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Arts Council

Interdisciplinary activity is one of the key aspects of the University of Toronto’s vision as articulated in our academic plan, Stepping UP: 2004-2010. Supporting greater collaboration and synergy across the university’s important creative and performing arts programs, centres and facilities has been identified as a focal area for support at the institutional level.

Stepping UP proposed that an advisory committee on the creative and performing arts be established to facilitate the development and implementation of programmatic synergies and collaborations among the University's many arts programs. This has resulted in the establishment of the University of Toronto Arts Council.  Its goal is to help enhance the student experience, raise the profile of the activities and programs in the community, and create opportunities for dynamic and important partnerships with cultural organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. The Provost has formally established two associated working groups , one focusing on the academic program initiatives and one focusing on co-curricular activities and opportunities.

University of Toronto Arts Council Membership List 2008-2009


Jill Matus (Chair and Provost's Designate)
Vice-Provost, Students
Office of the Vice-President and Provost
University of Toronto St. George

Louise Cowin (Chair, Co-Curricular Working Group)
Warden, Hart House 
University of Toronto St. George


Kay Armatage 
Acting Director, Cinema Studies Institute
Innis College
University of Toronto St. George

George Baird
Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto St. George


Bruce Barton
Graduate Coordinator, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
University of Toronto St. George

Marilynn Booth
Director, School of Continuing Studies
University of Toronto St. George


William R. Bowen
Chair, Department of Humanities
University of Toronto Scarborough

Joseph Ferenbok
Graduate Student Representative
University of Toronto
St. George

Barbara Fischer
Executive Director and Chief Curator,
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
University of Toronto St. George
Robert Gibbs
Director, Jackman Humanities Institute
University of Toronto St. George

Paul Gooch
President, Victoria University
University of Toronto St. George
Russell Hartenberger
Dean, Faculty of Music
University of Toronto St. George

Sherri Helwig
Supervisor,
Arts Management & Humanities Co-op Programs
Interim Program Supervisor, Journalism
University of Toronto Scarborough

Daniel Justice
Professor, English and Aboriginal Studies
University of Toronto St. George

Pia Kleber
Professor, University College Drama Program
University of Toronto St. George

Vanessa Laufer
Interim Director
U of T ArtsZone
University of Toronto St. George

Evonne Levy
Coordinator and Program Advisor,
Centre for Visual Media & Culture
University of Toronto Mississauga

Ann MacDonald
Director and Curator, Doris McCarthy Gallery
University of Toronto Scarborough


Rhiannon McCluskey 
Undergraduate Student Representative
University of Toronto St. George

Matt McGeachy
Undergraduate Student Representative
University of Toronto
St. George

Yves A. Messy
Undergraduate Student Representative
University of Toronto St. George

Christof Migone
Director and Curator, Blackwood Gallery
University of Toronto Mississauga

Niamh O'Laoghaire
Director, U of T Art Centre
University of Toronto St. George
Susan Pfeiffer
Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Vice-Provost,  Graduate Education,
Office of the Vice-President and Provost
University of Toronto St. George

Lisa Steele
Graduate Program Director, Masters of Visual Studies
Associate Chair, Department of Art
University of Toronto St. George
Leslie Stewart-Rose
Elementary Program Director,
Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/UT 
University of Toronto St. George

Alanna Stuart
Communications Officer, U of T ArtsZone
University of Toronto St. George

Holger Syme
Professor, Department of English and Drama
University of Toronto Mississauga

An Te Liu
Associate Professor, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
University of Toronto St. George

Paul Templin
Managing Director, Hart House Theatre
University of Toronto St. George