Environmental Entanglement: Nature in Art & Performance
November 8th 1p - 3p
Location: CMU Bovee Center Auditorium
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Adelka Polak, mixed media performing artist, and Denise Whitebread Fanning, installation artist, will discuss their respective and collaborative practices of integrating nature within their creative processes. Participants will be invited to explore the integration of nature, art, and performance through hands-on interactive activity.
Projections of Place: Celebrating Daily Encounters with Nature
November 8th 3p - 5p
Location: CMU Bovee Center Auditorium
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How does an artist use video, interview, and projection mapping to highlight natural beauty while engaging in environmental activism? Join multimedia designer Kate Freer in exploring how technology can be used in art making practices to investigate, communicate, and celebrate. Participants will utilize on site filmmaking, natural resources, and documentary techniques to create a living digital sculpture to celebrate nature. You are invited to think outside the screen.
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PANEL DISCUSSION
November 8th
Location: CMU Bovee Center Auditorium
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Join Denison Visiting Scholar and interdisciplinary artist Ty Defoe for an engaging panel discussion on “Gifts For The River.” Panelists include: Adelka Polak, Alan Shi, Dr. Ari Berk, Ph.D., Dani Sineway, Denise Whitebread-Fanning, Heather Trommer-Beardslee, Hunter Sagaskie, Kate Freer, Skylar Lynch, and Taylor Brook.
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RIVER WRITING
November 9th
Location: Pleasant City Coffee
205 W Broadway St, Mt Pleasant
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Gifts for the River Peotry Slam with CMU Word Hammer Slam Poets
