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 ART IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE  

The University of Western Ontario, Department of Visual Arts is pleased to present the fall 2011 Art in the Public Sphere series of speakers and exhibitions. This important series provides unique opportunities to engage with local, national, and international artists, curators, and scholars. All events are free.  

ONE TO ANOTHER (PARTS I & II)

A selection of work by this year’s Practicum students, One to Another (Parts I & II) will be comprised of two consecutive presentations. Each exhibition brings the works in relation to one another—conceptually and materially—and will introduce the ideas that they intend to explore throughout the year-long course. 
Instructors: Kevin Rodgers & Patrick Howlett

PART I
Laura Goffin 
Elizabeth Kennedy
Camella Da Eun Kim
Katherine Rivest
Sulafa Rawas
Nicole Schultz
Stephanie Taylor

PART II
Kayla Amaral
Kelly Anderson
Emily Crawford
Ethan Lester
Julian Majewski
Jessica Proctor
Shelby Taylor
Hannah Weber
 
 

No. 17: SPEED FLEX FIBRE FACE

 

A collection of postcards addressed to the Parker family (London, ON) is hinged to a series of signature model tennis racquets by a single modest postage stamp.

 

OPENS FRI, OCT 28, 6-9 pm

PARKER BRANCH
99 1/2 STANLEY STREET
LONDON ONTARIO CANADA
open by appointment till October 15

Parker Branch is an independent micro-museum and archive focusing on collections, artifacts, and ephemera brought together through associative logic and incidental attractions. www.parkerbranch.ca
Co-Directors: Anna Madelska & Jason Hallows
 

Fantastic Details: Building Materials for the Construction of Other Worlds
April 8 to December 16 2011

Curated by Fredericton-based Laura Ritchie (MA Candidate, UWO-Visual Arts),Fantastic Details: Building Materials for the Construction of Other Worlds brings together an array of monsters, mutants and fantastic landscapes from the McIntosh Gallery’s collection of over 3,500 works. Fittingly, the show is installed at University College, one of Western’s oldest neo-gothic buildings.

A celebration of detailed, meticulous work, the exhibition includes contemporary artists Rebecca Burke, Evergon, Kim Moodie, Gillian Saward, Roly Fenwick and Bogdan Zarksi. In addition, elaborately detailed and inventive works by 19th century British artists George Baxter, Sir William Blake Richmond and Annie French provide a remarkable historical context for our enduring interest in phantasmagorical excess.

As Ritchie puts it: "Fantastic Details looks at the way in which pattern, repetition and meticulous craftsmanship are used by artists to construct other worlds full of imaginative deviation that transcend conventional representations of the real.”

A Department of Visual Arts MA candidate at The University of Western Ontario, Laura Ritchie is an intern at the McIntosh Gallery. Fantastic Details opens Friday April 8th at 4:00 P.M. at University College. An exhibition catalogue is available.

For more information, contact James Patten at jpatten2@uwo.ca or phone (519) 661-2111 ext. 84602.

 
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Speakers in the Arts

Chris Myhr
Media Artist
Thurs, September 22
8:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Sean Smith
Artist in Residence
Thurs, September 22
8:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Sabine Bitter & Helmut Weber
Video / Photography / Public Work Artists
Thurs, October 6
8:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Rhonda Weppler & Trevor Mahovsky
Sculpture/Installation artists
Thurs, October 13
8:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Mark Lewis
Film/Photography Artist
Thurs, October 20
7:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Glen Lowry
Scholar, photographer
Thurs, November 10
7:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

Brendan Fernandes
Multimedia
Thurs, November 24
8:00 pm
Visual Arts Centre. VAC 100

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NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED LIMITED-DUTIES APPOINTMENTS

  

 

 

POSTING DATE:  November 18, 2011
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS

NOTICE OF UNANTICIPATED LIMITED-DUTIES APPOINTMENT(S)

The Department of Visual Arts has an unanticipated Limited-Duties (Part-time) appointment to teach the following course during the Winter Term – January 1 – April 30, 2012:

 

VISUAL ART STUDIO

 

VAS 2275B      -           Art Now II

Art Now II – An introduction to contemporary artistic production and practice, featuring dialogues with artists on their work and critics on the criticism of contemporary art.  This course will feature a range of artists and issues different from Art Now I.

Please note offering could be assigned to the workload of full-time faculty or to part-time faculty with seniority or preference rights in accordance with the Collective Agreement, or left unfilled based on operational/enrolment requirements.

Candidates must have an MFA/PhD, a publication history and university teaching experience.  In accordance with the Collective Agreement, consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications, including qualifications which go beyond the requirements for the position. 

Candidates must be willing to undertake training as required by the Employer including, but not limited to, training in respect of health and safety, harassment and discrimination, and legislated service standards.

Candidates must apply using the application form (do not fax or e-mail applications) available at http://www.uwo.ca/pvp/facultyrelations/forms/LD%20Application.pdf  or from the Department of Visual Arts, Room 200, John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, or from the office of the Dean, Room 112,University College.  In addition to the application form, candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and evidence of successful teaching, together with the names and contact information of three references.

The calendar description of undergraduate courses offered in our Department is available at http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2011/index.html. 

Dr. Joy James, Chair
Department of Visual Arts
John Labatt Visual Arts Centre
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario Canada N6A 5B7
TEL:  (519) 661-3440

 

The closing date for applications is December 2, 2011.

All positions are subject to budgetary approval. Applicants should have fluent written and oral communication skills in English. 
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
The University of Western Ontario is committed to employment equity and welcomes applications from all qualified women
and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people and persons with disabilities.
Note:  Recent Western graduates who are foreign nationals may be eligible to work on campus.  Please refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website under Post-Graduation Employment at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.asp .