My City’s Still Breathing: A symposium exploring the arts, artists and the city
November 4-7th, 2010
Winnipeg, Manitoba - Cultural Capital of Canada 2010
This exciting symposium will gather international experts to deliberate and debate the current and future relationships of art and design to city-making. The documentation of this symposium will be published as a Cultural Capitals legacy event - an important contribution to urban development in Canada.
The dynamic lineup of speakers, artists and presenters for this conference keeps growing. Find all the confirmed participants here. All updates will be available through this site as they come available. Also, keep up to date on symposium news by subscribing to our symposium blog at www.mycitysstillbreathing.wordpress.com.
Conference fee for all four days is $350. Individual days are $150. Student and group rates are available.
Title credit: John K. Samson, Left and Leaving
We are lining up some fascinating speakers and presenters for the symposium. There will be more to come, but here is what we can confirm so far.
Short bios and links to full bios of all the speakers and presenters
Descriptions of talks and abstracts for speakers and presenters
Jim Agapito and Ervin Chartrand
Larry Beasley, C.M., B.A., M.A., M.C.I.P.
Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan
Immony Men and Maegan Broadhurst
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Book your spot now!
We are now taking reservations for the "My City's Still Breathing Symposium".
To register two things are required: a completed registration form and payment, with the exception of Students who must also include proof of valid student identification.
The registration form can be found through the link below. Please download, fill out and submit to the Winnipeg Arts Council.
Registration Form Download ( PDF or Fillable PDF )
*Please note that you will require the newest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these PDF files, which can be found at the Adobe website.
Payment is to be made in Canadian funds only. Personal cheque, bank draft or money order payable to the Winnipeg Arts Council can be mailed in with your Registration Form. Payment can also be made through PayPal (the only credit card option) by clicking on the link below. If you are via PayPal, the registration form can be submitted separately via mail, fax or email.
Group rates are available!
A group is two or more people from the same organization. The first person pays the Full Registration Fee, and every additional person pays Regular Fee minus 10%.
Call (204) 943-7668 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information on Registration.
Upon receipt of registration, a confirmation email will be sent including detailed travel information for Winnipeg. Please note if paying via PayPal, payment may take up to two weeks to go through.
To Mail:
My City’s Still Breathing Symposium
Winnipeg Arts Council
103-110 Princess Street
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 1K7
To Fax:
204.942.8669
To Email:
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Call (204) 943-7668 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information on Registration.
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A limited number of complimentary passes to the conference will be made available to individual artists.
To apply please provide the following:
C.V. (maximum 3 pages)
Cover Letter explaining how attending the conference will benefit your practice (maximum 1 page)
Artists of all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Please forward applications to Kerri-Lynn Reeves at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by September 1, 2010 4:00pm CST. For more information, please contact Kerri-Lynn at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 204.943.7668.
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