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Celebrating creativity and diversity in Niagara with SAFRAN 2024

Saturday, April 06, 2024 | By dvivian

Image caption: Brock Professor Jean Ntakiturimana of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures, (right) at the Sunday morning long table about the world of publishing, hosted by Binta Wague of les Éditions Touana (Toronto , centre-right, in green).

Brock University recently welcomed the Salon du livre des Francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN) 2024 for a diverse and dynamic weekend of events and performances celebrating literary creativity and diversity in the Niagara region.

Hosted by Brock’s Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture (STAC) and Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MLLC) in collaboration with SOFIFRAN, the event was held from March 21 to 24 at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, with an opening ceremony at the Film House in the First Ontario Performing Arts Centre. With the important collaboration of the Maison de la culture francophone du Niagara, the event coincided with the UNESCO World Poetry Day, World Puppetry Day and International Francophonie Day.

Director of the Salon du livre and MLLC Instructor, Nafée Faigou, hosting the opening ceremonies at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.

“It’s been an absolutely remarkable celebration of language and culture, beautifully led and produced by Director of the Salon du livre, Nafée Faigou and Fété Ngira-Batware Kimpiobi, Director General of SOFIFRAN,” said Professor David Vivian, Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture. “Our learning community is so much richer for having hosted SAFRAN.”

Guests and community members from the Niagara Francophone community and beyond were treated to a diverse offering of cultural interactions including entertaining and thoughtful puppet shows by Le chemin qui marche from Quebec, workshops for youth on robotics and AI and compelling roundtable discussions in the MIWSFPA venues.

A highlight was the publisher’s fair in the MIWSFPA lobby, igniting important long-table discussions amongst publishers and authors that celebrated the Francophonie of the region, including both Franco-Ontarian and new Franco-Canadian voices.

For more information about the event, please visit the STAC website.

Tags: Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, david vivian, Fété Ngira-Batware Kimpiobi, Humanities, Jean Ntakiturimana, Literatures & Cultures, MIWSFPA, MLLC, Modern Languages, Nafée Faigou, STAC
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Salon du livre des francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN), a special collaboration at the MIWSFPA, opens March 21

Friday, March 01, 2024 | By dvivian

Salon du livre des francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN):
Les contradictions dans les littératures

March 21-24, 2024
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines

SOFIFRAN is delighted to announce the details of the next edition of the Salon du Livre des Francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN), an exceptional literary event in and for the peninsula. The event will take place March 21st to 24th, 2024, and will begin at 10am each day in the prestigious space of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University, downtown St Catharines. The opening will be held at the Film House, in the First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, also located in downtown St Catharines.

We are especially honoured to present Nafée Faïgou, the director of the Salon du Livre des Francophonies du Niagara. Nafée Faïgou is passionately devoted to Niagara’s francophone literary ecosystem and plays a central role in the planning and development of this major event. You can contact her directly at the following email address: lesafran2024@gmail.com.

SAFRAN is made possible thanks to the financial support of the Ministry of Francophone Affairs, through the Francophone Community Grants Program.

We invite all members of the community to come and celebrate the diversity of francophone literatures at the Salon du Livre des Francophonies du Niagara. Join us and immerse yourselves in captivating stories, literary discoveries, workshops, and inspiring encounters.

For more information and to stay connected with the latest updates, follow us on social media and visit our official website: www.sofifran-safran.com.

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SOFIFRAN annonce avec enthousiasme la 2ème édition du Salon du livre des Francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN)

SOFIFRAN est ravie de dévoiler les détails de la prochaine édition du Salon du livre des francophonies du Niagara (SAFRAN), un événement littéraire et culturel incontournable qui se tiendra du jeudi 21 mars au dimanche 24 mars 2024. L’événement débutera à 10h chaque jour et se déroulera au prestigieux espace de l’école des beaux-arts Marilyn A. Walker de l’université Brock, située à St. Catharines.

Nous sommes particulièrement honorées de présenter Nafée Nelly Faïgou, la directrice du Salon du livre des francophonies du Niagara. Nafée Nelly Faïgou apporte une passion dévouée à l’univers littéraire francophone et joue un rôle clé dans la réalisation de cet événement majeur. Vous pouvez la contacter directement par courriel à l’adresse suivante : lesafran2024@gmail.com.

Le SAFRAN est rendu possible grâce au soutien financier du Ministère des Affaires Francophones, dans le cadre du Programme d’appui à la Francophonie ontarienne (PAFO).

Nous invitons chaleureusement la communauté à se joindre à nous pour célébrer la diversité littéraire francophone au Salon du livre des francophonies du Niagara. Venez plonger dans un monde d’histoires captivantes, de découvertes littéraires et de rencontres inspirantes.

Pour plus d’informations et pour rester connectés avec les dernières actualités du SAFRAN, suivez-nous sur nos réseaux sociaux et visitez notre site web officiel : www.sofifran-safran.com

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Organized under the main theme of Les contradictions dans les littératures,
programming will address the sub themes of:
– Sensitivity and Sensationalism
– Waiting: Hope and Despair
– Spaces and Comfort Zones (status quo in opposition to evolution)
– Beliefs (in oneself and in others), Fear and Courage
– Nature and Materialism/Artificial Intelligence/Technology
– Individuality and Sense of Group
– Body/Mind/Psyche

Free event, open to the public.
la programmation est disponible ici / The program is available here.

Les auteurs

Le Safran a pour objectif de promouvoir la diversité culturelle et linguistique des francophones du Niagara, de valoriser les auteurs et les artistes d’expression française, et de favoriser le dialogue et les échanges entre les différentes communautés.

SAFRAN aims to promote the cultural and linguistic diversity of French speakers in Niagara, to celebrate authors and artists of French expression, and to promote dialogue and exchanges between different communities.

Didier Leclair
Mireille Messier
Gaston Mabaya
Kalula Kalambay
Unblind Tibbin
Marie Yanick Dutelly
Binta Wague
Marlène Thélusma
Serge Stéphane TESSA
Michèle Laframboise
Mélina Seymour
Khadydja Ndoye
Nafée Faïgou
Fété Ngira-Batware Kimpiobi
Aristote Kavungu

avec la précieuse participation de professeurs et d’instructeurs de l’Université Brock du département / with the special participation of Brock University faculty and instructors from the
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures:

Nafée Faïgou
Nicholas Hauck
Richard Ndayizigamiye
Jean B. Ntakirutimana
Catherine Parayre (also Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture)
Paul Savoie
David Vivian (Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture/Department of Dramatic Arts)

…and others. For more information: www.sofifran-safran.com

To reserve a ticket for events organized by the Maison de la culture francophone du Niagara in honour of the Journée internationale de la Francophonie et les Rendez-vous Poétiques 2024 (March 20, 2024) and the Journée mondiale de la marionnette et les Rendez-Vous Poétiques 2024 (March 21, 2024) : mcfniagara.com/programmations Veuillez noter q’un laptop est nécessaire pour s’inscrire à cet atelier./ Please note that a laptop is required to participate in this workshop. lesafran2024@gmail.com pour s’inscrire/to register

Tags: Humanities, MLLC, Nafée Faigou, SAFRAN, Salon du Livre des Francophonies du Niagara, SOFIFRAN, STAC
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‘Someone Lives Here’ – Free Community Screening and Panel Discussion

Friday, November 17, 2023 | By dvivian

SOMEONE LIVES HERE – Free Community Screening & Panel Discussion
presented by Rad Snax and hosted by the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

Saturday, November 18, 7:00 pm

Marilyn I Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines, ON L2R 0B5,
Room MWS 156.

Ground level with elevator and accessible washrooms. Event is free. No childcare. If you have additional accessibility needs, please reach out to us.

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Throughout the COVID pandemic, Toronto has seen a catastrophic increase in homelessness. Sick of seeing his city unable to care for its unhoused people, Khaleel Seivwright quit his job as a full-time carpenter and dedicated himself to building insulated shelters—called “tiny shelters.”

Innovatively using body temperature for heating, Khaleel’s efforts garnered international media attention, leading Toronto to propose a possible partnership—only to reverse its decision a week later.

Capturing the ups and downs of Khaleel’s brilliant intervention, Someone Lives Here also features the voices of those experiencing homelessness, including the articulate and philosophical Taka. The film poignantly captures the City of Toronto’s costly $1.9 million clearance of Toronto’s park encampments, asking all the right questions: What makes Toronto unable and unwilling to address this humanitarian crisis? Why are people like Khaleel being prevented from trying to find solutions?

Who do we prioritize in this city? A sobering and maddening watch.
Film description by Hot Docs programmer Aisha Jamal.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27366407/

Winner – Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2023

Winner – Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2023

—- This presentation is organized by Rad Snax with the participation of community partners.

Guests include Khaleel Seivwright who will participate in a panel discussion after the film with:

Patty Krawec, an indigenous author and activist, moderator

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2107428931725

Alicia Marshall, a local social service provider and advocate for unhoused folks
https://twitter.com/Aliciaadvocate

Sabrina Shawana, Anishinaabe Nation, Eagle Clan, tireless advocate for her People, and who established the Strong Water Singers in 2015.

Brock grad and researcher Sarah Lukaszczyk, who has just returned from the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference, previously with Housing Help Centre, and who has written about the City of St. Catharines rhetoric of compassion, exposing participation in the Compassionate Cities movement as hollow municipal marketing.

among others.

See the FB posting for more info: https://fb.me/e/1ANjJFyH9

Approximately 100 people participated in the evening program. Seen below (l-r) are Sarah Lukaszczyk, Alicia Marshall, Khaleel Seivwright, Sabrina Shawana and moderator Patty Krawec during the post-screening discussion. Thank-you to Hilary of Game Theory Films for the opportunity to share this film with the community.

Tags: cinema, community event, homelessness, Rad Snax, Someone lives here
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STAC at the Makerspace with workshops to teach creative technologies skills

Sunday, November 05, 2023 | By dvivian
Makerspace Assistant and fourth-year Studies in Arts and Culture student Christy Mitchell removes a model from a 3D printer. The Brock community is invited to participate in an Intro to 3d Printing workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. in the Makerspace.

published in the Brock News on Friday 03, November 2023

The Brock University Library Makerspace is providing students, staff and faculty with opportunities to develop new skills in 3D printing, modelling and animation as well as podcasting through a series of upcoming introductory workshops.

The free in-person sessions, held in RFP 203, are intended to help participants build their confidence working with 3d Studio Max, a professional 3D modelling, animation and rendering application, and Blender, an open-source 3D creation suite.

“All of the workshops teach participants from scratch,” says Makerspace Technician and Facilitator Zak Mason. “No previous experience is required; however, for optimal learning, we recommended participants commit to doing both in the same week when sessions are offered in two parts.”

Also offered this semester are drop-in times for miniature painting and musical jam sessions.

“Come hang out with like-minded people and make some new friends,” says Mason. “We supply everything you need except the appetite to learn new skills.”

Upcoming workshops include:

Introduction to Podcasting
- Monday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m.
- Monday, Nov. 20 at 11 a.m.
- Monday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m.
3D Modelling in Blender – A two-part series
- Part 1: Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.
- Part 2: Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m.
- Part 1: Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 1 p.m.
- Part 2: Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m.
Introduction to 3d Studio Max
- Part 1: Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m.
- Part 2: Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m.
- Part 1: Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 1 p.m.
- Part 2: Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.
Introduction to 3D printing
- Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m.
Miniature Model Painting
- Friday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.
Jam Sessions
- Thursdays Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30 and Dec. 7 starting at 1:30 p.m.
To learn more or to register for a workshop visit ExperienceBU.

Drop-in hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Additional learning resources, such as self-directed tutorials and an online tour of the Makerspace, are available on the Brock University Library Makerspace website.

Questions about workshops and the Makerspace can be emailed to makerspace@brocku.ca
Tags: Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, Christy Mitchell, Maker Space, Makerspace, STAC
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Thousands of prospective Brock students to explore campus Sunday

Wednesday, November 01, 2023 | By dvivian

Originally published in the Brock News, November 01, 2023.

Brock will welcome thousands of potential Badgers and their families to campus Sunday, Nov. 5 to get a glimpse of the University’s renowned student experience. Representatives from the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture will be present.

Academic programs, extracurricular activities, student supports and campus services will be among the highlights of Brock’s annual Fall Preview Day, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both the University’s main campus and the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts in downtown St. Catharines.

The University’s largest on-campus recruiting event will offer visitors a chance to attend Faculty- and program-specific presentations, explore residences and various labs and facilities, attend an 80-booth information fair and tour the scenic campus on the Niagara escarpment as they learn about all that Brock has to offer.

“This year, Fall Preview Day comes on the heels of Brock employees and volunteers making connections with students across the province at the popular Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto, previously held in September,” says Kara Kelly, Manager, Recruitment Operations and Communications. “We’re excited to see that momentum continue as students arrive to experience campus for themselves and learn more about Brock’s outstanding academic offerings, its dedicated faculty and staff, and the wealth of supports available here to help them on their path to success.”

In addition to a packed schedule of presentations, dozens of tours and drop-in opportunities will welcome prospective students into labs and classrooms across campus, visiting a variety of spaces such as Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, the newly opened Black Student Success Centre, Nursing Clinical Simulation Lab and Brock Functional Inclusive Training Centre, where health sciences students lead exercise and wellness programming for local seniors. A shuttle will also be available from the main campus for visitors interested in exploring Brock’s downtown arts school.

While many of the attendees are typically high school applicants, the day will also feature information for transfer and mature students interested in pursuing their studies at Brock.

“Brock offers a variety of pathways to higher learning, and we encourage people interested in finding out more to come out on Sunday and speak with our knowledgeable staff,” Kelly says.

The MIWSFPA-specific program includes:

Sunday, November 5,11 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Information Fair, Ian Beddis Gymnasium
MIWSFPA tables
11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Humanities presentation
South Block 202
11:15 a.m.- noon.
Meet the Dean and Associate Dean of Humanities, to learn about the first-year experience in the Humanities. Information will include departments, programs, and key contacts.

Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts presentation
South Block 202
12:15-12:55 p.m.
Meet the Dean and Associate Dean, Fine & Performing Arts to learn about the first-year experience as students in the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. Information will include departments, programs, and key contacts, followed by a tour of MIWSFPA downtown.

Experience Humanities (Walking Tour)
Meet outside of South Block 202
1 p.m.
Visit each department in the Faculty of Humanities on our main campus, with students from many programs in attendance to convey real-life experiences. There will be drop offs at Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Centre for Digital Humanities, English, History, Philosophy, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Canadian Studies, and Classics. Learn more about student spaces, faculty office hours, and how to get involved in special Humanities events.

Experience MIWSFPA (Tours)
Gather at the Brock Statue
1 p.m.
You’ll be taken via bus downtown to the MIWSFPA, and a shuttle will take you back to main campus at 2:45 p.m.

Program Specific Tours for Dramatic Arts, Music, Visual Art, and Studies in Arts and Culture.
15 Artists’ Common, downtown St. Catharines (main Lobby doors)
1:30-2:30
Tour the classrooms, studios, and rehearsal spaces that you will be learning in during your time at MIWSFPA. Your Program Chair or Director will be available for questions you may have, along with students to convey their real-life experiences at the School. Parking also available on-site.

MIWSFPA Open Tour
15 Artists’ Common, downtown St. Catharines (main Lobby doors)
3:00-4:00
Tour the classrooms, studios, and rehearsal spaces that you will be learning in during your time at MIWSFPA. Parking available on-site.

For more information or to register for Fall Preview Day, visit the event website.

Tags: Catherine Parayre, Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, david vivian, fall preview day, recruitment, STAC, tours
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Join us on Nov. 2 for Lan ‘Florence’ Yee: Sharper Tools for Unripe Fruit

Sunday, October 29, 2023 | By dvivian

Image: Lan ‘Florence’ Yee

Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture and Walker Cultural Leader Series:

Lan ‘Florence’ Yee: Sharper Tools for Unripe Fruit

Online and onsite artist talk
STAC 2P93 — Critical Practice in the Fine & Performing Arts
Thursday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Spanning media from textiles to signage, Lan “Florence” Yee’s interdisciplinary practice uses text and labour-intensive creation. Inspired by the socio-political and personal history of Cantonese displacement, Lan explores what Desmond Wong calls “the intersection of filiality and arrival.”

The public is invited to join us in MWS 156 to attend Lan Yee’s virtual presentation or to join us on zoom.
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts
Art and Val Fleming Smart Presentation Classroom
MWS 156, MIWSFPA , 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines

The presentation is also available to view online,
please register ahead of time via Zoom.

Tags: artists talk, Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture, Lan Yee, Sharper Tools, STAC 2P93
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Derek Knight: PLACES, A Flâneur’s Eye opens October 27 at the MIWSFPA

Monday, October 23, 2023 | By dvivian

Photo credit: Derek J.J. Knight, Gaston Lachaise, Floating Figure, 1927 (cast 1935), Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (© dk 2018).

Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture presents

Derek Knight: PLACES, A Flâneur’s Eye
October 27, 2023 to January 13, 2024

Exhibition opening: Friday, October 27 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Museum in the Hallway / Boîte-en-valise
(2nd floor by the Theatre entrance), MIWSFPA
15 Artists Common, St. Catharines

Museums and galleries draw prestige from their architecture, geographic locale or historical significance, while compelling works of art, performances, and public expressions of creativity galvanize the diversity of art both within sanctioned institutional spaces and the ‘non-spaces’ that have the capacity to take on resonance.

Derek Knight: PLACES, A Flâneur’s Eye documents Knight’s museum visits over the last decade in North America and Europe.

Curators: Catherine Parayre and David Vivian
Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture

Tags: Catherine Parayre, david vivian, Derek Knight, Places
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An excellent year of learning for students in Studies in Arts and Culture

Thursday, July 13, 2023 | By dvivian

Faculty and instructors teaching courses in the STAC program are planning for an exciting year of courses in the fall/winter 2023-24 sessions, including those offered by the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture and those offered by affiliated programs, namely Canadian Studies, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Dramatic Arts, Geography and Tourism Studies, Goodman School of Business, History, Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Music, Sociology, and Visual Arts.

If you are seeking full-time or part-time learning opportunities beginning in September, please reach out to the academic advisor Elizabeth Maddeaux rmaddeaux@brocku.ca or the Director of the Centre, David Vivian dvivian@brocku.ca for more information.

Many of the courses on offer have minimal prerequisite requirements, and in every case we are happy to provide permission to register for students who bring appropriate alternate learning and experience to the courses.

We look forward to meeting our students in September!

Spectating the arts in Niagara – Fall 2023

STAC 2P93 Critical Practice in the Fine and Performing Arts, is an interdisciplinary approach to key ideas about music, art, dance and drama through critical readings and guided exposure to selected public fine and performing art events. 2023 brings an exciting return to the galleries, theatres and concert halls in St. Catharines, the region and online.

A blended course, with online and onsite events.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): one credit from CANA 1F91, DART 1P91, 1P92 (1F91/1F93), IASC 1F01 (1F00), STAC 1P50, VISA 1Q98,1Q99 or permission of the Centre.

Crosslisting: also offered as CANA 2P93, IASC 2P93 and MLLC 2P93

When? ASYNC online in D2 and with onsite programming Thursdays at 1900-2100

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_2P93

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STAC 3P01 Media Transformations in The Creative Arts
The trajectory and influences of new media on the development of and discourses in the 20th and 21st c.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): two STAC, COMM, ENGL, IASC,MLLC, VISA, WRDS (WRIT) credits or permission of the instructor.

Crosslisting: also offered as IASC 3P01, MLLC 3P01 and VISA 3P01

When? ASYNC online in D3.

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_3P01

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STAC 4P01 Creating Social Value from Material Culture
Theory and practice of creating social value from material culture.

Restrictions: students must have a minimum 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Crosslisting: also offered as IASC 4P01, MLLC 4P01 and VISA 4P01

When? At the MIWSFPA in D2 on Wednesday at 1000-1130 and with ASYNC online content.

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_4P01

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STAC 3P41 Approaches to Curatorial Practice
Practical application of curatorial methods.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, one credit from second- or third-year VISA or STAC courses, or permission of the Centre.

Crosslisting: also offered as VISA 3P41

When? At the MIWSFPA in D2 on Monday at 1800-2100 and with ASYNC online content.

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_3P41

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STAC 3P42 Methods and Principles of Curating
The museum and the role of the curator in society. Critical approaches to the presentation of cultural artifacts, artworks and new forms of media.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, one credit from second- or third-year VISA or STAC courses, or permission of the Centre

Crosslisting: also offered as VISA 3P42

When? At the MIWSFPA in D3 on Monday at 1800-2100 and with ASYNC online content.

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_3P42

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Become a culture producer – Fall 2023

STAC 3P93 Producing a Performance Event, examines the planning and organization for a performance-based cultural event, such as a festival, rave, poetry-slam or community choral fundraiser. This popular course includes special guest presentations by leaders in regional arts production and management, and fieldtrips to unique cultural events. The highlight of the course is a ‘Dragons Den’ with cultural producers and presenters. A blended course, with online and onsite events.

Restrictions: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits or permission of the Centre.

Crosslisting: also offered as DART 3P93

When? At the MIWSFPA in D2 on Thursday 1000-1300 and with an ASYNC online lab

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_3P93

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The beauty of making books – Winter 2024 *NEW COURSE

STAC 3P97 Publishing: Creative Elements and Editorial Process. Working in publishing encompasses a wide variety of skills, such as editing, design, media relations, marketing, and copywriting. This new course will take introduce you to the facets of editing and publishing in our contemporary world, with experiential learning and skills-rich practice based upon the creative publishing program of the Small Walker Press.
NEW COURSE, offered online.

Restrictions: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

When? Online in D3, ASYNC and with an online SYNC component Wednesday 1500-1700

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_3P97

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STAC 4P41 Arts Management
Effective management of arts organizations. Programming, Marketing, Financing.

Restrictions: open to STAC, CANA, DART (single or combined), DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisites: Prerequisite(s): students must have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

Crosslisting: also offered as DART 4P41 and VISA 4P41

When? Thursdays in D2 1300-1400 at the School, and with ASYNC online content

Calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_4P41

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STAC 4P68 Arts, Heritage and Culture:
Public Policy and Governance Intervention in and support for the fine and performing arts and their cultural production.

Restrictions: open to STAC, CANA, DART (single or combined), DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), VISA (single or combined), SPMA and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 12.0 overall credits or permission of the Centre.

Crosslisting: also offered as CANA 4P68, DART 4P68 and VISA 4P68

When? Thursdays in D3 1300-1400 at the School, and with ASYNC online content

calendar link: https://brocku.ca/webcal/2023/undergrad/stac.html#STAC_4P68

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Spotlight on STAC 3P93: Producing a Performance Event

Friday, April 14, 2023 | By dvivian

STAC 3P93 Producing a Performance Event prepares students for careers in business and the arts by focussing on the practises and procedures to produce a professional performance event. Collaboration through teamwork and adaptability to the creative, dynamic and stimulating conditions of cultural production are just two important skills that students develop in this intensive 12-week course.

In a recent capstone event, each student group pitched their ideas to a trio of panellists in a time-limited competition for producing success. The presentations included a conceptual outline of the cultural experience, supported by the planning, operating, funding, marketing, staging and production components of a successful audience and community engagement event.

Canadians recognize that the performing arts improve their quality of life and acknowledge the impact of the arts on the social and economic health of their communities. Events that imagine storytelling, music, dance and visual arts in different spaces of community engagement, such as theatres and cafes are often proposed by the students in this course. The students share a concern for improved mental health, sustained housing security and the well-being of the individual and the community, and they propose cultural experiences that will contribute to these outcomes.

“Do not be afraid of the art!” – Colleen Smith, CEO, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre. 

Colleen Smith (FOPAC) and Steve Remus (NAC)

The guest panellists, invited for their breadth and depth of experience in their professional fields, share their wisdom learned from many years of successful leadership in the arts and culture sector. In recent years this has included the CEO of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (FOPAC), Colleen Smith, the Minister of Energy, Minds and Resources at the Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), Stephen Remus, and the Director of the Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, David Vivian.

Students conceptualize the events through an examination of the complexities of planning and creating public productions. Each group integrates the technical and business demands with the creative experience. And what was the overwhelming advice from the panelists at a recent presentation? Keep the production – the art – at the centre of the plan.

Art is the most important part of an artistic event, and I realized that it’s easy to lose sight of that in all the technicalities and logistics of planning, but it’s important to always come back to it.
Hannah Cain (Student, STAC 3P93, Winter 2022).

Impressed by the enthusiasm and originality of the students’ proposals, the panelists encourage students to further explore their ideas and make suggestions of how to take their work from the classroom into the community. Some students have received invitations to pursue the projects with the community partners.

Fleshing out a fully comprehensive plan, and then having the opportunity to pitch our performance event not only created an opportunity to apply my learning from the myriad of lesson materials but also gave me the experience of working with a team of other passionate peers whom I could see myself working with in the future…theory alone cannot teach the valuable life lessons that occur when you get your hands dirty and create something that excites you.
Skye Rogers (Student, STAC 3P93, Winter 2022).

STAC 3P93 Producing a Performance Event will be available for registration in the Fall session of 2023-24.

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The Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture will be at Open House, April 02

Saturday, March 25, 2023 | By dvivian

UPDATE April 3, 2023: We had a very successful Open House at the University and at the School. It was such an excellent opportunity to meet our prospective students and to speak in detail about our programs and your opportunities to learn with us.

For those of you still hoping to apply, please be aware of these deadlines, copied from this page of the academic calendar:

Application for admission should be made as early as possible. Application forms must be received by June 1 for most full-time programs and August 1 for part-time studies to ensure consideration for September registration. International applicants intending to study on a Study Permit should apply no later than April 1. Students applying after this date, who are subsequently admitted, may be required to register late and pay the late registration fee.

Please see this page for more information about application processes, to learn about which programs are still receiving applications, and to submit an application directly to Brock University: https://brocku.ca/admissions/apply/

The Centre for Studies in Arts and Culture is still receiving applications for f/t and p/t studies.
Contact us at stac@brocku.ca if you have any questions.

Plan to visit the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts and Brock University for this year’s Open House on April 2, 2023.

David Vivian, Director of the Centre and a professor in the Department of Dramatic Arts will be situated at the MIWSFPA from 11:00 to 4:00 pm, along with the Chairs and other representatives of all the programs at the MIWSFPA, the backbone of the Studies in Arts and Culture program. Because courses in Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Centre for Digital Humanities, English, History, and Canadian Studies, are also an important part of the STAC program, we suggest you also visit those units situated on main campus.

For all information about Open house visit https://discover.brocku.ca/

Here is a schedule of our events for Open House:

11:15-12:45- Humanities Presentation: The First-Year Experience
South Block 202
Meet the Dean and Associate Deans for the Faculty of Humanities, and then get a glimpse of a first-year lecture (“Learn How to Read—Again, for the First Time”), have an introduction to MIWSFPA program structures, and engage in a Q&A with the Associate Deans about joining the Humanities communities at Brock.

1:00- Experience Humanities Walking Tour *This is recommended for STAC applicants, unless you require the shuttle to the MIWSFPA location.
Meet outside of South Block 202
Visit each department in the Faculty of Humanities on our main campus. There will be drop offs at Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Centre for Digital Humanities, English, History, Philosophy, Medieval & Renaissance Studies, Canadian Studies, and Classics. Learn more about student spaces, faculty office hours, and how to get involved in special Humanities events.

Experience MIWSFPA Facilities Tour
1:00 Shuttle to MIWSFPA
Meet outside of South Block 202

1:30-2:30- MIWSFPA Program specific tours (one each for Music, Dramatic Arts, Visual Arts)
Tour the classrooms, studios and rehearsal spaces that you will be learning in during your time at MIWSFPA. Your program Chair or Director will be available for any questions you may have, as well as current students at MIWSFPA.

2:45- Shuttle returns to main campus

3:00-4:00- Tour of MIWSFPA *This is recommended for STAC applicants.
Tours for those who wish to see the MIWSFPA in its entirety. Parking on site.

If you are visiting St. Catharines, see this recent article from blogTO about things to do while you are here.

See you on April 02!

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