Unveiling Narratives aims to delve into the profound relationship between art and storytelling, shedding light on the inherent power embedded within narratives. We seek to dissect the role of the speaker as a storyteller, examining how individuals wield narratives to shape perceptions and influence discourse. Additionally, we will explore the pivotal role that institutions play in perpetuating certain narratives, and we aspire to spark discussions on strategies to disrupt and challenge these entrenched narratives. Conference Programming Here

Speakers: Kama La Mackerel, Mel Lefebvre, Excel Garay, Riss Cruz, Saba BT, Caroline DeFrias, Dorothy Mombrun, Vishnu Premadas.

This yearly event aims to unite Concordia Fine Arts students, giving them a chance to meet and connect. After years of being apart, this hybrid event lets you meet fellow students in person. Plus, our guest speakers help you connect with real-world artists and art experts, so you can learn about today's art scene and history. (Read more…)

Speakers: Kite, Esther Calixte-Bea, Annie Tong Zhou Lafrance and Shaya Ishaq

The 2021/2022 theme, 'Land B.I.P.O.C', focused on exploring the histories of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour who have shaped Turtle Island and beyond. The conference aims to learn from students interested in the founding of lands by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, as well as the contributions of BIPOC to major cities and historical communities. Undergraduate panelists include Lee Ehler, Darius Yeung, Kevyn Hall, and a to-be-announced speaker.

**CUJAH extends its gratitude to the Otsenhákta Student Centre (OSC), Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA), Concordia Student Union (CSU), and the Concordia Department of Art History for their support.

Speakers: Hannah Ferguson, Joel Young, Dr. Sabrina Strings, Deanna Bowen, Dr. Charmaine Nelson, Charlotte Perreault, Émile Phaneuf, Claire Sigal, Erin Galt. Moderated by Sara Shields, Kanwal Syed, Dr. Batraville, Vania Ryan, Elizabeth Davis.

In the past year, discussions about the human body have become widespread. The pandemic has shifted how we relate to our bodies, often keeping them distant and sanitized through virtual communication. This shift, along with the importance of space and how we experience it, marks a significant change in art history. Additionally, the political realm has also focused on embodiment, as seen in movements like Black Lives Matter, highlighting systemic racism's impact on bodies. At the Tenth Annual Undergraduate Art History Conference, we'll explore how artists, scholars, and students are examining the role of the human body in art history. We want to understand how these changes in our understanding of embodiment will influence art practices and visual culture.

Speakers: Elaine Speight, Hannah Deskin, Diane Wong, Melissa Patel, Nalini Mohabir, Ariel St-Louis, Aurelie Bezacier, Alyse Tunnell, Eunice Belidor and Sandra Brewster. Moderated by Sara Shields, Kanwal Syed, Dr. Batraville, Vania Ryan, Elizabeth Davis.

In this year's Annual Undergraduate Art History Conference, the aim was to bring together research by artists, scholars, and students to initiate discussion on overlapping historical narratives, common histories, and involuntary memory to open discourse for reconciliation. Whether it be from a place’s physical structure to the virtual realm of archival practices on social media and by museums, we aim to open a dialogue on questions of nationhood, globalization, and deconstruction of barriers and placemaking within a contemporary landscape.

Speakers: Erica Lehrer, Elaine Cheasley Paterson, Florence Yee, Sandra Volny, Liane Decary-Chen, Lucas LaRochelle, Be Heintzman-Hope, Lisa Myers, Leo Cocar, Petra Höller, Megan K. Quigley, Eva Morrison, Elizabeth Sanders.

From early colonial missions to today's digital age, the location and presentation of art objects have shaped art history. Technological advancements have led to major changes in global communication, trade, and migration, impacting the art market and raising questions about power and access. Yet, these changes have also inspired contemporary artists to create new virtual spaces, expanding access to art. The 8th Annual Concordia University Undergraduate Art History Conference, "(dis)location," explores the role of place in art and society, examining issues of representation, mobility, and displacement of bodies and objects across time.

Speakers: Melodie Ratelle, Juliana Delgado, Tara Bigdeli, Nathalie Bondil, Dr. Cristian Zaelzer, Jennifer Dorner, Zhanna Ter-Zakaryan, Jaime Monaghan, Sophia Arnold, Mattia Zylak, Maggie Mills, Jordan Beaulieu, Dr. Emmanuel Licha, Dr. Michael Lantz, Dr. Maya Oppenheimer

Looking at historical trends and contemporary society, art has often been used as a tool to respond to instances of rejection and segregation. However, art institutions, groups, communities and exhibitions have also been sites of exclusion. CUJAH’s (Dis)CONNECT conference asks art historians to reflect on how art has contributed, instigated or rebelled against states of society throughout history and in the present. It questions how art responds to moments of political, economic or cultural alienation and how art itself sometimes promotes exclusion in the manner it is produced, written about or exhibited.

Speakers: Stephanie Barclay, Madison Leeson, Paige Sabourin, Jay Bossé, Naakita Feldman-Kiss, Emma Osle, Dom Camps, Joshua Marquis, Amelia Wong-Mersereau.

Corrupt. Debase. Overthrow. Poison. Rebel. Sabotage. Subvert. This conference will focus on all of those subversions to normalcy that inspires both pride and fear and challenge the contemporary discourse in new and interesting ways. How can artists and researchers find alternative ways of inserting themselves into the art historical canon? Or should the canon be rejected altogether? What role does our own identity/experience play in our consumption and creation of culture? And what happens when these so-called subversive cultures are appropriated rather than appreciated?

Speakers: Alice Brassard, Taran Jeet Singh, Alyse Tunnell, Alice Gubenko, Aaron Golish, Kim Glassman, Chris Gismondi, Philippe Depairon, Camille Devaux, Sarah Amarica, Stephanie Barclay, Dr. Alena Robin.

The Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History is proud to present its 5th Annual Undergraduate Art History Conference. This year’s conference will focus on the topic of Art, the Sacred and the Profane. Following Söderblom’s quotation above, we are interested in exploring the multi-faceted relationships between the sacred (holy, religious, set apart, venerated), the profane (outside the temple, non-religious, mundane), and art (broadly defined). How are notions of sacredness and unholiness constructed? How are these ideas portrayed in the arts? Moreover, how does this dichotomy trickle down to other spheres of human experience?

Studies of place and space, ritual and performance, visual and material culture, (dis)embodied experiences, practice and belief, and social histories are key areas of research for art historians today. This conference serves as a platform for undergraduate students to explore these topics under the broader theme of art, the sacred, and the profane.

The Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History is proud to present its 4th Annual Concordia University Undergraduate Art History Conference. This year’s conference will focus on “Art and the Exhibition Space.” Issues of curatorship, the exhibition of Aboriginal art in museums, and the relationship between artworks and the space in which they are showcased are some of the key areas of research for art historians today.

Speakers: Braden Scott, Romina Cameron, Jennifer Aedy, Steph Caskenette, Alexandrine Capolla Beauregard, Emma Sise, Madelyne Beckle, Kelly O’Brien, Katerina Korola, Catherine Bergeron, Sarah Danruo Wang.

The Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History is proud to present the 3rd Annual Concordia University Undergraduate Art History Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Art and the Digital.” The intersection of art-making practices and new technologies is a key area of research for both art historians and artists. Questions of authorship, the impact of social networking on the dissemination of images, and the changing role of the artist continue to illuminate how the changing landscape of the digital shapes our perceptions of just what is considered art. The 2014 Undergraduate Art History Conference will address all things related to digital culture in art and art-making practices and create a space for the consideration of technology and its rapidly shifting nature.