UBC Arts grad Eylul Kara wins 2025 Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation
This spring, Political Science graduate Eylul Kara received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Medal, one of British Columbia’s highest honours for post-secondary students.
Six Indigenous student artists weave symbols of ancestry and identity into art
What symbols from your culture represent belonging? Six Indigenous students across UBC were invited to visually represent cultural symbols that hold deep meaning in their identities, histories, and traditional teachings. The Faculty of Arts and First Nations House of Learning are honoured to showcase and celebrate student artists as knowledge-keepers. From traditional beadwork and Formline […]
Rooted in the artistry of two Nations featuring Riannon Wesley
Riannon ‘Tlekamiidext’ Wesley expresses her Nlaka’pamux and Tsimshian lineage through her multimedia artwork. Learn about the Riannon’s various symbols of belonging from pictographs to land-based art and materials.
A taste of home through colours of culture featuring Koyah Morgan-Banke
Koyah Morgan-Banke is from the t̓uk̓ʷaaʔatḥ (“Toquaht”) First Nation—a close-knit community west of Vancouver Island. Gain insight to the significance of the colour red and how Koyah incorporates traditional symbols across her work.
Casting lines between past and present featuring Kineena Kang
Named after her grandmother, Kineena Kang is part of the Anishininiimowin First Nation reserve, also known as Big Trout Lake. Learn about her reconnection to the water and land, Kineena’s experience with the Indigenous Student Society, and her aspirations after graduating.
Beading the land and Métis folklore featuring Robyn Adams
Robyn is Red River Métis from her mother’s side and Ukrainian from her fathers side. She is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation with Michif family names Bruneau, Nault, Curé and Harrison, some of whom took scrip in the Rat River Settlement and St. Boniface, Manitoba. Her practice looks at relationships with the land […]
Shapes that bridge communities featuring Brittney Townrow
Brittney Townrow is a proud Heiltsuk artist, educator, and PhD student deeply committed to sharing her culture through art and education. Learn how she integrates Formline Design in her approach to teaching and learning.
Teachings from home, listening to spirit featuring Jazmine Andrew
Jazmine ‘Ts̓qáxa7’ Andrew, shares artwork she created that reflects teachings she learned from her home in Lil̓wat Nation, the importance of ceremony, and the symbolism of eagles.
What Ancient Meals Reveal About Roman Britain
UBC PhD student Alex Hagler uncovers how Roman communities used food rituals to define identity.
New 2025/26 courses in the Faculty of Arts
The add/drop deadline is coming up soon for the 2024/25 Winter Session. Here are some of the exciting new courses being offered for the first time ever in the Faculty of Arts.