Creative activity and research
Knowledge and practice
UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts is an acknowledged leader in arts knowledge and creative practice. With creativity and culture recognized as one of UVic’s core research strengths, our five departments feature world-renowned, award-winning researchers and creative artists with unparalleled skills in knowledge creation and use, as well as fine and performing arts training.
You can learn more about the impact of our research and the range of our creative activity by visiting our Edge of Creativity research site
Edge of Creativity Research Blog
Specializations
Arts knowledge is integral to the Fine Arts at UVic. Our focus on dynamic learning — anchored by purpose-built facilities for our departments of Art History & Visual Studies, School of Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and Writing — offers an extraordinary environment for artistic expression and the integration of research and education. Our creative activities resonate far and wide for faculty, students, guest artists and scholars.
Interested in furthering your research as a graduate student? Be sure to visit the appropriate department page for more information about our exciting range of MA, MFA, MMus, PhD programs
Impact
Fine Arts research and creative production has a demonstrated impact in areas of social responsibility, including aging and wellness, gender and identity, and applied theatre, among others. Our infrastructure includes a new digital fabrication lab, digital audio lab, CFI-funded Hi-Def Story Incubator Laboratory, Studios for Integrated Media, and designation as Canada’s only All-Steinway School. We are responsive to student and industry demands, and actively seek out new opportunities for partnerships that enhance innovation, engage with community partners, mobilize knowledge in society, and support entrepreneurship.
Meet our researchers
Faces of UVic Research is a series of "elevator pitch" style videos showcasing the passion and commitment of UVic researchers. It's a great way to discover what our faculty are researching and discovering.
Faces of UVic Research: Maureen Bradley
Maureen Bradley is a screenwriter, filmmaker and a professor at the University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts. In this video she discusses the work that is taking place in the Story Incubator Lab, work that is using local stories to reach a global audience. She also discusses a new film on which she is currently working, called Burning Down My House, and describes the vital contribution of Fine Arts departments to universities. Learn more at http://www.uvic.ca/research University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/ University of Victoria's Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/UVic
Faces of UVic Research: Paul Walde
Paul Walde is a professor with the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts. His unique body of work suggests unexpected interconnections between landscape, identity, and technology and includes painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and audio. In this video he discusses how his interest in landscape has led him to the issue of global climate change and he speaks to the importance of art as a way to get people thinking about the world. Learn more at http://www.uvic.ca/research University of Victoria: http://www.uvic.ca/ University of Victoria's Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/UVic
Faces of UVic Research: Benjamin Butterfield
Benjamin Butterfield is an Associate Professor and Head of Voice at the School of Music at the University of Victoria Faculty of Fine Arts. In this video, Benjamin discusses his lifelong study of voice and its connection to song. Learn more at: Faces of UVic research: https://www.youtube.com/facesofuvicresearch UVic's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/Uvic UVic research: https://www.uvic.ca/research/learnabout/home/researchers/experts/details.php?go=1&id=896 UVic: http://www.uvic.ca/See more videos from the Faculty of Fine Arts playlist on YouTube.