Professor Dr. Andrew Forster

Instructor

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Biography

Andrew Forster is a working artist, curator, and writer, whose practice includes performance, choreographic projects, and video installations in public spaces. His recent projects include 'Mer Parguayenne', a collaborative work with Montreal poet Erín Moure, and 'Machine Stops', a video installation recorded in Chandigarh, India. Forster's curatorial work involves exhibitions like 'seeing seeing', featuring cowhide artworks by Concordia artist Mindy Yan Miller. His exploration of art and public space addresses the complexities of designed interventions in contested environments.

Research Interests

Art Practice Contested Public Space Performance Public Space Critical Design Practice Theories of Practice

Courses

ARTH 354 - Radical Animisms: Art Practices Nature(s) ARTH 383 - Counterfactual Possibilities Art Designed World ARTH 262 - Aspects History Drawing - Performative Line ARTE 606 - Graduate Studio DART 292 - Bio-Inspired Objects / 3-d Studio DART 262 - Exploring Design Studies - Thinking Making ARTE 352 - Light Based Media ARTX 380 - Integrated Studio Contemporary Art Practices

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement

Required:3

IELTS

Listening

Required:6.5

Reading

Required:6.5

Writing

Required:6.5

Speaking

Required:6.5

Overall

Required:6.5

TOEFL

Listening

Required:20

Reading

Required:20

Writing

Required:20

Speaking

Required:20

Total

Required:90

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency

Application Checklist

Statement of Purpose (500 words)
CV/Resume and Filmography
Three letters of reference
Transcripts
Portfolio (via SlideRoom)
Research-Creation Thesis Proposal

Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.