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The Canadian Art Foundation presents Art Talks: Canadian Art International Speaker Series in collaboration with venues across the country. Glenbow Museum is pleased to host famed Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui who will present a slide lecture outlining his storied career. El Anatsui’s amazing metal-cloth series and important sculptures in wood, ceramic and mixed media will be part of his first-ever career retrospective, which will have its world premiere next fall at the Royal Ontario Museum Institute for Contemporary Culture. The exhibition will then travel to New York for the landmark reopening of the Museum for African Art.

The talk is at 7:00 pm, October 2 in the ConocoPhillips Theatre at the Glenbow Museum. Admission is free!

Read about El Anatsui HERE

TRUCK Gallery is located in the Lower level of the Grain Exchange Building, 815 First Street SW in Calgary

Gasali Adeyemo, a Textile Artist from Nigeria, will give a talk about his work, his culture and its history on Wednesday, October 31 at NOON in the weaving seminar room H240 at NSCAD University. Gasali specializes in batik, indigo dyeing, quilt making, appliqué, embroidery and adire following traditional Yoruba techniques. Learn more about Gasali Adeyemo HERE.