Spotlight

The pandemic has upended our work routines. Advancing technology is propelling us into an unknown future. And powerful social movements are tearing down barriers to equality. There’s only one thing we can reliably predict in the future world of work, and that’s change.

Arts

Arts

Inside spread of William Shakespeare's First Folio showing an illustration of the author

This extremely rare book was published in 1623, seven years after the playwright’s death.

Illustration of hands sewing amidst blobs of colour in the background.

The pandemic has spawned a sewing surge and a chance to rediscover the practical arts.

UBCO FCCS launches a new residency program for artists, writers and performers.

The Daddies. By Kent Monkman, 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 112.5”. Collection of Christine Armstrong and Irfhan Rawji.

Kent Monkman is changing the way people look at Canadian history.

Illustration by Gracia Lam

Danny Ramadan, MFA’20, is an award-winning novelist, speaker, and LGBTQ-refugee activist.

The Lee family sitting down for dinner. Albert Lee, Saint Mary’s University, Gorsebrook Research Institute, GRI_134 (1958)

A new exhibit on Chinese immigration and BC highlights belonging, racism, and resilience.

Illustration by Gracia Lam

The Atlantic named a short story collection by Doretta Lau as one of 2014’s best books.

Tetsuro Shigematsu wrote and starred in a one-man play.

A stuffed lion with wooden teeth survived a fire and inspired a doctoral thesis.

These pollinators are essential for healthy ecosystems.