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Maria Ezcurra (MAHI Art-facilitator) exhibits in Auckland, at the Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
Read more about this exhibition HERE .
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Lou Sheppard (P. Lantz AiR 2018-2019) exhibits “A Strong Desire”
On Translating the Untranslatable Poet Arielle Twist writes within the gaps—the moments when queerness evades translation—of Lou Sheppard’s exhibition “A Strong Desire” See more HERE Leelee Davis performs in Lou Sheppard’s installation, 2018. Photo: Alex van Helvoort. .
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Lobby Oasis
Lobby Oasis (a moveable installation) Translating hard surfaces into friendly soft ones, these Giant Pillows create an interruption; periodically placed in the lobby of the Education Building (otherwise living in the Art Hive), they offer the possibility for an unexpected moment of rest – in the middle of a busy lobby (and probably an equally busy…
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P. Lantz Initiative for Excellence in Education & the Arts has announced the Artists-in-Residence for the 2018-19 academic year
To see the larger size please click on the picture or use this link. For more information click here. .
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17th Annual EGSS Conference: Let’s Get Learning: The importance of mental health and well-being in education
March 27 & 28, 2018 The McGill Art Hive Initiative is a gathering place, a simple space for making art. Participation requires no art background or experience. It is a space where conversation, getting to know fellow artists, and creating community can accompany the process of making art. It affords members of the McGill community…
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Workshops for Growth on the Horizon: A Day of Arts-based Healing Practices around Rape Culture and Gender-based Violence on Campus
March 22, 2018 In collaboration with the McGill’s Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) and the Atwater Library and Computer Centre, the MAHI hosted and facilitated two arts-based workshops to explore the reality of on-campus gender-based sexual violence and rape culture, with a spirit of collaboration and collective reflection: Hands-on, Hands-off,…
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McGill Art Hive Initiative (MAHI)
The McGill Art Hive Initiative (MAHI) was launched on November 28, 2017. The launch, which attracted more than 100 people, drew together faculty members and students from the Faculty of Nursing, Communications, Education, Anthropology, Architecture, Philosophy, Art Therapy and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies. Supporters of creative arts therapies, along with artists,…
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Perform! P. Lantz Initiative for Excellence in Education and the Arts Finnisage
Pauline Smith, the P. Lantz donor, joined us on March 22nd for an afternoon of performances to celebrate the arts in the Faculty of Education and culminate the work done by the Artists-in-Residence (AiR) 2017-18. The Art Hive was abuzz with a video screening of Sing the Brave Song (Mindy Carter, DISE & Hala Mriwed,…
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McGill Compassion Day at the McGill Art Hive Initiative
Faculty of Education, McGill University May 10th, 2018 On Thursday May 10th the MAHI was one of the sites for McGill’s Compassion Week, hosting a Compassion Day in collaboration with the McGill Council on Palliative Care. We were joined by a number of people from across the McGill community including faculty and students. A…
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Mindfulness, Movement and Well-Being with Visiting Artist-in-Residence Déborah Maia de Lima
See the EVENT PAGE for more information .
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Resting, Walking, Place-Making: A Day of Reflection
Full details and descriptions of individual presenters here. Read the text reflecting on the Day of Reflections here. .
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Creative Dance and Movement
Déborah Maia de Lima is a Brazilian dancer and researcher, whose work explores the relationship between movement, education, health and creativity since 2006. She will be in the MAHI every Thursday from 12 to 4 pm (March 29 to May 03), with an open invitation to students, staff and faculty to engage in diverse dance and creative…
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Sound and Space Work Group
Sound and Space Work Group – with Artists in Residence Victoria Stanton and Aaron Richmond In this project, we are interested in using a transitional space as a testing ground for processes of collaboration. Each week, we will take a different set of material and conceptual parameters, using them as a point of…
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Proposition Atrium
In the winter of 2018, Artist in Residence Aaron Richmond will work on the Art Hive Drawing Board and with students in Layal Shuman’s Basic Design Class, asking the question: How can drawing be used to re-imagine collective space? Students, faculty, and staff are invited to consider the current conditions of the atrium, and…
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EducArt in Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
EducArt is an invitation to discover the Museum’s collection through online resources for high school teachers of all subjects, as part of pilot projects in each of Quebec’s seventeen administrative regions. For more information please click on the above picture.* *Text and picture are retrieved from Montreal Museum of Fine Arts website.…
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Sample X: The Way I Hear It!
Jai Nitai Lotus, P. Lantz Visiting Artist-in-Residence November-December, 2018 Jai Nitai Lotus set up a weekly portable music station in the Faculty of Education, McGill, to create sample-based, Hip Hop music with an open invitation to students and faculty to participate in the process. These are his reflections about the process: I was very pleased to present my…
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Brown Bag Lunch Series in the M.A.H.I./ McGill Art Hive Initiative
Please join us for the first of a monthly series of conversations on art and difficult subjects Brown Bag Lunch Series in the M.A.H.I./ McGill Art Hive Initiative Thursday, February 8, 12-1pm Art Hive 1st Floor, Education Building, McGill University 3700 McTavish On Thurs. February 8th Shelley Ruth Butler (McGill, Institute for Study of…
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Weekly Art Talk with Artist-in-Residence Victoria Stanton
18 Jan 2018 to 24 May 2018 14:00 to 16:00 Life is everywhere – and so is Art! P. Lantz Artist-in-Residence Victoria Stanton invites you to explore art in the everyday. Wanting to make something but feeling shy? Wanting to incorporate creative expression into daily activities? Over tea and a chat, let’s see what could transpire… [EVENT PAGE] .
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Weekly Art Walk with Artist-in-Residence Victoria Stanton
5 Jan 2018 to 25 May 2018, 16:00 to 14:00 P. Lantz Artist-in-Residence Victoria Stanton invites you for a silent art walk on the mountain. Beauty is right here in our backyard – and everywhere once we start to notice it. The Weekly Art Walk is a moment to reflect and recharge; to move and unwind. Come be enchanted by simplicity! Open to…