Art Sessions 12: Process Art and the Found Object

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Guest artist, Linda Sormin, will be participating in a variety of programming, including lecture, panel and workshops. Through working in clay and mixed media, this workshop series invites you to engage in the intimate and monumental process of hand-building and sculptural installation.

All events taking place at Louisiana Artworks:
725 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
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Linda Sormin Lecture

Friday, August 22nd, 7-9 pm

Artist-in-Residence Linda Sormin will present a slide lecture of her rich and extensive work. Following the talk, she will engage in a Q&A session with the audience. Liek the Art Sessions Panel, this lecture will be free and open to the public, with a suggested donation of $3.00

Art Sessions: Process ARt and the Found Object

Tuesday, August 26th, 7-9 pm

Join us for "Process ARt & the Found Object," the August installment of our panel series. Panelists will engage in a topic of great interest to the contemporary art world; the nature and relevance of process art as it relates tot he found object as an art practice.

Moderator: Dawn DeDeaux, Artist
Panelists: William Cordova, Artist, Linda Sormin, Artist, Sally Heller, Artist

Salvage Exhibition: Opening Reception

Saturday, August 30th, 6-9 pm, 2nd Floor Gallery

Linda Sormin is a Canadian sculptor based in Providence, Rhode Island. Through objects and site-specific installations, Sormin's work explores issues of fragility and agression, mobility and survival.

Born in Bangkok, Sormin has a BA in English Literature and worked in community developement for four years in Thailand and Lao PDR. She studied ceramics at Andrews University, Sheridan School of Crafts & Design (Grad 2001) and Alfred University (MFA 2003). Sormin'swork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently in Miami, Surrey (BC), Regina, Toronto, London, New York, Philadelphia and Tapei. She is currently Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the Rhode Island School of Design. For more information on Linda Sormin, please visit her website: www.lindasormin.com

This program is supported by Joan Mitchell Foundation