ALC Festival 2018
The ALC Festival celebrates student work from the Arts & Culture, Cinema-Communications, Interactive Media Arts, Languages, Literature, and Studio Arts programs at Dawson College.
This year, we’re excited to highlight a variety of interactive and collaborative works that underline the power of art to draw us together, in the face of entropy and isolation. Join us at the festival to test videogames, interact with ‘smart’ sculptures, attend creative readings and vernissages, and celebrate collaborations between student authors, illustrators, designers, dancers, artists, musicians, and videographers.
We’re looking forward to seeing you at one (or all) of the events, with your friends, colleagues, and classes.
–Liam Lachance, Festival Coordinator
A special thanks to Andrea Cole, Wolfgang Krotter, Bérengère L. Marin-Dubuard, Shawn Bell, Julianna Joos, Dipti Gupta, Natalie Olanick, Lex Milton, Claire Elliot, SPACE, and Eva Helms.
The 2018 Festival in Pictures
Photos by Dawson photography students Calvin Cesar-Felicien and Pipa Jones
April 30 – May 11
Daily Schedule
Monday, April 30th
830—930
Room: 3A.9
Chinese Painting
Learn the fundamentals of Chinese brush painting with Language’s Joy Cheng Yu Lin
8—10PM
Room: 5B.16
Writing + Contemporary Dance
Join Creative Writing Dawson to experiment with ekphrasis by writing during a contemporary dance set by Cheline Lacroix
SPACE’s Entropy Exposition will run to May 10th in the Warren Flowers Gallery
A 3D Sculpture Exposition will highlight student work in the Studio Arts, and run to May 7th in the 2G Hall
Posters for this year’s festival were designed by Natalie Olanick’s visual arts class, and can be seen in the metro display cases until May 11th.
Tuesday, May 1st
1045—145
Room: 3B.2
Poetry in Motion
Visit IMA’s Poetry in Motion, a calming, responsive, collaborative installation of ‘breathing’ sculptures
1PM
Room: 3A.9
Try Chinese Bubble Tea
1-4 MAY
Room: Cafeteria
New Media Experimentations
4—545
Room: 5B.13
Literature Conference
Celebrate the work of Literature profile students at the English Academic Conference with Liana Bellon
Read the conference programme: 2018_Literature_Profile_Conference_Programme
530—730
Room: 5B.16
Arts and Culture Gala
Celebrate the work of Arts and Culture profile students at the Gala with Amanda Cockburn
6—9PM
Room: Conrod’s
Resist Violence: Art and Media
8—10PM
Room: Library
Write in the Gothic Dark
Join Creative Writing Dawson to write in the dark gothic space of the library at night, with Baroque music by classical guitarist Daniel Karrasch
Wednesday, May 2nd
830—930
Room: 3A.9
Learn Kung-Fu
Learn techniques of Chinese Kung-Fu with Physical Education’s Ricky Lew
12—2
Room: Conrod’s
Fiesta Latina Dance Class II
Dance salsa, samba and reggaeton with Language’s Juan Arevalo
730
Room: Theatre
A Summer Night’s Kickass Dream
Ann Lambert’s play has the college theatre collective telling the story of a college theatre collective putting on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Click here for tickets
Thursday, May 3rd
10—11
Room: 3H.2
CULT MTL Editor Visit
Lorraine Carpenter will discuss publishing cultural journalism in her role as editor-in-chief of CULT MTL with Literature’s Paul Serralheiro
10-12
Room: 4E.4
Escape the Room
4—545
Room: 5B.13
Literature Conference
Celebrate the work of Literature profile students at the English Academic Conference with Liana Bellon.
Read the conference programme here: 2018_Literature_Profile_Conference_Programme
11—2
Room: Atrium
Interactive Pendulum
Devin Ashley of Interactive Media Arts’ pendulum combines movement, interaction, and music
11—2
Room: 3B.2 & 3B.4
IMA Group Show
The Interactive Media Arts group show features video games, original musical instruments, mobile apps and more
730
Room: Theatre
A Summer Night’s Kickass Dream
Ann Lambert’s play has the college theatre collective telling the story of a college theatre collective putting on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Click here for tickets
Friday, May 4th
1030—145
Room: 3B.2
Networked Clouds Installation
This Interactive Media Arts installation features a sky of virtual clouds that respond to your movement with light and sound
5—7
Room: 5C.Gallery W
Sublime Art Vernissage
Visit the Studio Arts’ graduating exhibition for students of Antonietta Grassi and Lynn Millette
6—9
Room: Conrod’s
Vextra’s Interactive Rave
Join Vextra’s Apprentice for their first appearance: a rave with animations and interactive installations
730
Room: Theatre
A Summer Night’s Kickass Dream
Ann Lambert’s play has the college theatre collective telling the story of a college theatre collective putting on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Click here for tickets
Saturday, May 5th
730
Room: Theatre
A Summer Night’s Kickass Dream
Ann Lambert’s play has the college theatre collective telling the story of a college theatre collective putting on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Click here for tickets
Monday, May 7th
830—930
Room: 3A.9
Chinese Tea Ceremony
Learn the traditional way of preparing Chinese tea with Language’s Joy Cheng Yu Lin
12—130
Room: Conrod’s
Creations Journal Launch
See readings from Dawson student authors at the Literature profile’s creative journal launch
2—6
Room: 3A.1 &3B.13
S.O.S: The Self, The One, The Soul and Augmented Reality Dawson
Experience Cinema-Communication’s media installation works that explore the theme of identity
Tuesday, May 8th
1045—145
Room: 3B.2
Poetry in Motion
Visit Poetry in Motion, a responsive, collaborative installation of ‘breathing’ sculptures from Interactive Media Arts
12—2
Room: 4C.1
Gilbert’s Creative Reading
The last poet in the bar turns her thoughts homeward… students share their latest work: Love/Hate poems to Beyonce and Matthew McConaughey; life stories in three-word sentences; homages to Leonard Cohen, compelling excerpts from stories in progress, and more!
3—5
Room: 3B.2 & 3B.4
Creative Computation Show
Experience 3D simulations, artworks, video and sound pieces, installations and performances from the Interactive Media Arts course
4—6
Room: Conrod’s
DTC’s Dramatic Monologues
See original dramatic monologues performed by students of Ann Lambert’s Dawson Theatre Collective
Wednesday, May 9th
4-6
Room: Conrod’s
Experimental Poetry Reading
Witness a showcase of concrete, Language, and collaborative poems by rich and famous Dawson writers
4-6
Room: 4C.1
SPACE Illustration/Writing Showcase
Join a discussion with illustration and writing students who worked with SPACE to collaborate and publish books
Thursday, May 10th
11—2
Room: 3B.2 & 3B.4
IMA Group Show
This group show in the Interactive Media Arts features video games, original musical instruments, mobile apps and more
1130—130
Room: 3B.6
Exploring Emergent Media
Exploring transformative media landscapes with film, a collaboration between Reisa Levine’s Cinema-Communications class and an interactive platforms course at CEGEP Andre-Lorandeau
3—5
Room 3B.2 & 3B.4
Explore Dawson through Play
Test out games with Interactive Media Arts’ Art of Game Design, exploring the city and Dawson through digital and physical games
Friday, May 11th
8—10
Room: Conrod’s
Gandell’s Creative Reading
The earliest literary reading you ever attend in your life could also be the most life-changing
1030—145
Room: 3B.2
Networked Clouds Installation
This Interactive Media Arts installation features a sky of virtual clouds that respond to your movement with light and sound
12—2
3B.2 & 3B.4
Computer Music and Sound Art
Enjoy a variety of music compositions, generative and interactive audio and video projects using Max
7
Room: Theatre
Media Night
See Cinema and Communications student films and media projects in the year end celebration
Teacher Kit
Support the festival by trying out a bonus assignment–requiring no grading (!)–to have students visit any of our fourty-three events during the festival.
Here is the completed bonus assignment: ALC bonus assignment
Also, feel free to share any of the festival images, which were designed by Dawson students Jade Wulfraat (coloured lettering) and Nicholas Benitz (with building featured):
ALC Festival Pamphlet
