One-day Colloquium: How Funding Bodies Have Shaped the Arts and the Humanities

Posted: February 22nd, 2010

Convenor: William Buxton (Communication Studies)
March 5 | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Annex CI-104
School of Community and Public Affairs, 2149 Mackay Street

Free Admission

This colloquium will focus on funding for the arts and the humanities and will combine comparative historical studies with an examination of current trends in the support of the arts and humanities in Canada. In particular, it will explore how research and teaching in the arts and the humanities have been shaped by the designs and priorities of large philanthropic bodies and government agencies. Part 1: Historical Case Studies of Canada, United States and Australia. Part 2: What are the Prospects for the Arts and the Humanities in an Age of Cutbacks and Strategic Funding? What are the implications of the 2010 Federal Budget for the funding of the Arts and Humanities? Presentations followed by round-table discussion.
Colloquium Program

For more information: William Buxton




Art, Science Technology: Speaking of art/sci research

Posted: February 22nd, 2010

Fluxmedia presents:

Art, Science Technology: Speaking of art/sci research

Invited international bio-artists in conversation with Concordia researchers.

Cellular interventions in art
Marta de Menezes in conversation with Dr. Kim Sawchuk, Department of Communication Studies
Wednesday, March 3, 5pm

Of mice and transgenic rats in art and scientific research
Kathy High in conversation with Dr. Barbara Woodside, Department of Psychology
Wednesday, March 10, 6:00pm

Transformation and biodiversity in art and biology
Brandon Ballengée in conversation with Dr. Dylan Fraser, Department of Biology
Wednesday, March 31, 5pm

Location:
Lecture Hall, 1.114, CJ building
7141 Sherbrooke Street West
Loyola Campus
Concordia University

For additional information
contact Tagny Duff, email hidden; JavaScript is required

This event is sponsored by Fluxmedia with the support of Studio XX and funded through a Concordia Aid to Research Related Events grant.

Fluxmedia, situated within the Department of Communication Studies, is a research network exploring the intersections of art, science and technology


Image credit:
“DFA 25, Promethéus”
Scanner Photograph of Cleared and Stained Multi-limbed Pacific Tree frog from Aptos, California in Scientific Collaboration with Dr. Stanley K. Sessions.
MALAMP titles in collaboration with the Poet KuyDelair. 46 in. x 34 in.
Unique IRIS print on watercolor paper
2003/07
Courtesy the artist and Nowhere Gallery, Milan 




Haiti : Holdup

Posted: January 12th, 2010


New Exhibition Opens in Media Gallery

The Media Gallery in the Department of Communication Studies proudly presents the exhibition Haiti : Holdup by Darren Ell.

A photographer, activist and journalist, Ell produces photographic work dedicated to human rights and social justice issues. Ell’s commitment to the responsibility of bearing witness and using art as a tool for social transformation is evident in this provocative installation. In Ell’s words “Since all of my projects focus on victimized groups of people, I involve myself in their struggle as an artist-citizen. During the two to three years it takes to complete a project, I engage in journalism and activism to bring their cause to a larger audience. This in turn generates interest in my artwork.”

Haiti : Holdup runs from January 13th until February 26th April 2nd, in the Media Gallery, CJ Building 1.419, located at Concordia University’s Loyola campus, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal.

Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday 9-4:45 pm and Friday 9-12:45 pm.
For additional information please call 514-848-2424 x2555.