Advisory — Opportunity to speak with Vibe Fest organizers in advance of Saturday’s event
Media are invited to meet with Vibe Fest organizers to preview Saturday’s event, which promises a contemporary arts explosion highlighting artistic excellence at the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts.
WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 11 a.m.
WHERE: University Hall Atrium
WHO: Dr. Heather Davis-Fisch, Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts; Baz Skinner, Event Coordinator, Vibe Fest; Jessica Colley, Buchanan Curatorial Assistant, ULethbridge Art Gallery
Celebrate innovation, creative excellence, connection and more at Vibe Fest, presented by Stringam Law.
On Saturday, April 18, from 3 to 10 p.m. in the University Centre for the Arts, Vibe Fest opens the Faculty of Fine Arts to the community to highlight the full scope of emerging and innovative art practices across fine arts students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Visitors can check out exhibitions, performances, installations and more from each area of the fine arts — including music concerts, a dramatic creative collab, art awards and a faculty exhibition and a technologically-driven new media showcase — as well as a local artisan market presented by the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union and a curator’s tour of the new ULethbridge Art Gallery exhibit, Parallels, which showcases the renowned Buchanan Collection.
For more, visit ulethbridge.ca/fine-arts/vibe-fest.
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Contact:
Monica Lockett, Communications Specialist, Faculty of Fine Arts
403-329-2227
@ULethbridge
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