A List 2/5/01 SLU ARTS FESTIVAL EXPLORES INUIT ART, CULTURE CANTON -- The St. Lawrence University Festival of the Arts will take place from February 21 through March 7 on campus, and has as its theme "From 'Nanook' to Nunavut: The Art and Politics of Representing Inuit Culture." This year's festival of the arts explores how culture, and in this case, Inuit culture, is represented as both object and subject in a variety of media. The Inuit live in the Arctic regions of eastern Canada and Greenland. In the Inuktitut language, "nanook" is a term that means "polar bear," and "nunavut" means "our land." In the context of this arts program, "Nanook" also refers to the central character in Robert J. Flaherty's well-known 1922 film, Nanook of the North. The schedule of events in the festival follows: - The Richard F. Brush Art Gallery will host "Power of Thought: The Prints of Jessie Oonark," "Arctic Dreams and Nightmares: Drawings and Cartoons by Alootook Ipellie," "Inuit of the Arctic: Hunters of the Spirit -- Photographs by Alison Wright" and a selection of Inuit prints, carvings and drawings from St. Lawrence University's permanent collection and regional lenders. The gallery exhibitions run from February 21 through April 12. - Wednesday, February 21, 4:30 p.m. in Carnegie 10 -- Lecture by Jose Kusugak, "Inuit Art, History, and Culture and Today's Politics in Inuit Canada" - Thursday, February 22, 8 p.m. in Gulick Theatre -- performance by Sikumiut Inuit Dancers and Drummers (Tickets available at the E.J. Noble University Center, Brewer Bookstore and Northern Music and Video in Potsdam) - Friday, February 23, 3 p.m. in Griffiths 123 -- slide lecture by Alison Wright, "Photographing Culture" - Saturday, February 24, 3 p.m. in the Underground (E.J. Noble University Center) -- Film and video screenings with commentary by Peggy Gale - Monday, February 26, 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Gulick Theatre shop -- stone carving demonstration by David Ruben Piqtoukun - Monday, February 26, 7:30 p.m. in Griffiths 123 -- slide lecture by David Ruben Piqtoukun - Tuesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. in Griffiths 123 -- slide lecture by Marie Routledge, "Meaning and Contemporary Inuit Art: Strategies for Understanding What We See"; reception to follow in the gallery - Wednesday, February 28, 7:30 p.m. in Herring-Cole -- poetry reading by Phillip Igloliorti - Thursday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. in the Blackbox Theatre -- performance by Aqsarniit Drum Dancers and Throat Singers - Monday through Wednesday, March 5-7 -- Inuksuit construction with Norman Hallendy, "Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic" - Monday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. in Griffiths 123 -- slide lecture by Norman Hallendy, "Sakka: Observing the Invisible" - Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. in Griffiths 123 -- slide lecture by Marie Bouchard, "The Power of Thought: Prints by Jessie Oonark" - Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. in the Underground -- reading by Alootook Ipellie All events in the festival are open to the public, free of charge. For more information, contact Catherine Shrady, associate professor of geology, (315) 229-5264 or cshrady@stlawu.edu; or Catherine Tedford, director of the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery, (315) 229-5174 or ctedford@stlawu.edu.-30- Richard F. Brush Art Gallery
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