UPCOMING EVENTS
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PAST EVENTS
Realms of the Unseen — Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium 2026
March 29, 2026 · 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM · Victoria College, Alumni Hall
HASA's annual research symposium which explores what lies beyond immediate perception in art and visual culture. How do artists represent the invisible, the hidden, and the overlooked? How do objects, images, and spaces reveal meanings that are not immediately seen? From visual symbolism to material traces and unseen narratives, this year’s symposium invites you to
consider how art makes the invisible visible and how interpretation reveals deeper layers of meaning.
HASA Elections Town Hall
March 26, 2026 · 5–7 PM · SS6029, Art History Common Room
An info session for students interested in running for HASA's executive team. Attendees could learn about open roles, ask about responsibilities, share their platform/ideas, and speak with the current executive team. Intent to Campaign forms were required before elections.
Field Notes: "Problems on Animals, mostly visual."
March 6, 2026 · 3–5 PM · SS6029, Art History Common Room
A catered talk by Guillaume Cassegrain, a visiting French scholar, exploring the role of animals in early modern painting — specifically the motif of animals gazing at the viewer, and what that gaze reveals about empathy and visual singularity.
Paint & Sip
February 27, 2026 · 5–7 PM · SS6029, Art History Common Room
A relaxed spring social with crafts, non-alcoholic drinks, painting, and mid-semester mingling.
End of Year Social
Nov 27, 2025 · 5–7 PM · Sidney Smith Hall, SS6029 (Art History Common Room)
A cozy year-end gathering with hot chocolate, snacks, drinks, and a movie to wrap up the fall term.
Field Notes: "Hung Liu, Allan Kaprow, and the Art of Teaching and Practicing
Abstraction Transnationally"
November 17, 2025 · 5–7 PM · Art History Common Room (SS6029), in-person only
A talk by PhD candidate Jacob Zhicheng Zhang on how artists Hung Liu and Allan Kaprow reimagined abstraction across borders, connecting Chinese mural traditions, Buddhist art, and American conceptualism.
Pub Night (with MCSSU and GLAM.VIC)
November 14, 2025 · 6 PM to late · Duke of Cornwall, 400 University Ave
A casual co-hosted pub night with drinks, snacks, and conversation. No pressure to drink — open to all, 19+ with ID checked.
General Orientation
October 9, 2025 · 7–9 PM · SS6029, Art History Common Room
HASA's kickoff event for the year — a chance to meet the executive team, learn the theme for the annual symposium, and explore upcoming events, opportunities, and resources.
