Faculty of Art
2020-2021 Term Two Art History Sessional Lectureships
We invite applications for part-time sessional lecturers for 2020 Winter Term 2 (January 1 to April 30, 2021). In light of COVID-19, all Term 2 courses will be offered online and should be designed as such. Course delivery may be synchronous or asynchronous at the discretion of the instructor. ARTH 226 (001) — Art, […]
We invite applications for part-time sessional lecturers for 2020 Winter Term 2 (January 1 to April 30, 2021). In light of COVID-19, all Term 2 courses will be offered online and should be designed as such. Course delivery may be synchronous or asynchronous at the discretion of the instructor. ARTH 226 (001) — Art, […]
Seeking Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Arts (tenure-stream)
We invite applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the field of historical and traditional Indigenous arts and cultural practices. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as July 1, 2021. The incumbent of the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Arts will be at the […]
We invite applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in the field of historical and traditional Indigenous arts and cultural practices. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as July 1, 2021. The incumbent of the Audain Chair in Historical Indigenous Arts will be at the […]
BMO 1st Prize Regional Winner for BC
Congratulations to recent graduate David Ezra Wang (BFA 2019) who is the regional winner (BC) of the BMO 1st Art Prize with his work Practicum (video, audio, 7 minutes 51 seconds). Each regional winner received $7,500. Each year, BMO 1st Art! invites deans and instructors from 110 undergraduate art programs across Canada to nominate three […]
Congratulations to recent graduate David Ezra Wang (BFA 2019) who is the regional winner (BC) of the BMO 1st Art Prize with his work Practicum (video, audio, 7 minutes 51 seconds). Each regional winner received $7,500. Each year, BMO 1st Art! invites deans and instructors from 110 undergraduate art programs across Canada to nominate three […]
Helen Belkin Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations to recent graduate Jay Pahre (MFA 2019) who has been awarded the Helen Belkin Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has been endowed by the President’s Fund to honour the memory of Helen Mary Emily Belkin. The scholarship is offered to a fine arts student on the recommendation of the Department and the Morris and Helen […]
Congratulations to recent graduate Jay Pahre (MFA 2019) who has been awarded the Helen Belkin Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has been endowed by the President’s Fund to honour the memory of Helen Mary Emily Belkin. The scholarship is offered to a fine arts student on the recommendation of the Department and the Morris and Helen […]
2020 Audain Travel Award
Congratulations to AHVA MFA candidate Xan Shian. The recipient of the 2020 Audain Travel Award. This $7,500 award, established in 2019, by the Audain Foundation, provides five full-time Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts students in B.C. an opportunity to travel to view and study art. Xan will be using the award […]
Congratulations to AHVA MFA candidate Xan Shian. The recipient of the 2020 Audain Travel Award. This $7,500 award, established in 2019, by the Audain Foundation, provides five full-time Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts students in B.C. an opportunity to travel to view and study art. Xan will be using the award […]
Seeking Assistant Professor in Visual Art, Print Media (tenure-track)
We invite applications for a tenure-track appointment in visual art at the rank of Assistant Professor. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as July 1, 2021. The department seeks an individual who pursues studio practice in print media, at the intersection of traditional and experimental print, historical photo contact, and digital processes, […]
We invite applications for a tenure-track appointment in visual art at the rank of Assistant Professor. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as July 1, 2021. The department seeks an individual who pursues studio practice in print media, at the intersection of traditional and experimental print, historical photo contact, and digital processes, […]
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Coordination Complex (diagram enclosed)
Oct 28th, 2020 at 12:00pm - Dec 3rd, 2020 at 4:00pm
Please join the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Department of Art History, Visual Art & Theory (AHVA) at the AHVA Gallery, in the Audain Art Centre from October 28 -December...
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Thought, outside
Nov 12th, 2020 at 1:00pm - Dec 19th, 2020 at 5:00pm
November 12 – December 19, 2020 Western Front Curated by Amy Kazymerchyk Thought, outside is composed with an eye to how each artwork thinks the phenomenon of the outside. This...
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory comprises three streams of research-based learning and practice: Art History, with a particular focus on theoretical and critical discourses concerning the social impact of art and visual representation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; Critical and Curatorial Studies, examining through research and exhibition projects issues in contemporary visual culture and display; and Visual Art, with an undergraduate curriculum placing art production, academic learning and a graduate emphasis on preparation for participation in the field of contemporary international art.
