Faculty of Art
Seeking Assistant Professor Without Review in Art History, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a limited-term full-time position at the rank of Assistant Professor Without Review, for a period of 24 months. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as September 1, 2020. The department seeks […]
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory (AHVA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, invites applications for a limited-term full-time position at the rank of Assistant Professor Without Review, for a period of 24 months. The anticipated start date of employment is as early as September 1, 2020. The department seeks […]
2020-2021 Visual Art Sessional Lectureships
We are inviting applications for part-time sessional lecturers. In light of COVID-19, candidates should be prepared to adapt their selected courses for online instruction. However, AHVA is developing plans to enable limited face to-face instruction and student practice in studio facilities that will be confirmed in the summer. For more information and resources about teaching […]
We are inviting applications for part-time sessional lecturers. In light of COVID-19, candidates should be prepared to adapt their selected courses for online instruction. However, AHVA is developing plans to enable limited face to-face instruction and student practice in studio facilities that will be confirmed in the summer. For more information and resources about teaching […]
Department COVID-19 Update: March 31
Hello Everyone, As we move forward together as an online community, I wanted to update everyone on the status of some key projects. The BFA/BA graduating exhibition, Errance, is going online and Phil, students, and staff are working their magic to make a meaningful show for all to see! A printed exhibition catalogue is also […]
Hello Everyone, As we move forward together as an online community, I wanted to update everyone on the status of some key projects. The BFA/BA graduating exhibition, Errance, is going online and Phil, students, and staff are working their magic to make a meaningful show for all to see! A printed exhibition catalogue is also […]
Department COVID-19 Update: March 17
To the AHVA Community: Due to current conditions with the COVID-19 outbreak, AHVA facilities will be closing with our staff and faculty working remotely where possible by the end of the week: March 20, 2020. This is in addition to classes moving to online instruction. We intend to do our part to minimize transmission in […]
To the AHVA Community: Due to current conditions with the COVID-19 outbreak, AHVA facilities will be closing with our staff and faculty working remotely where possible by the end of the week: March 20, 2020. This is in addition to classes moving to online instruction. We intend to do our part to minimize transmission in […]
Dana Claxton and Kenneth Lum Honoured with Major Art Awards
Two AHVA-affiliated artists, Kenneth (Ken) Lum and Dana Claxton, have been awarded major Canadian art prizes. Both were awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Canada’s foremost distinction for excellence in visual and media arts. Laureates receive a medallion, cash prize of $25,000, and will have their work showcased at the Art […]
Two AHVA-affiliated artists, Kenneth (Ken) Lum and Dana Claxton, have been awarded major Canadian art prizes. Both were awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, Canada’s foremost distinction for excellence in visual and media arts. Laureates receive a medallion, cash prize of $25,000, and will have their work showcased at the Art […]
Former AHVA Student Derrick Chang Appointed Centre A Executive Director
Photo credit: Liza Curtiss Congratulations to former AHVA student Derrick Chang on his new role as Executive Director at Centre A, starting March 1, 2020. Derrick studied Critical and Curatorial Studies in the department, and mounted a thesis exhibition, Sounding Off: Making Queer Noise Areas – Queer experience, noise politics, transnationalism, which investigated the struggle […]
Photo credit: Liza Curtiss Congratulations to former AHVA student Derrick Chang on his new role as Executive Director at Centre A, starting March 1, 2020. Derrick studied Critical and Curatorial Studies in the department, and mounted a thesis exhibition, Sounding Off: Making Queer Noise Areas – Queer experience, noise politics, transnationalism, which investigated the struggle […]
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.
