2015/11/04

A protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, with Somnio: The Way We See It

Our book Somnio: The Way We See It was made public in Kathmandu in a street event by a performance artist, Salil Subedi, who is a close friend of Pushpa Raj Acharya.

A mass protest that has killed some 40 people is going on in the plains of Nepal demanding amendments in the newly promulgated constitution. India has cut off the fuel supply to Nepal in an unofficial blockade.

In response to people's suffering in the plains and hills, Salil went to the streets and performed what he called the 'mob art' and occupied the city spaces reading our poetry.

In Nepal, these photos and his comments have been widely shared in social media. In these photos, you can see him at a downtown crossroads or in front of the parked school buses (the schools are closed because of the fuel shortage and the ongoing festivals).

2015/07/30

The launch was wonderful!

Thank you for those of you who could make it to the launch of our book Somnio: The Way We See It on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. It was well attended, and I hope everyone had fun with our poetry reading (including Nepali and Japanese translations of some poems), Tiffany's original lithograph displays, Qs & As panel, and a chance to chat with us. We all had a wonderful time and were so happy to see you there!

Thank you with all our hearts!!

Here are some pictures from the event (except for the last one, photo credit: Marcia Bercov).

Julie Robinson giving an opening remark.
Ellen Kartz, our editor and the facilitator for the night!
Pushpa reading his poem Control
Sharmila reading her poem The Face not in Facebook
Yukari reading her poem One, Two, Three, Four...
Tiffany talking about her art
At the Questions and Answers panel
All the members!





2015/07/24

2015/06/27

We are happy to announce that the launch of Somnio: the Way We See It will be on Tuesday, July 28, 2015.

Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Edmonton Room, Stanley A. Milner Public Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton (driving directions; ETS trip planner)

I hope you can all come to see the three poets (Pushpa Raj Acharya, Sharmila Pokharel, and Yukari Meldrum) read their poems and to see the original prints (lithographs) by Tiffany Adair on display.



Original lithographs and copies of the book will be available for sale.

2015/06/16

A sneak preview: EPCOR Tower show

We are so happy to announce that there is a sneak preview of the contents of our book Somnio: the way we see it. This art show will have Tiffany’s prints and corresponding poems.

Art show location: 2nd floor of the EPCOR Tower, downtown Edmonton (10423 – 101 Street)

An opening event: 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday, June 19 at the EPCOR Tower (10423 – 101 Street)

You will be able to see the following:
  • The other shore (print by Tiffany Adair & poem by Pushpa Acharya)
  • White wolf (print by Tiffany Adair & poem by Pushpa Acharya)
  • The Battle (print by Tiffany Adair & poem by Sharmila Pokharel)

2015/05/30

Progress

We are making progress in making the book Somnio: the way we see it!

Our editor Ellen Kartz helped with our poems, and we submitted the polished poems and digitized images to our book designer Zach Hoskin. Now he has to work his magic.

The members had a sneak preview of our cover design possibilities, and they were amazing.

We can’t wait till it’s all done, and we will let you know more about this book soon.

2015/02/03

Somnio: the way we see it

We plan to launch our book Somnio: the way we see it this coming summer. This unique collaborative project combines visual art by Tiffany Adair and literary art by Pushpa Acharya, Sharmila Pokharel, and Yukari Meldrum. Our talented designer is Zach Hoskin and our editor is Ellen Kartz.

We are so honoured to have received the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Project Grant from the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton. This grant supports our collaborative art project Somnio: the way we see it.

On February 2, 2015, Tiffany and Yukari went to receive the grant: