Ideas and actions
Welcome to the Faculty of Arts, a dynamic community of students, faculty and staff working in and across the humanities, social sciences, and fine, performing and media arts.
Through our diverse range of research, teaching, and learning, we contribute positive social impacts in a culturally complex and technologically driven world. Aligned with the University of Waterloo’s strengths in work-integrated learning, Arts prepares students for life and for work with skills and values that emphasize the welfare of individuals, communities, and the environments in which we live.
News
"Curiosities" by Anne Fleming (BA '88) shortlisted for Giller Prize
Congratulations to Anne Fleming (BA '88, English) whose novel "Curiosities" has been shortlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize!
Join Arts in supporting the United Way
Burst a Balloon is back, and join us for an online silent auction with gift cards, tickets, warm socks and more to raise money for this year's United Way campaign
Researcher joins Arts as newest AMTD postdoctoral scholar
The Faculty of Arts welcomes Dr. Emma Brandt, a new postdoctoral fellow working in Communication Arts who began in her role on September 1, 2024.
Events
Bridge 2024: Honouring the Lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People
Please participate in Bridge: Honouring the Lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit People, an annual installation for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence at the University of Waterloo.
Hearts of Freedom Exhibition and Film Screening
United College and the Balsille School of International Affairs are proud to host Hearts of Freedom: Stories of Southeast Asian Refugees, featuring an exhibit and screening of the documentary "Passage to Freedom."
Treaty Girl exhibit at Longhouse Labs
Created by Courtney Skye (Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan) and curated by Alex Jacobs-Blum (Cayuga Nation, Wolf Clan), Treaty Girl aims to make visible the many generations of girls who are embodying Treaty, survival, and joy.