lakehead u artist and royal canadian academy of arts inductee featured at gallery

(thunder bay - june 2, 2005) a lakehead u department of visual arts faculty member's work will be featured at the thunder bay art gallery until june 19. sarah link, who will be officially inducted into the royal canadian academy of arts this summer, has been teaching ceramics at lakehead u since 1994.

while the announcement of link's induction was made in the fall, the ceremony will be taking place on june 11. the royal canadian academy of arts recognizes and honours the achievements of canadian visual artists who have demonstrated excellence. the academy encourages and cultivates the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, and design in the graphic, decorative, and industrial arts.

glenn allison, curator of the thunder bay art gallery, believes link to be the first thunder bay artist to be inducted into the academy since norval morrisseau in 1972. to celebrate this event, the gallery has announced the acquisition of a major multiple-component sculptural piece by link, entitled "tane." this piece was created while link was a resident at shigaraki ceramic cultural park, shiga prefecture, japan, in 2001. it addresses genetic modification through the use of scattered pod forms. as well, the gallery is displaying works from link's "drift" series, which provokes thoughts of journey and psychic passage through abstracted canoe and kayak forms.

celebration reception
on june 17 at 7:30 p.m., the thunder bay art gallery, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , and the thunder bay potters' guild will be joining forces to honour link at a special reception at the gallery. members of the general public, arts community, and the media are invited to attend this special celebration.

to speak with sarah link, call the office of communications at 343-8177. for more information on the acquisition, display, and reception, please call glenn allison at 577-6427.

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contact: marla tomlinson, office of communication, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , 343-8177 or 472-9113