KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

NEWSLETTER:
October 2012 Edition

Welcome to the monthly Fine Arts Department Newsletter. Here is where you can check up on the most up-to-
date information regarding all the happenings around the department, including reminders for deadlines,
exhibitions, events, and news regarding faculty, students, and alumni. The newsletter is designed to be very
basic with information provided from students and faculty and easily circulated via email and other social media
formats. The format is conveniently broken down into the following categories: Important Dates & Deadlines,
Course/Administrative News & Information; Events/Exhibitions/Talks; Opportunities; and Student, Faculty,
Alumni News.

If you would like to post an event to this newsletter, and/or if you would have been forwarded this information
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dorothy.barenscott@kwantlen.ca and your event will be filed and published in the next newsletter.

Important Dates & Deadlines:

• October 24th and 30th: Fine Arts Department Spring Sneak Preview (see details in next section)
• October 29th: Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” on your transcript

Course/Administrative News & Information:

Fine Arts Department Spring Sneak Peek Preview! October 24th and 30th (10:30-4:30pm Fir Building)
In an effort to strengthen and help introduce the faculty, department offerings, and student culture of our
dynamic Fine Arts community to the wider university student body, the Department will be hosting two
information/ meet-and-greet sessions from 10:00am-4:30pm on Wednesday, October 24th and Tuesday,
October 30th in and around the Fine Arts Gallery and Studio areas in the Fir Building. Here is your chance to
get a sneak peek at fine arts and art history courses, along with special topics courses, for the Spring 2013
semester. You can also speak one-on-one with faculty members and advisors about a range of topics related
to the BFA Degree and Fine Arts Diploma. We are also hoping to have student representation on both days
from the Surreyalists, Cinesthesia, and Pulp Magazine, along with art work displays, demonstrations, and more
information about the New York/Venice Biennale Field School planned for next summer. Sign-up sheets are in
the office for faculty, and interested students can get in touch with Sibeal Foyle to discuss participation:
Sibeal.Foyle@kwantlen.ca

Events/Exhibitions/Talks:

Rennie Collection, Skwachays Healing Lodge, and Artist in Residency Program Field Trip Opportunity:
Friday, November 23rd. in Downtown Vancouver. Complimentary Dinner Included!
Faculty member Sibeal Foyle is inviting the first 12 students to sign up for this exciting FREE Field Trip where
you can experience two guided tours PLUS a COMPLIMENTARY DINNER at The Skwachays Healing Lodge
and Restaurant in Gastown. Meet Sibeal at the newly renovated Wing Sang building at 3PM where students
will receive a guided tour of the current exhibition of paintings by Scottish Art Andrew Grassie. You will then be
guided over to the new Skwachays Healing Lodge and Art Gallery, where our very own fourth year Fine Arts
student Cody Lecoy is participating in the inaugural year of their Artist in Residency Program. Cody will talk
about his current work and experience living and working in this unique program which opened in the summer
of 2012 in the heart of the Downtown Eastside.

From 6:30 to 7:15pm, the group will be guests at a complimentary dinner in the Skwachay's restaurant where
they will listen to" a brief talk about the history of the ten year journey that preceded the opening of this
stunning new addition to Vancouver's urban landscape" and learn "how the 'Transformative Power of Art' is
making a difference in Canada's poorest postal code - DTES - the Downtown Eastside."

This trip is limited to the FIRST 12 Students to sign up. Sign up sheet on the door of the Faculty Offices at
E218, in the Fine Art Wing in the Fir Building, OR by e mailing directly to Sibeal.Foyle@Kwantlen.ca

www.renniecollection.org/
http://skwachays.com

Sound Thinking 2012 | Surrey Art Gallery | Sunday October 21

Quietly encircling our planet and indispensable to our various electronic devices, electromagnetic waves are
everywhere around us. Unperceivable to the human ear, they carry a big bang – sound! Electromagnetism, its
power, potential and problems, intrigue artists working with the medium of sound. This subject is the focus of
Snap, Crackle, Hum: Electromagnetism, Sound and Audio Art, Surrey Art Gallery’s 4th Annual Sound Thinking
symposium on Sunday, October 21, 12–5pm. This one-day event will bring together leading practitioners and
professionals in the field of sound art and the study of sound to present art and research on sound and
contemporary culture. Admission is free – donations are gratefully received. Seating is limited.

Artists working in sound offer a critical and creative perspective on the history of man-made electricity. They
also explore and contribute to the development of new technologies of communication, the study of
geophysical electromagnetism, and reconsider the nature and structure of sound. Snap, Crackle, Hum:
Electromagnetism, Sound and Audio Art features presentations by scholars and artists. An artist will also
present a performance designed to address the complex relationships between electromagnetism, technology,
science, the paranormal, and contemporary art. The aesthetics, poetics and history of electromagnetic sound
will be examined, as well as how electromagnetic technologies are reshaping human subjectivity and the social
world.

Keynote speaker: Douglas Kahn, author of the forthcoming book Arts of the Spectrum: In the Nature of
Electromagnetism, and Professor of Media and Innovation at the National Institute for Experimental Arts at the
University of New South Wales, Australia
Presentations: Carrie Bodle, Alejandra Bronfman, Peter Courtemanche, Gordan Djurdjevic, Jay Bundy
Johnson, Elemental Harmonics (Celia King and Joel Snowden)
Performance: Kristen Roos
Conveners: Ross Birdwise and Jordan Strom

Vancouver Art Gallery: Ian Wallace: At the Intersection of Painting and Photography Opening
October 27th
Ian Wallace: At the Intersection of Painting and Photography is a major survey exhibition of the work of one of
Canada's most significant contemporary artists. Based in Vancouver, Wallace has played a critical role in the
development of contemporary art since the late 1960s. His early experiments with monochromatic painting, his
production of large–scale photographic tableaux and his juxtapositions of photography with painting stand as
the basis for a distinct body of work for which Wallace has become internationally recognized.

Ian Wallace was among the first to use large–format photography in the 1970s, equating photography with the
scale of cinema, advertising and history painting. This has been significant in elevating photography to the
status the medium represents today. For Wallace, pairing fundamentally contrasting media—the visual
emptiness of the painted monochrome against the visually dense, documentary nature of the photographic
image—demonstrates a thorough and sustained reflection on the nature of representation as a method to
construct meaning in the world.

Vancouver Short Film Festival:

Visit www.vsff.com for the upcoming Vancouver Short Film Fest and consult poster below:
Opportunities:
Surreyalists Student Art Collective:
“The Surreyalists are a group of fine arts students based out of Surrey, BC. The collective formed in 2010, and
was solidified with positions and a collective name in 2011. We consist of mainly third and fourth year fine arts
students with the exception of a few. We cover a wide variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, print
making, ceramics and installation (and pretty much everything in between). Currently we have 12 full time
members of the collective, but we invite people to come to meetings whenever they like, to see and participate
in what we are up to.” Contact the Chair of the Collective Andres Salaz if you are interested in
joining/volunteering with the group: andres.salaz@kwantlen.net

Cinesthesia Film Society

Kwantlen’s student run film club Cinesthesia is currently planning film screenings and other activities for the
fall/winter semester and beyond. They are also looking for new members to join the group to help organize and
expand film culture across the Kwantlen campus. If you would like to participate and become involved with this
group, please contact Carlyn Fabbro: carlyn.fabbro@kwantlen.net

Join ArtStarts' Artists in the Classroom Directory

ArtStarts is now accepting applications to join our new and improved Artists in the Classroom Directory.
ArtStarts' Artists in the Classroom Directory (AICD) provides a list of practicing professional artists working in a
variety of disciplines who have proven experience at delivering arts integrated projects with young people in a
classroom setting. The AICD is a useful resource for educators, arts/community presenters, cultural
programmers etc. interested in engaging artists with this range of experience. It is also a valuable self-
promotion tool for artists looking for these types of opportunities.

Benefits to Artists
The artists accepted to the new directory will enjoy benefits such as an enhanced online profile; active
promotion through mini-directories, ArtStarts blog, social media channels and e-newsletters; instant notification
of job opportunities; discounts on ArtStarts professional development workshops and more. Apply now to be
part of the new AICD.

Deadline to apply: Friday October 26, 2012

Apply for Coca-Cola funding, Event Sponsorship Support and Alumni Sponsorship Fund: Deadline
Nov. 1
The application deadline for Coca-Cola funding & Events sponsorship support is Nov. 1. The Coca-Cola
funding and the event sponsorship support application forms have been combined into one form to simplify the
process. Please note that students can only apply for Coca-Cola funding.
The form can be found here. Please submit applications to Alex Wilson at alex.wilson@kwantlen.ca

NEW - Kwantlen Alumni Sponsorship Fund

The Kwantlen Polytechnic University Alumni Association (KPUAA) is introducing a sponsorship fund to assist
faculty, student groups, and alumni with projects/events that will enhance the university experience for alumni
and future alumni. This fund aligns with KPUAA’s existing mandate to support the success of Kwantlen alumni
by providing them with valuable programs and initiatives. Call for applications are bi-annually with submissions
being accepted in spring and fall.

The fall 2012 submission window for applications is open. Click here to download the application form. Please
submit applications to Shina Boparai at shina.boparai@kwantlen.ca

Presentation House Gallery seeks submissions to the online photographic project:

The End of the World by Kevin Schmidt is a website that hosts photographs of homemade sign that warn of
impending doom. This online photographic archive will grow, indefinitely, over time. This project was launched
parallel to the exhibition Phantasmagoria:presentationhousegallery.org/exhibition/phantasmagoria/

Submissions are cordially invited. If you have an image you may upload it at http://the-end-of-the-
world.org/submit

Student, Faculty, Alumni News:

Congratulations to our second group of BFA Graduates, Shelly Leroux and Wei Heng Liu, who walked the
stage and received their BFA degrees on October 4th!

Congratulations are extended to our Department’s most recent award recipients. Each year the faculty
selects deserving students to receive department awards in distinct categories. This year’s awardees are:

 Deena C. Duggan Award Excellence in 2D studies ($750) awarded to Bri Harrison

 American Express Fine Arts Award Diploma Student Award ($1000) awarded to Andrew Lund
 Jason Singh Memorial Award for Leadership ($500) awarded to Cale Guy
 Margaretha Bootsma Award for Excellence in Visual Art ($1500) awarded to Stephanie MacKay
 Linda Schwartz Award for Excellence in Upper Level Courses ($1000) awarded to Maliheh Mandigar

Congratulations are also extended to BFA student Stephanie MacKay who we recently learned was selected
to receive a $4000 BC Arts Council Award!