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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the ĢAV Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s ĢAV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the ĢAV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, February 2, 2024
Publisher George Munro made a fortune bringing literature to the U.S. masses and helped ĢAV weather a tough period. Every February, the university closes for a day to honour the man who has been called “the great benefactor of ĢAV.”
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Community spirit was high during Dal's kick-off Thursday, with moving speeches, a libation ceremony, music, a flag-raising, awards, and more.
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Family and Black identity lie at the heart of two exhibitions on now at the ĢAV Art Gallery. Get a glimpse of this compelling showcase.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Pomerleau, a Canadian leader in the construction industry, has made a $50,000 gift to support ĢAV Engineering’s Inclusive Pathways to Engineering Careers Program.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Doctors Without Borders, a global non-profit that taps health professionals to provide humanitarian medical in crisis situations, has friends at ĢAV — a lot of them.