Folio EventsUniversity of AlbertaEdmonton, Canada June 13, 1997 |
EyeRhymes Conference and Festival
EyeRhymes, a multi-disciplinary, international conference on visual poetry
June 12 to 16, brings together scholars and artists from a variety of
disciplines who share an interest in the many and varied connections between
poetry and the visual arts.
Call 492-3261.
E-mail:
eyerhyme@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
WWW:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~everhyme/
Bruce Peel Special
Collections Library
June 12 to August 15
Official opening Thursday June 12, 3 pm to 4:30 pm
"Wordsounz &; eye rhymes," visual poetry and artist books from the permanent collection of the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta. Call 492-5998.
Latitude 53 Gallery
June 11 to 16
Official opening Friday, June 13, 8 to 11 pm
Cantextualities, an exhibition of contemporary Canadian visual poetry. The official opening Friday June 13, will feature readings by Paul Dutton, Marc Sutherland and others. Latitude 53 Gallery is at 10137 104 Street, Edmonton. Gallery hours are 10 am to 8 pm. Call 423-5353.
FAB Gallery
June 13-22
ImageNations, an exhibition of visual poetry from around the world. The official opening Thursday will feature performances and readings by Alex Ocheretyansky, Clemente Padin, Sergei Provorov, Bob Cobbing, Fred Wah and Johanna Bartl. Gallery hours are 10 am to 5 pm. Call 492-2081.
McMullen Gallery
Until June 30
"Original Voices-Twelve Artists With Aboriginal Heritage" - an exhibition of sculpture, drawing and painting by twelve emerging artists with aboriginal heritage. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 pm; Thursday, 5 to 8 pm. Information: 492-8428 or 492-4211. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.
FAB Gallery
June 27-August 3
The Abstract Painting Workshop Exhibition. Works from students in the first ever Spring Session in abstract painting will be showcased. Gallery hours are 1-0 am to 5 pm. Call 492-2081.
Faculty of Extension, Summer Youth University
Month of July
This July over 700 Alberta junior and senior high school students will get a taste of university life at Summer Youth University. The five-day program, offered by the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension, allows secondary students to experience academic studies and campus life without homework or exams. Three sessions of Summer Youth University are offered on the University of Alberta campus in July. Supervised accommodation is also available on campus. To register or for more information call 492-5597.
Alumni reception, St. Albert
June 20
The U of A Alumni Association is sponsoring a special reception at the City of St. Albert's Celebration of Learning. All alumni and friends of the University are invited as are current and prospective students and their parents. The reception will be held at Grandin Park Plaza, 22 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue from 5 to 7 pm. To register, call 492-3224 or E-mail: alumni@ualberta.ca.
Events as they appeared in Folio on June 13, 1997
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