With a well-worn oil drum perched on a creaky stand and a continuous screening of his “post-punk” video You Suck, Gregory Ball is quick to point out that his latest art installation isn’t pretty. “As the drum moves, it wobbles and there’s a whining noise.... Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | full story …
Visual Arts professor takes edgy approach with installation at Victoria gallery
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Are you interested in studying tropical biology in Ecuador?
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By Anne Russell on January 25, 2012
Summer in Ecuador has a nice ring to it as we slog through winter in the Fraser Valley. How about studying tropical biology in Equador? The course will be an eight-credit course with lecture and field trip components. Classroom work will be carried out in the short summer...
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BCIT welcomes students from Brazilian partner school
BCIT UPDATE On January 16, BCIT International welcomed a group of 12 Brazilian students and one instructor from partner school ESPM, a well-known school of design and advertising in Brazil ... Read more →
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VIU in the News: Elementary students get a glimpse of their potential future at university
Robert Barron, Daily News You could almost feel the excitement among the students at Randerson Ridge Elementary School on Monday as education students from Vancouver Island University hosted Learning Centre Day in the school's gymnasium. As part of... Sunday, January 22, 2012 | full story …
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Meet UFV writer-in-residence Anosh Irani
UFV Today
By Anne Russell on January 24, 2012
UFV’s writer-in-residence this semester is Anosh Irani. Irani is the author of three novels, as well as a successful playwright of three plays, all three of which have been produced by the Vancouver Arts Club. He’s recently returned from India where he’s working on...
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Damian Moppett Artist Talk | Emily Carr Rennie Collection Speaker Series
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 7:00pm
As part of the Emily Carr University Rennie Collection Speaker Series, Damian Moppett (92) will provide an artist talk in conjunction with his exhibition at the Wing Sang gallery. The Rennie Collection presents this first comprehensive survey of Damian's work on now and ending April...
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Kwantlen is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Kwantlen News METRO VANCOUVER, BC – (January 23, 2012) – Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Alumni Association (KPUAA) is pleased to announce the seven outstanding finalists for its 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Read more.
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Liz Knox | playback
Friday, January 20, 2012 (All day) - Saturday, February 4, 2012 (All day) Liz Knox’s work is inspired by early conceptualism, examining systems of interpretation with an emphasis on strategies of irony. The main body of work being shown in ie, gallery is Found Synopses. Read more.
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The Rivers Institute at BCIT: a look at its first three years
BCIT UPDATE Three years after the launch of The Rivers Institute at BCIT, Chair Emeritus and leading river conservationist and advocate Mark Angelo describes the work of the Institute in a short but compelling video ... Read more →
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Oscar Nomination for Forbis + Tilby’s Wild Life
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Amanda Forbis (81) and Wendy Tilby's (86) animated short Wild Life, has been nominated for an Oscar at the upcoming 84th Academy Awards. This is the second Oscar nomination the pair have received; their animated film, When the Day Breaks received an Oscar...
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