Q & A with Chris Brodt (’15 BDes) Chris Brodt Students are drawn to the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Arts by many things. Sometimes all it takes is one person pointing another in the right direction. Chris Brodt (’15 BDes) has a particularly interesting story about his journey from catering company to convocating with … Read moreChris Brodt: From catering to convocation – curious arts
Kendra Heslip (’15 BMus) shares tips on how to prepare for a winning performance Kendra Heslip (’15 BMus) is a concerto veteran, performing four concerts in the last four years while completing her Bachelor of Music degree in Saxophone Performance. The star soloist and 2015 graduate recently won the 2015 Northern Alberta Concerto Competition (Senior … Read moreWin a concerto competition like Kendra Heslip
Q & A with exhibition curator and UAlberta design studies prof Aidan Rowe With files by TJ Jans. Feature image from an Edmonton Wayfinding Society Project, photo by Louise Asselstine. As part of the 50th Anniversary celebration for the University of Alberta’s Department of Art & Design, the FAB Gallery is showing Design Latitudes until … Read moreDesign Latitudes – curious arts
Alex Abroad is a mini-series by guest blogger Alex Migdal, a fifth – year English & Film studies student attending the spring term at the Faculty of Arts School in Cortona, Italy. This is the third part in a series dedicated to Alex’s adventures in Italy. Read more here. One of my favorite parts about traveling … Read moreAlex Abroad: iPhone travel pics in Italy – curious arts
MFA director emerging as community connector The greatest lesson Amanda Bergen (‘06 BA) learned in the theatre as a UAlberta undergrad was that you can’t really do anything by yourself. Organization, communication, team work — these are the skills Bergen honed the most, to the point that upon graduation, whenever someone confronted her with the … Read moreIn the Studio with Amanda Bergen – curious arts