Art Now

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Fri, Mar 17, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - Jennifer Wanner Speaks March 17th, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

In this lecture visual artist Jennifer Wanner will discuss her exhibition Second Nature that is currently on view at both the Helen Christou Gallery and the Project Channel satellite space. Wanner’s art practice examines botanical art and nature cinema in a world dominated by “second nature” – a virtual simulation of pristine “first nature” wrought by the revolution in information, biotechnologies, and consumer culture.


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Mon, Mar 13, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - Julie Beugin Speaks March 13th, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

Julie Beugin will discuss her development and current work, by describing her changing engagement with space and place though a commitment to material process in painting.


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Fri, Mar 3, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - David Balzer Speaks March 3rd, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

What Now: Thinking Through Canada 150

In an era where we are again seeing the dangers of nationalism—something contemporary art has claimed to reject outright, yet unquestionably participates in—it is worthwhile to think carefully, skeptically, and curiously about this anniversary and the charged moment it will afford. Here, a cultural critic explores the problems and opportunities surrounding Canada 150: an event that could, and should, be as much about the future as the past.


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Wed, Mar 8, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - Jeneen Frei Njootli Speaks March 8th, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

Njootli’s lecture focusses on residue, performance, sound and the land. This includes her involvement with ReMatriate Collective, her work as a Cultural Tattoo Practitioner, and as a performance artist.


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Fri, Feb 10, 2017
11:00 am

University of Lethbridge 50th Anniversary Native Awareness Week 2017

The University of Lethbridge will be hosting its 50th Anniversary Native Awareness week March 6 - 10th. Join us for a mini pow-wow, food tasting, and other events!


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Mon, Feb 27, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - Adrian Cooke Speaks February 27th, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

Adrian Cooke is an artist/sculptor with a record of both solo and group exhibitions across Canada. After graduating with honours from the Alberta College of Art in Calgary, Alberta, he pursued post-diploma studies at the New York Studio School in New York City and earned his BFA from the Alberta College of Art and Design in. He has also participated in summer sessions at the Banff Centre, Alberta and Emma Lake, Saskatchewan.


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Wed, Feb 15, 2017
12:00 pm

ART NOW - Riva Symko Speaks February 15th, 2017 at Noon in the Recital Hall

Riva Symko is an art historian, writer, curator, and (former) arts administrator living in Edmonton, Alberta.  Her most recent research has been focused the creative practice and theoretical discourse of appropriation in relation to its effects on some of our long-standing institutions, such as copyright – particularly in light of the proliferation of digital reproduction over the past thirty years. Her more general areas of expertise include critical theory, and modern and contemporary art/visual culture.


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