Articles by author: gminaker

• STAC’s journal “ti<"​ publishes 10th issue this year (2021)

  Thursday, May 27, 2021 | By gminaker

  

  The creative journal from the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture has recently published the latest issue. Published on May 25, 2021 this issue of ti< is the 10th for the journal showcasing  creative work combining text and image.

  The issue includes the catalogue of Soft Walls​, the not yet opened exhibition of STAC/VISA students at St. Catharines City Hall; imaginary letters written by students in French Studies to fictional characters in 19th-c. novels; and a short short story by a student in the English department. Follow the link below, and enjoy!

  View the latest issue of ti< here.

• Fall/Winter 2021 timetable is live, undergrad registration starts July 6

  Wednesday, May 26, 2021 | By gminaker

  

  Originally published in The Brock News |  TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021 

  Brock University last week reiterated its hope that students will be welcomed back onto campus starting this fall and today, Tuesday, May 25, the Fall/Winter 2021 timetable went live.

  In it, students will see a course calendar that reflects a significant return to on-campus instruction with a majority of classes being offered in person, while still having many classes offered in a hybrid online format.

  This is the fall scenario Brock is working towards, but the University will be ready to quickly pivot, should the public health situation require it.

  Course registration opens on the student portal at my.brocku.ca on Tuesday, July 6 for first-year undergraduates. Those with 15 or more credits may register starting July 9; 10 or more credits on July 12; five or more credits on July 14; fewer than five credits on July 15. There are a number of other key registration dates that can be found at brocku.ca/guides-and-timetables/dates

  The University realizes students will have questions as they prepare for registration to open on Tuesday, July 6. More information and the answers to many of these questions can be found at brocku.ca/fall and brocku.ca/coronavirus

  These websites are regularly updated with the latest information about the 2021-22 academic plans and the University’s pandemic response.

  Brock is preparing for the upcoming academic year with cautious optimism and with the knowledge all adults in Ontario who wish to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are now eligible to receive their first shot.

  Today’s release of the Fall/Winter 2021 timetable is the next step in that preparation.

  Tags: 2021-22 Academic Year, brock international, course registration, Fall 2021, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, MIWSFPA, Welcome Week 2020
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, Events, Future Students, News, STAC Courses, Uncategorised

• Small Walker Press launches publications exploring music, choreography

  Wednesday, May 05, 2021 | By gminaker

  

  Image caption: The Small Walker Press has announced two new spring publications: Arc, a choreographed poem and Improvising Places / Improvising Time.

  Originally published in The Brock News on TUESDAY, MAY 04, 2021 | by Gillian Minaker

  The Small Walker Press (SWP) is announcing two new spring publications with an online book launch page.

  With in-person book launches still on hold due to public health restrictions, the innovative publishing house within Brock’s Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts (MIWSFPA) opted for a virtual celebration.

  The online launch page features two new books: Arc, a choreographed poem written by Paul Savoie with accompanying choreography by Mélanie Mesager, and Improvising Places / Improvising Time with music notation by Devon Fornelli, creative writing by Thomas Ayouti and essays by Derek Knight and Matthew Royal. Graphic design for both publications was done by Bernhard Cella.

  The concept for the books, “music and choreography,” was outlined by Small Walker Press editors Catherine Parayre, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, and Derek Knight, Associate Professor of Visual Arts. The creative texts were inspired by these themes, drawing on inspiration from participating artists incorporating dance, music and creative writing.

  The book launch page features excerpts from the publications as well as notes from both SWP editors.

  To learn more about The Small Walker Press, please visit the website.

  Tags: Catherine Parayre, Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, Derek Knight, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, MIWSFPA, Small Walker Press, STAC, swp
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• Art residency “A River Rises” now on view

  Friday, January 15, 2021 | By gminaker

  

  Caption: Brown Homestead (Photo by Shawn Serfas)

  STAC’s Research Centre in Interdisciplinary Arts and Creative Culture presents “A River Rises,” a collective investigation of a creative-writing piece, resulting in the creation of photography work, a recorded performance, an inverted sculpture, an experimental book, and more fiction writing. The project also documents the Brown Homestead, in close proximity of Short Hills Provincial Park and the oldest building in St. Catharines.

  View A River Rises here.

  To learn more about the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, please visit the STAC website.

  Tags: Catherine Parayre, Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, Derek Knight, Humanities, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, MIWSFPA, Nicholas Hauck, Shawn Serfas, STAC, STAC Research Centre
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• Join Studies in Arts and Culture for virtual open office hours

  Monday, November 30, 2020 | By gminaker

  

  Catherine Parayre, Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC) will be hosting virtual open office hours on:

  Wednesday, Dec. 2 2020, 1-2 p.m.

  Wanting to know more about arts and culture, arts management, careers in the field? Do you have questions about our STAC courses? For any question, or just to say hello, don’t hesitate to join Catherine Parayre, Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture on Wednesday 2 December 2020 from 1 to 2 pm.

  You are invited to call STAC Virtual Hour 2 Dec 2020 1-2 pm on Lifesize.

  Join the meeting: https://call.lifesizecloud.com/6623799
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  Tags: Catherine Parayre, Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, STAC
  Categories: Events, News, Uncategorised

• Interiors, a new online exhibit from the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, now on view virtually

  Monday, September 21, 2020 | By gminaker

  

  (Image: Trieste 2, Derek J.J. Knight.)

  As part of its 2020-2021 programming, the Research Centre in Interdisciplinary Arts and Creative Culture opens a virtual space on the theme of interiors, interiority, and confinement, the role they play in collective life and/or how they may be contested. The exhibit seeks to explore the shifting boundaries of intimacy and domesticity in a dynamic virtual space, presenting multi-disciplinary content and critical engagement.

  Interiors features the work of various artists, authors and musicians, and invites viewers to participate in creative activities.

  Curatorial Team: Alexandra Fraser, Marcie Bronson, Derek Knight, Catherine Parayre, Nicholas Hauck

  https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/interiors/page/welcome

  Research Centre in Interdisciplinary Arts and Creative Culture / Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture

  Categories: Alumni, Announcements, Current Students, Events, Faculty & Instructors, Future Students, In the Media, Media Releases, News, Uncategorised