Dear all,
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our 169 graduating students and welcome you to the DVS alumni family! I am very proud of your accomplishments this year and hope that the experiences you have had in DVS, and at UTM as a whole, have been positive and meaningful.
Reception @CCT Atrium
The event started with welcoming remarks by Jill Caskey, Professor and Chair, DVS followed by Alumni Speaker Panel & Q&A session @MIST Theatre.
Here are some photos from the event.
Photo cedit: Gladys Lou
The Cinema Studies Institute – with help from Innis College and the Centre for Indigenous Studies – nominated the great filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin for an honorary degree which is being conferred next Monday at the Innis College Convocation.
Yurun Wang – a DVS student and professional videographer – is documenting Jonathan Allenger’s 6000-kilometre journey across Canada. The journey – which begins in Vancouver and ends in St. John’s – is being carried out both to raise $1 Million dollars for Multiple Sclerosis and, as Allenger indicates in the story below, to raise awareness about MS. In addition to bringing Yurun on board, Allenger will also be cycling with UTM professor Michael De Braga who teaches at the Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy.
The Medium – UTM’s independent student newspaper – recently published a feature on DVS Art History faculty member Dr. Evonne Levy. The feature describes Dr. Levy’s career trajectory, which took her from an early exchange to Italy in high school, to a PhD at Princeton University. Since this time, Dr. Levy has worked on a wide range of projects.
DVS student Gladys Lou is one of the recipients of UTM Student Leadership Award. It recognizes her outstanding student leadership, service and commitment to the University, as well as her significant impact on UTM.
Congratulations Gladys!
View the list of winners here
The Mysterious Paimpol Triptych from the Beauport Abbey: A Work by a Follower of the Hans Memling Workshop?” Eds Dr. Claude Evans, Dr. Paul Evans, Special Issue: Cistercians and Regular Canons in Medieval Western Europe. Nottingham Medieval Studies. 65 (2021), pp. 433-468.
Read the full article here.
Pimpaka Towira – the current UTM filmmaker-in-residence – is coming to campus to present some of her work and to lead a workshop! Towira is both a filmmaker and a programmer who has been an important figure in the Thai film scene since the early 1990s. Her films, which have received international acclaim, range from feature length pictures (One Night Husband, The Island Funeral) to experimental and documentary shorts.
Book Series Launch, Friday, March 24, 6-7:30pm
Innis College, Room 222
2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
For the first time in three years, an exhibition featuring the art of graduating students will take place in real space—in the Blackwood Gallery. “Everyday Encounters” opens on Wednesday, March 29, with a reception from 5:00–7:00 pm. The exhibition was curated by students in FAH451: Turning Concepts into Curatorial Projects, taught by Dr. Ellyn Walker. Public programming includes “Paint your Everyday Encounters” (April 5, 12–2:00’ PM in the elgallery), and Lunch Time Artist Talks (April 12, 12–2:00 PM, in the Blackwood Gallery). See you there!