News from cSTAC
cSTAC: Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture
News from cSTAC
a new program from cSTAC and the Faculty of Business in 2011: Concentration in Cultural Management
The Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture (cSTAC) began a new program that brings together learning opportunities from two leading Faculties at Brock University - the Faculty of Business and the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts of the Faculty of Humanities.
The Concentration in Cultural Management, a new collaboration with the highly-regarded Faculty of Business,began in the autumn of 2011. This is the ideal program for students who seek to graduate with employable skills as Cultural Managers in diverse fields of arts and culture, including music, the visual arts and dramatic arts. Together with their interdisciplinary or single-discipline studies in arts and culture students may pursue service-learning or practicum experiences with professionals and organizations in the Niagara Region. Required upper-level courses taken at the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture include Arts Management; Arts, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Governance; Producing a Performance Event, or Creating social value from material culture. Courses taken within the Faculty of Business include: Introduction to Business, Marketing Management, Organizational Behaviour and Design, Human Resources Management , Entrepreneurship, Personal Financial Planning and others related business topics.
Read the information sheet for this exciting new Concentration for 2011.
contact the Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture for more information David Vivian: dvivian at brocku.ca
or the Academic Advisor for the Faculty of Humanities, Alisa Cunnington: alisa.cunnington at brocku.ca
Recognizing Academic Achievement and Community Engagement
Beginning in 2011 a new award is given to deserving cSTAC students in their third or final year of studies. The cSTAC Award for Academic Achievement and Community Engagement will be given to the student who demonstrates academic achievement and/or a significant contribution to the arts and culture community of the Niagara region. This award was established thanks to the generosity of the many donors who supported General Brock's October Soiree, and others. Approximately $1000 (total) will be awarded to a maximum of three recipients in any one year.
Congratulations to Nathan Heuvingh and Rebecca Madamba, recipients of the award in 2011! Bravo!
The IFTR (International Federation for Theatre Research) 2010 World Congress Cultures of Modernity took place in July 2010 in Munich, Germany. DART Professor/cSTAC Director David Vivian presented in the conference program. See the official website for information.
In 2011 Vivian convened the international conference Designing the Performance Spaces. This coincided with the Prague Quadrennial 2011 of Performance Design and Space, and was presented by the Arts and Theatre Institute Prague and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, in association with the Scenography Working Group of the International Federation for Theatre Research. The conference is known for its creative atmosphere in which scholars and practitioners from around the world meet and engage in debates focused on both theoretical and production issues, for instance, this year scenographers as auteurs/director-designers, post-dramatic scenography, negotiating cultural codes in the performance space, scenographic analysis of performance events, scenography pedagogy, scenography of paratheatrical events and public entertainments, migrations of persons and peoples, and the intermediate stages and processes of scenographic development.
One innovation this year was the bilingual setting of the conference (English/French), giving the participants the opportunity to learn about and discuss practices and theory across languages, without a doubt an enriching experience.
The hard work and enthusiasm of cSTAC members greatly contributed to make the conference successful. Thanks to Professor Catherine Parayre (MLLC) and to the 2011 Research and Production Assistant to David Vivian, Josh Davidson (DART).
In the Soil: Niagara's Homegrown Arts Festival
cSTAC students and faculty participated in the second annual In the Soil: Niagara's Homegrown Arts Festival.
For more information click on the logo below:
click on the image above to watch a video about the 2010 showcase Momentum by students of the MIWSFPA (video produced by BrockTV)
Things are shakin' n' bakin' in St. Catharines
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World-class cultural programming at our affiliate The Niagara Artists Centre. cSTAC students participated in a fieldtrip to attend an excellent performance in April 2010 by Canada's leading poet Christian Bök. This was followed by a remarkable performance by the Canadian pioneer ensemble Canadian Creative Music Collective, a 'free music orchestra' formed in 1974. The three Governor General Award-winner musicians make music like you've never heard it before. We were delighted to welcome back to St. Catharines the celebrated Canadian artist Michael Snow, member of the CCMC. This performance was presented as part of the ECHOES celebration of Automatisme in Canada at The Niagara Artist's Centre.
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October 16, 2009: Our city is alive and kicking! This was a full night of cultural programming bliss. Check out these links for more information: |
Excellence in Teaching and Research in cSTAC
Associate Professor and Director of cSTAC David Vivian was awarded the 2009 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty of Humanities), presented at the 2009 June Convocation.
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The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Our Department is proud to be a key recipient of the generosity of our local patron, renowned Canadian fibre artist Marilyn Walker. On November 5, 2008 the university announced that she has donated $15 million to Brock's School of Fine and Performing Arts -- the largest donation the University has ever received. With gratitude our School has been renamed the The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. Please see here for more information about this ground-breaking and future-building event. Thank-you, Marilyn! |
Be certain to check out the news of the other Departments and Centres that are participating in the cSTAC project.
Montreal-based artist Never Lopez
was a guest artist at cSTAC this season.
He spoke about his work on Monday,
24 October, at 19:30.
During the Fall session Professor Catherine Parayre will taught his book entitled Lite Sweat Crude. Its originality consists in the fact that the story is written in a 'language' invented by the artist. Born and raised in Brazil, Lopez speaks and writes fluently French, Portuguese, English, and Spanish. The "language" of his fiction is a mix of these languages with a strong flavour of Québécois. The story is accompanied by photographs taken in North America, especially Québec and the Niagara region, and are to be understood as a visual narrative on "America in ruin." His work is remarkable for his poetic and intellectual approach based on sound and rhythm. Lopez is active as both a scholar and an artist in Canada, with a solid background in philosophy and critical theory. For more information see www.neverlopez.com
Never Lopez is hosted at Brock University with the generous participation of the Centre for Canadian Studies, the graduate program SCLA: Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts, the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture.
cSTAC sponsored a screening at BUFS! CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS in 3-D
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian.
We hope you were at the exclusive screening sponsored by cSTAC at the Brock University Film Society/Empire Pen Centre. This is the second year we have sponsored films in this excellent program.
Oct. 12 - CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS in 3-D
(W. Herzog, Canada/US/France/Germany/UK, 2010, rated G, 90 min.)
Legendary documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog makes the first and only film about the ancient cave art of Southern France. This special 3-D presentation is cosponsored by the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture.
View trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kULwsoCEd3g
for more information see
http://www.brocku.ca/social-sciences/undergraduate-programs/cpcf/bu...
on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/149702821767420/
cSTAC congratulates Professors Catherine Parayre (Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures) and Virginia Reh (Dramatic Arts) for having achieved promotion and tenure in 2011. We are delighted to have them both teaching in the cSTAC program in 2011-12. Reh will be premiering the DART production of Tennessee William's Orpheus Descending on November 10. Parayre and her students will be exhibiting at Rodman Hall during the Fall season and in conjunction with the exhibit Milutin Gubash: The Hotel Tito. Bravo!
Associate Professors Peter Vietgen (Visual Arts Education in the Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education) and David Vivian (Department of Dramatic Arts and the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Faculty of Humanities) were each presented with three Volunteer Recognition Certificates from the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, and the City of St. Catharines, at the 23rd Annual Volunteer Recognition Night co-sponsored by the City of St. Catharines, the St. Catharines-Thorold Chamber of Commerce, and the Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery.
Professor Vietgen was nominated by the Niagara Artist's Centre for his contribution to the Public Art Advisory Committee of the City of St. Catharines. Professor Vivian was nominated for his service over four years as Chair of the Culture Committee of the City of St. Catharines. Both Committees of Council are actively engaged in developing new policy, advocacy, funding, recognition and opportunities in the arts and culture sector, contributing to the creation of stimulating and sustainable culturally-rich lives in the city of St. Catharines.
Given annually, the Volunteer Recognition Awards recognize those outstanding volunteers whose unselfish and dedicated service to an organization has made a significant difference in the community. Nominations are open to youth and adult volunteers, who are presented with their awards at a banquet hosted by the Mayor and councillors in April. This year the banquet was held at the Quality Hotel Parkway Convention Centre on Tuesday, April 19, 2011.
(Pictured left to right are Professor Debra Maclauchlan and Associate Professor Peter Vietgen (Faculty of Education), Associate Professor David Vivian and Assistant Professor Virginia Reh (Department of Dramatic Arts, Faculty of Humanities)
What makes being a student at cSTAC different? Guest Speakers
The Winter session of 2011 will see three remarkable guests visit the cSTAC course STAC 4P68 Arts, Heritage, and Culture: Pat Bradley of the Ontario Arts Council, David Walden - Secretary General of the Canadian Commission to UNESCO, and Bob Sirman - CEO of the Canada Council, will speak with students about trends and challenges in cultural policy.
cSTAC was a proud sponsor of the innovative conference hosted by Brock University in collaboration with the Shaw Festival, Lyric Canada 2010. for more information see lyriccanada.ca
Students of Brock, mix it up in arts and culture!
Broaden your horizons and make new connections with like-minded students and professors of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts while pursuing studies relevant to your program and area of interest. Take a look at some of the new and innovative cross-listed course offerings from the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture that you should consider when planning your academic elective courses for 2010.
Check out our the social media network for students, faculty, and fans of the cSTAC project. This is a public site where you will find information about regional cultural initiatives and events, learn about new courses or opportunities at cSTAC and receive Brock-related news and events schedules. You may create and manage your own page, read and post to the cSTACalicious blog and meet others interested in arts and culture in St. Catharines and the Niagara Region. Much like Facebook, this site is a NING and is hosted on ning.com. (The word "Ning" is Chinese for "peace".) cSTACalicious! is linked through to the Brock University Facebook page.
Chair in Creativity, Imagination and Innovation
On February 10, 2010 Brock University announced the creation and first recipient of the Marilyn I. Walker Chair in Creativity, Imagination and Innovation. The Chair was awarded to the Director of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts for the duration of their term as Director.
Derek Knight, the current Director of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, is the first person to hold the position. The endowed Chair supports building the school’s programs, enhancing its facilities and positioning it to be one of the best fine arts schools in North America, if not the world.
in the photo, l-r: Marilyn I. Walker, Professor Derek Knight, and Dean Rosemary Hale
for more information please read here
Published on February 10 2010
Niagara Centre for the Arts Receives $36 Million
May 22, 2009: The federal and provincial governments have announced $36 million for the construction of a new Niagara Centre for the Arts and recital hall in downtown St. Catharines. The city-owned Niagara Centre for the Arts will be adjacent to Brock’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. The project is “the cornerstone of Council’s vision for a revitalized downtown,” St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan said.
Brock University President Jack Lightstone hailed the announcement. “This is a day we have all been looking forward to for a long time,” he said, “not just because this cultural landmark will complement our Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, but because it illustrates how a whole community can benefit when people work together.”
more information is available here
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