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Hi Everyone,

I hope you all are well. Next week the exhibition VAST/O: comics, animation, AR/VR, mental health installation (curated with Carolina Martins and Natalie Woolf) opens in the Poole House Atrium Gallery, Talbot Campus, Bournemouth University. The exhibition will be open from July 2-30, 2019 and I will be hosting a variety of free public events (all ages - everyone welcome) alongside it, listed below, including: opening talks, Look at Lunches, and comics drawing workshops. For my PhD research I hope to interview exhibition visitors about their experience, so if you are interested in that and want to learn more please let me know.

To accompany the installation and  there is a Graphic Medicine wall including the work of Tyler Page (Raised on Ritalin), Rebekah McDougall (Journey to Wellness), Nervous Comics, Candice Cummings, and Jac Batey (Zineopolis & Future Fantasteek!) as well as featuring work from Zu Dominiak's Wild Child.

It would be great to see you all at some of these events and would appreciate it if you forwarded on/shared this with anyone or community groups you think would be interested.

Best wishes,

Alex


Exhibit Website: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/events/vasto-exhibition

Events link: https://vastoexhibition.eventbrite.co.uk

Exhibition Opening: Fun Activities and Graphic Medicine Talk - Thurs 4th July 6pm - 8pm
*      18:00 - 19:00 Self-guided comic sketching, art-scavenger hunts for kids, and feedback activities
*      19:00 - 19:45 A short talk on Graphic Medicine, the intersection of comics and health & illness
*      Q & A with BU PhD researcher Alexandra P. Alberda from BU

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Tuesday Look at Lunch: Art Discussion Series - Every Tues 1pm - 2pm
These laid back discussions focus around a single topic related to the VASTO exhibition. For the first 10 minutes you will be welcome to walk around and look at the exhibition. This will be followed by a 10 minute (max) introduction to the day's topic by Alexandra.
*      July 9th: VAST/O - experiencing space
*      July 16th: Graphic Medicine - comics and health & illness experiences
*      July 23rd: Medical and Health Narratives
*      July 30th: Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Gallery

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VASTO Exhibition: Artist Talks, Fun Activities and AR/VR Booklet Launch - Thurs 18th July 6pm-8pm
The Booklet launch and artist talk of the VAST/O: comics, animation, AR/VR, mental health exhibition.
*      18:00 - 19:00 Self-guided comics sketching, art-scavenger hunts for kids, and feedback activities
*      19:00-20:00 Artist talks on the works in the exhibition & creating an AR/VR exhibition booklet and a Q & A

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Comics Drawing Workshop: Adults Only (16 years+) - Sat 20th July 2pm - 4pm + Thurs 25th July 6:30pm - 8:30pm
*      Quick look at the exhibition
*      1.5 hour drawing workshop with 10 minute introduction to Graphic Medicine
*      All supplies are included and you will be sent home with a takeaway to guide you in creating your own comics
*      These Adult Only classes are open to everyone 16 years and up due to conversations that might arise in relation to health experiences

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Family Comics Drawing Workshop - Sat 20th + Sat 27th July 10am - 12pm
*      Quick look at the exhibition
*      1.5 hour drawing workshop with 10 minute introduction to Graphic Medicine
*      All supplies are included and you will be sent home with a takeaway to guide you in creating your own comics

Alexandra P Alberda
Doctoral Researcher in Graphic Medicine and Curatorial Practice
Faculty of Media and Communication
Bournemouth University
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