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Culture Vulture visits the 1960s

trevor.kenney — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:52:02 +0000

Feel 'far out' making psychedelic lava lamps on Saturday, May 12 at Culture Vulture Saturday!

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Hall Atrium, Culture Vultures can enjoy creating groovy lava lamps using pre-cut templates and tissue paper, exploring the U of L Art Gallery and Helen Christou Gallery exhibitions and talking to staff about the current exhibition, The 1960s.

"Lava lamps were an iconic fixture in the 1960s and 1970s," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. "It's going to be fun for participants to either take a pre-made paper lamp template or create their own, add tissue paper, and then light up their creation."

Refreshments are provided and as always, it's free!

Final Culture Vulture event June 11

trevor.kenney — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:55:52 +0000

Culture Vultures learn the art of the double take by experimenting with their own optical illusions during Welcome to the Optical Jungle, the final Culture Vulture event of the season, Saturday, June 11.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the U of L Atrium, artists of all ages can find inspiration in the U of L Art Gallery's current exhibit, Spectramatic Geometry, and create a mind-twisting image of their own.

"Using multiple mediums similar to those used by the artists of Spectramatic Geometry, we'll create optical illusions that appear to radiate and move," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. "We'll play with colours to see how they react to each other and can trick both the mind and our eyes."

Promising an eye-bending afternoon of art, refreshments and fun, the June 11 Culture Vulture wraps up the series until September.

"We've been having so much fun with Culture Vulture," says Jeffrey. "We can't wait to present a new series of projects next year."

This story first appeared in the Legend. For a look at the Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Culture Vulture concludes season

trevor.kenney — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:35:10 +0000

Culture Vultures learn the art of the double take by experimenting with their own optical illusions during Welcome to the Optical Jungle, the final Culture Vulture event of the season, Saturday, June 11.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the U of L Atrium, artists of all ages can find inspiration in the U of L Art Gallery's current exhibit, Spectramatic Geometry, and create a mind-twisting image of their own.

"Using multiple mediums similar to those used by the artists of Spectramatic Geometry, we'll create optical illusions that appear to radiate and move," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. "We'll play with colours to see how they react to each other and can trick both the mind and our eyes."

Promising an eye-bending afternoon of art, refreshments and fun, the June 11 Culture Vulture wraps up the series until September.

"We've been having so much fun with Culture Vulture," says Jeffrey. "We can't wait to present a new series of projects next year."

For a look at the Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Culture Vulture Saturdays bring community to campus

trevor.kenney — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:57:49 +0000

Wipe away those winter blues and spend the day in the Atrium for Culture Vulture Saturday.

Art meets chemistry in the Jan. 15 edition of the popular, community-friendly program, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Using ink from berries, participants will have the opportunity to make a very unique art project.

"The month of January not only marks a new year, but also welcomes a new exhibit in the main gallery," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. "A Little History on the Prairies features the Nanton series of photographs by Geoffrey James and works by Margaret Shelton, which showcase the prairie landscape, a part of who we are as Canadians. The exhibit also includes sketches by Group of Seven artist, A.Y. Jackson, done during his time in Pincher Creek."

After studying these landscapes, participants take a step back in time and will make their own ink from the juice of berries.

"Art meets chemistry in this activity, which is perfect for art enthusiasts of all ages," says Jeffrey. "You'll be able to use your handmade ink to sketch your own prairie landscape. Perhaps you'll want to include a raspberry bush to remind you that spring is on its way!"

Supplies are provided and the admission to Culture Vulture Saturday is always free.

For a look at the full issue of the December Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

U of L Gallery plays its part in Artwalk

trevor.kenney — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:10:31 +0000

Culture, community and creativity abound at the annual Artwalk event, to be held throughout the city, Sept. 17 to 18. And, no art festival in southern Alberta is complete without the participation of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.

"The U of L Art Gallery is one of the few venues outside the downtown core during Artwalk," says Jane Edmundson, curatorial assistant. "We participate to encourage visitors to come enjoy our exhibitions and activities, and to provide yet another good reason to cross the river and see what the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ has to offer."

A map of all the venues participating in Artwalk is available at the U of L Art Gallery, which joins in the festivities on Sept. 18 with an exhibition entitled, Jamelie Hassan's At The Far Edge of Words, and a hands-on Culture Vulture activity for the whole family. The Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition to viewing the exhibition, art enthusiasts of all ages are invited to participate in creating a project of epic proportions that allows visitors to respond to the larger ideas that Hassan explores in her work.

"We are creating a mandala, to cover the entire floor of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Hall Atrium in the Centre for the Arts," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. Using archival photos from Lethbridge's past, text and other materials, Jeffrey anticipates the mandala's colour and size will be awe-inspiring.

"Mandalas are used in multiple cultures and may be familiar to people in Lethbridge because the Buddhist monks made a sand mandala a few years ago at the Lethbridge Centre," she says.

The U of L Art Gallery project is inspired by the work of Hassan, who uses cultural symbolism to speak about place.

"Helping to create the mandala is a creative way for everyone to engage with the overlap of different cultures and explore a time honoured, non-permanent art practice," she says.

Instead of creating an individual artwork to take home and keep, participants help make a collective project that will be swept up and then disappear at the end of the day.

"What stays with people is their memory and experience of having helped create a piece of art that reflects Lethbridge's past and its significance in our world, rather than a physical object," says Jeffrey.

Culture Vulture

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 May 2010 22:20:22 +0000

Culture Vulture Saturdays continue into May this spring with one of the most popular activities of the year-long enterprise on the schedule.

"We had so much fun, and this activity was so popular last year, we decided to bring back Portrait Pillows for another year," says Rosalind Jeffrey, program co-ordinator for Culture Vulture at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Art Gallery.

On Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., visitors to the gallery have a perfect opportunity to view the latest gallery installation and finish a project of their own to take home.

"The exhibition, In The Stillness, is on display in the U of L Art Gallery from May 7 through Sept. 10," says Jeffrey.

The exhibit explores rarely displayed sculptural work from the U of L Art Collection and features works by Robert Rauschenberg, Alex Wyse, Alan Reynolds and Gordon Ferguson.

After checking out the exhibition, everyone is invited to create their own piece of art.

"Culture Vulture participants can draw portraits of themselves on broadcloth fabric using an assortment of colours and media. We sew the pieces together and stuff it to create a pillow with the artist's design," says Jeffrey.

Culture Vulture Saturdays are winding down with the final activity of the season to be held June 12.

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