Archive: Focal Point
Dr. Philip Charrier – Journey
President’s Art Collection
A look at some of the artwork in the President’s Art Collection.
Regan Shercliffe BA(Hons)’94
Marc Courtemanche BFA’04
Focal Point
Have a look at Mark Taylor’s BA’00, BJ’04 photojournalism.
Beaver Flat 50
In 2016, brothers Warren and Jeff Dudar BA’02, MA’09 established one of the most unique, popular and nasty trail runs in Canada. The Beaver Flat 50 drew 600 runners in September 2019, the highest number of runners in its four-year history.
Arctic dreams
During her sabbatical from teaching and administrative work as an associate professor of Visual Arts, Risa Horowitz travelled to Svalbard, in the Arctic, for two very different artist residencies. View some of her of documented performances from her “Practicing Standing” series.
Emily Gardner – Street Artist
It’s been quite a journey for alumna Emily Gardner BA’13. She grew up poor in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood. While attending high school at Regina’s Sheldon-Williams Collegiate, she spent one year living at Gemma House, the Salvation Army girls’ group home.
Convictions
Earlier this year, Robin Schlaht BFA’92 co-created the interactive documentary Convictions for Legacies150, a National Film Board series of photo-based digital projects exploring ideas of home and legacy. Convictions follows the Wiebes, a traditional Mennonite family, as they emigrate from their Old Colony community in Chihuahua, Mexico to an uncertain future in Canada, reversing the path that their forebears took almost 100 years earlier.