The Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces
SPRING 2012 SPEAKER SERIES
SPEAKER: Richard Tetrault
WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:00pm
WHERE: Langara College – Room A122a,, 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver BC
ADMISSION: Free
Join us for an evening with local Vancouver artist, Richard Tetrault, who will be delivering a talk titled From the Ground Up: The Making of Murals. Richard Tetrault’s paintings, prints and murals explore life within the contemporary urban landscape. Based in Vancouver, he has exhibited extensively both locally and internationally. Tetrault’s woodcuts, linocuts, monotypes and acrylics are multifaceted investigations examining the artist’s place in the context of community, the street and the industrial environment.
Tetrault is also well known as the creator of numerous large-scale public murals. These dynamic pieces reflect the influences of the Mexican muralists, including Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros. His mural collaborations make manifest community expressions of the shared struggle for dignity and identity.
Recognized as well for his innovative workshops as an Artist in Residence with public schools, Tetrault works with students in projecting their visions onto school walls citywide.
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The Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces engages communities in the research, production, and presentation of art in the public realm. The Centre encourages dialogue, and fosters opportunities to collaborate on, experience, and learn about art in public spaces.