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trevor.kenney — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:57:45 +0000

Located on the 11th floor of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Library, Project Channel is the U of L Art Gallery's satellite space to provide access to a range of local, national and international video art.

"For decades, artists have used the low cost possibilities of video to experiment with technology, mimic popular mass media, and tell stories that are often missed by the mainstream," explains Dr. Josephine Mills, curator/director, U of L Art Gallery. "The gallery will curate selections of video art for Project Channel's set of touch-screens. Many of the videos will also be purchased to build up a collection."

Viewers can either watch the latest selection or browse through the holdings on the three screens.

"The U of L Art Gallery Project Channel's innovative approach combines the strengths of curated screenings with on-demand library viewing to create easy-to-use access to video art," she says. "We want to thank the U of L Library and V Tape for their assistance with this project. We invite everyone to come check it out."

This story first appeared in the February 2012 edition of The Legend. To view the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

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trevor.kenney — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:12:57 +0000

In November, the Land Matters series continues with two exhibitions that focus on different contemporary Canadian approaches in the representation of landscape.

"Identity is central to the representation and experience of landscape and artists address this connection in many ways," says Dr. Josephine Mills, Curator/Director. "Reference and Ground present two distinct
options that, when displayed at the same time, create counterpoints to each other.

"These exhibitions continue the U of L Art Gallery's goal to support and disseminate research in the visual arts as well as increase public access to our programs and contemporary art."

The opening reception for both exhibitions is Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Land Matters: Reference
This exhibition, in the Helen Christou Gallery from Oct. 31 to Jan. 9, addresses how official representations of history and biology in relation to land, often exclude disenfranchised identities. In addition to work by artists from the U of L Collection, the exhibition features two of Canada's best known performance artists, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan's Lesbian Rangers. Lesbian National Parks and Services was founded in 1997 to insert a lesbian presence into the landscape. In full uniform, the Lesbian Rangers patrol parklands, challenging the general public's ideas of tourism, recreation and the "natural" environment.

Land Matters: Ground
In the U of L Main Gallery from Nov. 7 to Jan. 16, Land Matters: Ground focuses on artworks in which identity is part of the basis for the work and is enmeshed with other artistic concerns such as pattern, scale and colour. This exhibition includes selections from Patricia Deadman's "blanket" series, which continue her investigation of the relationship between land and culture, work by Calgary artist M.N. Hutchinson, and Vancouver artist Allyson Clay's series Each Wild Idea.

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