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The Culture of Curation
COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
» Wednesday 18 August 2010 | 7 pm
» Kalamalka Café, Okanagan College, Vernon
An informal afternoon hour showcasing ideas and people in the Okanagan creative economy. Join us as curators and directors Paul Crawford, Nataley Nagy and Lubos Culen discuss the challenges of curating for their communities while also participating in a Canada-wide dialogue on contemporary art.
» For more information, click HERE.
» $2 at the door.Refreshments are available.
» Please reserve a seat at this presentation HERE.
Download the poster for this event HERE
The Kalamalka Café is located at the cafeteria of Okanagan College near Vernon. From Highway 97 take College Way to the campus parking lot. Regular bus service is also provided. Easy access to the cafeteria is by the footbridge from the parking lot.
Coming Presentations (More information forthcoming.)
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September 15: Tilting the Apple Cart: Farming
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September 29: A Story to Tell: James Murray
PREVIOUS EVENTS
8. Making Book: Insider Secrets of Publishing | 4 August 2010
Publishing experts and entrepreneurs explore the rapidly changing publishing landscape and how writers can benefit from emerging markets and new technology.
7. Law & Order: The Interpretation of Justice | 21 July 2010
Sociologist Chris Schneider presents a startling examination of how Canadian perceptions of the law and justice are influenced by one of the most popular American crime dramas on television.
6. Woodstock Revisited: Tom Wayman on the Sixties | 7 July 2010
Canadian writing icon Tom Wayman takes us back to the time - the late 1960s - when time stood still, and dreams were busy being born, and life was simple and full of promise and endless opportunity.
5. Nature Up Close and Personal | 23 June 2010
A journey of discovery as we explore the extraordinary wonders of nature in the Okanagan with guides Roseanne Van Ee and Dave Smith as they reveal treats and treasures off the beaten trail.
4. The Case for the Creative Economy | 9 June 2010
Publisher and creative entrepreneur
Robert MacDonald presents a vivid and compelling argument for why and how the Okanagan is ideally situated for a social and economic renaissance.
3. Up Chute Creek: Melody Hessing's Okanagan Idyll | 26 May 2010
Writer Melody Hessing shares stories of the changing ecological and social environment in the Okanagan, and presents what's been called "a wise, funny, heartfelt, smart, poetic memoir".
2. The Homestead: Mystery, Despair and Longing | 12 May 2010
Writer Colin Snowsell and photographer Gary Nylander celebrate the release of their remarkable new book The Frollet Homestead with a reading and photo exhibit.
1. The Creative Legacy of George Ryga | 28 April 2010
Publisher Robert MacDonald and writers Sean Johnston and Craig McLuckie explain why the works, ideas and influence of George Ryga have inspired an unique Okanagan creative collaboration.
The Okanagan Institute is a group of creative professionals that have gathered around the goal of providing events, publications and services of interest to enquiring minds in the Okanagan. We partner with individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to achieve optimal creative and social impact.
Our mission is to ignite cultural transformation, catalyze collaborative action, build networks and foster sustainable creative enterprises. We invite the participation by all members of the creative community.
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