Some of George Lessard's Residencies, Workshops & Exhibitions

Some of George's ........ ................. ................... ......... .............. WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS AND RESIDENCIES

SOLO EXHIBITION - MID-NIGHT MADNESS , Inuvik, Northwest Territories, 
a solo show celebrating the Summer Solstice & the arrival of 24hr 
daylight. Exhibited video prints and tapes. 06-1988 

GUEST ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE - VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP, Rochester, NY, USA. 
With a grant from the US and NY Endowments for the Arts for one month 
in residence at this post-graduate facility. February 1988

SOLO EXHIBITION - LES 4 JEUDIS DU VIDEO a solo exhibition of color 
digital video imagery at La Maison de la Culture du Plateau Mt.Royal 
Montreal, Quebec.10/1988

WORKSHOP - LES 4 JEUDIS DU VIDEO an Aniputer digital animation and 
print workshop La Maison de la Culture du Plateau Mt. Royal 
Montreal, Quebec. October 1988

VISITING ARTIST - INTERACCESS, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 
This computer art group invited me to present a 2 day workshop on 
digital animation with the Aniputer as part of FREEZE, 3 weeks of 
computers & video with the assistance of the Canada Council. 09-1987  

VISITING ARTIST - EM MEDIA, Calgary, Alberta, a week long Aniputer 
workshop at this artist run video centre funded by the Visiting 
Artists program of Canada Council 07-87

VISITING ARTIST - FAVA (Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta) Edmonton. 
A week long Aniputer workshop at this artist run video centre funded 
by the Visiting Artist Program of the Canada Council  07-87 

VISITING ARTIST - VIDEO POOL, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 
This four day digital animation workshop was funded by the Manitoba 
and Canada Councils. April 1987

GUEST ARTIST - STUDIO ART PROGRAM, The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
A workshop for the art participants at this institution of higher 
education. July 1986

GUEST ARTIST - VIEWPOINTS ON ART AND TECHNOLOGY for the Inter-Arts 
Program of the Banff Centre. At the invitation of the program, 
I went to produce an installation for a performance called 
"Personal History Act III: Generations" 07-86 

VISITING ARTIST - SATELLITE VIDEO EXCHANGE SOCIETY Video Inn, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A week long workshop at this 
artist run centre funded by the Canada Council 12-85
(See the link to Video Inn on my frontdoor for more information)

JUDGE - LET'S COMMUNICATE Montreal, Quebec, an audio visual 
competition for secondary V students organized and sponsored by the 
Women's Canadian Club of Montreal March 1988 

PRESENTER - ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS University of 
Pennsylvania, 1985. Philadelphia, United States of America. At this 
meeting of the Visual Studies Conference I presented a paper on and 
video tapes of some of the work of the Inuit broadcasters of Canada.

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The Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY, USA: The Visual Studies Workshop is an internationally recognized center for media studies, including photography, visual books, electronic imaging and film.
Video Pool - Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: Video Pool Inc. is a non-profit charitable, Artist-Run Centre dedicated to independent video, audio and computer integrated multi-media centre.
InterAcess.... in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Artists have a vital role to play not only in innovating content for the new media but in the exploration of the impact that electronic technologies have on culture and the quality & texture of living
Walter Phillips Gallery supports and exhibits contemporary art that addresses the critical ideas: and issues of our time. In a world of diverse artistic practices, the Gallery focuses on work that negotiates meanings, blurs boundaries, celebrates difference and stimulates dialogue.
Video Inn Studios - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: is an internationally recognized artist-collective dedicated to non-commercial video production and media literacy.
FAVA: ....... Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta
The Annenberg School for Communication offers students a firm grounding in various approaches to the: study of communication and its methods drawn from both the humanities and the social sciences. It is an intellectual common market built on thirty years of interdisciplinary dialogue.