In recognition of the annual Treaty 4 Gathering near Fort Qu’Appelle, The Dr. John Archer Library and Archives invites the general public, grades 6-12 teachers and their students, to participate in a virtual session on Wednesday 21st at 11am. Host Nelson Bird, CTV News Regina Assignment Editor, will have an inspiring conversation with Danielle Kehler, a Plains Cree artist from Kawacatoose First Nation. Sign up, here: https://bit.ly/3QH4fxV. This program was created in partnership with Regina Public Library, Chinook Regional Library, Palliser Regional Library, and Southeast Regional Library.
Month: September 2022
“The Things We Think With”, currently showing at the University’s Fifth Parallel Gallery
U of R Archivist Crista Bradley is a contributor to the multidisciplinary exhibit “The Things We Think With,” currently showing at the University’s Fifth Parallel Gallery until September 16th. “The Things We Think With” reflects on our collective fascination with objects as important catalysts, tools, containers and provocations in our daily lives, and provides a collaborative space for their celebration. Congratulations to Crista and all of the contributing artists!
“Shapes, Lines, and Light,” a picture book by Katie Yamasaki
Released this month is “Shapes, Lines, and Light,” a picture book by Katie Yamasaki about her grandfather Minoru Yamasaki, the architect of the Archer Library (as well as dozens of other significant 20th century modernist buildings across the globe.)
“Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as “serenity, surprise, and delight.” Here, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle’s Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska’s notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism in post–World War II America and an outsider to the architectural establishment, he nonetheless left his mark on the world, from the American Midwest to New York City, Asia, and the Middle East.” (from Penguin Random House https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/719208/shapes-lines-and-light-by-katie-yamasaki/9781324017011 )
Learn more about the book at Katie Yamasaki’s website here:
https://www.katieyamasaki.com/books/shapeslineslight
