MAP: Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance
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This Friday at 1 pm!~

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Congratulations to our grad Weiye Su for having one of his photographs selected as a Juror's Pick, in the LensCulture Art Photography Awards. Jim Casper, the Editor-in-Chief of LensCulture writes, "I was taken by the mysterious and evocative art works by Weiye Su when I first saw them, and they continue to exude their charms with repeated viewing. I like the fusion of the minimal, almost primitive, technique of pinhole photography with collage and digital drawing. The test strips of pinhole prints included in the collage are muddied with chemicals and light leaks, calling to mind cosmic storms, ancient mountains, volcanic eruptions and the wild power of nature. "

MAP grad Sylvia Ziemann at the Dunlop Art Gallery.

PLEASE NOTE! Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Crossing Currents conversation with Kris Alvarez, Rania Al Harthi, and Aren Okemaysim has been resched...uled for WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9TH! Please mark your calendars, and we apologize for any inconvenience.... We will post a new link to the Dec. 9th shortly.

Screening this Wednesday.

Some of the cast on The Portrait Project discuss how creating in a pandemic has impacted their creative work - be sure to check out the website portraitproject.ca on Thursday Nov. 19 for a link to the work the film and theatre students have put together!

The Reach Mentorship and Residency for the Arts is open to any Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Applicants must be connected to Ukrainian heritage through their background, art, culture and/or language (i.e. you don’t have to be Ukrainian), and working actively within the Ukrainian arts community in Canada and/or worldwide; Applicants must be 40 years of age or under at the application deadline.... Applicants must have practised at a peer-recognized advanced career level for a minimum of 2 years in visual arts, literary arts, performing arts, new media, or arts management. REACH funding is intended for individuals, not groups/duos. We will consider one application per person per year. Deadline to apply is February 1, 2021. https://www.reachmentorship.com

Creative Technologies courses this Winter 2021, please spread the word!

The Theatre Department is thrilled to honour actor Amy Matysio as our 2020 Distinguished Alumni this Friday at 3 pm! Amy is a proud Saskatchewanian and a talented actor and theatre artist - congratulations, Amy, for making Saskatchewan proud! Celebrated on both stage and screen, Amy Matysio is an award-winning actor, improvisor, singer, and voice-over artist. With accolades that include multiple Saskatchewan Arts Award and Canadian Comedy Award nominations, she is also the in...augural recipient of the Regina Mayor's Arts & Business Emerging Artist Award, was named one of CBC Saskatchewan’s Future 40, Playback's Ten To Watch, and earlier in 2020, was a double Canadian Screen Award nominee for her work in CBC's Save Me and OutTV’s Running With Violet. She has worked across Canada for several notable theatre companies including the National Arts Centre, Soulpepper, Persephone, Northern Light, Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, numerous seasons with Globe Theatre, including her powerhouse turn in the one woman "tour-de-force" The Syringa Tree. She continues to collaborate with Curtain Razor's Joey Tremblay - appearing in Bad Blood, and adaptations of George Dandin (Globe Theatre) and The Wizard of Oz (Dora Award, Young People’s Theatre). Notable Film/TV credits include WolfCop & Another WolfCop, Just Friends, Guilt Free Zone, Single White Spenny, and inSAYSHAble, the award-winning digital comedy which she created/produced and starred in. As a voice artist, she has lent her unique sound to numerous brands, while creating a wild variety of voices for CBC programs including Ideas, SoundXchange and This is That. She is the voice of villainess Mallory in The Mysticons (YTV/Nickelodeon) and can be heard in Audible's Greenwood, Songs for the End of the World, and in Margaret Atwood's Angel Catbird. Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, she is a BFA graduate of the University of Regina in Theatre, and now makes her home Toronto. Fiercely proud of where she came from, Amy is deeply moved to receive this honour! See more

Join Zoom Meeting https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/94065431904 Meeting ID: 940 6543 1904 Please join Regina's Kris Alvarez, Rania Al Harthi, and Aren Okemaysim Wednesday, November 25th at 730 pm for the next conversation IN YOUR OWN SKIN as part of the CROSSING CURRENTS: ACTIVATING CHANGE IN CANADIAN THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE series through the Department of Theatre ....

Art + Climate Change: UR MAP PhD student and curator Felicia Gay will be moderating an online conversation with artists Adrian Stimson and Laura St. Pierre on Zoom, November 16, 6:00-7:30 pm. This event is being held in association with Sarah Abbott's MAP class, Engaging Climate Change: Creativity, Community, Intervention (undergraduate/graduate).

Congratulations Kathleen Irwin and Team Voice Lab! https://www.innovation.ca//people-disabilities-find-connec

Two of the classes on offer in the Theatre Department for Winter 2021!

MAP alumni and faculty members are involved in this project from the Art Gallery of Regina.

Meet more of the cast of The Portrait Project, premiering November 19th! Ashlin Turcotte Portrait: In the Orangery by Charles Edward Perugini... Ashlin is in her first year at the university pursuing a B.A., currently undeclared. This her first show at the UofR, and she is so thankful for the welcoming team that she has had the privilege to work with during these new and unprecedented times. Ashlin has a long history with the arts, from her ten years of performances in the Moose Jaw Music Festival for voice to her high school theatre productions and recreational Improv team. Ashlin would love to thank the phenomenal artists who have all put in such effort and creativity into the show. Tianna Chorney Portrait: The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli Tianna is in her fourth year of university pursuing a B.A. Theatre and Performance degree with a concentration in Acting and a B.A. English degree with a concentration in Creative Writing. This is Tianna’s second show at the UofR and she is very excited to experiment with a new medium. Tianna was previously seen in Spring Awakening in Fall 2019 at the UofR. Tianna has been a part of many musicals and plays throughout high school and she is an executive member of URImprov. Tianna is excited to see all of the films come together and she thanks her fellow cast and crew for all of their hard work and dedication to the project.

The feature-length film "I Heart Regina" is now available online through the Saskatchewan Filmpool's YouTube channel. Released in 2010, IHR, which combines the contributions of 14 directors (11 of them MAP alumni) and more than 200 Reginians, was a retort to the City of Love series of films, like "Paris, je t'aime" and "New York, I Love You", but set in a far more exotic locale.

Victor Cicansky: The Gardener’s Universe by our alumni at 291 Film Company has its broadcast debut tonight, and you can catch it via the Knowledge website and app.

The first of three MAP Presentation Series during the Fall semester takes place this Friday. Our Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Stacey Bliss presents "A Sonic Ethnography of Gong Master-Teachers". Friday, September 25... 3:30 - 4:30 Please register via Eventbrite to receive the Zoom details. See more

The wonderful Curtain Razors urgently needs volunteers to help out on a fantastic outdoor performance, coming up at White Butte trails. It would be a great opportunity for students, it is a lovely natural space to visit, and a way to be part of a national performance series, please spread the word! From Johanna Bundon:... Many hands make light work! Looking for VOLUNTEERS to work alongside us during Trespassers Waltz. If you have time to lift, haul, welcome, serve, support -- September 20th 2-7PM -- please email [email protected]. More about the event here, featuring lots of MAP alumni, instructors, artists... https://www.curtainrazors.com/trespassers-waltz/

We’re looking forward to tonight! Admission is free but we’ll be collecting donations of non-perishable food or cash for the Regina Food Bank. Summerbash oper...ates a concession, visit their website for details. We encourage you to wear a mask if you spend time outside of your vehicle, and please practice physical distancing. Thanks to Saskatchewan Filmpool for sponsoring tonight’s screening, and to Matt Ripplinger, Jacob Farrell and Daniele Austin for making this event happen.

Tonight we have the first event in our Crossing Currents series. The event starts at 7:30 and the link for the zoom meeting is in the rest of the description be...low. We hope you can all make it and join in the conversation! Topic: CROSSING CURRENTS Activating Change in Canadian Theatre and Performance Time: 7:30 pm Wed. Sept. 9 2020 Join Zoom Meeting https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/94233232086 Meeting ID: 942 3323 2086 One tap mobile +12532158782,,94233232086# US (Tacoma) +13017158592,,94233232086# US (Germantown) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 942 3323 2086 Find your local number: https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/u/ab0GHIXy6o Join by SIP [email protected] Join by H.323 162.255.37.11 (US West) 162.255.36.11 (US East) 115.114.131.7 (India Mumbai) 115.114.115.7 (India Hyderabad) 213.19.144.110 (Amsterdam Netherlands) 213.244.140.110 (Germany) 103.122.166.55 (Australia) 209.9.211.110 (Hong Kong SAR) 64.211.144.160 (Brazil) 69.174.57.160 (Canada) 207.226.132.110 (Japan) Meeting ID: 942 3323 2086 207.226.132.110 207.226.132.110

Leading up to this Saturday's 10th anniversary screening of I Heart Regina, MAP grad Elian Mikkola hosts a conversation with some IHR directors, talking about the film. 6 of the 7 IHR panelists are Film/MAP alumni, along with one graduate of OCAD.

The MacKenzie is hiring.

Mark your calendar for this free, drive-in screening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the feature-length anthology film I Heart Regina, which showcases the work of dozens of MAP alumni.

Welcome back! The Fall semester kicks off this week, with classes beginning on Wednesday. This will be a Fall semester unlike any other, with most classes delivered remotely and online, and access to campus restricted.... Students should check the UR Courses page for each of your classes, and remember to monitor your U of R email account for all official communication.

A reminder that starting tomorrow (Tuesday, September 1) it will be mandatory to wear a mask in all public and shared indoor spaces on University of Regina camp...uses. We have comprehensive guidelines for wearing masks/face coverings available on our website. This includes information on what type of face masks are appropriate, how to clean face masks, and how to properly put on and take off masks. You can review this information here: https://www.uregina.ca/term-upda/health-safety//index.html Thank you for helping to keep our campus safe!

A story about one of the outstanding pieces from the University of Regina President's Art Collection.

Join our new faculty member Dr. Taiwo Afolabi on Creative Morning this Friday, August 28th, 8:30-10am (PST) as he talks about Socially-engaged practice and stress, both as an artist and as a researcher. Here's the link to register:

Congratulations to MAP grad Erin Dean, who's been named the new CEO of Creative Saskatchewan.

Lovely story on The VOICE Lab and the work of MAP Interdisciplinary Studies graduate student, Mia Bell and her new podcast. https://leaderpost.com//a96d4654-53d8-49ab-bbb9-841c05de5/