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10 Arts events not to miss in November 2020

10 Arts events not to miss in November 2020

We’re midway through the semester, and in the middle of deadlines and exams season. Remember to take a breather this November! Curl up on your couch and partake in virtual talks, Thrive month and musical and art performances, all from the comfort of your home. 

ARTIVISM 2020: SEX + The Unheard

ARTIVISM 2020: SEX + The Unheard

SEX + The Unheard, a two month long digital festival that engages with the art of creative resistance and the politics of the body. 

15 Arts events not to miss in October 2020

15 Arts events not to miss in October 2020

Enjoy a variety of musical and art performances, virtual tours, an enriching cultural exhibition and many interesting talks held throughout the month of October 2020.

10 Arts events not to miss in September

10 Arts events not to miss in September

From first-week events, to exhibitions and talks, check out 10 Arts events not to miss in September.

Dana Claxton

Professor Dana Claxton Awarded 2020 Scotiabank Photography Award

Dana Claxton, Associate Professor in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, has won the 10th annual Scotiabank Photography Award. The award is Canada’s largest and most prestigious annual peer-nominated and peer-reviewed award acknowledging outstanding contributions to contemporary art and photography.

Liberating the Queen in Me

Liberating the Queen in Me

In their new play The Queen in Me, soprano Teiya Kasahara (BMus’07) reimagines one of opera’s most iconic villains — and challenges the industry’s centuries-old prejudices

Around the World in Six Tones: Exploring the Global Phenomenon of Cantonese Music

Around the World in Six Tones: Exploring the Global Phenomenon of Cantonese Music

Musicologist and 18th-century French opera expert Dr. Hedy Law goes back to her Hong Kong roots with an exciting new course — the first of its kind in North America

Celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 with your Arts and Culture District

Celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 with your Arts and Culture District

International Women’s Day events are taking place worldwide throughout the month of March, including here at UBC with your Arts & Culture District.

10 Arts events not to miss in March

10 Arts events not to miss in March

Network at an Alumni Career Conversations event on adjusting to life after graduation, attend a Lind Initiative talk by a two-time National Book Award winner, listen to the UBC Concerto Competition winner perform at the Chan Centre, and more. Arts Career Conversations: Reality Bites Tuesday, March 3 | 6 – 8 p.m. | UBC Alumni Centre  Adjusting to […]

10 Arts events not to miss in February

10 Arts events not to miss in February

Celebrate Black History Month and love of every kind this February, along with a selection of talks, musical performances and workshops!