Fine Arts

ALL FINE ARTS STUDENTS

Core Technical Centre (CTC)
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building 8th floor, EV-8.763, 8.635, 8.745
Visit the newly-renovated Core Technical Centre (CTC) where students create using an array of tools and equipment. Learn about resources available to students at the CTC, including facilities and technical expertise for woodworking, metal work, digital fabrication and more.

Study abroad
11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.615 Length: 30 minutes
Want to see the world while finishing your degree? Explore Concordia's study abroad programs, from exchange semesters to summer Field Schools!

Art Volt - What to do after your Fine Arts degree
1:15 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.605 Length: 30 minutes
Discover the resources and programs offered by Art Volt, a unique platform that supports recently graduated students of Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts. Art Volt provides real-world experiences, connections and paid opportunities to kickstart our alumni's professional lives. 

 

ART EDUCATION

InArte Workshop
All day — SGW Campus, EV-2.645 
Explore light, colour and design as we guide you through a candle decorating workshop. We provide all materials, and you can take your finished piece home!

Zine Workshop
11 a.m. — SGW Campus, EV-5.825 Length: 60 minutes 
A zine is a small, homemade magazine made from folded and cut paper. Drop by our workshop to express your creativity and make your very own zine!

Depth in Layers Workshop
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-5.825 Length: 60 minutes 
Create multi-dimensional artwork by layering acetate sheets, paints and markers in our layer workshop. You'll learn how to use layering to explore storytelling and identity.

Sun-Kissed Dyes: A Workshop in Sustainable Colour
2:30 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-5.825 Length: 60 minutes 
Explore and experiment with ethical harvesting and natural dye by building your own solar dyeing jar! Make sustainable artwork using local plants and food waste, and take home your own creation.

 

CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Contemporary Dance Technique Workshop
11:30 a.m. — SGW Campus, MB-7.255 Length: 60 minutes
Move your body in new ways with a dance workshop presented by the Department of Contemporary Dance. People of all skill levels are invited to add a new step into their Open House groove! 

Dance Throughout the Years
12:45 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB-7.265 Length: 60 minutes
Sit back and enjoy a live showcase of dance performances from current and past Contemporary Dance students.

 

CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES

Music Therapy information session
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, ER-157 Length: 45 minutes
Learn about Quebec's only music therapy degree program and Canada's only low-residency online Music Therapy MA. For students of any level interested in learning about the educational and career possibilities of Music Therapy.

All about the Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, ER-055 Length: 30 minutes
Play Therapy trains students to intervene therapeutically with children by using a comprehensive approach. Students work directly with children during their training, participating in supervised practice sessions. This graduate certificate is suitable for students or professionals working in related fields such as psychology, social work, education, and creative arts therapists seeking to develop new skills. Courses are taught in one-week intensives (one course per week) running from May to June.

Art Therapy info session / Séance d'information sur le programme d'art-thérapie (bilingual/bilingue)
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, ER-153 Length: 45 minutes
Learn how to apply and what to expect from this two-year master's program. Découvrez comment poser votre candidature et ce que vous pouvez attendre de ce programme de maîtrise de deux ans.

Drama Therapy info session
1:30 p.m. — SGW Campus, ER-055 Length: 30 minutes
This program is the only one of its kind in Canada! Drama Therapy uses games, role play, counseling, improvisation, masks, storytelling and movement to achieve psychotherapeutic goals. Learn how you can apply and what to expect from this two-year master's program.

Creative Arts Therapies meet and greet 
2 p.m. — SGW Campus, ER-137 Length: 2 hours
Drop in, meet faculty members and find out about the department's programs and requirements.

 

DESIGN AND COMPUTATION ARTS

Welcome to Design and Computation Arts 
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-6.720 Length: 45 minutes 
Join Fine Arts professors Pippin Barr, Kevin Lo and Jonathan Lessard to explore the exciting undergraduate programs in the Department of Design and Computation Arts.

 

MEL HOPPENHEIM SCHOOL OF CINEMA

Visual Collections Repository (VCR)
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building 3rd floor, Room EV-3.703 
In addition to an extensive collection of films and images, the VCR has viewing rooms for students to enjoy watching video and digital work, including student creations from our Film Production and Film Animations programs.

All about Cinema
10:30 a.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.605 Length: 60 minutes
Join faculty and staff from the Film Production, Film Studies, and Film Animation programs for an overview of facilities, curriculum, and admission requirements.

Film Studies Mini Lecture: Cinema in the Age of Streaming
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, J.A. DeSève Cinema LB-125  Length: 30 minutes
Get an overview of Film and Moving Image Studies with Professor Joshua Neves in this short lecture about the impact of streaming services (like Netflix and Crave) on contemporary filmmaking, distribution and consumption.

Cinema Film presentation
1:30 p.m. — SGW Campus, J.A. DeSève Cinema LB-125  Length: 45 minutes
Students can explore the projection facilities that we offer, including the J.A. DeSeve Cinema, providing an introduction to how film style is taught in our film analysis and film aesthetics courses.

Film Production information session
12 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.605 Length: 30 minutes
Learn about the courses, facilities and opportunities offered to Film Production students. 

Filmmaking microprograms information session
3 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.605 Length: 30 minutes
Learn more about our microprograms in Screenwriting and Film Producing and Fundamentals of Digital Filmmaking.

Séance d’information sur les microprogrammes de production cinématographique  
En français : 15 h 30 — campus SGW, pavillon EV, salle 1.605 durée : 30 min
Apprenez-en davantage sur nos microprogrammes de scénarisation et de production cinématographique et d’initiation à la réalisation de films numériques.

 

MUSIC

Meet your Music Performance/Composition teachers
All day — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.265
Drop in at any time throught the day to discuss and exchange with your future Professors about the different avenues a student can pursue in the Music Department.

Meet with Electroacoustics professors
All day — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.245
Meet your future professors, electroacoustics pioneer Dr. Kevin Austin and record industry specialist Dr. Mark Corwin. You can even bring your audio files and portfolio with you to get some feedback and commmentary on your work.

Meet with Jazz professors
All day — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.101
Meet your future professors to ask all your questions about being a musician in Montreal and at Concordia.

Studying Electroacoustics 
12 p.m. to 4 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.242, 8.244, 8.250, 8.252, 8.270, 8.282 
Find out what studying electroacoustics at Concordia University is all about.

All that Jazz
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.101 Length: 90 minutes
Vibe with Concordia's Jazz students to learn about the program from an insider's perspective.

Studying Music
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.255 Length: 90 minutes
Get a sense of the culture at Concordia's Music Department by chatting with current music students.

Jam session!
1 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 8th floor, Room MB-8.135 Length: 3 hours
Bring your instrument along, and drop in to a jam session with Music and Jazz students throughout the afternoon.

 

STUDIO ARTS

Studio Arts undergraduate exhibition
All day — SGW Campus, VA Building lobby
Check out the works of current Sculpture and Ceramics students.

Demonstration in Ceramics
All day — SGW Campus, VA Building Room VA-101
Come see clay in action! Check out a demonstration of this endlessly malleable medium that transforms through the firing process.

Demonstration in Fibres
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building Room EV-9.731
Experience the technical and creative potential of the textile arts. Fibres as a medium can address issues of sustainability, new technologies, labour and craft, as well as the global and historical implications of a material practice.

Demonstration in IMCA
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building Room EV-6.635
Interested in exploring relationships between emerging and existing media technologies and the fine arts? Check out IMCA (or Intermedia) which includes video art, performance art, robotics, sound art and immersive environments.

Demonstration in Photography
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building Room EV-4.767
Visit the Photography area to see some of the processes that happen after an image is taken, combining art and technology.

Demonstration in Print Media
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building Room EV-9.731
Discover the Print Media program and the many print processes taught at Concordia, including lithography, intaglio, screenprinting and digital processes.

Demonstration in Sculpture
All day — SGW Campus, VA Building Room VA-125
See various sculpture techniques in action! Sculpture at Concordia can include metal, woodwork, moulding and casting, environmentally sustainable techniques, and a wide range of diverse materials and digital technologies.

Drawing Marathon
All day — SGW Campus, VA Building VAV Gallery Room VA-100
Drop in to the VAV Gallery, where Painting and Drawing students collaborate for 24 hours on an expansive landscape spanning across the gallery walls.

Studio Arts information session
10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.615 Length: 30 minutes
Can't choose a single form of artistic expression? Or want to concentrate in one area? Let us introduce you to the Studio Arts department with nine programs that are interdisiplinary, with elective courses taken across disciplines. You can major in Studio Arts, Ceramics, Fibres and Material Practices, Intermedia, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture, or the joint Art History and Studio Arts major.

 

THEATRE

Open studio visit - Scenography
All day — SGW Campus, GM Building 5th floor, Room GM-530
Step onto the scene with a visit to the studio used by Concordia's Theatre students for Scenography courses. 

Scenography artwork showcase
All day — SGW Campus, EV Building, Table 166
Have a look at the intricate stage designs of Concordia's Scenography students! 

Performance Creation 101
11:45 a.m. — SGW Campus, EV-1.615 Length: 30 minutes
Dreaming of experimenting on stage with your own original performances? Join professor Mark Sussman to learn more about Concordia's Performance Creation program.

Next-generation Theatre
12:45 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 7th floor, Room MB-7.401 Length: 75 minutes
A hands-on practical workshop focusing on creative methods for devising new performance works.

Open rehearsal 
See Theatre table 166 for time — SGW Campus, MB Building 7th floor, Room MB-7.270 
Sit in on an open rehearsal of current Performance Creation students who are preparing for their production of Obsessions Lab.

Open rehearsal 
See Theatre table 166 for time — SGW Campus, MB Building 7th floor, Room MB-7.425 
Sit in on an open rehearsal of current Performance Creation students who are preparing for their production of Short Play Fest.

Acting for the Theatre workshop
2 p.m. — SGW Campus, MB Building 7th floor, MB-7.101 Length: 90 minutes
Experience Acting for the Theatre. Open to all skill levels.