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Home / 2012 / November / 09 / UBC graduate students showcase art at open house

UBC graduate students showcase art at open house

November 9, 2012

Six student artists display their work and share creative practices and processes

What: Graduate student art exhibition event open to the public
Who: Six graduate student artists at UBC’s Okanagan campus
When: Nov. 14 to 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Where:  Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts and Health Building, 1148 Research Rd., UBC’s Okanagan campus, Kelowna

From November 14 to 16, six graduate student artists from UBC’s Okanagan campus will showcase their creative projects at a public gallery event titled Six Stories: Graduate Student Open House.

The open house runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in the Fine Arts gallery and features a diverse mix of creative works in the areas of hybrid-genre, pop culture prints and paintings, new eco-poetry, cross cultural magical realism, sound visualization, and osteo-poetics.

In addition to displaying their art, graduate students will share the creative practices and processes behind their projects. The artists will develop new work at the exhibition, and hope to engage the public in discussions.

Six Stories: Graduate Student Open House features a sound visualization live performance by visual artist Rosa Park and musician Karen Shepherd on Friday, Nov. 16 from 3:30 to 4 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.

To find out more visit the Six Stories Twitter (@sixstoriesubc) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/6storiesubc) pages.

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