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Natural Discourse Symposium: Artists, Architects, Scientists and Poets in the Garden

Friday, February 10, 2012
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The University of California Botanical Garden invites you to join the discussion with the Natural Discourse Symposium. This is an exciting opportunity to interact with a diverse group of speakers who will address questions about how man's invention and interpretation of nature has influenced their practice.

Speakers Include:

  • Chris Carmichael - Associate Director of Collections and Horticulture,  UC Botanical Garden
  • Hazel White- Poet and author of 'Perils As Architectural Enrichment',  Kelsey Street Press 2011
  • William L. Fox - Poet, Author, Editor, and Director of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art
  • Gail Wight - Artist, Associate Professor, Stanford University
  • Dale Clifford - Architect, Assistant professor Carnegie Mellon University

Natural Discourse Symposium: Artists, Architects, Scientists and Poets in the Garden is a collaborative project between the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley and a multidisciplinary group of artists, writer and researchers. Curated by Mary Anne Friel and Shirley Watts, the exhibition and related events will take place over the course of a year starting in February 2012 with the symposium 'Natural Discourse: Culture and Ecology' and continuing in July with the opening show of installations in the Garden. 

Participating artists include: Mary Anne Friel, Todd Gilens, Nadia Hironaka, Andrew Kudless, Denise Newman, Deborah O'Grady, Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello, Matt Suib, Shirley Alexandra Watts, Hazel White, Gail Wight and Nami Yamamoto.

Registration required: $65 general , $30 students

Register by February 10 online.  See event URL below. 

 

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Cost: $65 general , $30 students

Location:
200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720-5045
Google Map (always check directions with organizer)

Sponsor:
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Event Contact:
garden@berkeley.edu
510-643-2755
https://41780.blackbaudhosting.com/41780/Natural-Discourse-Symposium

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