BRANDON, Man. – The Department of Visual and Aboriginal Art at Brandon University is partnering with the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (AGSM) to present a public talk by innovative ceramic artist Aaron Nelson.
Nelson, based out of Medicine Hat, Alta.
Category: Faculty of Arts
BRANDON, Man. — Past and current students of Brandon University’s (BU’s) Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies (ADES) department will gather this weekend to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the department’s creation.
In conjunction with BU’s Homecoming events, the attendees will meet in a series of participant-driven sessions to discuss current issues in emergency management and the connections to higher education.
BRANDON, Man. — Although the end of Mental Illness Awareness Week in Canada is near, the conversation will continue with the Mental Health on the Prairies (MHP) conference next week at Brandon University (BU).
Hosted by the BU Faculty of Health Studies as well as Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living, the conference will take place from Wednesday, Oct. 12 to Friday, Oct. 14 with nearly 35 presentations from top-notch speakers.
BRANDON, Man. — Brandon will be alive with music and art on Saturday, and Brandon University (BU) students and faculty will be in the middle of it all.
Band 101 begins on Saturday morning, showcasing 268 musicians from BU and the Brandon School Division. Grades 9–12 band students, under the direction of Anna Penno and Meaghan Walker, will take part in rehearsals and seminars along with members of the Brandon University Symphonic Band, directed by Wendy McCallum.
Dr. Christopher J. Schneider has received the Early-in-Career Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.
Colleen Cutschall will speak at Brandon University’s Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art on Monday.
Colleen Cutschall, Professor Emeritus at Brandon University and the founder of its Department of Visual and Aboriginal Arts, will give a free public talk at BU on Monday, Oct. 3. The free talk begins at 7:30 p.m.
The Manitoba Craft Council exhibition Play, Precarity and Survival will open at Brandon University’s (BU’s) Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art on Thursday.
The professional, travelling exhibition features the work of well-respected Canadian artists who use ceramic history, material properties and production processes to explore contemporary identities.
Renowned playwright Debbie Patterson will perform and speak in Brandon.
A remounting of her acclaimed play Sargent & Victor & Me and a lecture for the Brandon University (BU) Faculty of Arts Speaker Series are on the bill for Winnipeg playwright Debbie Patterson next week.
Alberta writer Richard Van Camp will visit Brandon for a reading and a workshop on Monday, Sept. 26.
Alberta writer and storyteller extraordinaire Richard Van Camp treats Brandon to a reading and fiction writing workshop on Monday, Sept.
The Brandon University (BU) Hawkweed Literary Forum presents an exciting Literary and Sound Art Performance by world renowned Toronto poet and sound artist Paul Dutton on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Following his performance, Dutton will give a sound art masterclass.