Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

UBC Okanagan honours top faculty and teaching assistants

By Bud Mortenson on May 5, 2017

The finest teachers at UBC’s Okanagan campus were honoured at a special event Thursday.

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The 2017 Okanagan Short Story Contest winners, from left: Karen Hofmann, Michael Griffin, UBC Writer in Residence Renée Sarojini Saklikar and Cliff Hatcher.

Kamloops writer wins UBC’s Okanagan annual short story contest

By Patty Wellborn on April 19, 2017

UBC Writer in Residence Renée Sarojini Saklikar unveiled the winners of the 2017 Okanagan Short Story Contest Tuesday night in the Great Room at the Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library.

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Vlisco wax-print dress from the “Hommage à L’Art” collection, 2013. Inge van Lierop, designer. Courtesy Vlisco Museum, Foundation Pieter Fentener van Vlissingen, Helmond, the Netherlands.

UBC professor curates international exhibit of African print fashion

By Patty Wellborn on April 18, 2017

African stylishness and cosmopolitanism, past and present, is on display in a major exhibition curated by UBC professor Suzanne Gott at the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Okanagan Short Story Contest winners announced April 18

By Patty Wellborn on April 13, 2017

It’s down to three finalists in the 2017 Okanagan Short Story contest, organized by UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts student Ben Arcega works on a painting in his studio. Ben’s work is part of the BFA graduation exhibition taking place at UBC starting on April 13.

Graduating students host art and interdisciplinary performance exhibition

By Patty Wellborn on April 10, 2017

Do Not Erase, an exhibition featuring emerging artists and performers in their graduating year, takes over the Creative and Critical Studies building on the UBC Okanagan campus for 12 busy and entertaining days in April.

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UBC discussion focusses on racial and cultural barriers for newcomers

By Patty Wellborn on March 20, 2017

Moving to a new country can be a challenging experience. Some people will face culture shock, many will meet foreign credential and employment challenges, and a few may become overwhelmed navigating new experiences. Many will also face blatant racial discrimination.

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Canada’s parliamentary poet laureate speaks at UBC

By Christine Zeindler on March 14, 2017

Canada’s parliamentary poet laureate George Elliott Clarke will be speaking at UBC’s Okanagan campus Thursday.

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Finalists announced in UBC's Okanagan Short Story Contest

By Patty Wellborn on March 9, 2017

Esteemed Canadian writer Renée Saklikar is doing some high-pressured page turning, as it’s down to the wire for the finalists in the 2017 Okanagan Short Story Contest.

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