Exhibition Resources
Learning Opportunities & Facilities
Below are a list of learning opportunities and local Vancouver facilities available for use (both on and off campus).
Opportunities and resources are categorized as follows:
Learning Opportunities on Exhibitions & Graphic Design at UBC
Where Exhibitions are Displayed at UBC
Learning Opportunities & Resources Outside of UBC
Learning Opportunities on Exhibitions & Graphic Design at UBC
UBC’s Museum Studies Program offers the courses ANTH 431C “Museum Practice and Curatorship” and ANTH 518A “Museum Methods”.
UBC’s AHVA Department features a course on “Exhibition Theory and Practice”, VISA 475 as well as the following courses from their Masters in Critical and Curatorial Studies: CCST 500 “Interdisciplinary Frameworks in Museum and Curatorial Studies”; CCST 502 “Case Studies in Museum and Gallery Exhibitions”; CCST 503 “Graduate Practicum and Major Paper in Curatorial Studies” (Includes practical on-site teamwork to produce exhibitions or other public displays in a museum, gallery, or alternative situation).
UBC’s School of Information (iSchool) offers: LIBR 556 “Information Design II” (helpful for online exhibits); LIBR 582/ARST 556P “Digital Images and Text Collections”.
UBC’s Master of Museum Education Program is a predominantly online and cohort-based program. Contact Area Coordinator David Anderson for any inquiries on courses listed on the website.
Exhibition display and design require basic knowledge of design programs. Visuals and text formatting are an important part of communication and learning in an exhibit. UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning offers an Introduction to Adobe InDesign workshop. *Adobe Products are available to UBC staff and faculty at no cost. These programs are usually more applicable to physical exhibits. See below for resources on digital exhibits.
Where Exhibitions are Displayed at UBC
AHVA Gallery, in the Audain Art Centre - Barrie Jones, Lecturer & AHVA Gallery Coordinator
Beaty Biodiversity Museum - Proposal guidelines and form here.
Belkin Art Gallery - research-based institution; does not formally take on exhibition submissions.
Hatch Art Gallery, in the AMS Student Nest - Kiel Torres, Director.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre - Proposal Guidelines and form here.
Museum of Anthropology
Rare Books and Special Collections - Contact: Chelsea Shriver, Librarian
UBC Libraries - Online Exhibits: Eka Grguric, Digital Scholarship Librarian
UBC Okanagan Fina Gallery, in the foyer of the Creative & Curatorial Studies Building - Briar Craig, Current Faculty Director and Cassandra Northrup, Department Assistant (cc on any emails re: exhibition proposals).
Learning Opportunities & Resources Outside of UBC
Online Exhibits - Digital Humanities University of Ottawa Library’s Research Guide
Exhibition Planning - Fair Use for the Web Carleton University Library’s Research Guide
BC Museums Association’s BRAIN resource features a consolidation of online toolkits, webinars, and info on grants. Along with their own annual conference, they also advertise other local conferences like the Lower Mainland Museum Educators Network Conference. View the embedded video to watch their webinar on virtual exhibits.
Cultural Resource Management Program at UVic offers a number of courses (online and off) that can be taken independently from the program.
Recommended Courses: “Communicating Through Exhibitions” (AHVS488C); “Curatorial Planning and Practice” (AHVS488X); “Exhibition Planning and Design” (AHVS488K).Provincial Heritage Artifacts Database provides access “to the heritage artifact collections of British Columbia’s 11 Provincial Heritage Properties”.
Omeka Online Exhibitions is included in Yale University Library’s Research Guide.
The Association of Art Museum Curators has a catalogue of resources on curation including recorded webinars on label writing, digital curation and much more featuring industry professionals.