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November 15, 2014Woodward's In anticipation of United Nations Climate Change Conference in France in December 2015, the French embassies in both Canada and the United States are organizing a series of events called “FACTS” standing for French Ameri-Can Climate TalkS. Held at Woodward’s on November 12, the Vancouver event considered the challenge of climate change, and the effects that next year’s negotiations will have in a post-2020 world. Surrey A techie twosome came out on top in SFU Surrey’s Central City Community Engagement competition with their idea to develop an elite training program encouraging young innovators to solve health technology challenges.…
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October 27, 2014Woodward's Last Wednesday, October 22, SFU Woodward’s hosted a panel discussion on the book, Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition, written by Glen Sean Coulthard, an assistant professor in the First Nations Studies Program and the…
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Lucien Durey’s Thin White Line is a collection of overlooked objects
October 20, 2014For a year now, the School for the Contemporary Arts office staff have invited current MFA students to exhibit and curate projects in their makeshift gallery space. Because the office allows artists to exhibit their work on location, the context…
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SFU Woodwards Students on the Homeless
October 17, 2014Peak Speak: SFU Woodwards Students discuss homelessness in the neighboring downtown east-side community.
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VIFF partners with SFU Woodward’s as a screening venue
September 29, 2014This year, the Vancouver International Film Festival will come to SFU Woodward’s. Celebrating its 33rd year, this annual festival brings some of the best films from around the globe to Vancouver, and is making a stop at all of SFU’s…
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Judith Garay celebrates twenty years, twenty intersections, and twenty dancers
September 29, 2014Inspired by Vancouver, its intersections, and its people, 20.20.20 presented a new perspective of the city from September 24 to 27 at SFU Woodward’s. Judith Garay’s sharp, determined choreography was impressively performed by her company, Dancers Dancing. The back page…
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September 29, 2014Woodward's Last Wednesday, Andrew Yan, a senior urban planner with Bing Thom Architects and researcher with BTAworks, hosted a panel discussion titled “Vancouver in the 21st Century” at SFU Woodward’s. The topic covered various aspects of life in Vancouver, “through…
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September 22, 2014Woodward's SFU Woodward’s held a free seminar in the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema last Wednesday on Vancouver’s reputation as one of the most liveable cities. ‘Healthy cities’ expert Gil Peñalosa led the lecture to inform and educate the public about how…
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September 15, 2014Woodward's The Audain Gallery at SFU Woodward’s will continue to display the Lossless: SFU MFA Graduating Exhibition from September 4 to 27 during gallery hours :Tuesday to Saturday from 12:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. The show features MFA candidates’ material…
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September 8, 2014Woodward's SFU Woodward’s played host to CreativeMornings Vancouver last Friday, September 5. The event featured Andrea Chlebak, Senior Digital Intermediate (DI) Colourist and Director of Creative Services at Central. In her capacity as a colourist she has worked on popular…
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