20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival
June 1, 2021 – July 1, 2021

The Talking Stick Festival: Summer Sojourn online. Enjoy Indigenous performance, art, concerts, dance performances, visual arts exhibition, readings, storytelling, theatrical production, and film.

Celebrating acts of artistic transformation, creative defiance, community-building and making space for all voices.

The event starts with Winter Lodge, a celebratation of performances to engage the audiences by sharing stories and knowledge through a series of virtual conversations, discussions, panels and talking circles.

For more information on the event and how to RSVP, check out the link below.

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Augmented Reality Artworks for Instagram
June 12, 2021, 1:00 PM – June 20, 2021, 3:30 PM PDT

Turn your physical artworks into interactive 3D filters that respond to mobile camera imput!

In this online workshop led by artist Arman Padax, learn how to use social media as a part of your art practise.

You will learn to create filters and effects that recognize and respond to face movements and other objects through a user's mobile camera.

By the end of the workshop you'll have created your own AR filter to promote your own art work as a publicly available filter on instagram.

The pricing is a sliding scale for students and recent grads.

Check out the program's prerequisites and sign up by clicking the link below.

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Roots and Shoots with Cris Derksen
Wednesday, June 17, 2021 12PM PDT

Presented by the Chan Centre as part of the Roots and Shoots Music Education Program

Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen performs some favourite pieces and discusses her work in a special digital edition of the Roots and Shoots Music Education Program, produced by the Chan Centre annually as a resource for Vancouver area schools.

In this brand new 23-minute recording, Derksen introduces school-aged children to an evocative new sound world in which the strings of her cello creak and squeal to mimic the sounds of cracking ice and singing whales and a traditionally “classical” instrument takes on a new life.

To RSVP for this free event, check out the link below.

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Indian Summer Arts Festival
Thursday June 17, 2021 - Saturday July 17, 2021

Indian Summer Arts society presents some of Vancouver’s most distinctive arts & culture events as a part other annual Indian Summer Festival.

Indian Summer Festival offers audiences multi-arts experiences of exceptional caliber, curating through a South Asian lens and centering the exciting work of culturally diverse artists.

For this year’s virtual edition of ISF, there are various event packages to choose from, along with individual tickets for events to accommodate all.

For tickets and to learn more about the Indian Summer Festival, check out the link below.

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alumNIGHTS Pride 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021 5:00-6:00pm PDT

Join in for the 2nd annual alumNIGHTS Pride!

The celebration will feature an iconic drag lip sync by Canadian drag celebrity Scarlett BoBo, a stunning operatic performance by UBC alum Teiya Kasahara and a fun-filled battle of wits in a Pride Trivia Extravaganza hosted by UBC alum Mike Whitaker.

In honour of Pride, the game will feature special Pride-themed rounds. Compete for prizes!

Mix, mingle and kick-off the Pride Season with fellow alumni, students, faculty, emeriti, staff, and the LGBTQ2SIA+ community.

For more information and how to RSVP, click on the link below.

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UNSW Chinese Studies Seminar Series: New Online Resources on Early Chinese Cinema
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 7:10 PM – 8:15 PM PDT

This event is part of the UNSW Chinese Studies Seminar Series, organised in collaboration with the Australian Society for Asian Humanities (ASAH).

This talk introduces the Chinese Film Classics project, an initiative aimed at enabling global audiences to explore Chinese film history in new ways.

Join Professor Christopher Rea as he presents new web-based approaches to film research and pedagogy, and invites the participation of film scholars and film archives in further developing this open-access project.

For more information on the event, check out the link below.

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ACAM 350: Asian Canadian Community-Based Media
Offered in 21W Term Two

This course will look at digital media production in the context of community engagement. Includes critical media literacy, community-based research ethics, project design, training in media forms such audio, video, photography, and web publishing.

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FNIS 454: Indigenous New Media
Offered in 21W Term One

This course will unpack new media and digital storytelling works designed and implemented by Indigenous artists, authors, and programmers.
 

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JRNL 400: Feminist Postcolonial Critique and Journalism in a Digital Age
Offered in 21W Term One

This course will look at feminist and postcolonial critiques related to professional norms and practices of journalists, examining underlying democratic ideals in a rapidly evolving media landscape.

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JRNL 420: Decoding Social Media
Offered in 21W Term Two

This course will examines the challenges, opportunities and foundational research related to the emergence of social media platforms, services and tools as part of an evolving media ecosystem. Political, social, ethical and legal implications for media organizations, journalists and citizens.

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MUSC 119: Introduction to Music Technology
Offered in 21W Term Two

This course will look at practical and theoretical training in technologies that support current artistic and academic practice, such as MIDI, podcasts/videocasts, websites, social media, and software for score notation, music education, and basic audio/video editing.

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VISA 250: Print Media
Offered in 21W Term One

This course will look at visual print culture, and contemporary and historical technical print practices. Emphasis on hand-drawn intaglio, relief, screen and/or stencil printing, and graphic digital applications.

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Communications Specialist - Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association
Deadline: June 20, 2021

Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey Association is looking for a Communications Specialist who will assist in the strategic creation and implementation of various types of content and implementation of various types of content to expand the Vancouver Thunderbirds digital reach, awareness, fans, and followers.

This role encompasses three portfolios: content creation, social media and analytics, and web & graphic design.

For more information about this position and how to apply, please click the link below.

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2021 Writing Prize
Deadline: June 21, 2021 5:00pm PST

The second Annual Capture Writing Prize winner will be commissioned to write a 1,000 word text for Capture's annual catalogue on a current issue in lens-based art for which a $2,000 CAD prize will be awarded.

The winner’s work will be featured alongside the writing of established contemporary thinkers in the field.

Capture is committed to amplifying underrepresented voices and encourages applicants from these communities.

For more information and how to apply, please check out the link below.

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The Polygon - Response: Soft Action
Deadline: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 9:00 AM

Calling photographers, filmmakers, and visual storytellers! This is an opportunity to create photographic or video work through exploratory workshops with contemporary Indigenous artists.

Inspired by growing networks of care throughout arts communities, Response: Soft Action considers care and its relationship to action.

Workshops will take place online during Summer and Fall 2021, helping participants create original work that will be shown at The Polygon Gallery.

For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, please check out the link below.

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Marketing Coordinator - Ayogo
Deadline: June 26, 2021

Ayogo is looking to hire a full time marketing coordinator who has a background in digital marketing and is excited to coordinate marketing and communications efforts to drive Ayogo forward, and be the Ayogo pillar of generating traffic & interest by keeping the channels fresh & interesting.

For more information on Ayogo and how to apply, please visit the link below.

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Communications Assistant - The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD), a Canadian non-profit dedicated to promoting constructive engagement and diplomacy in world affairs, is hiring a paid intern for a Communications Assistant position.

The IPD Communications Intern will assist with all aspects of social media management, marketing, event planning, video editing, email communications, media relations, as well as assist in event communications/social media strategy to help grow the organization.

For more information on the position and how to apply, please visit the link below.

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Art, Media, Architecture - UK & India Conferences
Deadline: India Abstracts - June 30, 2021
Deadline: UK Abstracts - July 1, 2021

A conference on design, culture and technology – past, present, and future.

This virtual event, based in both New Delhi and Canterbury, welcomes presentations on a range of subjects related to how technology informs how we live in and manage our cities today: Covid-19 tracking apps, healthy-smart city agendas, participatory planning, locative and social media, parametric urbanism, computational design, and more.

For more information on the conferences, please visit the link below.

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