Alumni news

*UPDATE* Tor Aunet has won Best Film (Animation) for his short, TEAMwork!

TIFF's Student Film Showcase provides Canada's emerging young filmmakers an opportunity to share their work and participate in career-building workshops and panel discussions with industry professionals. This year, Emily Carr is pleased to announce that 2013 graduates Tor Aunet and Mitch Kraft were selected to screen at TIFF’s Student Film Showcase.

Apt Projects presents: Four Corners: A Painting Show

A one-night painting exhibition featuring Mark DeLong, Jessica Groome (‘07), Deirdre McAdams (‘08), and Les Ramsay (’07).

Friday, May 24, 2013 | 6-11pm
Apt Projects at The Chinatown Experiment
434 Columbia Street, Vancouver BC 

Pender Keefer Georgia—a series of guidebooks created by Communication Design alumni Jill Southern—hosts a party to celebrate the release of its second issue on the occasion of its first anniversary.

The books' mandate is to 'encourage culinary adventures, introduce unique personalities, suggest new shopping experiences, and, in doing so, maybe foster connections between the diverse cultures of the area.'

The publication presents an insider’s view into a dense and vibrant part of the city that can at times be difficult to navigate.

Saturday, May 25, 6-11pm
The Chinatown Experiment
434 Columbia Street, Vancouver BC 

Congratulations to alumnus Stan Douglas ('82), who was named the recipient of the Scotiabank Photography Award, which is given annually to Canadian contemporary photographer. In addition to a cash prize of $50,000, Douglas will have a solo exhibition at the CONTACT Photography Festival in Toronto next year, and a collection of Douglas’ work will be published internationally.

Read more at CBC.ca.

Sessional faculty member Shinsuke Minegishi ('98) exhibits new works in a double showcase at the Burnaby Art Gallery.

May 31 - July 1, 2013

Opening Reception | Thursday, May 30, 7 - 9pm.
Artist Talk | Saturday, June 8, 2pm

For more information, please visit the Burnaby Art Gallery.

Gallery Fukai presents a group exhibition, Nouveau Baroque, featuring artworks in ceramics, painting, sculpture and video. The show features new work from artists Sean Mills ('10), Barry Doupe ('04), James Kemp ('12), Office Supplies Incorporated, fourth year student Marc Paris & Anthony Sonnenberg.

The exhibit runs until June 1, 2013 and has scheduled walk-in days on May 18 and June 1 from 2 to 4pm.

Angela Gooliaff ('06) is collaborating with two artists from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for Tee Time, an Art Reception being held at the Willows Golf and Country Club in the Eagleview Room. The exhibit takes place on Sunday, May 26, 2013, from 11am to 4:30pm. Join us on Sunday, May 26, 2013 for an afternoon of art and refreshments. The reception includes drawings, paintings and photographic works.

In April, Broek Bosma, Associate Vice President, Advancement + Alumni Affairs, met with alumni working in Silicon Valley and San Francisco to explore ways in which the Emily Carr Alumni Association might create and support programs that allow alumni living outside of Vancouver to connect with each other and participate in the current university community. It was also an excellent opportunity to share information about the recent announcement and ongoing development of a new campus at Great Northern Way.