[Bcma-l] (Fwd) Upcoming lectures at the AGSO

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Date sent:      	Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:26:16 -0700
From:           	Paul Crawford-Curator <agso_curator@shawbiz.ca>
Subject:        	Upcoming lectures at the AGSO
To:             	Paul Crawford-Curator <agso_curator@shawbiz.ca>
Organization:   	AGSO

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October 5th, 2007



Contact: Paul Crawford, Director/Curator

        The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan

        Phone:  (250) 493-2928

        E-mail: agso_curator@shawbiz.ca


The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan is pleased to present two
important lectures on the internationally renowned Canadian born
artist Agnes Martin in conjunction with the exhibition; Agnes Martin:
On a Clear Day.

1  - 2 pm Saturday October 13th
In search of Agnes Martin  - Lecture given by Vernon artist Bryan
Ryley Admission by donation

The well known Okanagan artist and educator Bryan Ryley will be our
guest and to talk about the pilgrimage that he made to meet Agnes
Martin the year following his graduation from Pratt Institute. He had
made the trip to her studio in New Mexico seeking her advice. She
ending up spending a day with Bryan during which she offered three
points of advice that an artist required: 

a) a work place, somewhere dedicated to the production of your work 
b)
that one has to take care of domestic responsibilities - for example
if you had a family you are to feed, clothe, nurture, and protect them
as is your duty c) and she stated this to be the hardest - is to have
no unnecessary involvements - that is, to not go for that beer or sit
on that committee when you should be engaged in your work. 

This tale is much more colourful than stated here and Bryan will
delight the audience with this amazing story and pilgrimage in search
for inspiration and the personal discovery of what the purpose is of
art.

1- 2:30 pm Saturday November 3rd
Agnes Martin a life in art - Lecture given by artist and scholar Ann
Wilson Admission by donation

Join the internationally renowned New York artist and scholar Ann
Wilson as she presents a film and talk on the art of her friend Agnes
Martin and the circle of artists who occupied the Coenties Slip area
of New York in the 1950's. Friends and artists included the weaver
Leonor Tawney and painters Robert Indiana, Jack Youngerman, 
Ellsworth
Kelly and James Rosenquist. This talk will be an insightful and
educational looking into the life, personality and art of Agnes Martin
through the eyes of her friend and contemporary.

The exhibition, Agnes Martin: On a Clear Day, continues through
Saturday November 5th and is accompanied by Mary Lance's moving
documentary Agnes Martin: With My Back to the World. The gallery is
open Tuesday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday and 
Sunday 12
pm to 5 pm. 

To arrange interviews or for more information on the two guest
lecturers please contact them at:

Saturday October 13th
Bryan Ryley 
Work (250) 807-9768  
E-mail: bryan.ryley@ubc.ca

Saturday November 3rd
Ann Wilson
Phone: (347) 466-4314
E-mail: sleuthhound@mac.com

For more information on the life and work of Agnes Martin please go
to: www.ndoylefineart.com/martin.html

For more information on the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan please
contact:

Paul Crawford
Director/Curator
The Art Gallery of the South Okanagan
199 Marina Way
Penticton, B.C. V2A 1H3

Phone: (250) 493-2928
Fax: (250) 493-3992
Web: www.galleries.bc.ca/agso

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