Conversation and Screening: Jan Peacock

Program, P.2262

Identifier
P.2262
Category
New Media
Date
September 14, 2013
Description

Public conversation with artist-in-residence Tanya Doody: Saturday, September 14, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Open Space

 

An Evening with Jan Peacock: Monday, September 16, at 7:00 p.m. at Open Space

 

Open Space hosted renowned Canadian artist and Governor General Award winner Jan Peacock from September 13 17. Peacock has completed dozens of video works and installations and has exhibited widely throughout Canada, as well as France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Her work is found in international public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Ludwig Museum in Cologne. Peacock has received many awards, including the Bell Canada Award and the Canada Council Medal for her contribution to the field of video.

 

While Peacock was in Victoria, she engaged in a multitude of events. On Friday, September 13, she was in attendance at the opening of Tanya Doody's Impression Formation. On Saturday, September 14, there was a public conversation between Peacock and artist-in-residence Tanya Doody. On Monday, September 16, Open Space and MediaNet hosted An Evening with Jan Peacock, a screening and discussion of Peacock's current projects. Please join us for these events for a special opportunity to meet a very gifted Canadian artist.