Whether it’s filming, dancing, singing or planning, smiles are always beaming in Kim Simard and Terryll Loffler’s Integrative Activity classes. These graduating students took it upon themselves to change Media Night to the Dawson Film Festival, which is a “necessary change” according to the graduates. Since the early 1990’s, Media Night, the biannual, consistently sold-out…
The Independent Video Game Design program is proud to host its annual vernissage event, showcasing games created by our 2024 graduating class and the local independent game development community! Discover the projects that our teams of graduates have created, learning to design, illustrate, model and program every element with the guidance of our faculty of industry veterans. The IVGD program is also happy to welcome local independent game developers to join us in celebrating our creative industry and making new connections within our community.
Please join us Wednesday, June 12 from 6 PM-10 PM in room 3C.1 for our open vernissage and playtesting event, featuring over 15+ playable games. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages included.
The Dawson Fine Arts Department is excited to present this year’s graduating student exhibition, Expo 24: Visions Unveiled. Please join us for the opening reception and vernissage on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM to celebrate our graduating class of 2024!
Our awards ceremony and catalogue launch will begin at 6:00 PM in the Upper Atrium. The exhibition will remain open to the public through Thursday, June 6 and will be on display in the Warren G. Flowers Art Gallery as well as the 2G corridor and in 2G.15.
Illustration Vernissage (3C.1): May 29 from 17h30 to 22h00 Exhibition (3C.1): May 30 from 12h00 to 21h00 and May 31 from 12h00 to 19h00 Industrial Design Vernissage (5B.16): May 29 from 18h00 to 22h00 Exhibition (5B.16): May 30 from 8h30 to 18h00 and May 31 from 8h30 to 14h00 Visual Arts Vernissage (Art…
Until May 11, the third-year graduating students of the Professional Theatre program will present an adaptation of Lysistrata. In this ancient Greek comedy, the women on both sides of a war band together and withhold sex until their husbands agree to peace.
Playwright Ellen McLaughlin has updated the script for the Dawson production, as we perform in the wake of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the Middle East. All shows are $5 for Dawson faculty, students and staff.
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The Independent Video Game Design program is hosting its annual vernissage event, showcasing games created by our graduating class of 2024!
Eight teams of graduates have spent the last year building original games with the guidance and mentorship of IVGD faculty, and we are proud to show their games to the public for the first time. The event will also include a number of local independent video game studios and developers showcasing their latest games currently in development!
Join us Wednesday, June 12 from 6 PM-10 PM in room 3C.1 to playtest the games, meet the developers and enjoy a few snacks while supporting the IVGD program and the local independent game development community.
For all the details, visit the link.
More than 125 alumni, faculty, both active and retired, as well as current students came together on April 13 to celebrate 50 years of New School at Dawson.
One of the founders, Greta Hofmann Nemiroff, gave the keynote address and many people shared "Because of New School" impacts on their life, such as:
"I learned that I had a voice and it mattered what I said."
"I made friendships that have lasted for decades."
"I learned how to have productive conversations on difficult subjects while staying respectful..."
"I am still alive!!!!"
There will be more coverage of New School's 50th in the next D News.
The Community, Recreation, and Leadership Training Alumni Committee hosted the 11th edition of the National Day of Leisure Professionals of Quebec on April 20. This day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the dedicated work of leisure technicians. This was this first-ever bilingual event and the first time Dawson / CRLT has been asked to host…
Valentina Falci (Class of 2012, Interior Design) was featured last month as part of a series on “inspiring women in aerospace.”
Since 2017, Valentina has worked as an aircraft interior designer for Bombardier, a world leading manufacturer of business jets in Montreal. Prior to working there, she held other interior design jobs after graduating from Dawson’s three-year Interior Design program.
What does Valentina like best about her job? As a designer, she enjoys seeing creative ideas come to life, collaborating with clients or their team. Valentina’s job entails creating the interiors of Bombardier’s renowned business jets of the Challenger and Global families.
Interior Design Program Coordinator Kurt Holfeld is very proud of Dawson’s graduates and of Valentina: “Congratulations to Valentina on this recognition. This honour is no surprise given the dedication that she showed during her studies at Dawson. Our grads continue to make us proud across many industries, including aerospace!”
Visit the link to see the post by Aéro Montréal, a consortium bringing together the leaders of the Quebec aerospace sector.
Dawson graduate Véronique Pierre was featured in a report by CTV Montreal last month. Véronique (Class of 1997, Professional Theatre) had been working as a yoga instructor after being disappointed by a lack of work in the entertainment industry.
During the pandemic, Véronique decided to pursue an acting career again with her friend’s encouragement. She is now quite busy and even considering writing and producing.
“I remember Véro well, great student, excellent actress,” said Kimberley Barfuss, Co-Chair of the Professional Theatre Program at Dawson.
For the full CTV story, visit the link.
Last Modified: May 23, 2024
