece of transgender theatre, which runs at...
Climate professor receives $2.5 million grant to document stories globally
Fires rage, floods devastate, storms surge: every day we hear about the impacts of climate change, with ever-increasing casualty counts and infrastructure damage tipping into the billions. But all too often, climate politics and media reporting favour the voices of...
UVic theatre grad headed to London for MFA
El Newell receives the Spirit of the Phoenix Award from professor Peter McGuire (photo: Sadie Kupery)With over 200 students graduating from Fine Arts on June 12, we're not able to profile everyone but Theatre student El Newell is an outstanding representative of her...
Climate Disaster Project play wins award
Congratulations go out to the Climate Disaster Project on winning Silver in the "Environmental and Climate Change" category at the Canadian Association of Journalists Awards on June 1 for Eyes of the Beast:Climate Disaster Survivor Stories, a documentary play about...
Instructor & Lehan Lecturer wins $25K award
Congratulations go out to Theatre instructor and 2025 Lehan Family Activism & the Arts Lecturer d’bi.young anitafrika, who has been awarded a $25,000 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize. An internationally acclaimed Black-queer-feminist non-binary dub poet,...
New Phoenix season announced
While the 2024/25 academic season is coming to a close, it's the ideal time to pick up a subscription to the 2025/26 mainstage season at UVic's Phoenix Theatre. This year, we saw a remarkable season highlighted by productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling...
Distinguished Alumni Award winner: Chari Arespacochaga
Chari Arespacochaga is an acclaimed theatre director and educator at the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University (FSU) where she is the Director of the MFA Directing Program. Her theatrical direction credits include Rent, Kinky Boots (Short North Stage), The...
Submission call for $1K Student Impact Awards!
Are you a current or graduating Fine Arts student who’s been involved with some community-engaged creative activity between January 1 2024 & May 31 2025? If so, you could qualify for $1,000 via our annual juried, donor-funded Community Impact Awards. Since 2021,...