Time Depth: March 5 - 26, 2016 “Time Depth” is a two-person exhibition featuring new paintings by Edmonton artist, Dick Der and Vancouver artist, Edward Epp. Their works, differently, both demonstrate aspects of time and locale: Venetian colour and architecture in the abstract paintings of Dick Der and bands of atmosphere and horizon in the … Continue reading Time Depth with Dick Der, Visual Artist
Hosted by the Timms Centre for the Arts (112 St 87 Ave) on Saturday March 5 at 7:00 pm and Sunday March 6 at 2:00 pm, this show is a celebration of three decades of drumming and how our music has defined our journey. Taiko is traditional Japanese drumming that has undergone a modernization since … Continue reading The Beat Goes On – Kita no Taiko’s 30th Anniversary Performance
Hosted by the Timms Centre for the Arts (112 St 87 Ave) on Saturday March 5 at 7:00 pm and Sunday March 6 at 2:00 pm, this show is a celebration of three decades of drumming and how our music has defined our journey. Taiko is traditional Japanese drumming that has undergone a modernization since … Continue reading The Beat Goes On – Kita no Taiko’s 30th Anniversary Performance
The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (FACL) and Edmonton Chinese Young Leaders Council (ECYLC) invites you to join us for good food, friendship, fellowship and inspirational stories. SPEAKERS We welcome our special guest speakers, Mr. Nathan Ip and Mr. William Lau. Mr. Nathan Ip is an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee and the President of the Edmonton Chinese Young Leaders … Continue reading FACL x ECYLC = Dimsum Leadership Lunch
When: 4 p.m. Monday, March 14 Where: 1-140 Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), University of Alberta In a January 27 publication in the Journal Nature, a team of researchers at Google Deepmind, led by two University of Alberta alumni, announced their program AlphaGo, which plays the ancient Asian game of Go at a professional level. Now, AlphaGo is challenging a top … Continue reading Mastering the game of Go – can a computer program beat a human champion?
China through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872) and The Mactaggart Art Collection: Beyond the Lens are two exhibitions that explore life in 19th century China presented by the University of Alberta Museums at the U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise Square. China through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872), an exhibition organized by Betty … Continue reading Beyond the Lens: China Through the Lens of John Thomson
Hideki Yamakawa's Infinite Reoccurrence Made of arrangements of logs, sticks and other deadfall, Yamakawa has created an all but anonymous sculpture garden — camouflaged from a distance, ranging in topography and scale from small rings of woven branches around single trees to something that could pass as high-end conceptual architecture, if developed by beavers. Hideki … Continue reading Hideki Yamakawa’s Infinite Reoccurrence
Diversus Media Group is proud to present The Last Crayon screening. Film directed by Henry Poon and Jeremy Yung. Director Jeremy Yung will be at the theatre to meet the audience and answer questions. Five elementary school students join the choir and become friends. After rushing to the hospital due to food poisoning, the suspect … Continue reading The Last Crayon
When reports first emerged from China in 2006 that state-run hospitals were killing prisoners of conscience to sell their organs, it seemed too horrible to believe. But as researchers around the world--including human rights lawyer David Matas and former Canadian Member of Parliament David Kilgour--began to uncover the mystery, the true picture became all too … Continue reading Human Harvest
Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures as you stroll through this renowned contemplative garden. Tour takes approximately 45 minutes. Tours start at the Japanese Garden entry gate. For information email dbg.events@ualberta.ca or call 780 987 3054 Ext 2223 Tours are free with regular … Continue reading Guided Tours of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden – Devonian Botanic Garden
