Doug Elliott performs at Brown University

Posted by Ian on Apr 13, 2012 in news

Please join us tonight (Friday, April 13th) at 5:30pm at List Art Center Auditorium, for an evening lecture by Doug Elliott, naturalist, herbalist, and nationally recognized storyteller. Mr Elliott will present “Rewilding, Weeds, and Woodlands Wisdom: Living off the land in a changing world,” on the occasion of the exhibition A Natural Order by Lucas Foglia, curated […]

Will Allen speaks at Brown University

Posted by Ian on Apr 9, 2012 in news

Please join us tonight (Monday, April 9th) at 5:30pm at the Martinos Auditorium of the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, for an evening lecture by Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power and MacArthur Foundation Grant Recipient. Mr Allen will be speaking on the topic of “A Good Food Revolution,” on the occasion of the […]

Introduction to the Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice Research Collaborative

Posted by Ian on Feb 13, 2012 in academic, arts, blog, news, publications, video

From the Winter 2012 Symposium held at Brown University. More information here.

Artist Talk by Betsey Biggs on “The Providence Postcard Project”

Posted by Ian on Feb 13, 2012 in arts, news, publications, video

From the Winter 2012 Symposium of the Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice International Research Collaborative. More information here.

ZIMOUN | a live performance at Brown Universirty

Posted by Ian on Feb 1, 2012 in news

On Saturday, 4 February 2012, world-renowned sound and installation artist Zimoun will give a special live performance at Brown University’s List Art Center as part of the exhibition Nostalgia Machines at the David Winton Bell Gallery. This event is co-produced by the David Winton Bell Gallery and Multimedia & Electronic Music Experiments and is sponsored by swissnex Boston. […]

Brown to host International Symposium on Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice

Posted by Ian on Jan 20, 2012 in blog, news

A  Discussion of International Approaches Heritage professionals from around the world converge on Brown’s campus for a day of conversation. Cape Town – Dublin – Hong Kong – Istanbul – Providence – York What is heritage, and what forms does it take in an urban environment?  How are creative practices affected by, and how do they […]

Designs for an Archaeology of the Contemporary

Posted by Ian on Nov 15, 2011 in blog, news

This past Saturday, I was invited to be a panelist for a plenary session for the 2011 meeting of the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) at Boston University. Organized by Rodney Harrison, the plenary “Designs for an Archaeology of the Contemporary” was a wonderful opportunity to engage in cutting-edge, critical conversations around the […]

Utopias: A conversation @ Bell Gallery

Posted by Ian on Oct 28, 2011 in news

5:30pm this evening, 28 October 2011. A panel conversation responding to the Bell Gallery’s current exhibition “Building Expectation: Past and Present Visions of the Architectural Future”. An interdisciplinary conversation between local architects and members of Brown’s faculty moderated by the exhibition curator, Nathaniel Robert Walker, the panel will be a unique opportunity to explore some […]

Panel discussant for Laurie Anderson’s “Delusion”

Posted by Ian on Oct 19, 2011 in news

This Sunday at 930am at the RISD Chace Center Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, I will be a guest panel discussant responding to Laurie Anderson’s performance of “Delusion” as part of Providence’s FirstWorks Festival. Join FirstWorks for a continental breakfast followed by an artist-up-close Q&A with Laurie Anderson herself. Share your questions and responses to Saturday […]

Pendleton Speaks: Talk Back @ the RISD Museum

Posted by Ian on Apr 22, 2011 in news

Public interpretation event by the students of Museum Interpretation Practices launches at the RISD Museum tonight as part of Providence’s Gallery Night. All welcome.