The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
March 5 - October 23, 2022

The Imitation Game, an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, surveys the extraordinary uses (and abuses) of artificial intelligence (AI) in the production of modern and contemporary visual culture around the world.

The exhibition follows a chronological narrative that first examines the development of artificial intelligence, from the 1950s to the present, through a precise historical lens. Building on this foundation, it emphasizes the explosive growth of AI across disciplines, including animation, architecture, art, fashion, graphic design, urban design and video games, over the past decade. Revolving around the important roles of machine learning and computer vision in AI research and experimentation, The Imitation Game reveals the complex nature of this new tool and demonstrates its importance for cultural production.

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Arts Night Out: A Concert in Celebration of Women
March 31, 2022

Celebrate the women and femmes in our lives with an intimate evening of music in MOA’s Haida House.

Featuring two incredible BIPOC and femme-identifying performers: Maia and headliner Turunesh, a UBC alumnus plus an opening act featuring spoken word poet, Ky in honour of the International Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31). Cozy up by the outdoor fire pit, roast a marshmallow and dance the night away.

This evening is presented in partnership with Exposure UBC, the UBC Arts and Culture District, and the UBC Blank Vinyl Project.

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Film Screening: Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
March 31, 2022

"Presented by the Chan Centre in partnership with The Cinematheque, Sleeping Tigers (2003) is a documentary film directed by Jari Osborne that tells the story of the Asahi Baseball team during WWII, how they have survived the Japanese internment camp experience in British Columbia. The documentary weaves archival film with dramatic re-creations alongside moving interviews with the last survivors of this storied baseball team.

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The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Kara Swisher
April 4, 2022

UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s ‘most powerful’ tech journalist, New York Times contributor, and co-founder of Recode, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on The Future of Media.

Kara Swisher is the Executive Producer of the Code Conference. She is also a contributing writer to the New York Times Opinion section and appears weekly on NBC.

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Speculative Futures | On Machine Learning and the Aspiration of Black Being
April 7, 2022

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the Speculative Futures Symposium examines artificial intelligence and the specific uses of technology in its multifarious dimensions.

How well do we understand data analysis and artificial intelligence? In this talk, Dr. Ramon Amaro will discuss machine learning, mathematics and the embedded implications of racial hierarchy. He will take us through a brief history of statistical analysis as a means to reveal how machine learning is complicit in producing discriminatory behaviour.

In conversation with Melissa Karmen Lee, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Dr. Amaro will consider the complex relationship between machine learning and race, as well as the inspirational possibilities of providing alternative approaches to contemporary algorithmic practice.

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Speculative Futures | Taking on Big Tech: New Paradigms for New Possibilities
April 7, 2022

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Imitation Game: Visual Culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, the Speculative Futures Symposium examines artificial intelligence and the specific uses of technology in its multifarious dimensions.

The landscape of information is rapidly shifting as new demands are increasing investment in digital technologies. Yet, critical scholars continue to demonstrate how many technologies are shaped by and infused with values that are not impartial, disembodied or lacking positionality. Technologies hold racial, gender and class politics.

In this talk, Dr. Safiya Noble from the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry will discuss new insights stemming from her recent book Algorithms of Oppression and posit emerging work that explores the impact of commercial technologies on the public.

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The Phil Lind Initiative Presents: Ed Yong
April 19, 2022

Registration is now open to The Phil Lind Initiative's first event with Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning science staff writer for The Atlantic, who will be speaking on “The Art of Science Journalism.”

Speaking from his experience writing before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, Yong explores the core of what it means to be a science journalist, how inseparable science is from the rest of society, and how it is shaped by our culture, our social norms, and our collective decisions.

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Sansei: The Storyteller
April 28, 2022

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents Sansei: The Storyteller that tells a story about the internment and dispossession of Japanese Canadians after the attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941.

In a tale that is both illuminating and profoundly personal, Sansei: The Storyteller weaves together dance, narrative, historical audio, and family recollections in a moving work that CBC hailed as both “timely” and “uniquely beautiful.” With compassion and unexpected humour, Kunji Mark Ikeda shares his discovery of where he came from, how his family navigated their histories, and how the rampant racism of past generations has affected the Japanese community today.

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(IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE(S) - Call for Abstracts
A conference on design, culture and technology – past, present, and future
Deadline: March 30, 2022

Abstract submissions are open for (In)tangible Heritage(s): A conference on design, technology culture and technology — past, present and future.

Picking up strands of art, architecture, design and socio-cultural debates found throughout the twentieth century (and before) this conference welcomes reconsiderations of ‘heritage’ as both a tangible and an intangible concept. It seeks perspectives from design, architecture, cultural theory, social history, technology and the arts. It seeks to overlay our notions of the digital, on ideas of heritage and concepts of physicality and the present.

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Administrative and Marketing Assistant
Deadline: March 31, 2022

Tiny Planet Digital is hiring an Administrative and Marketing Assistant.

Tiny Planet Digital (tinyplanet.digital) is a full-service digital marketing agency based in Vancouver with clients locally and around the world.

Administrative + Marketing Assistant is a remote, part-time contract position (10-20 hours per week to start) that Tiny Planet digital fully expects to grow with time. The Administrative and Marketing Assistant is to ensure that the business ‘behind the scene' is running efficiently. In this position, you will be in charge of keeping the operations organized, updating administrative systems, assisting with internal company marketing activities, and managing software and platforms to grow the business.

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Digital Media/Marketing Production for Impactful, Purposeful Businesses
Deadline: April 1, 2022

Market Motion Media Inc. is hiring Digital Media/Marketing Production for Impactful, Purposeful Businesses.

Market Motion Media Inc is located in Vancouver, BC, Canada and is part of the Other Telecommunications Industry.

In this position, you will manage all social media and marketing campaigns, film podcast content and work on graphic design for all social posts and email marketing campaigns.

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Communications Officer
Deadline: April 8, 2022

MERS, Marine Education and Research Society is hiring a Communications Officer.

The Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting conservation and understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research, environmental education, and marine wildlife response.

The Communications Officer is a key position in the MERS education team. Working alongside the Director of Education and Communications, they will help develop a comprehensive outreach and education program, oversee and coordinate the work of the Marine Educators and have a strong focus on developing online content and strategies for increased readership/engagement.

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Marketing and Communications Officer
Deadline: April 13, 2022

Arthritis Research Canada is hiring a full-time one-year contract Marketing and Communications Officer.

Arthritis Research Canada is home to the largest clinical arthritis research centre in North America. Their mission is driven by their Board of Directors, research scientists and staff who are focused on reducing the burden of arthritis for all Canadians.

Responsible for the development and delivery of a coordinated and thorough communication and marketing program that builds awareness and brand for Arthritis Research Canada. This position will encompass all aspects of communication and marketing specialties.

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Remote Tutor
Deadline: April 15, 2022

The C.O.D.E Initiative is hiring volunteers for online coding workshops.

Founded in 2017, The C.O.D.E Initiative is a non-profit organization that Create Opportunities and Define Education. Its mission is to provide quality educational opportunities for all youth, especially youth with learning differences, neurodiversity, and other exceptionalities.

Join the team and develop your leadership and programming skillset. Previous coding experience is not required. Training and lessons for workshops will be provided.

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Social Media Sales Representative
Deadline: April 17, 2022

FreezeCrowd is hiring a Social Media Sales Representative.

FreezeCrowd is a unique social media platform and network for college students and alumni that connects you in photos with friends.

In this role, you will employ various sales and marketing tactics to grow FreezeCrowd members, work with student groups, clubs, and organizations and spread the word about
FreezeCrowd. You will be an ambassador for FreezeCrowd and promote their social media network and get verified student sign-ups.

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Creative Spark Vancouver Grant
Deadline: April 19, 2022

Small projects can make a big impact. Emerging artists across all artistic and cultural disciplines living in the City of Vancouver who have an interest in building their careers and working with young people in an arts or culture-based capacity are invited to apply for Creative Spark Vancouver.

The artist's project must engage young people (ages 5-18) and focus on arts-based learning in any artistic discipline. Creative Spark Vancouver enables emerging artists to gain experience on small projects that could lead to new career opportunities, new community relationships, different perspectives on arts and education, future learning opportunities and exciting multi-faceted projects.

Individual artists can apply for up to $3,000 and Collectives or groups of emerging artists working together can apply for up to $5,000.

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