To mark the Arts and Cultural Management program’s distinctive milestone, students, graduates, instructors, and friends gathered at a special reception this past November.

For 30 years, MacEwan has been training administrators for performing and visual arts and cultural organizations. The program, proposed in 1972 and funded in 1979, was the first college-level arts administration certificate to be established in Canada. Today, it remains one of only two credentialed post-secondary arts management courses west of Toronto, and is the only credential in the field that can be completed entirely online (since 2004) and in as little as 10 months.

The challenging curriculum is balanced between hands-on learning of specific skills needed by an arts administrator and concept development, recognition of trends, and consideration of

management approaches. Students also experience a field placement with some of the liveliest arts communities in Canada as part of their training at MacEwan. Organizations such as the Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton), Fringe Theatre Adventures/Festival (Edmonton), Banff Centre, and Feldman & Associates (Vancouver) continue to place enthusiastic, skilled, and knowledgeable students. Some graduates even find experiences south of the border. Jessica Sporek recently returned from Mexico City and her internship at the Frida Kahlo Museum. “This was an experience that I will ever forget and one that I think will inevitably help my career because my name is out there in the arts and culture community in two cities, two countries,” she says.

Over the past three decades, the Arts and Cultural Management program (Arts Administration prior to 2000) has provided the educational foundation for hundreds

30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED

of passionate and creative students who have gone on to become managers of professional theatre, dance or music organi-zations, coordinators for arts or cultural festivals, artist publicists or agents, and fundraising assis-tants or coordinators. In the past few years, graduates have even set themselves apart at convoca-tion ceremonies. Four winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award and four recipients of the Medal of Excellence Award were all students of this dynamic and demanding program. Harmanie Shairp, a 2008 online graduate, would recommend the program to anyone. “I was able to share my experiences and learn from the experience of students all over the globe in many different areas of arts and culture,” she says. Shairp is currently a dancer, organizer, and founder of iDANCE Edmonton, an integrated dance program supported by the Steadward Centre. Her company recently won the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights Award for New and Emerging Program or Organization.

Chair of the program since 1998, Rose Ginther has seen it all. “Although many things have changed since I began teaching in the program in 1992, one thing remains the same – the caliber of

On November 12, 2009, a special reception in the John L. Haar Theatre marked the Arts and Cultural Management Program’s 30th anniversary.

students we attract and their enthusiasm and passion for arts and culture,” Ginther says. As the program continues to keep pace with an ever-changing industry, new initiatives are also constantly being developed. This past No-vember, with the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, a new lecture series began whereby arts management professionals will share their experiences and ideas with students. Other initiatives in the works include a proposal to take the program to diploma by 2012, and ongoing negotiations to secure increased transfer potential for Arts and Cultural Management graduates. Ginther concludes, “These changes all work together to ensure MacEwan remains a leader in training arts and culture professionals well into the future.”

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Graduating from MacEwan’s Music program in 2001, Scott Wiber hit a high note recently with the pub-lication of his first full-page feature in the UK’s number one magazine of its kind, Bass Guitar Magazine.

Wiber has been making a name for himself as a professional bass player in the UK for the past six years. Based in London, England, he has toured exten-sively throughout the UK, Europe, Caribbean, Japan, and Canada, playing to audiences ranging from 50 to 70,000 people. “I feel my greatest accomplishment has been the ability to maintain a living in the UK music industry,” Wiber says. “I’m very proud of the work I have done here, and I have been afforded the opportunity to work alongside some amazing musi-cians,” he adds.

Originally from Red Deer, Alberta, Wiber graduated from MacEwan with Distinction, majoring in Perfor-mance (Bass), before moving on to attend the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) where in 2003 he earned a BA (Honors) Performing Arts in Music. “The music program at MacEwan was one of the most rewarding experi-ences I have had in my musical and personal life,” Wiber says. “My instructors were truly amazing and inspired me to go as far as I could with my music. I left with an amazing wealth of knowledge that

allowed me to arrive at LIPA ready for the challenges ahead.”

For the past two years, Wiber has been touring with Scottish singer-songwriter and Sony/RCA artist, Sandi Thom, as bassist and musical director. He also collaborated on a project between US blues/soul singer Earl Thomas and the group Paddy Milner & The Big Sounds that resulted in a debut album, as well as headlining a summer festival in Italy. According to Wiber, one of his biggest career highlights was getting the opportu- nity to play with Grammy award-winning guitarist and singer, Larry Carlton, in London. Wiber has also performed in over 15 different musicals, appeared on many studio recordings, worked with notable producers, performed on live television and radio, and opened shows for artists such as Take That, George Michael, Travis, Pink, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Cocker, and B.B. King.

The talented Canadian bassist says he would like to return to his roots at some point in the future, but for now he’s happy in London. “I very much enjoy the work that I am involved in. As long as I can see a progression in my career, then I’m happy to continue on my path, and that has been the case over the past years,” he says.

For Wiber’s music and much more visit www.ScottWiber.com.

Scott Wiber credits his Canadian roots for his success

2001 Music graduate Scott Wiber playing live in England.

BRILLIANT BASSIST

On April 24, 2009, MacEwan Theatre Arts alumnus Ryan Silverman made history as the first grad to assume a lead role on Broadway

Ryan Silverman, who graduated from the Theatre Arts program in 1997, made his debut as Raoul in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, the longest- running show in Broadway history. Previously starring in the same role in the Las Vegas production, he succeeds long-time star Tim Martin Gleason. Silverman becomes only the thirteenth actor to be cast as Raoul in the Broadway production’s 21-year history.

The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror until he falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine. The seven-time Tony Award winning musical has made over $715 million, making it the highest grossing show in Broadway history. With worldwide proceeds estimated at over $5 billion, the show is ranked as the most successful entertainment venture of all time. It surpasses not only any other stage production, but also blockbuster films such as Titanic, The Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars.

Growing up in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Silverman’s first experience with acting was at MacEwan. “At

first, it was not something I was really sure I actually wanted to do,” he says. “In the two years, however, with the guidance of the teaching staff, I fell in love with it. Being on stage, the rush of it, the challenge of it,” he adds. “I was pointed in the right direction, and without Mac- Ewan and the dedicated teachers, I wouldn’t have found this lifelong path,” Silverman explains.

Silverman lived in Vancouver for three years performing leads in shows such as Blood Brothers (Eddie), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Forever Plaid (Smudge), and Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius). He then had the opportunity to perform the role of Sky in the first United States national tour of Mamma Mia! After a year and a half of traveling the country, he decided to

try New York. Making his Broadway debut in Cry-Baby, his other New York credits include both The Pirates of Penzance and The Most Happy Fella at New York City Opera. Silverman has also per-formed leads in West Side Story (50th anniversary international tour), Wicked (Chicago), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cinderella, Grease, and Assassins. Performing at La Jolla Playhouse in California, Silverman also took on the lead role of Jose in the world premiere of the new musical Carmen, directed by Franco Dragone (of Cirque du Soleil fame).

Recently, Silverman performed the role of Karl in the Encores! pro-duction of Music in the Air in New York, and returned from London where he performed at the Olivier

TALENTED ACTOR MAKES IT TO THE BIG APPLE

Awards, having starred as Tony in the Olivier-nominated West End engagement of West Side Story.

The Phantom of the Opera plays at The Majestic Theatre in New York and has recently extended its booking period selling tickets through to September 2009.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’Motion Image Grad moves to entertainment industry meccaThree years ago, Kelly Hunter was among the first to graduate from MacEwan’s Design Studies program with a major in Motion Image. Today, the talented Edmonton-native is quickly making a name for herself in the entertainment industry.

Following graduation from MacEwan, Hunter moved to Calgary in hopes of furthering her red carpet aspirations. Today, she finds herself living in Los Angeles doing the type of work she has always wanted. “I’ve always dreamed of the red carpet at the Academy Awards and being involved with movies ever since I was little,” Hunter says. “I really appreciate having recognition and knowing that my contribution counts. I think I am still star struck by having my name in the credits. I don’t think that will ever go away,” she adds.

While in Los Angeles, Hunter has worked as contract Assistant Editor for The Cartoon Network on an animated series called The Secret Saturdays, as well as the

Kelly Hunter, Design Studies grad, has red carpet aspirations.

Head of Film Logging/Production Crew for a gaming system called Yoostar, whom she now works for as an employee. Currently only available in the United States since November 2009, Yoostar is being marketed as the next wave in social entertainment, whereby a person can recreate and star in their favourite movie clips with the help of a webcam, portable green screen, tripod, and Yoostar software.

Some of Hunter’s other impressive list of credits include working on the set of: the Discovery Channel’s reality series Star Racer, as a Locations Production Assistant, the 2008 film Pass-chendaele (directed by Paul Gross), the CBC Pilot Easton Meets West, and the CBC-TV series, Heartland, where she did work as an Assistant Editor.

Hunter isn’t sure where her Design Studies Diploma will lead her next, but she knows she is going places. “It feels awesome to be a part of so many great projects. I love making my dreams

a reality and knowing that they can happen with perseverance, passion, motivation, ambition, and patience,” she says.

Hunter has set her next goals on working as an Assistant Editor on feature films, and a freelance editor on commercials and movie trailers.

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desire to leave behind his 9-to-5 concrete urban life, but unable to neglect his professional responsi-bilities, this troubled man sought help and inspiration to complete his self-proposed mission. Helping the fictional office worker resolve ambiguity felt by bordering both downtown and the river valley, Harpin invited the public to interact

with the space. People could leave messages, add books or other items they thought might aid the worker in his quest to return to nature.

Harpin graduated from MacEwan in 2004 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Art with a major in drawing from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary. Since

then, he has received a job in production at The Works Art and Design Festival, co-curated an installation show with two other Fine Art Program alumni, and exhibited in various shows around the city.

Showing no signs of slowing down, this promising young artist credits MacEwan’s intensive two-

Left: Harpin’s installation, Call of Nature, was featured at The Works Art and Design Festival.

Above: Artist, Robert Harpin.

Fine Art graduate Robert Harpin’s latest installation, Call of Nature, was a popular stop at this summer’s The Works Art and Design Festival thanks to its interactive charm.

Located in Louise McKinney Park, Call of Nature was the fictional attempt of a man to take his office with him into the wild – cubicle and all. Motivated by a

year program for much of his success. “The Fine Art Program teaches all of the tools necessary to make it as an artist,” he says. “It made me realize that art is truly what I want to do and that I can add something positive to our cultural landscape.”

ARTIST’S CALL OF NATURE ANSWERED BY MANY

Through the Edmonton Arts Council, the City of Edmonton has established the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Award to provide funding to a dozen gifted artists from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds. The purpose of the awards program is to encourage and support artists from all over the world who serve to enrich Edmonton’s vibrant cultural scene.

Graduating from MacEwan’s Arts and Cultural Management program in 2008, Rahman is using the funding to support his mime and pantomime art. “I think I was selected because of my previous activities, dedication, commitment, and achievements on this universal art form, and for my national and international contributions.” he says. “It is really exciting to be honoured, but at the same time, it also reminds me about my new

MacEwan grad, Zillur (John) Rahman, is presented with $7,500 from Mayor Stephen Mandel, thanks to a new awards program set up by the City of Edmonton.

responsibility, liability, and commit-ment to the city and to the community of Edmonton,” he adds.

Since being handed the award by Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel on January 19, 2009, Rahman says awareness and interest in this art form is increasing. “The award encour-aged me to explore my creative ideas, views, and performance in the greater Edmonton area,” he says. Rahman was invited to perform as a professional artist in the Gala on March 21 as part of the International Anti-Racism Day 2009 and performed in the Edmonton Region One Act Play Festival at the WalterDale PlayHouse on March 6 and 7. He also plans to work with different organizations this year to help people for youth development, social justice and other social issues using mime

and pantomime art. Prior to moving to Edmonton

in 2005, Rahman earned a degree in accounting from the University of Dhaka and a banking diploma from the Institute of Bankers in Bangladesh. Overseas, he worked as a senior banker as well as a project director (funded by the International Labour Organization) to combat child trafficking. He was a founding director of the pioneer-ing mime and pantomime group of Bangladesh and has taught theatre and mime in various theatre schools.

A recognizable talent, Rahman hopes to eventually open a mime school in Edmonton, and organize a mime and pantomime summer festival, something he feels would help make the community more vibrant and culturally diversified.

CITY OF EDMONTON AWARD Helping MacEwan Grad Raise Awareness for Art Form

forward to filling my life with even more music, starting to write the next album, and hopefully touring the Folk Festival circuit for 2009.”

To keep life even more interest-ing for this young artist, Chloe also performs regularly with an all-female acappella group, comprised of friends she met in the Edmonton music scene. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Chloe feels that music was somehow always

MUSIC GRAD WINS NEW/EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Her debut album, Dedicated State, has been her primary focus since leaving MacEwan, and has caught the attention of the Canadian Folk Music Awards.

The Edmonton native was introduced to music early in life. At age five, a family friend gave her an old piano, which piqued her interest and eventually led her to not only become classically trained on the instrument, but also to become passionate about another instrument, the guitar. She was 14-years-old when she borrowed her first guitar from her mother, and since then, Chloe hasn’t stopped playing. At the eager age of sixteen, she delved into the open-mic scene for the first time. There, she discovered her ardent love for performing. Getting a chance to play with other musicians and being able to ex- press herself musically was enough inspiration to stir up a powerful songwriter in an unseasoned soul. Several years later, after countless open-mic shows and small venue gigs, Chloe decided to pursue her growing interest in music. In the fall of 2002, she entered the Grant MacEwan Music program.

The talented artist credits MacEwan’s music program with helping to prepare her for a career

in the music industry. “I think perhaps it was the best two years of my life,” she says. “To be sur-rounded by other people who were as passionate about music as I was, was really incredible,” she adds.

Chloe was surprised and honoured to be recognized for doing what inspires and makes her happy. “I’ve had such an amazing few years playing with all sorts of people. I’m looking

Chloe Albert,

who graduated

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in 2004, is

honoured at the

Canadian Folk

Music Awards

Dedicated State can bepurchased at www.cdbaby.com.

intrinsic to who she was. And when you first hear her soulful relaxed voice, you understand exactly what that means.

Established by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation, the Emerging Artist Awards provide funding to as many as 10 up-and-coming artists, and helps raise the profile of the arts in Alberta.

Aaron Gervais, an Edmonton-based composer, will use the money to help promote his current project, a concert-length piece for amplified classical trio (soprano, piano, and percussion) designed to be played in nightclubs instead of concert halls. Gervais, who graduated from MacEwan in 2001 has been very proactive in his career. “I’m interested in finding ways to make composed music more relevant in today’s society,” he says. “Listeners are smarter than ever and more knowledge-able about more and more kinds of music. They have higher

standards consequently, so the trick is to bring something to them that is relevant to their lives, but is also a quality artistic experience,” he adds.

Following MacEwan, Gervais went on to receive a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the University of Toronto, a Master’s degree from the University of California at San Diego, and has studied in Havana and The Hague. His works have been performed in Canada, the United States, Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands.

Also based in Edmonton, Colleen Brown is a singer/ songwriter with a bright future. Graduating from MacEwan in 2002, Brown plans to use the windfall to promote her career. Her first full length album of all-original folk/pop songs, A Peculiar

Thing, led to her performing alongside seasoned performers such as Ian Tyson, Terri Clark, Corb Lund, and Gordie Johnson. As well, she was hand-picked to perform one of her original songs for Governor General Michaëlle Jean’s live Installation ceremony in the Senate Chamber. Released in 2007, Brown hopes to begin promoting her second album, Foot In Heart, in the United States, Europe, and Australia. To date, she has performed over 200 shows, and has written over 150 songs. “I’ve made a real commitment to doing music for a living,” Brown says. “I had a great time at MacEwan. My whole musical world still revolves around people I played with at MacEwan, or met through my fellow students,” she concludes.

Aaron Gervais’s and Colleen Brown’s careers each

received a $10,000 boost after being named among

the first recipients of a new Alberta arts award

MacEWAN MUSIC GRADS HIT HIGH NOTE WITH AWARD

A PHOTO FINISH

Otter Lake, Saskatchewan. Photo by alumnus Mike Yarske, Audiovisual Communications, 1997. Do you have a talent for photography? The alumnus who submits the published pho-to will receive a $100 gift certificate for any MacEwan Bookstore. Photographs can be submitted to alumni@MacEwan.ca. For more details please visit www.MacEwan.ca/alumni.

Carmen Hrynchuk first enrolled in MacEwan’s Professional Writing program needing to trust there was power in words. Now, she is achieving her dream of reading and writing for a living.

Graduating in 2006, Hrynchuk works in the publishing department

at Hole’s Greenhouses & Gardens Ltd. She is a staff writer and editor, as well as the editor-in-chief of their magazine Enjoy Gardening, a twice-yearly nationally distributed publication. “My job description varies every day. When I’m working on the magazine, I’m

everything from a proof-reader to an art director,” she says. “When the pendulum swings in the other direction, I find myself doing corporate communications, such as proposal writing and internal communications,” she adds. Hrynchuk also works on book projects, ad campaigns, marketing and branding strategies, as well as writes speeches, edits Jim Hole’s weekly syndicated column in the Edmonton Journal, and publishes a weekly newsletter. Last year, she also did some freelancing and edited a manu-script for NeWest Press.

“All of my courses prepared me for these tasks,” says Hrynchuk. “MacEwan gave me the tools I needed to transition from wanting to be a writer, to choosing to be one. It was great to have people to look up to,” she adds. As for the future, Hrynchuk would one day like to be an author herself and a teacher.

Carmen’s work can be viewed at www.enjoygardening.com

THE POWER OF WORDS Writer’s versatility leads to satisfying career path

Although Sorin Mihailovici graduated from MacEwan’s Design Studies program in April of this year, he is already making a name for himself in the entertain-ment industry. Mihailovici’s short film, 419-the Nigerian Scam, was selected to be screened at the West Hollywood International Film Festival, which ran in July and August this year.

Inspired by a real story, the film is about the scam e-mails that people receive every day. “The Internet is flooded with e-mails promising money-making business proposals, lottery win notifications, and fabulous inheri-tances,” he says. “This is a story of how one man’s involvement with such an Internet scam ruined his life.”

MacEwan grad’s short film makes the cut at West Hollywood International Film Festival

In September of this year, Edmonton audiences had the opportunity to see the film when it was screened at the Edmonton International Film Festival. Within the same month, the film was selected as the winner of the Best Student Film category at the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

Originally from Romania, Mihailovici was a television reporter in Europe. Since moving to Edmonton in 2001, the film-maker decided to make the move from the front of the camera to the back – a decision that has paid off. In addition to promoting his own film, Mihailovici works for Rogers Media as an indepen-dent production development

coordinator for OMNI TV Alberta and City TV. “It is one of the best jobs I ever had – just to be able to see what other producers come up with and how they think of doing it,” he says. Mihailovici credits lofty goal-setting for some of his early successes. “Donald Trump once said if you are going to be doing the thinking anyway, you might as well think big. This is one reason I sent my film to the West Hollywood Film Festival,” he says.

For now, Mihailovici continues to promote 419-the Nigerian Scam on the web. An official trailer of the movie can be found at www.419thenigerianscam.com.

SETTING HIS SIGHTS HIGH

the real-life knowledge that was available to us was invaluable,” he says. “I have no doubt the knowledge that I gained and the contacts that I made while attending the program got me to where I am today – and I am eternally grateful,” he adds.

Mark Mistal, also credits MacEwan for much of his success. “The program taught me very quickly that if I wanted to have a shot at consistently steady work – often a rarity in the industry – I needed

Graduating from MacEwan’s Theatre Production program in 1999, Ryan Roby recently moved to Las Vegas to become the lead rigger for Cirque du Soleil’s newest permanent show Criss Angel Believe. During his time at MacEwan, Roby worked in venues around Edmonton as a freelance technician doing theatre, film, and concerts. Dreaming of touring and working on a permanent show in the United States, Roby was hired by Carnival Cruise Lines as an automation technician and rigger at the end of 1999. Four years later, he made

his move to Cirque first as an acrobatic rigger, then head rigger.

Originally from Lloydminster, Alberta, the talented technician is grateful for the knowledge he has been able to gather and the reputation he has been able to make for himself. “There is still so much for me to learn, and I hope that I can continue for a very long time to come – this is the greatest job and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” Roby says. The next step in his career with Cirque may include working on a new production opening in Amsterdam and touring Europe, or moving to New York to help with another new show set to open on Broadway.

Although Roby never had any experience with theatre growing up, he was always interested in mechanics and electronics. “I loved the Theatre Production program. The range of opportunities that we were able to experience and

Ryan Roby and Mark Mistal have travelled the world building successful careers in the entertainment industry

THEATRE PRODUCTION GRADS REALIZING DREAMS SOUTH OF THE BORDER

scenery and curtains, to flying performers through the air safely for Carnival’s fleet of 23 vessels. Mistal’s position also requires him to hire on-board technicians responsible for this technology. “I feel so unbelievably fortunate. Being able to travel the world with a first-class technical team installing new production shows, working with high-end equipment, and having such a great product to show for it has been a dream realized,” he says. Mistal has also

“I have no doubt the knowledge that I gained

and the contacts that I made while attending

the program got me to where I am today . . .”

to broaden my skill set and be competent in all facets of technical theatre,” he says. “I wound up focusing a lot more of my time on areas like stage carpentry and technical direction, which ultimately gave me the experi-ence I needed to head the stage department I do now,” he adds.

Mistal, who grew up in St. Albert, Alberta, has been with Carnival Cruise Lines since 1998 where he also worked with fellow MacEwan graduate, Roby. Mistal is currently the technical supervisor of pro-duction staging and rigging where he works on specifying and maintaining the mechanics that go into everything from moving

been involved with projects that involve the specification of rigging mechanics for the new ships that are built in Finland and Italy, as well as retrofitting these theatres once they have been in service for a number of years.

Graduating from the program in 1995, Mistal now lives in Miami, Florida – home of Carnival Corporation’s head office. As for the future, he would like to continue to learn and grow within the company, and to one day work with the entire corporation’s fleet including Holland America, Costa, and Princess Cruise Lines, to keep them all at the forefront of the entertainment industry.

The first project is a touching story that serves not only as a documentary of an illness, but also as an artwork with a social purpose. Design Studies Motion Image instructor, Bob Lysay, and Fine Art instructor, Agnieszka Matejko, collaborated to produce The Space Between You and Me, an interactive video installation that looks at teens with visible disabilities, and in particular, Tourette Syndrome.

Inspired by a mutual acquaintance, a fourteen-year-old girl who recently developed the life-altering syndrome, Lysay and Matejko hope to bring awareness to the disorder and alter attitudes towards those with visible disabilities. Aimed at a younger audience, the installation will be taken directly to high schools and in the process expose teens to video art, modern dance, and installation art. Lysay and Matejko hope the project will change paradigms of illness, specifically neurological disorders.

Next, making its debut this past summer, MacEwan Design Studies faculty Paul Saturley, Constanza Pacher, and Curtis Trent teamed up to debut an exhibit entitled A Vessel and its Cargo. This show looked at the content of photographs and the relationship of subject, photogra-pher, and viewer.

Scot Morison and Geo Takach, Professional Writing instructors, created documentaries on long-standing personal interest issues. Morison’s project entitled Ana Falastini, is a one-hour triptych that documents his recent visit to the Palestinian Territories and Israel in search of signs of peace. He has been to the region for ex-tended periods seven times over the past 30 years, and lived in the city of Ramallah on the West Bank with his family for a year in 2000.

Takach’s project, Will The Real Alberta Please Stand Up, was inspired by a continued fascination with the history, psychology, and ethos that he says makes

Albertans a bit different from fellow Canadians. The one-hour documentary aims to define the soul of the Wild Rose Province and its place in Confederation.

Finally, Fine Art Chair and instructor, Cherie Moses, has produced a powerful audio environment piece called OtterWoman Breathing. The project is based on the dialogues of a former fine art student, Brenda Jones (OtterWoman), with her mother and grandmother. Jones discusses the chronic illness that has taken away some of her breathing capacity, her desire to communicate some wisdom for future generations, her mixed heritage, and how that plays into her thinking. Juxtaposed and interwoven with Jones’ words will also be the story and the history of the First Nations name given to her: OtterWoman.

For more information on A Vessel and its Cargo exhibit, visit www.inkriver.com/vessel

As part of an initiative funded by the Dean’s office

in 2007, faculty with MacEwan’s School of

Communications and Fine Art program have

created five enlightening endeavours.

TALENTED FACULTY PRODUCE THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK

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1. CONSTANZA PACHER PHOTO; 2. PAUL SATURLEY PHOTO; 3. CURTIS TRENT PHOTO; 4. PAUL SATURLEY PHOTO. ALL PHOTOS FROM A VESSEL AND ITS CARGO EXHIBIT.