Reception

UW Fine Arts and UWAG are proud to co-present the second of our MFA Thesis Exhibitions "kupferschmidt / kupferschmid / kupferschmidte" is a sculpture and installation-based exhibition which uses materiality and autobiography to question the role and success of self-preservation amid a disruption to identity. The works in this exhibition use materials including those associated with Jewish culture to demonstrate the paradoxical nature of preservation.

UW Fine Arts and UWAG are proud to co-present the first of our annual MFA Thesis exhibitions. "We will lose our beloveds — ما عزیزانمان را از دست خواهیم داد" is a body of interdisciplinary works which uses feminist autotheory to transcribe lived experience under the Iranian theocracy. The works highlight the complexities of migration: what self-exile feels like, along with my connection to the greater Iranian diaspora after moving to Canada in 2018.

The Department of Communication Arts is excited to present Professor Samer Al-Saber as the featured speaker for the 2024 Silversides Theatre Artist Series. This talk entitled Devising Freedom: Lessons from Palestinian Theatre is co-sponsored by the Study of Palestine Research Support Fund, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures.

The Department of Fine Arts invites you to the opening reception for the 50th senior undergraduate exhibition at the University of Waterloo. Hosted by the University of Waterloo Art Gallery, the exhibition captures the students’ creativity and the diversity of practices they have been exposed to in the studio arts program.

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming annual MacKinnon Dinner on March 15th, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This event, steeped in tradition, is an unforgettable experience for all attendees and is a time to come together to honour one of the department's most influential figures, esteemed professor, Father Hugh MacKinnon, and celebrate the wider University of Waterloo History community.

Join the Waterloo Climate Institute and Student Climate Council for a full day convention tackling all aspects of climate action. The dynamic schedule will include presentations, workshops, hands-on art installations, performances, and poster-sessions. The call for proposals is now OPEN! Submit proposals by February 9th. All student submissions welcome!

The Faculty of Environment is coming to Vancouver and is inviting all members of the UWaterloo community to this special film screening event at Science World!

Discover gender equity in a faculty lecture by Dr. Jamie Sewell. Uncover the limitations of gender binaries, emphasizing their ethical and empirical flaws, and explore intersectional strategies to tackle gender disparities while identifying key obstacles to progress. 

As part of the 2022 Wildscreen Festival's official selection, this short documentary reveals the critical impacts of dangerous fishing methods and dolphin bycatch off the coast of France.

The Faculty of Environment invites the University of Waterloo community to a special screening of CAUGHT on July 27 at The Eglinton Grand in Toronto.