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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

RENDER Blog 22 – The Gift: What I Learned from my MA

By Diana Hiebert It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since I moved from the Fraser Valley, B.C. to Ottawa to begin my Masters in Art History at Carleton. Now that I’ve completed my MA, a few people have asked me, “Was it all worth it?” At first I was surprised by... More

Thursday, March 1, 2018

RENDER Blog 21- Applying to Conferences…

Applying to Conferences – 5 Things I Wish I’d Known Sarafina Pagnotta Applying to and speaking at conferences is an exciting, though perhaps daunting, part of any graduate program. The opportunity to present the research you’ve been working on to someone other than a stuffed animal, your pet, or yourself in the mirror, is... More

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

RENDER Blog 20 – Don’t Ask Me About My Thesis

Don’t Ask Me About My Thesis: Podcast Recommendations to Keep You (Not) Busy By Jessie Gamarra My thesis is maybe halfway done and I still have heaping piles of digital, as well as literal, research material to sift through—but I’ll get there (and so will you). Writing a thesis can pretty much be described... More

Monday, January 15, 2018

RENDER Blog 19 – Life Lessons with Jasmine Inglis

Recent Carleton graduate Jasmine Inglis has a dream job as Curatorial Assistant of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada. Here she tells us how the MA program in Art History prepared her for work in the curatorial wing. By Nicola Krantz I first met Jasmine Inglis in the spring of 2016, when... More

Friday, December 1, 2017

RENDER Blog 18 – Practical Practicums, Advice for Placements

by Rachel Neilson Practicums at Carleton offer so many great opportunities with the ability to gain work experience, create networking opportunities and as a resume building. I’m currently doing a practicum placement at the Canada Council Art Bank. It’s such a hidden collection of incredible Canadian art. During my undergrad at Carleton I did... More

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

RENDER Blog 17 – HERbarium and Interdisciplinary Curatorial Student Projects

by Hilary Dow HERbarium Curated by Josie Arruejo, Chelsea Black, James Botte, Brigid Christison, Michelle Jackson and Sharon Odell In collaboration with Dr. Cindy Stelmackowich Carleton University Art Gallery, 11 September – 03 December 2017 HERbarium is a student-organized exhibition and curatorial project which brings to light the... More

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

RENDER Blog 16 – Life on the Other Side: Interview with a Recent Graduate, Vol. 2

By Emily Putnam As we move towards the end of the winter term, graduating students reflect upon the past two years, feeling nostalgic about the people we’ve met and the experiences we’ve had. As graduate students, some of us are consumed with the age-old question: Where do we go from here? While I remain... More

Friday, March 17, 2017

RENDER Blog 15 – Rendering the True Working Class of the 19th Century

By: Jimena Martinez Gerhard During the 19th century, France was the force in social revolution for unheard and marginalized groups. Artists fueled with the same spirits joined this fight by giving birth to realism. Honoré Daumier’s The Third Class Carriage (1865), which can be found at the National Gallery of Canada, reflects the class... More

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

RENDER Blog 14 – To Conference, or Not to Conference: A Conversation

By Jessie Gamarra and Emily Putnam To conference, or not to conference: this is the question many graduate students ponder. – Not William Shakespeare In our humble opinions, conferences are milestones. If you have a careful selection process concerning the ones you attend and present in, they mark a particular point in your academic... More

Monday, February 13, 2017

RENDER Blog 13 – The Perceptual Enlightenment of Jack Chambers

The Perceptual Enlightenment of Jack Chambers By Jimena Martinez Gerhard Jack Chambers (1931-1978) has been a continuous force in Canadian art. His contributions range from his artistic career to the foundation of the Canadian Artists’ Representation in 1967. Widely known in his hometown of London, Ontario, Chambers experimented with different... More

Thursday, February 2, 2017

RENDER Blog 12 – Hopefully, go forth and multiply

Hopefully, go forth and multiply: An Interview with Artist and Curator Cara Tierney By Katie Kendall Cara Tierney is an artist and most recently the curator of TRANSACTIONS, on until February 12th at Carleton University Art Gallery. A PhD candidate in Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture (ICSLAC) at Carleton, Tierney’s own artwork... More