SCHEDULE

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SYMPOSIUM

Pacific to Atlantic: An Introduction to Artist/Writer Emily Carr (1871-1945)

 

Friday March 22 to Sunday March 24, 2013

 

Schedule of Events 

(All events and lectures to be held at Grenfell Campus, AS 2026 in the Arts and Science Extension, unless otherwise indicated)

Friday, March 22:

5:30 - 6:00pm Meet and greet reception.

5:30 - 6:00pm/7:00 - 8:00pm Opening reception of Grenfell Campus Visual Arts student PAINTING exhibition -0330 NON-STANDARD

Friday, March 22:

6:00 - 7:00pm Keynote Address: Kerry Mason

Friday, March 22:

7:00 - 8:00pm bar and hors d'oeuvres

Saturday, March 23:

12:00 (noon) - 1:30pm

Screening of Michael Ostroff's award winning, feature documentary film on Emily Carr:

Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers & the Spirits of the Forest

The Millbrook Cinema, Millbrook Mall, Corner Brook, NL.

Saturday, March 23: 

7:00 - 8:00pm Lecture: "Engaging Carr in Relation to Indigenous Peoples" Marcia Crosby

Saturday, March 23: 

8:15 - 9:00pm Panel Discussion with Marcia Crosby, Jan Ross, and Kerry Mason; moderated by Riva Symko.

Sunday, March 24:

9:30 - 10:00am Muffins and coffee. (Arts and Science Extension, Grenfell Campus)

Sunday, March 24:

10:00 - 11:00am Lecture: Jan Ross: "Living with Emily"

Sunday, March 24: 

11:15 - 11:45am Poetry Reading and Launch of Saviours in This Little Space for Now: Poems for Emily Carr and Vincent van Gogh: Stephanie McKenzie

Sunday, March 24: 

12:00 - 12:30pm Lecture: Ingrid Mary Percy: "Dear Emily... Carr in the 21st Century"

12:30 - 12:45pm Closing remarks and thank yous.

12:45pm Book signing (Stephanie McKenzie)

All events are free and open to the public.

"Pacific to Atlantic: An Introduction to Artist/Writer Emily Carr," to be held in Corner Brook and at Grenfell Campus March 22-24, will be a three-day series of lectures, discussions and visual presentations on the life and work of Canadian artist and writer, Emily Carr.

Co-organized by Ingrid Mary Percy, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts (Grenfell Campus) and Dr. Stephanie McKenzie, Associate Professor, English Program (Grenfell Campus), this event will host a range of diverse speakers from across Canada including:

Marcia Crosby, PhD candidate, UBC Department of Art History and Visual Culture. Haida and Tsimshian ancestry.

Kerry Mason, BA, MA, Department of History in Art, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia.

Dr. Stephanie McKenzie, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor, English Programme, Grenfell Campus Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ingrid Mary Percy, DipFA, BFA, MFA, Assistant Professor, Visual Arts Program, Grenfell Campus Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Jan Ross, Curator in Residence, Emily Carr House, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Ross will share her extensive knowledge of Emily Carr's life and work from her unique perspective as curator and long time resident of the Carr family home, in James Bay, Victoria, British Columbia.

Riva Symko, MA, PhD Candidate (ABD), Department of Art History, Queen's University, and Visiting Lecturer, Visual Arts Program, Grenfell Campus Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Symposium Description

Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a B.C. painter and writer, born and raised in Victoria, and perhaps Canada’s most notable artist. "Pacific to Atlantic," dedicated to examining Carr and her legacy, will engage interactions between the vibrant arts and intellectual arts scene of Victoria, B.C., and the equally vibrant scenes here in Corner Brook; the University of Victoria and Grenfell Campus, MUN; different departments at Grenfell Campus; and Indigenous/non-Indigenous perspectives. It will also serve to stimulate and generate more discourse around contemporary and historical art especially in relation to British Columbia and Western Newfoundland.