University of Toronto and Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, 2014-2017
2014-2015
11 May 2015 to 16 May 2015: UofT Faculty (Jill Caskey, Adam Cohen) and PIMS Researcher (Linda Safran) visit GAFA.
14 May 2015, 7 pm: Prof. Jill Caskey spoke in the Distinguished International Art Historians lecture series, GAFA, on the topic "Reforming the Wondrous: Materiality and Authority at St. Nicola, Bari, ca. 1300."
20 September 2015 to 26 September: GAFA Faculty (Yudong Wang, Qingquan Zou) to visit UofT.
2015-2016
Fall Term 2015:
At GAFA:
Dr. Linda Safran (PIMS) teaches "Introduction to Medieval Art" (including Jewish, Islamic, and Byzantine art)
Dr. Linda Safran (PIMS) teaches "Multicultural Arts of Medieval Sicily" (synchronized seminar)
At UofT:
Prof. Jill Caskey teaches "Multicultural Arts of Medieval Sicily" (synchronized seminar)
Spring Term 2016:
At GAFA:
Prof. Giancarla Periti teaches "Perspectives on the Italian Renaissance" (including the reception of Byzantine art)
Prof. Jennifer Purtle teaches "Methods in Art History"
Profs. Qingquan Li and Qingquan Zou teach "Making Pictures in Medieval China" (synchronized seminar)
At UofT:
Prof. Yudong Wang teaches "Making Pictures in Medieval China" (synchronized seminar)
Date to be determined in 2016:
GAFA and UofT students and faculty go to Sicily for "Multicultural Arts of Medieval Sicily" field trip. All student travel and lodging expenses will be covered by the Connecting Art Histories grant.
Date to be determined in 2016:
GAFA and UofT students and faculty go to Dunhuang and Turfan for "Making Pictures in Medieval China" field trip. All student travel and lodging expenses will be covered by the Connecting Art Histories grant.
2016-2017
Fall Term 2016:
At GAFA:
Prof. Adam Cohen teaches "Pilgrimages to Jerusalem" (synchronized seminar, with virtual interactive classroom)
At UofT:
Prof. Jill Caskey teaches "Pilgrimages to Jerusalem" (synchronized seminar, with virtual interactive classroom)
Spring Term 2017:
At GAFA:
Prof. Yudong Wang teaches "The Arts of Medieval China in Global Perspective" (synchronized seminar, with virtual interactive classroom)
At UofT:
Prof. Jennifer Purtle teaches "The Arts of Medieval China in Global Perspective" (synchronized seminar, with virtual interactive classroom)
Current and prospective students at both UofT and GAFA should also note that further funds to sustain intellectual exchanges between students and faculty at UofT and GAFA may be sought through the Canada-China Scholar's Exchange Program (http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/ccsep-peucc.aspx?lang=eng), its Chinese Ministry of Education counterpart programs (http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/study-etudie/scholarships2010.aspx?lang=eng, www.csc.edu.cn), and the MITACS Globalink program (https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink).
