The Grad Show Committee is here to make your grad show experience as smooth as possible. We’ve programmed planning workshops and other technical support such as photo documentation stations to help you prep for the show, see them below.

Grad Show Planning Workshops at the Writing Centre

April 19 – 22 at Lunchtime (noon – 1pm)
Come to the Writing Centre or register here for online access. You can attend one or any of all of the sessions. Questions? Email: writingcentre@ecuad.ca

April 19 noon – 1 p.m. in person + online
What’s it Called? Moving Beyond Untitled. Generative writing practices for titling your work. Using extension, list making, and concept generation strategies we’ll come up with so many ideas. Then we’ll use composition by excision to narrow them down. In the end, we’ll discover the best title for your work. Bonus content: building familiarity with extension and compression as writing process strategies.

April 20 noon – 1 p.m. in person + online
Why’d you do it? Generating Compelling Artist Statements: Focusing on the materiality of language, we’ll experiment with ways to generate language that reflects your work in exciting ways. Bonus content: creating specific, unique artist statements that move beyond generic approaches.

April 21 noon – 1 p.m. in person + online
Who made this? Auto-Conceptual Approaches to Writing (and talking!) about your work: How do you talk about your work with others? This workshop will generate playful and super serious ways of talking about your art and design practice with whoever asks, ‘what’s this about?’ Bonus content: how to write an exciting artist bio.

April 22 noon – 1 p.m. in person only + online
Thanks a Bunch! Letter Writing as Reflective Practice: Using the genre of the letter to reflect on your own experience. Write letters to classmates/friends or to instructors/family members who helped you. Mark the moment that changed everything. ++ typewriters! Bonus content: how to ask for reference letters.

Photo Documentation Stations

Graduating students are strongly encouraged to document their own work with their personal equipment. Students must provide their own camera and tripod or borrow from Media Resources (day loans only). Appointments can be made through Yocale: book here.

April 19 – May 9 (A4010 + B4120)
April 19 – 26 (C1260)

Students will need to sign out a key for C1260 and B4120 from the Photo Lab (room B4135).

C1260 | Small 3D Works (up to 1′ x 2′)
-set of LED lights
-white (wooden) table top cove/infinity backdrop

C1260 | Large 3D Works (up to 4′ x 6′)
-set of LED lights
-seamless grey backdrop

B4120 | Small 2D work
– set of LED lights
– copy stand (20″ x 24″ max size)

A4010 | Large 2D work and installations
– set of LED lights
– bare walls to hang large paintings
– tool cart with tools + hardware for hanging (eg: nails)