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A new exhibition in the FINA Gallery, organized as part of the Art History and Visual Culture program’s fourth-year experiential learning Curating Contemporary Art course, opens on Friday October 25 at 6pm with a reception welcoming the friends and family of the twelve student curators responsible for organizing the show, and printmaking lovers from across the UBC Okanagan campus and...

The exhibition Shapeshifters gathers sculptural and installation work created through the VISA-322 class. While each student had the freedom to develop their projects according to their own vision, several key themes have emerged. First, the changing state of things – both as a subject and a process – recurs throughout the works. Concepts such as shifting identities, impermanence of form,...

Prelude  Annual FCCS Faculty and Staff Exhibition An annual exhibition and speaker series featuring the artwork of selected faculty and staff in FCCS. All of our visual art and media studies instructors are practising artists, as are many of our staff. This is an opportunity to showcase their work and offer opportunities for our students to learn more about our faculty...

Reception on Tuesday, April 9 @2-3pm at the Fina Gallery Beyond Reality: The Digital Sublime These works by students of VISA 382: Advanced Practices in Media Arts explore the concept of the sublime examining its history, predicting its future, critiquing its commercialization, and more. Their works are diverse in medium ranging from interactive installations to digital paintings, showcasing varied observations...