Book Launch of Rita McKeough: Works

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Rita McKeough, "Works," 2018

Please join us to celebrate the Calgary Book Launch of Rita McKeough: Works, edited by Diana Sherlock.

Speakers begin promptly at 5pm, with book-signing and purchasing available at the close of the event.

Book Launch

ACAD Main Mall (Upper 3rd Floor)1

407 - 14th Avenue N.W.

Calgary, AB

Editor: Diana Sherlock

Authors: Anthea Black, Eli D. Campanaro, Elizabeth Diggon, Johanna Householder, Areum Kim, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Deidre Logue, Jude Major, Rita McKeough, Jeanne Randolph, Mary ScottPublishers: EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary, and M:ST Performative Art

This critical monograph documents McKeough’s collaborative artistic process and pedagogy from the late 1970s on; her interactions with visual and media arts communities in Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, particularly alternative music and performance scenes; and the audio, installation and performance work that is her ongoing contribution to the contemporary Canadian art community.

Both Rita McKeough and Diana Sherlock will speak at this event, alongside book readings from a few affiliated art-writers in the Calgary arts community. The Rita McKeough: Works publication will be available to purchase at this event, and refreshments will be available throughout the evening. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Publication Details: This critical monograph documents McKeough’s collaborative artistic process and pedagogy from the late 1970s on; her interactions with visual and media arts communities in Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary, particularly alternative music and performance scenes; and the audio, installation and performance work that is her ongoing contribution to the contemporary Canadian art community.