March 1, 2015

The 'rare Charitable Research Reserve' and the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery present Exquisite Woods: Art Rooted in Science.

On Sunday, March 1 guests visited the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery for this informative and interactive event. In conjunction with the current exhibition, Exquisite Woods, guests heard a panel discussion with Karen Houle, Doug Larson and Paula Murray. Karen Houle is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph; Her areas of specialization are political theory, ethics, environmental philosophy, philosophy and literature, and feminist thought. Doug Larson, an award winning scientist, author, lecturer, instrument maker, and musician, is now an Emeritus Professor at the University of Guelph. He spends his time lecturing about the union of art and science and uses the Storyteller guitar as the touchstone to this philosophy. Paula Murray is a distinguished artist whose path from science to ceramics provided the foundation from which she has developed a distinctive body of work. Her work is featured in the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery’s current exhibition, Exquisite Woods.

These three dynamic speakers discussed the ways in which science and art are interconnected. Each offered a different perspective on the complex relationship between humans and the natural world and the ecological concerns that arise because of it. The discussion addressed the importance of collaboration among various disciplines in order to better understand these concerns and work to solve them.

Following the panel discussion, guests traveled to 'rare', a 900+ acre urban land trust at the confluence of the Grand and Speed Rivers, for a guided tour and hike to experience Indian Woods, one of the last remaining patches of old-growth forest with trees more than 240 years old.

This event was generously sponsored by The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation – Musagetes Fund and PWL Capital Inc.

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