Join us for several public events at the University of Puget Sound with artist in residence Sandow Birk<http://www.sandowbirk.com/>. Birk's work is currently on display in the Kittredge Gallery on the University of Puget Sound campus through Monday, April 14th. More information can be found here: http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/art/living-art/. All events are free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. *********************************** Artist Talk: Sandow Birk Monday, April 14, 3:00 PM, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound Sandow Birk is a well-traveled graduate of the Otis/Parson's Art Institute. Frequently developed as expansive, multi-media projects, his works have dealt with contemporary life in its entirety. With an emphasis on social issues, frequent themes of his past work have included inner city violence, graffiti, political issues, travel, war, and prisons, as well as surfing and skateboarding. His most recent project involves a consideration of the Qur'an as relevant to contemporary life in America. "American Qur'an" is a series of artworks that explore how this important religious text relates to contemporary American life. Join us as Birk discusses the "American Qur'an" project, currently on view in the Kittredge Gallery through April 14th. *********************************** Re-imagining Text and Image: Tensions, Medieval and Contemporary Wednesday, April 16, 5:30 PM, Wyatt 109, University of Puget Sound This roundtable discussion will explore the dynamics of illustrated texts from the medieval period through the contemporary, with an emphasis on tensions between visual and verbal description, prohibitions against particular types of imagery, and revisualizations of iconography in current practice. Participants include visiting artist in residence Sandow Birk, Professor of English Denise Despres and Associate Professor of English Mita Mahato from the University of Puget Sound, and Professor of Art Lisa Sweet from Evergreen State University. *********************************** Laura Edgar | Art Department Assistant and Curator, Abby Williams Hill Collection UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 1500 N. Warner St. #1072 Tacoma, WA 98416-1072 T: 253.879.2806 pugetsound.edu/art