Lay of the Land

Join the Richmond community for an afternoon of presentations and discussion
as we consider identity, place, immigration and globalization in Richmond and beyond.

Looking at a changing land
through geography, immigration and the creative impulse

In co-operation with the Department of Curriculum Studies, U.B.C.

Saturday, October 30, 1 - 5pm
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC

Cost: $5
Light refreshments served
Register early to avoid disappointment Contact: Nan Capogna 604.231.6425

Families from the Richmond community are invited to join artists and art educators in a conversation about community engaged art and to share personal experiences of living in China/ Hong Kong and Canada.

The five artist-researchers are conducting a study titled "The City of Rich Gate: Research and creation within community engaged arts practices". This project focuses on issues of living between two cultures, in two geographical locations, and identifies personal stories of movement and migration. The artist-researchers wish to work with five intergenerational families from Richmond on a community based creative project. This talk is an opportunity to share the project's vision in more depth and to gather interest in families who may wish to contribute by being part of this unique Richmond study.

Presenters; Canadian Immigration in Global Context
Dr. Daniel Hiebert, Professor, Department of Geography, UBC

The Feng and the Shui of Southwestern B.C.
Dr. Jan Walls, Director, David Lam Centre for International Communication and Asia- Canada Program, SFU

Suburban Landscape and Consumer Choices
Dr. Ruth Beer, Artist, Associate Professor and Head of Visual Arts, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Shifting Cultural Landscape
Gu Xiong, Artist, Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, UBC

Workshop The City of Rich Gate: Research and creation within community-engaged arts
Discussion practices

Dr. Rita Irwin, Artist, Professor and Department Head, Education Department, UBC
Dr. Kit Grauer, Artist, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum Studies, UBC
with Dr. Ruth Beer, Gu Xiong and Barbara Bickel, Artist, Ph.D. Student, UBC

For more information, contact Nan Capogna, RAG Cultural Programmer at 604.231.6425.

Richmond Art Gallery
180 -7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9
t. 604 231-6454 f. 604.231.6423.
Hours Mon - Fri; 9:00am - 9:30pm Sat & Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm
email; gallery@city.richmond.bc.ca
Contact: Paula Hickey
t. 604.231.6454 email;phickey@richmond.ca