AN ELECTIVE IN THE ARTS A round table with student leaders of the arts scene on the value of the university’s creative community
By Maham Shakeel Photography by André Varty You don’t need to put your agenda on hold for weeks or months and grab a flight to take a vacation. A break from the hustle and bustle of the busy, sleep-deprived academic life is in the arts community at Ryerson. Creating or absorbing all of the diverse projects that are happening in every pocket of this campus are worth looking at to lighten the stress that weighs spirits down. Even if it’s just for that little while, there is something about art that distracts or diverts attention. This is just what a roundtable with four representatives of differing arts groups on Ryerson’s campus highlighted when discussing the diversity and vibrancy of the university’s innovative and creative face. The four groups included Poetic Exchange, the Ryerson Musical Theatre Company, The Continuist and Function Magazine.
Patrick Richard Garcia,Poetic Exchange president & co-founder
Robyn Hoja, Ryerson Musical Theatre Company president
Lucy Lu, research & editorial director at Function Magazine
David Eatock, editor at The Continuist
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