Richmond’s popular Lulu Series: Art in the City returns for another season starting on Thursday, March 28. This three-part free speaker series hosts acclaimed guest presenters and explores the relationship between art and our urban environment. 

Anyone interested in the life and form of cities from across Metro Vancouver is invited to attend these inspirational evening talks in Richmond, free of charge. All events happen at 7:00pm at Richmond City Hall, Council Chambers.

Thursday, March 28: Puya Khalili and Charlotte Wall
Typha: Placemaking Through Public Art 
Puya Khalili and Charlotte Wall will delve into the story of Typha, a large-scale artwork located at the terminus of Hollybridge Way, near the Fraser River. The talk will cover the artists’ initial approach and concept, design and fabrication process, and the role that projects such as Typha can play in placemaking and influencing community engagement. This talk will be preceded by a musical performance by Elisa Thorn.

Thursday, April 25: Alanna Quock 
Remembering Home, Finding Ground: Reflections on creating a practice of healing through emergent process, direct engagement and embodied experience 
Alanna Quock will ponder the essential question of what it means to dwell: in a place and in a body. In relationship with other bodies, she will share the stories of her ancestors, her journey, and the projects and places she has been invited into along the way. This talk will be preceded by a musical performance by Sam Davidson.

Thursday, May 30: Charo Neville
Expanding the White Cube: The Kamloops Art Gallery’s outdoor video projection biennale 
The curator of the Kamloops Art Gallery will discuss Luminocity, a week-long exhibition that showcases video projects by local, national and international artists in unexpected public spaces throughout the downtown core of Kamloops. As an off-site Gallery initiative, the project brings recent video projects typically presented in gallery settings into the outdoors. This talk will be preceded by a performance by Lindi Nolte.

Since 2003, The Lulu Series: Art in the City program has presented international, national and regional speakers including acclaimed artists, architects, urban planners and other cultural leaders. For more information and to reserve seats, visit richmond.ca/LuluSeries.