GPRC's 3rd Annual Arts Symposium was held on Thursday, March 15, 2007 and I was one of four artists invited to speak at the event which took place in Grande Prairie, Alberta. There's something wonderfully crisp about northern air and how it seems to transform the sun and sky.
The theme of this year's symposium was 'Crossing Boundaries' and it was an honour to participate alongside the other artists: poet/writer, Dymphny Dronyk; kinetic sculptor, Katie Ohe; and painter/filmmaker, Ryan Sluggett.
Later, we took a tour of the historic soon-to-be expanded Prairie Art Gallery courtesy of curator, Robert Steven. [Edited 07/09/2007: Though those plans are now in doubt - 4 days later its roof collapsed.]
As well, the evening activities also afforded us the chance to spend time with local artist, Peter von Tiesenhausen, at his self-constructed home in Demmitt, AB - probably the only artist I've ever heard to have successfully copyrighted the land. An inspiring experience!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
GPRC 3rd Annual Arts Symposium
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