MONDAY – 18 August 2014 |
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| 1900 – 2200 | Opening Reception and Registration followed by Art Exhibit Reception | |
TUESDAY – 19 August 2014 |
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| 0830 – 0900 | Conference Registration and Introduction | |
| 0900 – 1000 | Jill Kiefer (USA)- Culture Time & Passion: The Fibres of Art–and Arts Culture | Plenary |
| 1030 – 1130 | * Subashini Tremmel (Germany) – Electronic Preservation of Endangered Historical Artifacts of Tamil Nadu, India * Pen McElwee (Ireland) – The Non-Representation of the Agricultural Labourers in British Paintings from 1700-1800 |
VP AP |
| 1200 – 1300 | * Nanyoung Kim (USA) – The Beauty of Romanesque Architecture * Endia Plunkett (USA) – The Artistry of the Lowcountry Sweet Grass Basket* Robert Reece (USA) – Intro and Creating Characters with Dimension (Videos with Workshop) |
AH AHCW |
| 1400 – 1500 | * Drew Brody (USA) – The Quest for the Tattooed Platypus: Embracing the Crisis in American Theatre Departments * David Lilford (UK) – Urban Art |
AP VP |
| 1530 – 1630 | * Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – Managing the Angry Voice * Ana Bilbao (UK) – Alternative/Experimental Art Institutions: An Instrument for Social Change? |
VP AP |
| 1700 – 1800 | * Datiri Group (Nigeria) – Historical Pots of the Ngas People * David Lilford (UK) – Gallery Tour |
AH Tour |
| Cafe Book Reading and Signing | ||
WEDNESDAY – 20 August 2014 |
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| 0830 – 0900 | Day Registration | |
| 0900 – 1000 | * Mark Stine and John Hepp (USA) – The Art of Documentary Meets Oral History * Bahadir Gulmez (Turkey) – Composer, Writer and Painter Merge: Mirror of Artistic Image |
VP AP |
| 1030 – 1130 | * Ayodeji Adewunmi (Nigeria) – Engendering the Development of Visual Art in Nigeria through Networking and Collaboration: The Study of Life in My City Art Festival * Harry Chaskin (USA) – Stop Motion Animation: History, Principles and Discussion of Modern Techniques |
APFW |
| 1200 – 1300 | * Chris Blaine (USA) – Viking Stave Churches (AH) * Chris McClelland (Australia) – Makings of a Wildlife Artist |
AH VP |
| 1400 – 1500 | * Nanyoung Kim (USA) – Aesthetic Experience as Passion * Drew Brody (USA) – Producing Independent Feature Films in Hollywood |
AP FW |
| 1530 – 1630 | * Betsy Aidinyantz (UK) – Mind My Art: The Link Between Creativity and Emotional and Mental Well-Being * Robert Reece (USA) – REPEAT Creating Characters with Dimension (Video and workshop) |
VP CW |
| 1700 – 1800 | * Bilgehan Yilmaz Çakmak (Turkey) – The Bonds of Art and Architecture * Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Using Second Person to Help Readers Feel |
AP CW |
| Short Film Festival | ||
THURSDAY – 21 August 2014 |
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| 0830 – 0900 | Day Registration | |
| 0900 – 1000 | * Jack Bowers (USA) – The One Mind Common to All Beings * Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – Making Time for Writing: Tips to Keep a Writer on Track* Datiri Group (Nigeria) – Negative Influence of Popular Culture on the Pottery of the Pottery of the Berom |
VP CWAH |
| 1030 – 1130 | * Drew Brody (USA) – Writing Through Layers and Collisions * Ogueche Ire Chinasa (Nigeria) – Methodologies Needed to Teach the Changing Fine Arts and Art History Disciplines in Tertiary Institutions in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria |
FW AP |
| 1200 -1300 | * Mark Jackson (Ireland) – Eileen Gray (1876-1976): Designer, Architect, and Creator of E1027 * Chris McClelland (Australia) – A Drawing Exercise |
VP FA |
| 1400 – 1500 | * Pamelia D Valentine (USA) – The Computer in Your Pocket * Margie McClelland (Australia) – Understanding Your Camera to Take Great Photographs |
VP FA |
| 1530 – 1630 | * Endia Plunkett (USA) – Traditional Gullah Rag Quilting Hands-on Workshop * Robert Reece (USA) – REPEAT Creating Characters with Dimension (Video and workshop) |
FA CW |
| 1700 – 1800 | * Ogueche Ire Chinasa (Nigeria) – Art as a Collaboration of Culture, Time, Passion and People * Nanyoung Kim (USA) – Art Before Culture: Steven Mithen’s Theory and its Implications for Art |
AP AP |
| 1830 – 2000 | Robert Niosi (USA) – Construction of the Time Machine Sculpture: A Visual Presentation | Closing Plenary |
PLENARY SPEAKERS:
Jill Kiefer (USA) – “Culture…Time… and Passion: The Fibres of Art”
9:00-10:00 AM Tuesday, 19 August
Robert Niosi (USA) – “Construction of The Time Machine Sculpture: A Visual Presentation”
6:30-8:00 PM Thursday, 21 August
VISUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Betsy Aidinyantz (CCE) (UK) – “Mind My Art: The Link Between Creativity and Emotional and Mental Well-Being”
3:30-4:30 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Jack Bowers (USA) – “The One Mind Common to All Beings”
9:00-10:00 AM Thursday, 21 August
Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – “Managing the Angry Voice”
3:30-4:30 PM Tuesday, 19 August
David Lilford (UK) – “Urban Art”
2:00-3:00 PM Tuesday, 19 August,
Gallery Tour
5:00-6:00 PM Tuesday, 19 August
Chris McClelland (Australia) – “Makings of a Wildlife Artist”
12:00-1:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Mark Jackson (Ireland) – “Eileen Gray (1876-1976) Designer, Architect, and Creator of E1027”
12:00-1:00 PM Thursday, 21 August
Mark Stine and John Hepp (USA) – “The Art of the Documentary Meets Oral History”
9:00-10:00 AM Wednesday, 20 August
Subashini Tremmel (Germany) – “Electronic Preservation of Endangered Historical Artifacts of Tamil Nadu, India”
10:30-11:30 AM Tuesday, 19 August
Pamelia D. Valentine (USA) – “The Computer in Your Pocket”
2:00-3:00 PM Thursday, 21 August
ACADEMIC PAPERS:
Ayo Adewunmi (Nigeria) – “Engendering the Development of Visual Art in Nigeria through Networking and Collaboration: The Study of Life in My City Art Festival”
10:30-11:30 AM Wednesday, 20 August
Ana Bilbao (UK) – “Alternative/Experimental Art Institutions: An Instrument for Social Change?”
3:30-4:30 PM, Tuesday, 19 August
Drew Brody (USA) – “The Quest for the Tattooed Platypus: Embracing the Crisis in American Theatre Departments”
2:00-3:00 PM Tuesday, 19 August
Bahadir Gulmez (Turkey) – “Composer, Writer and Painter Merge: Mirror of Artistic Identity”
9:00-10:00 AM Wednesday, 20 August
Pen McElwee (Ireland) – “The Non-Representation of the Agricultural Labourers in British Paintings from 1700-1800”
10:30-11:30 AM Tuesday, 19 August
Nanyoung Kim (USA) – “Aesthetic Experience as passion”
2:00-3:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Nanyoung Kim (USA) – “Art Before Culture?: Steven Mithen’s Theory and its Implications for Art”
5:00-6:00 PM Thursday, 21 August this is changed from an AH to an AP
Ire Ogueche Chinasa (Nigeria) – “Methodologies Needed to Teach the Changing Fine Arts and Art History Disciplines in Tertiary Institutions in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria”
10:30-11:30 AM Thursday, 21 August
Ire Ogueche Chinasa (Nigeria) “Art as a Collaboration of Culture, Time, Passion and People”
5:00-6:00 PM Thursday, 21 August
Bilgehan YILMAZ ÇAKMAK (Turkey) – “The Bonds of Art and Architecture”
5:00-6:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
ART HISTORY CLASSES:
Chris Blaine (USA) – “Viking Stave Churches”
12:00-1:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Nanyoung Kim (USA) – “The Beauty of Romanesque Architecture”
12:00-1:00 PM Tuesday, 19 August
Endia Plunkett (USA) – “The Artistry of the Lowcountry Sweet Grass Basket”
12:00-1:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
ART STUDIO WORKSHOPS:
Chris McClelland (Australia) – “A Drawing Exercise”
12:00-1:00 Thursday, 21 August
Margie McClelland (Australia) – “Understanding your Camera to Take Great Photos”
2:00-3:00 PM Thursday, 21 August
Endia Plunkett (USA) – “Traditional Gullah Ragquilting Hands-On Workshop”
3:30-4:30 Thursday, 21 August
CREATIVE WRITING AND FILM WORKSHOPS:
Drew Brody (USA) – “Producing Independent Feature Films in Hollywood”
2:00-3:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Drew Brody (USA) – “Writing through Layers and Collisions”
10:30-11:30 AM Thursday, 21 August
Harry Chaskin (USA) – “Stop Motion Animation: History, Principles, and Discussion of Modern Techniques”
10:30-11:30 AM Wednesday, 20 August
Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – “Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Using Second Person to Help Readers Feel”
5:00-6:00 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Sandra Hutcheson (USA) – “Making Time for Writing: Tips to Keep a Writer on Track”
9:00-10:00 AM Thursday, 21 August
Robert Reece (USA) – “Intro to WCCA” and “Creating Characters with Dimension” Videos
5:00-6:00 PM Tuesday, 19 August
Robert Reece (USA) – REPEAT “Creating Characters with Dimension” Video
3:30-4:30 PM Wednesday, 20 August
Robert Reece (USA) – REPEAT “Creating Characters with Dimension” Video
3:30-4:30 PM Thursday, 21 August
ART EXHIBIT: PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND TITLES
The Opening Reception to the Art Exhibit will take place on Monday evening, 18 August, from 8:00-10:00 PM. The exhibit will be up for the duration of WCCA 2014.
- Ayodeji Adewunmi (Nigeria) – “Looking Back through the Door of No Return” and “Resilience of the African Woman”
- Chris Blaine (USA) – “Magnificent Madonna” and, “Illuminated L”
- Jack Bowers (USA) – “10,000 Tries at Truth” and “Map Manipulation #4”
- Shelley Bruce (USA) – “Mandela” and “Two-ness”
- Stan Bruce (USA) – “Orchid Angel and “Angel of Peace”
- Alexandra Diffin (USA) – “Forgiveness” and, “Orange”
- Winitha Fernando (UK) – “The Cellist” and “The Boatyard”
- Nanyoung Kim (USA) – “Le Puy” and “Cruas”
- Chris McClelland (Australia) – “Mischief in Miniature”
- Angeles Muñoz Civantos (UK) – “AGN” and “String Theory”
- Ogueche Ire Chinasa (Nigeria) – “From Here to Beyond” and “Culture and Passion”
- Kaitlin Roney (USA) – “Watching from the Rocks” and “Whisper of the Peace Lilies”
- Vickie Walker (USA) – “Sunset Magic” and “Light Confetti”
FILM FESTIVAL ARTISTS AND TITLES
This event will take place on Wednesday evening of 20 August. Show times will be announced.
- Amanda Castro (Spain) – Excerpt from “Tierra de guerrilleros” (Guerilla’s Land)
- Drew Brody (USA) – “Cash for Gold”
- Harry Chaskin (USA) – “Bygone Behemoth” and “Friendship All-Stars of Friendship: Bless This Mess”
- Karissa Hahn (USA) – “Before the Portrait (SeXXXy) and “Assumptions of Your Phantom(sy)”
- Pauan Soares, on behalf of The Poesis Group (Brazil) – “O tempo que leva (The Time that Takes)”
- Mark Stine and John Hepp (USA) – “The Osterhaut Free Library: A 125 Year Legacy of Public Service”
- Subashini Tremmel (Germany) – “Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple”
CAFÉ BOOK SIGNING EVENT: AUTHORS, REPRESENTATIVES AND TITLES
This event will take place from 8:00-10:00 PM on Tuesday, 19 August
- Christine Bell and Jenny Lim (UK) – reading from the late Michelle Miller Allen’s book entitled, “Guardian of the Dark School”
- Sandi Hutcheson (USA) – “Looks Great Naked”
- Julian Ng (UK) – “Pearl, of the Orient”, “Designer Labels and Other Observations of Modern Life” and “Canterbury – Tale by Tale“
- Brenden Tempest-Mogg (UK) – “A Life in Colourful Words: An Anthology of Poems”