Department of Art and Art History
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UCalgary Arts is embarking on an ambitious Arts renewal process. Starting for Fall 2025, we will pause admissions to the MFA programs in Art and Art History.
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What does ‘Made in Canada’ mean to you?
Four UCalgary alumni explore how consumers can be more thoughtful, strategic, and patriotic on National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond
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Outstanding members of UCalgary Arts honoured
Faculty awards recognize Arts community's achievements and influence
Announcement
JR Shaw Institute for Art in Canada Internship Program
Temporary Full-time: 37.5 hours a week from June 2, 2025 to August 8, 2025 Compensation: $16.5608 per hour Hiring Manager: Jocelyn Anderson, Director, JR Shaw Institute for Art in Canada Closing Date: February 28, 2025
Announcement
Call for UCalgary Portrait Artists
In the Media
New book explores Alberta’s oil history and culture
History professor Dr. Paul Chastko, PhD, examines how oil shaped politics, popular culture and identity in early twentieth-century Alberta in his new book The Boom. His research traces how resource development influenced regional identity and political life.
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