Stories from the Creative Edge

Sean Holman presents at My Climate Story summit

Sean Holman presents at My Climate Story summit

When 20 of the best climate storytellers from around the world present their ideas at the international My Climate Story project on April 10, UVic will be in the room as well: Writing professor Sean Holman was selected out of nearly 100 submissions to share a...

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Distinguished Alumni Award winner: Chari Arespacochaga

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...

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Submission call for $1K Student Impact Awards!

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,...

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Three REACH Award winners in Fine Arts

Three REACH Award winners in Fine Arts

Congratulations go out to three Fine Arts professors who have been named recipients of UVic's annual REACH Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement by teachers and researchers who are leading the way in dynamic learning and making a vital impact on campus, in...

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Distinguished Alumni Award: Crystal Clark

Distinguished Alumni Award: Crystal Clark

Indigenous Community Alumni Award recipient Crystal Clark is a Cree/Dene and Métis mother, an artist and an Indigenous education specialist who has worked within First Nations and public schools. She holds a Master of Educational Technology, Bachelor of Education,...

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New Indigenous student listserv

New Indigenous student listserv

Xʷkʷənəŋistəl | W̱ ȻENEṈISTEL | Helping to move each other forward—UVic’s Indigenous Plan  Are you an Indigenous student in any of our Fine Arts units (Art History & Visual Studies, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts or Writing)? If so, you may like to sign up for our...

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Distinguished Alumni Awards: Cassandra Miller

Distinguished Alumni Awards: Cassandra Miller

We are thrilled that Cassandra Miller is the recipient of one of the 2025 Presidents’ Alumni Awards. Born in Victoria, Cassandra received her Bachelor of Music in Composition and Theory from UVic in 2005; her brother, the award-winning graphic designer Emrys Damon...

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Phoenix Theatre is seeing double with Twelfth Night

Phoenix Theatre is seeing double with Twelfth Night

Running March 13-22, the final mainstage production of Phoenix's 24/25 season is Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Shipwrecked and separated from her twin brother Sebastian, Viola disguises herself as a young man to serve Duke Orsino. What follows is a whirlwind of...

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Indigenous research and community springs from arts lab

Indigenous research and community springs from arts lab

From left: Heather Igloliorte with Taqsiqtuut Research-Creation Lab staff Chris Mockford & Natalie RollinsThere’s a new Indigenous arts research space at the University of Victoria (UVic) that is looking up—way up—to the arts of the circumpolar region, as well as...

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Orion Lectures: Michelle Chawla

Orion Lectures: Michelle Chawla

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:Photo: Christian LalondeMichelle Chawla  Director & CEO, Canada Council for the Arts A...

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2025 Lehan Lecture:  d’bi.young anitafrika

2025 Lehan Lecture: d’bi.young anitafrika

When it comes to activism and the arts, it’s hard to think of anyone more suitable than d’bi.young anitafrika. The author of 12 plays, seven albums and four poetry collections, they embody, create and teach decolonial performance praxis on a global scale. The third...

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Orion Lectures: Don Kwan

Orion Lectures: Don Kwan

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:photo: William LukDon Kwan  Visiting Artist "(Un)covering the Art of Don Kwan" 7:30 pm Wednesday,...

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Fine Arts engages with Governor General

Fine Arts engages with Governor General

From left: UVic President Kevin Hall, Her Excellency Mary Simon, His Excellency Whit Fraser; Ry Moran, Andrea Walsh, Carey Newman; Kylie FinedayHer Excellency The Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, shared opening remarks last week at an emotional...

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The Killing Game at the Phoenix

The Killing Game at the Phoenix

The latest mainstage production at our Phoenix Theatre is Eugène Ionesco's absurdist comedy The Killing Game. Directed by Theatre professor Conrad Alexandrowicz, from a translation by Helen Gary Bishop, The Killing Game transcends the ordinary by offering a surreal,...

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