Date: 2021-08-02

Subject: Introductions / quick tour

Present: SM, Bill Vorn (BV), Benoît Chaussé (BC)

• ID card > contact human resources EMAILED
• Campus access > Moodle course covid training DONE

• August - planning
• Teaching starts - after labour day (mon Sept 6th)
• each semester = 13 weeks (not including feb mid term break - end of Feb
• Semester 1 finishes around beginning of December
• Semester 2 starts early Jan (6th?)
• admissions - see below
• MFA end of term critiques - see below

- 2 weeks max

• Admissions:
  • Undergraduate:
    • October - Open Portfolio Day 1
    • February - Open Portfolio Day 2
    • 1st March - application deadline
  • approximate 50 applications for 20+ places
    • No interviews - just online portfolio assessment
  • Master Fine Arts
    • Feb - application assessment meeting
  • No interviews - just online portfolio assessment

• MFA crit assessment
  • S1 End of term critique - 10th Dec
  • S2 End of term critique - 20th April

• Other
  • collecting student images for the website
  • some committee / counsel

booking - already booked by benoit

Rooms:

• main teaching space
• testing space
• electronic teaching space
• editing suites (x 6)
• dubbing / digitising room
• performance studio

• good for supporting students - students often go to them first
• try to avoid them just being an extra student (eg not knowing software)

• no laptop - maybe contact IT?
• Adobe license possible

• students can book online - LINK
• Benoit will assess and offer guidance
• 15 min slots for pick up
• analogue and digital

• 400 - Advanced Practices in Video, Performance and Electronic Arts (6 credits) link
  • “it ends with an exhibition”
  • fundraising with students may be required
  • exhibition may taker place off site (eg Easter Block)
• 331 Intermedia and Interventionist Performance Practices link
• 332 Intermedia, Performance Practices and Performative Video link
  • performance students
  • speak to Leila
• 210 - intro to video production link
  • basic - will include complete beginners
  • more technical
• Syllabus
  • contact Sophie Généreux (studioarts@concordia.ca) - may be able to supply
• Examples of student work
  • contact Benoit

• possibly via Tony Patricio or Sophie Généreux (studioarts@concordia.ca)
• VA building office 250