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2/26/01

INUIT ARTWORKS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT SLU

CANTON -- Norman Hallendy, author of the book Inuksuit: Silent 
Messengers of the Arctic, and Don Butters, a stone-wall builder 
from West Potsdam, will construct four "inuksuit," or stone artworks 
that represent the human form, on campus at St. Lawrence University 
March 5 through 7, as part of the University's Festival of the Arts, 
which this year focuses on Inuit art and culture.
	Hallendy will give a slide lecture on the Inuit and their 
relationship to their environment on Monday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. in 
Room 123 of the Griffiths Arts Center on campus. 
	Among the most important objects created by the Inuit, "inuksuit" 
are part of both the temporal and spiritual landscape of the culture, 
being used as hunting and navigation aids, indicators and message centers.
 	Butters has chosen local stones for the works, and will collaborate 
with Hallendy on the design and construction of four such pieces. One, a 
pointer to the North Star, will be placed near the outdoor astronomy 
observatory; one "in the likeness of a human" will be placed in the foyer 
of the Owen D. Young Library; one will be aligned with the Avenue of the 
Elms; and one will be constructed in the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery.
	The St. Lawrence University Festival of the Arts, "From 'Nanook' 
to Nunavut: The Art and Politics of Representing Inuit Culture," continues 
through March 7 on campus.

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The Festival of the Arts Web Site

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