Faculty news

Renamed in recognition of Associate Professor Sam Carter’s exceptional contribution to design and education, and the financial generosity of longtime Emily Carr friend and supporter, Dr. Yosef Wosk in 2009, the awards celebrate British Columbians who through their creativity contribute to the cultural and economic fabric of the Province.

The Social + Interactive Media Centre (formerly the Centre for Moving Interaction) will hold an information session for all faculty interested in developing SIM Centre projects and applying for course releases for the fall of 2010. The information session will take place on Friday, March 5 from 11:30-12:30 in room 278, North Building. Please RSVP to Morgan Brayton, SIM Centre Partner Liaison mbrayton@ecuad.ca.

Sessional faculty member, David Khang, will be participating in a six month residency at SymbioticA Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts, University of Western Australia, in Perth, Australia.

David will be conducting biological research that fuses his dual training in art and dentistry. By using tissue culture biotechnology, he will experiment with growing dental cells into desired shapes, in effect making “enamel sculptures.”

Aristotle's Lagoon,a documentary directed and produced by Associate Professor Harry Killas, premiers in the UK, Sunday, January 17, at 9pm on BBC4.

Teacher of Alexander The Great and student of Plato, Aristotle is unquestionably one of the most important philosophers of all time. He was also the founder of modern biology and one of the first men to attempt to explain the human soul scientifically.

The Equinox Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Neil Wedman, sessional faculty member.

January 9 - February 10, 2010
Gallery 2

The Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces invites you to the grand opening of The Pavilion, a project by current Artist-in-Residence Holly Ward (Emily Carr sessional faculty). 
 

The 2009 Mayor's Arts Awards were announced on November 12, 2009. Among the twenty-two established and emerging artist recipients of the awards, six come from the Emily Carr community.

Studio Arts: Honourees
Paul Mathieu, Ceramist and Associate Professor, Craft and Design
Marian Penner Bancroft, Associate Professor, Visual Arts
Alan Storey, Sessional Faculty, Public Art

The works of Emily Carr University of Art + Design faculty member (Visual Arts), Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang feature in Sugar Bombs at the MAI (Montreal, arts interculturels). 

Sugar Bombs is a traveling exhibition rooted in a neo-pop aesthetic. Taking visual cues from toys, cartoons, and manga, Sugar Bombs touches on geopolitics, war, and military culture.  

For more information, contact the MAI.

Sessional faculty member Alan Storey exhibits Drawing Machines, documenting 25 years of mark-making devices.

C4 Contemporary Gallery

September 18 - October 24, 2009.

Read a review of the exhibition in Nepotism Magazine.

Assistant Dean of Research + Collaborations and 2000 graduate, Kyla Mallett, and Continuing Studies Instructor, Samuel Roy-Bois, are featured in this year's Georgia Straight Fall Arts Profiles.

To read the full article please Artists Kyla Mallett and Samuel Roy-Bois look to library books and sound booths for inspiration written by Robin Laurence.