History
In The Year 2000... five Concordia Fine Arts students (Julie Fowler, Ruthie Sumiko Tabata, Yael Wand, Michael Golden and Declan O'Drischoll) saw the need for students to exhibit their work to their peers and the public. The result was Art Matters: two weeks of student art in professional venues and galleries throughout Montreal. The festival proudly exhibits all art produced by Concordia students: animation, dance, design, film, music, spoken word, theatre, video and visual art.
Now in it's tenth year, Art Matters has become a renowned festival that showcases the incredible emerging talent of Concordia students. The biggest student run art festival in Canada, past venues have included the World Beat Music Centre, Musee D'Art Contemporain, Art Mur, The SAT, The Corona Theatre, Art en Majuscule, The Darling Foundry and others. In 2005 the festival received Best Art Exhibit in the Montreal Mirror's Annual "Best of Montreal" readers poll and has consistently ranked in the top 5 since then.
Mandate
Art Matters is a festival of fine arts that celebrates and supports the developing talent housed at Concordia University, setting a precedent for Universities throughout Canada.
The Art Matters festival is created by the students for the students of Concordia University and the community at large.
Art Matters works hand in hand through FASA, Concordia University and its students for funding and support.
Art Matters respects and promotes innovations and expressions of art in all disciplines, encouraging diversity by being as inclusive and representative as possible of all genres, styles and forms of fine arts. Art Matters aims to unify the communities split between the two Concordia campuses and develop communication between all the departments within the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Art Matters welcomes the artistic participation of any undergraduate Concordia University student.
Art Matters is a festival that creates an atmosphere of celebration in artistic expression, exploration and collaboration.
Art Matters is open to all art forms in any language.
Art Matters aims to provide emerging artists with practical skills and tools to promote their art.
Art Matters will only accept sponsorship from organizations that do not affect the integrity of the artists.
Art Matters makes it known that art matters.
Constitution
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