UVic Fine Arts
@uvicarts.bsky.social
We are the University of Victoria's Faculty of Fine Arts in British Columbia, Canada: BC's only stand-alone fine arts faculty with departments of Art History & Visual Studies, Theatre, Visual Arts, Writing + School of Music. https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/
We're excited to announce that acclaimed performer-composer & pioneering electronic/electroacoustic music artist @sarahbellereid.bsky.social will be joining our @uvic.ca School of Music as a technology professor starting Jan 2026!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We're excited to announce that acclaimed performer-composer & pioneering electronic/electroacoustic music artist @sarahbellereid.bsky.social will be joining our @uvic.ca School of Music as a technology professor starting Jan 2026!
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finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
3 @uvic.ca Writing students are featured @theguardian.com for a @climatedisaster.bsky.social COP30 partnership: Raamin Hamid, Fernanda Solorza & Ashley Ciambrelli spoke with climate survivors in India, Peru, Brazil & Maui.
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Pics: Chad Hipolito (F/A), Gouchen Wang (R)
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Pics: Chad Hipolito (F/A), Gouchen Wang (R)
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
3 @uvic.ca Writing students are featured @theguardian.com for a @climatedisaster.bsky.social COP30 partnership: Raamin Hamid, Fernanda Solorza & Ashley Ciambrelli spoke with climate survivors in India, Peru, Brazil & Maui.
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Pics: Chad Hipolito (F/A), Gouchen Wang (R)
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Pics: Chad Hipolito (F/A), Gouchen Wang (R)
Congrats to $100K Sobey Art Award winner & #uvicvisualarts alum Tania Willard. Also a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient @uvic.ca, she's clearly having a big year! Seen here at the DAAs in April with Dean Allana Lindgren (right) + Visual Arts alumni Rose Spahan & Crystal Clark.
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Congrats to $100K Sobey Art Award winner & #uvicvisualarts alum Tania Willard. Also a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient @uvic.ca, she's clearly having a big year! Seen here at the DAAs in April with Dean Allana Lindgren (right) + Visual Arts alumni Rose Spahan & Crystal Clark.
Congrats to @uvic.ca Visual Arts MFA Edith Skeard on receiving a $7,500 Audain Foundation Travel Award! As a complement to the $100K Audain Prize, the Audain Travel Awards were established in 2019 to support access to career-enriching international art experiences for student artists. bit.ly/4pZitgk
October 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Congrats to @uvic.ca Visual Arts MFA Edith Skeard on receiving a $7,500 Audain Foundation Travel Award! As a complement to the $100K Audain Prize, the Audain Travel Awards were established in 2019 to support access to career-enriching international art experiences for student artists. bit.ly/4pZitgk
We were delighted to host @uvic.ca Acting President & Vice-Chancellor Qwul’sih’yah’maht Robina Thomas at our ongoing Haa Huupa lunch series on Sept 24, where she offered frank, funny & fresh insights into her own academic journey & the challenges facing Indigenous students today.
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We were delighted to host @uvic.ca Acting President & Vice-Chancellor Qwul’sih’yah’maht Robina Thomas at our ongoing Haa Huupa lunch series on Sept 24, where she offered frank, funny & fresh insights into her own academic journey & the challenges facing Indigenous students today.
Fine Arts was thrilled to be so well-represented at the launch of the new @uvic.ca Kula Library Futures Academy on Sep 15: Esi Edugyan, Richard Van Camp, Atom Egoyan, Sean Holman + Shelagh Rogers, Lawrence Hill, Dave Obee & many other fascinating thought leaders! www.uvic.ca/library/abou...
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Fine Arts was thrilled to be so well-represented at the launch of the new @uvic.ca Kula Library Futures Academy on Sep 15: Esi Edugyan, Richard Van Camp, Atom Egoyan, Sean Holman + Shelagh Rogers, Lawrence Hill, Dave Obee & many other fascinating thought leaders! www.uvic.ca/library/abou...
Fascinating results from our latest @uvic.ca Fine Arts ArtScience annual grad student residency with our colleagues at @oceannetworks.ca: Visual Arts MFA Parvin Hasani's sculptural installation explors deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Find out more: bit.ly/46BsRDi
#artsci #oceanart #uvic
#artsci #oceanart #uvic
September 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fascinating results from our latest @uvic.ca Fine Arts ArtScience annual grad student residency with our colleagues at @oceannetworks.ca: Visual Arts MFA Parvin Hasani's sculptural installation explors deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Find out more: bit.ly/46BsRDi
#artsci #oceanart #uvic
#artsci #oceanart #uvic
The School of Music @uvic.ca celebrates the new $40K Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice Duo Competition Prize — created as part of an overall $2M bequest by donor Douglas Gray to honour his mother. This annual art song competition will see students win $1,500 & $1,000 cash! ow.ly/HxTW50Ws823
August 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The School of Music @uvic.ca celebrates the new $40K Eleanor Gray Memorial Piano & Voice Duo Competition Prize — created as part of an overall $2M bequest by donor Douglas Gray to honour his mother. This annual art song competition will see students win $1,500 & $1,000 cash! ow.ly/HxTW50Ws823
On July 24, @uvic.ca Visual Arts professors mount a remarkable day of art on the land: Paul Walde,
Kelly Richardson & Makwala-Rande Cook present Ax’nakwala (Part 1) in support of saving old-growth forests & supporting Indigenous sovereignty. Read more:
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Kelly Richardson & Makwala-Rande Cook present Ax’nakwala (Part 1) in support of saving old-growth forests & supporting Indigenous sovereignty. Read more:
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
July 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
On July 24, @uvic.ca Visual Arts professors mount a remarkable day of art on the land: Paul Walde,
Kelly Richardson & Makwala-Rande Cook present Ax’nakwala (Part 1) in support of saving old-growth forests & supporting Indigenous sovereignty. Read more:
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Kelly Richardson & Makwala-Rande Cook present Ax’nakwala (Part 1) in support of saving old-growth forests & supporting Indigenous sovereignty. Read more:
finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Congrats to @uvic.ca Writing prof Sean Holman on the new 6-year, $2.5-million SSHRC Partnership Grant "From Catastrophe to Community" — a global initiative with 27 institutions training 500 students/journalists to share experiences/wisdom of 1,000 climate survivors. news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Congrats to @uvic.ca Writing prof Sean Holman on the new 6-year, $2.5-million SSHRC Partnership Grant "From Catastrophe to Community" — a global initiative with 27 institutions training 500 students/journalists to share experiences/wisdom of 1,000 climate survivors. news.uvic.ca/media-releas...
Very proud that @uvic.ca Writing professor Sean Holman has won 2025's @jackwebsterfdn.bsky.social Bill Good Award. "I’ve devoted my life to journalism because of the harms it can repair," says Holman, who is also the founder of UVic's Climate Disaster Project. More: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
July 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Very proud that @uvic.ca Writing professor Sean Holman has won 2025's @jackwebsterfdn.bsky.social Bill Good Award. "I’ve devoted my life to journalism because of the harms it can repair," says Holman, who is also the founder of UVic's Climate Disaster Project. More: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Congrats to our 200+ new @uvic.ca Fine Arts graduates! Celebrating Convocation Day with you on June 12 was an exciting & emotional time — thanks to everyone who came out to make it such a success!
June 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Congrats to our 200+ new @uvic.ca Fine Arts graduates! Celebrating Convocation Day with you on June 12 was an exciting & emotional time — thanks to everyone who came out to make it such a success!
Congrats to @uvic.ca's Climate Disaster Project on winning "Enviro/Climate Change" Silver award @cajournalists.bsky.social for Neworld Theatre's "Eyes of the Beast" — 1st time a play has been nom'd! Ideal timing too, as it's being remounted June 18-22 @sfu.ca's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts!
June 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Congrats to @uvic.ca's Climate Disaster Project on winning "Enviro/Climate Change" Silver award @cajournalists.bsky.social for Neworld Theatre's "Eyes of the Beast" — 1st time a play has been nom'd! Ideal timing too, as it's being remounted June 18-22 @sfu.ca's Goldcorp Centre for the Arts!
Congrats to @uvic.ca Theatre instructor & 2025 #uvicarts Lehan Activism & the Arts Lecturer d'bi.young anitafrika on winning a $25K Metcalf Arts Prize! d’bi also recently received a $242K Canada Council grant to establish a digital theatre archive—find out more here: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
May 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Congrats to @uvic.ca Theatre instructor & 2025 #uvicarts Lehan Activism & the Arts Lecturer d'bi.young anitafrika on winning a $25K Metcalf Arts Prize! d’bi also recently received a $242K Canada Council grant to establish a digital theatre archive—find out more here: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Gordon Lightfoot aside, the musician behind the Belfry's hit "If You Could Read My Mind" is @uvic.ca alum Tobin Stokes (also co-creator of their Joni Mitchell show). Adding to this show's success are #uvic alumni Kelt Eccleston (right), costumer Emily Friesen & ASM Kelsey Cain. Show runs to May 25!
May 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We're excited to be hosting the international Across Lands & Waters gathering of 60 circumpolar & Pacific artists/curators here in #UVic Fine Arts this week. The public is welcome to a free day of art & discussions, 1-7pm Thurs May 1: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
April 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We're excited to be hosting the international Across Lands & Waters gathering of 60 circumpolar & Pacific artists/curators here in #UVic Fine Arts this week. The public is welcome to a free day of art & discussions, 1-7pm Thurs May 1: finearts.uvic.ca/research/blo...
Looking for art that grabs you? @uvic.ca Visual Arts BFA show now open 10-6 to April 20: 12 rooms filled with contemporary art by 35 emerging artists! Seen here by graduating #uvic students (in order): James Boyle, RJ Klippenstein, Meagan Webster & Harry Ritter West events.uvic.ca/event/97436-...
April 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Looking for art that grabs you? @uvic.ca Visual Arts BFA show now open 10-6 to April 20: 12 rooms filled with contemporary art by 35 emerging artists! Seen here by graduating #uvic students (in order): James Boyle, RJ Klippenstein, Meagan Webster & Harry Ritter West events.uvic.ca/event/97436-...
For 10 days the entire @uvic.ca Visual Arts bldg gets turned into Victoria's largest emerging artist gallery! "If Traces Remain" features contemporary art by 35 BFA students: painting, sculpture, photos, digital, installations & more. Opens 7-10pm April 11 then 10-6 daily to April 20 at #uvic.
April 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hear @uvic.ca Writing professor & @climatedisaster.bsky.social founding director Sean Holman at the Climate Storytellers’ Summit on Apr 10: chosen from 100 submissions, Holman will be one of 20+ speakers on how climate stories spark change. Register here:
environment.princeton.edu/climate-stor...
environment.princeton.edu/climate-stor...
March 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hear @uvic.ca Writing professor & @climatedisaster.bsky.social founding director Sean Holman at the Climate Storytellers’ Summit on Apr 10: chosen from 100 submissions, Holman will be one of 20+ speakers on how climate stories spark change. Register here:
environment.princeton.edu/climate-stor...
environment.princeton.edu/climate-stor...
We had an incredibly busy opening for our new Taqsiqtuut Research-Creation Lab by @uvic.ca Visual Arts CERC professor Heather Igloliorte: from the "qiaqstuq" installation & panel talks to Carey Newman's Witness Blanket VR, it was an inspiring showcase of contemporary Indigenous digital art!
March 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We had an incredibly busy opening for our new Taqsiqtuut Research-Creation Lab by @uvic.ca Visual Arts CERC professor Heather Igloliorte: from the "qiaqstuq" installation & panel talks to Carey Newman's Witness Blanket VR, it was an inspiring showcase of contemporary Indigenous digital art!
Looking forward to seeing how Shakespeare gets a post-climate change/blurred gender twist in our new mainstage student production of Twelfth Night, March 13-22 at #UVIc Phoenix Theatre! finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/main...
March 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Looking forward to seeing how Shakespeare gets a post-climate change/blurred gender twist in our new mainstage student production of Twelfth Night, March 13-22 at #UVIc Phoenix Theatre! finearts.uvic.ca/theatre/main...
Fascinating & insightful keynote by @uvic.bsky.social Visual Arts professor & Canada Excellence Research Chair Heather Igloliorte at the Canadian Museum Association 2025 museum studies symposium held Feb 19-20 at #UVic. Her talk ideally suited the theme of "Teaching, Learning, & Reciprocity".
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Fascinating & insightful keynote by @uvic.bsky.social Visual Arts professor & Canada Excellence Research Chair Heather Igloliorte at the Canadian Museum Association 2025 museum studies symposium held Feb 19-20 at #UVic. Her talk ideally suited the theme of "Teaching, Learning, & Reciprocity".
Excited to see @uvic.bsky.social Music professor & acclaimed tenor Benjamin Butterfield back on stage with Pacific Opera in their latest production: The Little Prince! Tix still available 7:30pm Feb 21/25. pacificopera.ca/event/the-li...
(Timothy Matheson Photography) #uvicarts #yyjarts
(Timothy Matheson Photography) #uvicarts #yyjarts
February 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Excited to see @uvic.bsky.social Music professor & acclaimed tenor Benjamin Butterfield back on stage with Pacific Opera in their latest production: The Little Prince! Tix still available 7:30pm Feb 21/25. pacificopera.ca/event/the-li...
(Timothy Matheson Photography) #uvicarts #yyjarts
(Timothy Matheson Photography) #uvicarts #yyjarts
Curated by AHVS professor Carolyn Butler-Palmer, "Victoria & Expressionism’s 2nd Wave: The Point Group" runs to April 5 at #UVic Legacy Gallery. With works by 12 artists selected from UVic's vast art collection, it captures the exciting sense of modernism in Victoria during the ’60s. bit.ly/3X2WTL8
February 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Curated by AHVS professor Carolyn Butler-Palmer, "Victoria & Expressionism’s 2nd Wave: The Point Group" runs to April 5 at #UVic Legacy Gallery. With works by 12 artists selected from UVic's vast art collection, it captures the exciting sense of modernism in Victoria during the ’60s. bit.ly/3X2WTL8
Honoured to have Visual Arts professor Carey Newman & some Indigenous Master's candidates meet with Her Excellency Mary Simon, Canada's 1st Indigenous Governor General, during her visit to @uvic.bsky.social on Feb 5 for the 10th anniversary of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Honoured to have Visual Arts professor Carey Newman & some Indigenous Master's candidates meet with Her Excellency Mary Simon, Canada's 1st Indigenous Governor General, during her visit to @uvic.bsky.social on Feb 5 for the 10th anniversary of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.