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<span style="font-kerning:none"><b>The VPAG Continues Its UBCO Lecture Series Online With Andreas Rutkauskas</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">Who: Andreas Rutkauskas</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">What: UBCO Lecture Series</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">Where: Watch the lecture through Zoom <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86772288249" target="_blank">
<span style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:#0000ff">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86772288249</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">When: Thursday, April 30, 2020 @ 6-8PM</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none"><b>April 27, 2020 – Vernon, BC:</b> The Vernon Public Art Gallery has continued to engage and connect the public with the Arts during this unsure time, by providing their education programming in an online format. Their online
programming continues on Thursday, April 30, 2020, as Andreas Rutkauskas will be leading a lecture via Zoom as part of the Vernon Public Art Gallery’s, UBCO Lecture Series.</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">During his lecture, Andreas will examine his past research which relies principally on photography as an artistic medium, and focuses on landscapes that have been effected by various types of technology. Cycles of industrialization
in Canada’s oil patch, the impact of internet-based research on wilderness recreation, and the subtle technologies used to monitor the Canada/US border are some of the subjects<b>
</b>his projects have focused on. Andreas will also introduce his current project on the subject of wildfire in Western Canada. Over the past two years, he has been investigating the ecological effects of forest fires, including the mechanisms and procedures
involved in various fire regimes. He hopes to address questions on how to live cooperatively with fire in a cultural context, through an aesthetic examination of the indelible marks that wildfire and its control leave on the landscape.</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">“The gallery strives to continue to create connections and support the arts and culture community in Vernon during this isolating time. We hope this upcoming lecture will serve as another way for the community to feel engaged
and interact with the gallery and the arts” Dauna Kennedy, Executive Director<span> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none;color:#000000">Join the Zoom Meeting:</span><span style="font-kerning:none;color:#fc0f1a">
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86772288249" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:#0000ff">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86772288249</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">Check the gallery’s social media and website for more details on the VPAG’s online programming.<span> </span></span></p>
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<span style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none"><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com" target="_blank">www.vernonpublicartgallery.com</a></span><span style="font-kerning:none"><span> </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">instagram & facebook @vernonpublicartgallery</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">The Vernon Public Art Gallery is a not-for-profit, charitable organization committed to fostering an appreciation of the visual arts for all members of the community. As the oldest art gallery in the Interior Region of British
Columbia, the VPAG has been an important part of cultural tourism, and a centre for educational and cultural activities in the Okanagan for 60+ years. The VPAG is constantly growing and is currently looking forward to its exciting transition into its larger
facility at the new Cultural Centre in Vernon. We hope to consistently develop and increase our funds to allow us to promote visual arts in the broader community by presenting more quality exhibitions, educational programs and annual community events.</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">Contact Info:</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none">Dauna Kennedy, Executive Director</span></p>
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<span style="font-kerning:none"><a href="mailto:dauna@vernonpublicartagallery.com" target="_blank">dauna@vernonpublicartagallery.com</a></span></p>
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