Student news

Taralee Guild's, current fourth year student, solo exhibit at JEM Gallery is comprised of 20 realistic paintings of early model Airstream trailers which have been polished to a mirror finish. Each composition emphasizes the distortion visible in the highly reflective metal. The paintings were inspired from amateur photographs taken by proud Airstream enthusiasts or sellers on the internet. The series examines the politics of the reflection and uses it to metaphor the ideology of the American Dream.

September 5 to October 11, 2009

Consumer Protection BC asked students from post-secondary film schools across BC to submit ideas for a 30-second PSA that would explain film classification to the public in a fun and entertaining way.  Four team finalists, (two from Emily Carr and two from Capilano University), were shortlisted from over 25 submissions and were provided up to $10,000 to produce their PSA with a film industry professional acting as a mentor. 

Second-year student Vanessa Brown curates Moveable City, as part of this year's SWARM.

A media arts exhibition, this event features work that explores potentiality in the built environment, and includes pieces by alumnus Sean Arden (07), Ross Birdwise, (MAA 09), and current MAA student, Holly Schmidt and BFA student Jamie Ward.

The Federation of Canadian Artists presents Painting on the Edge 2009, featuring the work of third-year student,Chun Hua Catherine Dong.The juried competition,  open to artists worldwide,  includes original paintings, printmaking and drawing media.

Federation Gallery

August 18 - September 6, 2009

Graduates of the 2009 Emily Carr University external BFA program at North Island College exhibit Hence the Reference: The Other Emily Carr Grad Show.

April 25 to May 23, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 24 at 7pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 23 from 2pm-3pm
Comox Valley Art Gallery

Places of loss are deconstructed and distorted in paintings by Michele Alborg's, second year Master of Applied Art student. Visions of parks, waterfront plazas, playgrounds and other nostalgic public places are remembered, constructed, and demolished. These places deny the viewer the comfort of representing any specific location, and yet seem uncannily familiar. Built forms transgress from optimistic ideas of the future into ruined, crumbling memorials of a forgotten past.

Fashion, art and craft are featured in this exhibition that highlights textile works by current Emily Carr students. Interactive workshops will be featured daily, from 11:30am-12:30 pm.

March 12-21, 2009
Concourse Gallery

Opening reception - Friday, March 13, 2009, 7pm

Everyone is welcome!

Initiated by third-year student Lucas Wareing, BYOB is a live painting event where Emily Carr students will create and display their work - all within a 7-hour time frame.

The event takes place at the Backstage Lounge on Granville Island; 10 artists will be provided with a canvas, paint, and just 7 hours to complete their work! Artists begin painting at 2pm with the after-party and public voting starting at 9pm. Featuring music by Red Cedar.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Backstage Lounge
1585 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver

Call for Papers
Deadline: 4:30pm January 30, 2009
Writing/Art: The Emily Carr University Student Symposium

The inaugural Emily Carr Student Symposium: Writing/Art will take place on March 5 and 6, 2009. We are inviting college and university students from the Greater Vancouver area to submit papers that investigate visual culture in creative and innovative ways.

A group of Emily Carr University students is launching an ambitious new project focused on sustainable regional design. The student-led FUSE Transport Design Studio aims to design and build an electric vehicle in time for the 2010 Olympics.

The FUSE team will host a project launch showcasing their design process, conceptual visualizations, technical challenges and vision for the road to 2010.

Thursday, December 11, 2008
7:30pm
Agro Café
1363 Railspur Alley
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC