ART, REVOLUTION AND OWNERSHIP: Who owns the Public Domain?

Artists' Legal Outreach (ALO) in association with the New Forms Festival 2011 is presenting a multidisciplinary series of events aimed at exploring art, cultural expression, and the idea of the public domain, in copyright. The event adopts what promises to be a fascinating approach to exploring the topic, as it aims to do so through music, visual art and performance mediums, as well as through conversational-style interactions with leading copyright experts. The event will be held in Vancouver, from September 8-11, and will feature a number of different activities. Event details and descriptions can be found here. You can also visit the event website, and follow along with activities on Twitter: @art__revolution

"art is either a complaint or do something else" & Reception

When: September 8, 5:30 & 6:30 pm
Where: W2Media Cafe/SFU Woodwards Atrium, 149 West Hastings St.
What: two dance performances of "art is either a complaint or do something else" by the Plastic Orchid Factory followed by a reception and conversations on copyright with Laura Murray and Tina Piper. Admission by donation.

Tours Living Lab Exhibitions

When: September 9-11
Where: Waldorf Hotel, 1489 East Hastings St.
What: Come by and take a tour of three living lab exhibitions set up by artists Diyan Achjadi, Sonny Assu, Faith Moosang, Ben Reeves, Hart Snider, Diana Thorneycroft, and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. Each lab challenges conceptions of law and art-making through a different theme: 'war', the Group of Seven', and 'tradition'. Free admission.

Whose Voice is it Anyway?

When: September 10, 1 - 5 pm
Where: Waldorf Hotel, 1489 East Hastings St.
What: conversations with visual artists Ben Reeves and Soony Assu, with copyright experts Laura Murray, Kirsty Robertson, Geoff Glass and Martha Rans, and with Mark Hosler, founder/member of legendary sound art collective Negativeland. Free admission.