The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia is pleased to announce that Melanie O’Brian has been appointed the gallery’s Associate Director/Curator beginning December 13, 2021. O’Brian will step in as Acting Director for a 12-month period, commencing January 1, 2022 while the Belkin’s Director/Curator…
At the Belkin, we often receive questions about the University’s Outdoor Art Collection and what is involved with commissioning, acquiring or accepting donations. Responding to this growing interest, we issue annual outdoor art newsletters to share updates and backstory information about what is involved with curating, stewarding and activating the…
This fall 2021, the Belkin launches a new online collections and archives database with funding from the Canada Council’s Digital Strategy Fund. A collaboration with the UBC Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) and Western Front artist-run centre, the project has multi-year funding with database developer Whirl-i-Gig, using open-source…
Resources related to the artists in Drift: Art and Dark Matter. This list is not exhaustive, but rather comprised of suggested readings compiled by researchers at the Belkin. These readings are intended to provide additional context for the exhibition and act as springboards for further research or questions stemming from…