UBC hosts public events for artists and Knox Mountain users

The public is invited to a free artist talk tonight on the state of environmentally concerned art by renowned eco art theorist and curator Beth Carruthers. The artist talk is at 7 p.m. at the Kelowna Art Gallery.

Carruthers is in Kelowna to facilitate a four day-workshop titled Vivarium 1: Scar Sites, sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC and the City of Kelowna. The event will bring together local artists to investigate the fragile skin and body of Knox Mountain Park, and will conclude in a series of eco art proposals addressing human interaction and impact on the land of the Okanagan Valley.

On Friday, June 8, from 4:30 p.m. -7 p.m., Park users are invited to meet the workshop artists at a free public Stakeholders’ Soirée at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. On Sunday, June 10, Vivarium 1 is hosting a Knox Mountain Eco Art Event in various locations on Knox Mountain.

For more information, contact Nancy Holmes, associate professor in creative studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at 250-807-9369 or email nancy.holmes@ubc.ca