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The Royal ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Museum exhibition is a collaboration between the university's Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute and the faculty of arts.
Tamara Deedman’s exhibit 'Crowded by Your Absence' uses her late father’s belongings to explore the emotional weight of grief, the lasting impact of memory, and how loss reshapes identity.
Both whimsical and empowering, 'Flying to the Sun' features children’s book illustrations tackling oppression against women and girls.
Elaborate and immaculate, 'wawisihcikan – adornment' is a collection of intricate Indigenous designs and meticulously perfect patterns.
'On Becoming' focuses "on new voices, Indigenous artists, and also recognizing artists who have contributed to the art collection in the past," exhibit curator says.
Years in the making pairing U of A’s Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHI) and the university’s Faculty of Arts is the brain/mind exhibition, "Connections: Bringing Neuroscience and Art Together".

Students spin old clothes into synthetic spider silk — and gold
U of A undergrads from four faculties work together to win medal at the worldwide iGEM competition in Paris.
Tanya Klimp and Darcy Fraser Macdonald chatted with CKUA Radio's Grant Stovel about "This Show is Trash", their shared exhibition that runs in FAB Gallery until December 14.
Connections, a new exhibit at the Royal ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Museum, brings the scientific and artistic together. Developed by researchers at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, the exhibit highlights the brain through scientific images and works created by artists drawing from their own experiences with mental health disorders and brain diseases.
Marilène Oliver (Art & Design) and Simonetta Sipione (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) discuss their involvement in "Connections", a new exhibition at the Royal ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Museum that brings the scientific and artistic together.
Industrial Design grad Josh Smith has developed a reputation for scents that fully express earthy elements.

Video Spotlight: Demystifying artificial intelligence by design
Pop-up exhibit gives visitors a hands-on introduction to the basics of technology that is reshaping the world.
Brandi Goddard's (Assistant Lecturer, HADVC) research into Irish folklore and traditional women’s craft finds that people often received warnings through oral folklore and storytelling. Just in time for Halloween, this article takes a look at this phenomenon in Irish folklore surrounding women’s craft.
Curators Chloë Lum and Yannick Desranleau have often wondered the same thing
The exhibition, featuring the work of Sean Caulfield (in collaboration with U of A Department of Art & Design colleague Sue Colberg and Steven Hoffman from York University), fosters discussion on political action and environmental change.

Five leading U of A researchers join the Royal Society of Canada
Art & Design research associate Narges Noori has been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada.