Lectures

MDes Interim Symposium
April 6 + 7, 2017
MoCap Studio, Room 285E, North Building

The Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to present the 2017 Graduate Studies Interim Symposia. Candidates from both MDes and MFA programs will be presenting their ongoing thesis research in two simultaneous symposia over the course of two days.

Please join us to see what is underway, and to participate in lively discussions.

The MDes Interim Symposium schedule is as follows:

Thursday, April 6 | MoCap Studio  

9:30 - 10:00AM with Jordache MacKenzie | What you think, What we know
Supervisor: Deb Shackleton

10:05 - 10:35AM with Shruti Gupta | Stitching Safe Spaces

Room 245, North Building

Please join us for a talk by Claudine Jaenichen, Associate Professor of Graphic and Information Design and Chair of the Art Department at Chapman University, California.

"Visual Standards for Southern California Tsunami Evacuation Information: Applications of Information Design in Disaster Risk Management"

ECU Lecture Theatre | Rm 301, South Building

Please join us for an evening of presentations and discussion about the future of our planet and democratic rights with Tsleil-Waututh Nation guest speakers Amy George, Reuben George, Cedar George-Parker, Hereditary Chief Phil Lane and author, Alan Clement.

Please join us for a lunchtime talk with drawing artist Vida Simon I Room 340, South Building

Vida Simon's work incorporates various media to form site-responsive installations and performances. A running thread throughout her work is drawing, a form that most directly expresses the artist's interests in visual storytelling, improvisation, and elemental materials. She has presented projects internationally in a wide range of contexts—galleries, hotel rooms, storefronts, theatres, rooftops, a former synagogue, an old horse stable, and a century-old house on Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

Recently, Vida completed a long duration residency with 3e impérial (Granby, Quebec) and is currently preparing for a solo show at Kunsthalle Lingen (Germany) in 2017.

Mart Kalm
DEMOCRACY AND ART + DESIGN EDUCATION
Thursday, March 9, 2017 | 7PM
Emily Carr Lecture Theatre | Room 301, South Building 

Emily Carr University of Art + Design is pleased to present an evening in dialogue with our colleagues from the Estonian Academy of Arts.

Join us for a keynote talk by Estonian Academy of Arts Rector, Mart Kalm, who will speak to the critical importance of democracy and art + design education.

About Mart Kalm:

Room 245 | North Building

Please join us for a talk by design researcher Mira Alhonsuo: Mira Alhonsuo Research, Service Design and Phd candidate, University of Lapland, Finland  "Service Design in Future Health Care Services".

Friday, March 10 I 4 - 5:30 PM Room 245, North Building

Kristi Kuusk Associate Professor, Design faculty, Textile department, Estonian Academy of Arts "Crafting sustainable smart textile services". Can design process make technology more human while innovating crafts?

Emily Carr University is pleased to announce Sean Lynch as the Fall 2016 Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. Please join us in the ECU Theatre on October 6th for a talk by Lynch, which will be followed by a reception in the Charles H. Scott Gallery.

The Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Program, funded by Michael Audain and the Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, enables the University to bring the world’s leading contemporary artists to live and work in Vancouver for a one-to-three-month period. Guest artists and visiting lecturers are an integral part of the Emily Carr community. They complement students’ education and work with existing faculty, bringing new opportunities for collaboration and engagement.

Please join us in welcoming Charles Stankievech, recipient of the Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Program for Spring/Summer 2016. Stankievech will be giving a public talk in the Emily Carr Theatre, followed by a reception in the Charles H. Scott Gallery.

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Presentation House Gallery and Emily Carr University are pleased to celebrate the launch of acclaimed photographer Geoffrey James’ most recent publication, Inside Kingston Penitentiary (Black Dog Publishing). The event will feature a talk by James and a discussion with prisoners’ rights expert Michael Jackson.

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