Sunday • October 29 • 2006
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
McPherson Playhouse
DOCUMENTING DISSENT
How do the voices of dissent get a public hearing? We hear from artists who use film, video and the media to record society's missteps and miscalculations, and fight for change.
Keynote:
Amy Goodman
Panelists:
Kika Thorne •
Elaine Carol •
Mort Ransen
Moderator: Bill Weaver
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Victoria Conference Centre
Lecture Theatre
FEMINISM IN THE ARTS
How has feminism shaped our critical consciousness? Over the past half-century we've seen a greater boldness and rapid maturation of the feminist perspective in all forms of art.
Keynote:
Astri Wright
Panelists:
Fly •
Trudy Norman •
Lorna Crozier
Moderator: Mary-Wynne Ashford
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Victoria Conference Centre
Lecture Theatre
PUBLIC SPACE, PUBLIC ART
How do you activate public space through public art? We hear from artists who's work challenges our urban preconceptions and helps redefine the city landscape.
Keynote:
Adrian Blackwell
Panelists:
Paula Jardine •
Norman Nawrocki •
Mowry Baden
Moderator: Marcus Milwright
Sponsored by: The Townline Group
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Victoria Conference Centre
Lecture Theatre
THE ART OF ECONOMICS
A special evening presentation on how to make change possible. We hear a provocative vision for bringing the aesthetics of art into the economics of our daily lives.
Speaker:
Donna Morton
Introduced by: Nicholas Simons
Sponsored by: Endswell Fund of Tides Canada Foundation
