Our Lives and Other Worlds II

Visual Images and Reflections from Graduates of the Critical & Creative Thinking Program


Wednesday October 1, 6.30-9pm, Wheatley 4-148 (at very end of corridor)
Welcomes
Lori Kent: "Place, Memory, and Imagination: Post-Katrina Projects" (Powerpoint slides)
Julie Barrett: "Work in Painting and Photography" (web sites: photos 1 | photos 2 | paintings)
Luanne Witkowski: "Implementing a (W)holistic Studio Experience for Artists" (Powerpoint slides, web site)
Marnie Jain: "Current Work and Thinking"
Kyle Lindholm: "Afghanistan Ain't No Joke"
Commentary by Ann Torke and Liz Marran (UMB Arts department)and discussion


Prospectus for the event

What we are envisaging is that each presenter would have 10-20 minutes to display their visual work and reflect on how this has developed in relation to their CCT experiences. We would ask the audience to write down or hold onto questions till the end of the presentations. Then we'll have a discussion that includes all the presenters and commentators drawn from the wider CCT community and/or the UMB faculty. The event will be audio-taped and available (after cleanup, and with presenters' permission) as a podcast linked to the CCT wiki and social network site.

The evening should be a wonderful experience in its own right, but we also see it as part of the CCT Network's effort to acquaint alums who have overlapping interests with each other and thereby provide a model for current students of a wider and more sustained network of support for their endeavors during and after their studies. After all, the CCT faculty can remember students from various years, but these graduates may never have met --and they form a network of contacts, inspiration, and expertise far more extensive than the faculty can provide.


Evaluation of the session (in development)

1. An email typo led to CCT graduates not receiving the CCT news in early and late September highlighting this session. --> Next time: Build in a checking process.
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