August 29th, 1 pm Chun Hua Catherine Dong is a Chinese-born artist working with performance art, photography, and video. She received a B.F.A from Emily Carr University Art & Design and a M.F.A. from Concordia University in Canada. She has performed in multiple international performance art festivals and venues, such as, International Performance Art Festival in Chicago, … [Read more...] about State of Grace Artist Talk (August 29th)
Archives for August 2015
Artist Talk: Marlene Jess
It was about 7:30 in the evening. The sun‘s rays burst through the large windows that adorn the west-facing wall of Harcourt House’s front room gallery. The crowd began pouring in and engaging with the art as Victoria-based artist Marlene Jess prepared to give a talk about her work. Her exhibit, Waterscapes, questions marketing, and the related consumer behaviourism of packaged … [Read more...] about Artist Talk: Marlene Jess
Tailgate Party: August 22nd
Tailgating, a pastime that usually occurs before American Football games, combines food, beer, music, and the back of one or more trucks. The mysterious origin of the tailgate party is not known definitively. There are, however, numerous theories. One of such dates the first tailgate party to 1869. Anticipation built for Princeton versus Rutgers, the first college football … [Read more...] about Tailgate Party: August 22nd