Dr. M. Prokopow talks Canadian design history @ the V.A.G.: Marking Place Speakers Series

Michael Prokopow VAG talk
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

On Oct 24th, the Interim Dean of Graduate Studies; Dr. Michael Prokopow, was invited to speak at the Vancouver Art Gallery about the design history of Canada as it relates to the cultural and material effects of immigration. As part of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s ongoing 2017 Marking Place Speaker Series, Dr. Prokopow discussed how design—a category of human made objects under the umbrella of material culture—has long been seen as an effective mechanism in the construction of national identity. He considered how contemporary design practice in Canada presents an opportunity to consider and question the values of nationhood and nationality. Dr. Prokopow co-curated the exhibition, #TrueNordic, opening October 28 at the Gallery. He has written widely about material life and domesticity and is currently a faculty member @ocaduniversity in Toronto, Ontario.- From:https://www.instagram.com/p/BanK2tWjU6N/

Book Launch: Pro Forma

Pro Forma
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 11:00pm

In Pro Forma (a three-volume series), editor Jessica Wyman assembles essays that consider the developments and directions of the use of text in visual art, exploring what personal, social or political motivations inspire artists to use text and how text-based art is understood.
Contributors: John A. Walker, Philip Monk, Eve Meltzer, Michael Maranda, Luis Jacob, Barbara Balfour, David Garneau, Michelle Jacques, Laurel Woodcock, Faculty of Art Assistant Dean (First-year) Simon Glass, Yvonne Singer, Paul de Guzman, Mireille Perron.

Venue & Address: 
YYZ Artist's Outlet, Suite 140 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Making & Thinking Symposium

Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 3:00pm to 9:00pm

Making & Thinking Symposium
Keynote speaker: Scot Laughton, Head of Industrial Design, Sheridan College

Making & Thinking is a one-day symposium investigating the craft world’s reinvigorated interest in the relationship between craft and design. While fine craft and design are often defined in opposition – one-of-a-kind versus multiples, concept- versus client driven, material specialization versus flexibility – contemporary craftspeople and designers are melding these two methodologies. This hybrid field results in new work that is inventive, unique and user-centered.

Symposium Details
Location: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West (Links to an external site.), Toronto
Symposium: November 14th, 2015 10am-4pm
Reception: 4pm-6pm (open to public)
Tickets: General $48.25 / Students $25.75 / Buy Now (Links to an external site.)
Symposium Presenters
Scot Laughton – Jean Johnson CM Commemorative Lecture: Keynote
Lysanne Latulippe from String Theory
Carl & Rose (Suzanne Carlsen and Noah Rosen)
Greg Sims - Jeweller, designer, professor OCADU
Shaun Moore from MADE
NDC: Heather Lam and Scott Bodaly

Venue & Address: 
Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West
Website: 
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/craft/making-thinking-symposium/
Cost: 
Reception: open to the public 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Tickets: Student: $25.75; General $48.25
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