Date: Mon, Aug 11 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Bldg, 204
This event is free and all are welcome.
Join curator and writer Tak Pham for a discussion of his curatorial practice.
Pham is currently curator of the Illingworth Kerr Gallery at the Alberta University of the Arts in Calgary. He was formerly associate curator at the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina.
He has curated exhibitions and organized curatorial projects for Contemporary Calgary, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Varley Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, and Nuit Blanche Toronto, among others. His writings and reviews have appeared in Canadian Art, C Magazine, ESPACE art actuel, esse arts + opinions, Galleries West, The Brooklyn Rail, ArtAsiaPacific, and Hyperallergic.
Pham is a 2025 faculty member for Early Career Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR)—a transformative five-week residency that provides mentorship, critical feedback, and studio time to visual artists and curators in the early stages of their careers.
This event is part of the Visual Arts Open Lecture Series, which presents talks by leading Canadian and international artists, curators, and academics.
Visual Arts is supported by the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Program.
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- Next Thursday, 17th July, 07:30 pm, Interplay Faculty & Participant Chamber Music Concert: Aiyun Huang, Jose Franch-Ballester, Cristina in Banff
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