UNews - Corinne Thiessen Hepher

Campus Kudos - November

trevor.kenney — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:02:12 +0000

Denton Fredrickson (Art) is part of an exhibition entitled 'sciencefictionsciencefair' at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ont., alongside Brian McKenna and Robyn Moody. On display from Nov. 6 to Jan. 3, the exhibition also includes a collaboration with Glen MacKinnon (Art). 'sciencefictionsciencefair' will also travel to the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound, Ont., and the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.

Former ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns thrower Jim Steacy (BASc '09) has been named as an award finalist for the Athletics Canada Field Athlete of the Year category as well as the Best ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Athlete of the Year classification. Athletics Canada will announce award winners Nov. 14 in Vancouver.

Chai Duncan (Art Technician) and collaborator Leila Armstrong have an exhibition entitled 12 Point Buck in the Southern Alberta Art Gallery's storefront gallery until Nov. 22.

Git 'er Done by Corinne Thiessen Hepher (BFA, New Media '08) appeared at the Southern Alberta Film Festival. This 10-minute documentary explores what it means to be a "Redneck" and offers new insight into an old stereotype.

Ron Chambers's (Theatre & Dramatic Arts) first film, Apocalyptic Hero, was selected for presentation at the Southern Alberta Film Festival. Apocalyptic Hero looks at a young boy's life after his grandmother dies. He sets out to ensure his own survival as well as a girl he has chosen to save when the apocalypse comes.

Blaine Hendsbee (Music) sings the role of Sellem (the auctioneer) in Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical operatic masterpiece, The Rake's Progress, presented by Pacific Opera Victoria in the Royal Theatre, Victoria. Performances are Nov. 12, 14, 17, 19 and 21.

Beny award creates opportunity

trevor.kenney — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:29:30 +0000

The late photographer, painter and designer Dr. Roloff Beny (LLD '72) recognized that the choices he made in the present could have impact upon the future. By establishing the Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award in Fine Arts, Beny created a lasting legacy that is still benefiting U of L students today – more than two decades after his passing.

To recognize individuals like Beny who have made or will make planned gifts, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ established the Fiat Lux Legacy Society, and on May 20, 2009, society members were invited to an appreciation tea. As part of the program, Corinne Thiessen Hepher, the 2008 recipient of the Roloff Beny award, shared her personal experience about the impact of donor-funded awards.

Thiessen Hepher, who grew up in a family of seven, always felt her parents supported her interest in the arts, but at the same time, post-secondary education was an unaffordable luxury – leaving the full cost of a university education on Thiessen Hepher's shoulders.

As Thiessen Hepher recalls, she was reluctant to apply for the Roloff Beny award, feeling that she either wouldn't qualify or that her work was insufficient. However, one her professors persuaded her to put her name forward.

"That encouragement was the beginning of a significant impact on my education," Thiessen Hepher says.

Receiving the prestigious, $5,000 award enabled Thiessen Hepher to purchase much-needed photography equipment, including a digital camera, lens and tripod, and it afforded her the opportunity to travel to Vancouver and Montreal to stage two performance pieces: Woman with Monkey on Back, Vancouver and Rue St Remi, Montreal. The money also supplemented her tuition expenses the following semester.

While the award undeniably helped remove financial barriers, it was equally significant in confirming Thiessen Hepher's work as an artist, and in giving her the confidence to continue. After an eight-year educational journey, Thiessen Hepher proudly donned a cap and gown and convocated this spring.

"I have nothing but sincere gratitude for donors such as Roloff Beny who generously leave legacy gifts so students can pursue art in education, bettering their artistic practice as a result," Thiessen Hepher says. "Contributions and efforts that assist students financially are absolutely life changing and in many instances, imperative to completing a degree."

For more information about how you can leave your legacy for future students, call Kathy MacFarlane at 403-317-2838 or visit http://www.uleth.ca/giving/planned_giving.html

Staves, Jaidee win Roloff Beny awards

trevor.kenney — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:48:33 +0000

Sam Staves and Amornthep Jaidee, both of whom are in a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art) degree program, are the 2008/2009 Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award recipients.

The Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award in Fine Arts is a prestigious, juried, $5,000 award that supports student travel related to research/creative work in photo-arts. Any new or continuing students enrolled full-time in any BFA degree program with a focused interest in photo-arts is eligible to apply for this competitive award.

Staves is in her fourth year of study in the BFA art studio program and plans to travel to New Orleans, Belize City and Kingston, Jamaica to study
Creole culture.

Jaidee is in his third year of study in the BFA art studio program and has proposed to return to his native Thailand (Chaiprakarn, Chiang Mai) to pursue a documentary project that focuses on the simple activity of a small rural village.

The 2007/2008 Roloff Beny award went to Corinne Thiessen Hepher, who is studying for a BFA in New Media. Hepher used the award to travel to Vancouver and Montreal to produce photo/performance works. In Vancouver, she produced Woman with Monkey On Back: Vancouver and in Montreal she produced Rue St. Remi.

Originally from Medicine Hat, Roloff Beny earned degrees from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto and the State ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Iowa before developing an international reputation for his photographic work. He is considered a distinguished artist in Canadian history and travelled widely throughout Europe and Asia for subjects that subsequently appeared in his own work.

In recognition of his contributions to the fine arts, Roloff Beny was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 1972 by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge. Upon his death in 1984, the
U of L received a significant bequest of Mr. Beny's visual art collection.

In 2004, the Roloff Beny Foundation endowed the U of L Faculty of Fine Arts Art Dept. with the Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award in Fine Arts, an award that recognizes and supports excellence in the fine arts.

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