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A Creator’s Showcase & Gathering: 2019
RETHINK was our first ever gallery that was hosted last March, 2019. Our mission was to give GBDA & MDEI students an opportunity to communicate their personal challenges and victories with this new era of creativity. Hosted at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, RETHINK was steaming with unconventional collaborations and authentic expression.
Event Highlights
RETHINK brought in a crowd of over 150 people for an evening of expression and collaboration. Covering the first floor of the School of Interaction Design & Business, RETHINK had three diverse components to the evening:
Lightning Talks
Listened to a variety of individuals who had a lot to say and learn from.
Displayed digital masterpieces, illustrations, paintings,
UX work & much more.
Creative Work
Market
Gave students with businesses & freelance services the opportunity for exposure.
Evening Itinerary
05:00 Buses Depart Waterloo
Buses come to Hagey Hall at the University of Waterloo’s main campus.
06:15 Opening Ceremonies
Some quick opening notes from our organizing team to welcome you to RETHINK!
06:00 Gallery Opens & Dinner
As you sign in to the event, we will be serving pizza to all attendees.
06:25 Market Opens
09:00 Buses Depart Stratford
All visitors who arrived by bus, load and leave from Stratford for Waterloo.
06:45 RETHINKING Culture – Lightning Talks
RETHINKING Culture is a time for us to reflect on our relationship to our campus and
06:30 The Edition Publication – Launch
This term, a part of our Collective Team worked to create our campus’ first publication. In lightning speed they put together an artifact that will remind us of the creativity that each student holds and how we can continue to experiment moving forwards.
The launch will include a panel with a select group from the editorial team and then a chance to talk with the team as you pick up your own copy.
More info >
07:30 Creator Insights – Lightning Talks
7:30 Seyitan
7:45 Cailin Younger
8:00 Noah Pratt
8:15 Jaquelyn
8:30 Well Being & Taking on a Side Hustle: Conversation with Partnerships Coordinator – Aleena Singh
06:40 Theatre 1: Phoneless Vlogumentary by Vince Harttrup
*There will be 4 showings of Phoneless between 6:40 – 8:00 PM
When you think of a travel video what first comes to mind? Vlogging? Drone footage? Hyperlapses and quick cuts?
Don’t get stuck in the glue.
I am my most creative self when I am unplugged, and so are you. Find a gap where you can execute a crazy idea, but do it without your phone. My gap was for 10 days after my class’ convocation in June of 2018. It’s easy to get inspired on the road when you are disconnect by choice. Phoneless will not only make you re-think your cellphone usage, but encourage you to film travel videos for yourself, and not the internet.
08:00 Theatre 1: The Hamurgi Project by Mohammed Irfan
a documentary series where different people were asked ‘why they loved themselves?’. An initiative to bring this generation in the spectrum of self-compassion.
This whole documentary was borne from the raw idea of why people choose not to be nice to themselves in a world where love is already very scarce. I learned to shoot the video, talk to clients and finally edit them all on my own, in front of my dad’s computer, only to tell stories people themselves are afraid to tell. I ‘rethought’ the meaning of ‘selfish’ and decided that everyone should be allowed to take care of themselves without feeling guilty. Eventually, I realized that it is the other people and their untold stories that drive my to create something of value and aesthetics.
Last Years Creators
Sponsors
Arts Endowment Fund
The Accelerator Centre
Balsamiq
Arts Student Union
GBDA StudentSociety
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