feb 08 Emily Snow Day! Happy Valentine’s Day! On Tuesday, January 29, ECI was closed because of a snowstorm that blanketed the coast. Due to an IT problem, the information on school closure was not sent out until after 7am. Snow Closure procedures have now been reviewed and any future closures will be announced by 6am. The Financial Services crew, who braved the snow, were permitted access to the building to ensure payroll and T4’s were processed on time. Kudos! Spirit of Place/Sport, Culture + Sustainability: BC Young Artists Exhibition ECI, in collaboration with the Arts Umbrella, Save the Children Canada, and the 2008 Cultural Olympiad present an exhibition featuring the work of 75 young artists ranging in age from 6-16, selected and mentored by alumni of ECI. Each of the ECI alumni represents their own region in BC and has selected five young artists from within their area to mentor. The works produced by the young artists reflect the qualities of their regions, the spaces and spirits of their place, along with the pillar themes of the Olympic Games: sport, culture and sustainability. Spirit of Place/Sport, Culture and Sustainability is an exhibit of 75 large format digital images of the young artists with their work and 15 two-dimensional art works curated from within the 15 provincial regional groups. Included in the exhibition are photos of the senior artists and comments about the creative processes of the project. The exhibition takes place February 21-March 8, 2008, as part of the 2008 Cultural Olympiad and Granville Island’s Winterruption Festivities. An opening reception will take place February 21 at 6pm. Interior Design Show West Student work in all mediums have been submitted for the Emily Carr exhibit at the Interior Design Show West. This is the largest design show in Western Canada and will be held at Canada Place from March 19-22, 2008. ECI was approached in 2004 by the show organizers to design a unique exhibition of curated ECI work. Teams of third and fourth year CD and ID students have worked together with faculty and the show organizers over the past three years creating one of the highlights of the show. Satoshi Kamiya: Master of Origami A well attended interactive workshop by Mr. Kamiya took place on January 31st. Mr. Kamiya is one of the most advanced origami masters in the world. Vancouver was his last stop on his tour across Canada. He began folding paper even before he could walk or talk and he has been working with folding paper for over twenty years. Some of Mr. Kamiya’s creations take over ten hours and have over a thousand folds! A copy of Mr. Kamiya’s book, Works of Satoshi Kamiya, was donated to the ECI Library. New Addition A special welcome to the following new junior member of our community: • Madeleine Sauvé, and her husband, Stanley, welcomed a son, Vincent. Congratulations! Farewells and Greetings Paul Bergin has moved on to WorkSafe BC's Coquitlam Tri Cities office as Occupational Safety Officer. He has been employed with ECI for the past five months and his th last day was February 8 . Julian Fitzell recently left the Institute for an eight month leave; former employee, David Ayre, will be replacing him during his time away. Welcome back David! Emily Sings! The ECI Community is invited to Emily Sings. A weekly get together of staff, faculty and students for 20 minutes of singing in the Concourse Gallery. Music provided, no experience necessary. Each Tuesday from 11:40am - 12pm Festival Cinemas Did you know that Emily Carr students, faculty and alumni can use screen time donated by Festival Cinemas to showcase their work at 5th Avenue, The Park and The Ridge theatres? If you are interested in showcasing your work, please contact Dina Tracy at dtracy@eciad.ca. Did you know ….? Current Emily Carr employees are eligible to enroll in ECI Continuing Studies courses the day before the class starts and, provided there is room, have the course fee waived. Employees are required to pay any applicable Studio fees. If you have any questions about accessing PD funding please drop by HR! Call for Submissions The Paul & Ben Film Festival is looking for short film, documentary, animation, and sound pieces for its March 2008 show. No category restrictions. Maximum film length is 20 minutes. The top film of the fest as selected by an independent panel of judges will receive the Paul & Ben Grand Prize. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2008. Go to www.paulbenfilm.com for submission forms and festival information. A slideshow of your images might be showing at your local theatre! Upcoming Lectures, Speaker Series and Forums Your Professional Development Committee – Anne Stobart On Edge Reading Series: - Addena Sumter-Freitag, Thursday, February 14 - Souvankham Thammavongsa, Thursday, February 28 Readings are held in Room 406 at 5:30pm Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design is a learning community devoted to excellence and innovation in Visual Arts, Media Arts and Design. Emily Carr is committed to supporting employee growth and development and the pursuit of excellence and innovation. Professional Development funds are available for all employee groups to pursue professional development opportunities. Applications for professional development funding can be obtained in Human Resources or from the intranet. Completed applications are submitted to Human Resources and reviewed By the relevant Professional Development Committee for approval. Professional Development funding has supported an exciting array of activities for Staff, Faculty and Admin. International conferences, self-directed studies abroad, courses, and research initiatives are just some of the professional development activities that have been pursued and funded through the ECI PD funds. Check the intranet for personal stories and professional development activities or ECI employees. Dr. Liane Gabora on the Creative Process: Thursday, February 14 at 11:30am in Room 245. Emily Talks: 2008 Speaker Series: The Composer/Director Collaboration with Peter McCormack + Dennis Burke, Thursday, February 28 at 7pm. Meyer Vineyards Painting Competition Fourth year student, Nayeob Kim was selected first overall in the Meyer Family Vineyards Painting Competition. Nayeob’s painting entitled “D to C” is currently on view, until February 16, in the Concourse Gallery along with other paintings from the competition.