Feature Story: Visual artist professor finding inspiration in summer solstice expedition

Dr. Risa Horowitz must be feeling on top of the world these days. Horowitz, Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime residency. It’s called the Arctic Circle Summer Solstice Expedition. Horowitz’s Arctic...

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Main Author: External Relations, University of Regina
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: External Relations, University of Regina 2017
Subjects:
Art
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10294/8124
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Summary:Dr. Risa Horowitz must be feeling on top of the world these days. Horowitz, Associate Professor in the Visual Arts Department in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime residency. It’s called the Arctic Circle Summer Solstice Expedition. Horowitz’s Arctic adventure includes a group of 29 artists, educators and scientists aboard the three-mast barquentine tall ship, the Antigua. The three-week residency started June 12 when the group set sail from Longyearbyen in the International Norwegian Territory of Svalbard. From there, they’re crossing into the Arctic Circle to experience the Land of the Midnight Sun. Staff no