Portrait of a gentleman
by Nicole Findlay With a fort burning in the horizon behind him, Henri de Lorraine, Harcourt gazes out at us with a mixture of righteousness, self-assurance and defiance. Aside from the cherub locks... More
Archives: Art History
Partners in Fellowship
Ruth Phillips (School for Studies in Arts and Culture: Art History and ICSLAC) and Mark Phillips (Department of History and ICSLAC) have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. The... More
Picturing Canada’s North
by Nicole Findlay From 1941 to 1984, Canada’s National Film Board maintained a Still Photography Division, a little known agency that created promotional photographs aimed at “showing... More
Bringing art to life
by Nicole Findlay Random objects – a pair of scissors, a tin can, a cell phone, a plastic Buddha, and a spatula are juxtaposed with the perennial Carleton query “what is a Gee Gee?”... More
The art of negotiation
by Nicole Findlay Fledgling curators hover around a table, plucking tiny images from a nearby pile and placing each on a giant floor plan. Like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the colourful chips are... More
Recent MA graduate appointed national executive director
by Nicole Findlay Few students complete their studies only to take up the helm of a major organization on the heels of graduation. April Britski, a recent MA graduate of the School for Studies in Art... More
On creating a Resounding Spirit
by Nicole Findlay Wandering through an art exhibit, our enjoyment, curiosity or vexation rarely extends beyond the works on display. Few of us are ever exposed to the creative process that sparked... More
FASS student honours Newfoundland artist in National Gallery exhibit
by Nicole Findlay Crystal Parsons, an MA student in Art History at the School for Studies in Art and Culture, is putting theory to practice. Parson’s proposal for a traveling exhibit was... More
Ming Tiampo Capturing the Gutai
SSHRC Grant 2006 – Research Profile Ming TIampo, School for Studies in Art and Culture Capturing the Gutai Ming Tiampo will examine the work of the Gutai, a group of influential Japanese... More
Without a Passport
by Nicole Findlay The looming tussle between Canada and the United States over the implementation of the latter’s new People Access Secure Service (PASS) identity card may force us to take a... More