FYI.
Stefanie Rixecker
ECOFEM Coordinator
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CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
ARTISTS' IMPRESSIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE:
HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY VIEWS
Sponsored by:
The John Muir Center for Environmental Studies
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
May 2-5, 2002
For two and a half centuries, California's coasts, forests, deserts,
mountains, valleys, and cities have fascinated those who have sketched,
painted, sculpted, and photographed the region's magnificent and diverse
landscapes. From Spanish beginnings to the present, the mesmerizing effect
of the state's environment is evident in the rich artistic record of
capturing moments in time. Amidst shifts in demography, ecology, and
political-economy, generations of artists have preserved vistas of the past
and their own contemporary worlds, adding the power of interpretation, often
with an eye toward environmental concerns and an agenda for environmental
reform.
This conference will explore themes and highlights of individual and
collective artistic movements that brought the image of California into
national and international prominence. It is also a celebration of the
aesthetic heritage and contemporary energy of the region's living art
community. An exhibition of contemporary landscape art will be mounted in
conjunction with the conference.
Possible sessions envisioned include:
Spanish and Mexican-period seascapes and landscapes
Yosemite Valley and its interpreters
California's Central Valley
The Plein Air Movement and its legacy
Representations of the California desert
Photographing the Sierra Nevada Range
Topographical survey photography:
Urban and industrial sprawl in California
The Monterey Peninsula: its artists and its allure
Revisiting visions of California as Eden
Ordinary landscapes
The conference invites individual and session proposals on this general
theme to be forwarded, along with a brief resum� by January 15, 2002:
Program Committee, Artists' Impressions Conference
John Muir Center, University of the Pacific
WPC 229
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-2527 FAX (209-946-2578)
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer
Environmental Management & Design Division
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 84
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
Mob: 021 150 2862
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