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FundingVISUAL ARTIST FUNDING: CANADA COUNCIL of the ARTS January 2001CENTRE FOR IMAGE, PERFORMANCE AND TEXT, University of Wollongong 2002CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSION, Canberra, ACT 2004CORRYMEELA 2007 and 2008COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL, BELFAST 2008 |
Touring Schedule 2014Sunday Dec 14th at 4pm, at the Church of Ireland community hall, in Bessbrook, Northern Ireland.Carol Service at the Catholic Church at 3pm. All are welcome to this annual cross-community carol service event, where the 4pm refreshments along with the viewing of the memorial are hosted by the Bessbrook Community Development Organisation. Location: behind the old Police station (now closed). Parking is available in either church parking lot. Introductory Remarks to launch the exhibition, by Richard Black For more daily up-to-date information join the Lycia Trouton, Artist, Facebook Fanpage here.
2014 Tour of Northern Ireland: Newry and WarrenpointThe Church of Ireland, St. Mary’s, Newry (across from the John Mitchell statue) on November 6th – 9th with a Public Presentation and Powerpoint talk by the artist on Friday, November 7th. For more information please contact the church’s FB page or Revd. Kingsley, see St Patricks & St Marys Church of Ireland Newry.
Warrenpoint Presbyterian Church from Thursday 18th - Saturday 20th September from 11am-3pm and 7pm-8pm.
On Wednesday 17th September at 7:30pm the Rev. Edward McKenzie interviewed Dr Lycia Trouton, Creator of The Memorial, also a university lecturer in modern and contemporary Art History. See Warrenpoint Presbyterian Facebook page: for documentation and professional photos and see informal snapshot installation photos are on Trouton’s Facebook Fan Page.
The Dominican Priory in Newry, Northern Ireland, from Sat. August 23rd to Friday, Aug. 29th with an ecumenical service, with choir, on the Wednesday evening at 8pm with tea and cookies afterwards where ALL were welcome. Installation photos are on the Facebook Fan Page.
For more information, please see www.irishnews.com Irish Newspaper, a daily newspaper on September 1st : "All walks of life make up heartbreaking memorial" by Anne Haile 01/09/2014 in Women Talk FEATURES.
From June 21st to early September 5th 2011(Labour Day weekend)
Biennale internationale du lin de PortneufQuebec, CanadaThe Biennale Internationale du lin de Portneuf is a cultural event showcasing modern practices related to linen and flax, covering both technical and conceptual aspects. The subject of flax and linen is addressed through themes as varied as contemporary visual arts, crafts, design and fashion. The project integrates contemporary art into heritage buildings and sites. While such places like these are laden with importance, both historically and visually, creators find in them challenges that stimulate their imaginations and nourrish their research. Several locations in the Portneuf region. Embroidery of the handkerchiefs was completed by persons from the Canadian Irish Emigré communities, 2009. Touring HistoryJune 18, 2010TEDxTasmania PresentationIn this talk Lycia Trouton shares her ideas about 'light on linen' and how a "non-heroic" "counter-monument" might contribute to the hope for healing intercommunal coexistence in N. Ireland. At the conclusion of her talk, she asks the audience to participate in creating "snow angels" as a way of invoking "hope" on the summer or winter solstice .... There were 3 DVDs that were a part of her talk featuring 1) a conversation about household linens, 2) a walk through the memorial "linen graveyard" and 3) a short You Tube clip on "How to Iron your Irish Linen Handkerchief" featuring Mrs. Margaret Barman.
Lycia also introduced the e-memorial, available at The Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Trouton was wearing a dress with a cut-out pleated hem which she stated, "reminded her of the Handkerchiefs of Hope" project she brought to North Belfast in 2008, sponsored by the CRC: the Community Relations Council, Belfast and facilitated by Corrymeela Ctr for Peace & Reconciliation.
Trouton participated in TEDx as Head of Art and Design Theory at the School of Visual & Performing Arts, UTAS Launceston where she had been lecturing for the past year. Prior to coming to Australia for her doctorate, Trouton was a Public Artist with award-winning Architecture & Landscape Architecture firms in North America. She continues to exhibit, work as a Visiting Artist and speaker internationally.
Art, Care, Design
November 27th 2009The Centre for Colonialism and its Aftermath's annual End-of-Year Work-in-Progress seminar in Launceston, Tasmania.
Presentation and Discussion papers with other Lecturers and Researchers working in the broad areas of colonial and postcolonial studies. The aim was to gather together unexpected synergies.
My Linen Memorial presentation was in the Tamar Valley Centre Room of the Albert Hall. Albert Hall.
The Centre for Colonialism and its Aftermath (CAIA) colonial.arts.utas.edu.au
August 29th 2009A Gathering of NamesPaper and short Soundscape Presentation, Belfast WaterfrontJune 21st 2009Third Day of Private Reflection 2009Digital Viewing of the Linen Memorial
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