Below is the schedules for the symposium. Please head to our registration page if you are looking to register for the symposium.
Basic drawing supplies will be available at all sessions, however we encourage you to bring your sketchbook and your favored drawing implements.
See you soon!
Friday October 5th
| Time | Type | Session A – The Hanger | Session B – Classroom B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Mixing & Munchies | Registration (30 min) | |
| 9:00 | Intro to the day & Lightning Talks! | Meghan Parker
Andrea Kantrowitz Doug Cooper Armin Mortazavi |
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| 10:30 | Break (15 min) | ||
| 10:45 | Session #1 Keynote performance (1 hr) | Kathryn Ricketts & Andrea Kantrowitz — Marks, Movement and Meaning | |
| 11:45 | Lunch (45 min) | Louise Phillips — Sketchbooks as backbone & Sketch book share | |
| 12:30 | Session #2 (1 hr) | Fred Thorsen & Kat Thorsen — Empower YOUth: A Creative Engagement and an Interdisciplinary Approach | Chris Lanier — Stories that Draw Themselves: Using Narrative Maps to Overcome the Blank Page |
| 13:30 | Break (15 min) | ||
| 13:45 | Session #3 (1 hr) | Armin Mortazavi — Science Cartoonist & Designer. | Sandra Seekins — Making a Mark! Drawing as a Form of Thinking for Non-Artists |
| 14:45 | Break (15 min) | ||
| 15:00 | Session#4 (1hr) | Jessica Motherwell McFarlane — It’s Good to Be Seen: Taking stick figures on a journey to the heart. | Erin Fields — Information World Mapping: Arts-Based Methods for Understanding Information Behaviour |
| 16:00 | Break (15 min) | ||
| 16:15 | Session#5 (55 minutes) * five minutes to regroup in main room | Kathryn Ricketts — Body Mapping | Meghan Parker — Visual note taking and illustrated self-portraits |
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17:15 |
Closing Plenary (45 minutes) | Fred Thorsen & (Kat) Thorsen | |
| 18:15 | Closing Remarks & hanging of work (15 min) |