Venice Field Course
ART4910 Venice: Intensice Field Course on Global Contemporary Art
May 11, 2026 to May 17, 2026 — All day
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Through daily trips to various Biennale exhibition sites and historic churches alongside lectures and discussions, the course provides experience with contemporary art presented at the Venice Biennale, one of the most important international art events today. The city istelf offers an astounding display of Medieval and Renaissance art history, architecture, and art to contrast the Bienniale’s contemporary focus.https://uottawa-my.sharepoint.com/personal/sboivin_uottawa_ca/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?share=ESJu3D4YWkxIpD_Q3oOfhEIBxV_1976VRDkvOoaMDII1rQ&e=FGqnBH
Learn from
Prof. Jinny Yu
Professor Jinny Yu is a painter and educator whose work explores the complexities of belonging and place, using abstraction as a lens for ethical, transcultural, and political inquiry. Moving between abstraction and conceptual strategies, her practice reimagines relationships across difference, difficult histories, and pressing social issues.
Since the early 2000s, Yu has exhibited internationally. Her project Don’t They Ever Stop Migrating? was presented at the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). Other major solo exhibitions include Jinny Yu: At Once (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 2024), Superposition (Fondation Guido Molinari, Montréal, 2025), Perpetual Guest (Galerie UQO, Gatineau, 2019), and I Like My Countries and My Countries Like Me (Korean Cultural Centre, Ottawa, 2019).
Her work has been widely exhibited across Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States, and is included in the permanent collections of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Ottawa Art Gallery, and Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
Students must enroll in the course
Costs:
Tuition fee
Airfare to Venice and travel/health insurance
$2,500 (includes accommodation, all meals, local transportation, and entrance fees)
Payment Instructions
The total payment of $2,500 will be divided into three installments:
$900 at sign-up on December 8
$900 due by January 30
$700 due by February 27
Payments (cash or cheque) must be submitted to Talia at the Secretariat.
Please include your full name and student ID on the cheque.
Application
Select “Application Form” at the top of the page or contact arvsec@uottawa.ca for a copy of the form.
A payment of $900 (cash or cheque) must be submitted to Talia at the Secretariat for your application to be considered.
Please include your full name and student ID on the cheque.
Note: This course is reserved for 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduate and graduate students.
A strong knowledge of historical and contemporary art is required.