Author Archives: Megan Smith

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Open Call- Nuit Blanche Ottawa 2012

I’m really pleased to be managing the Open Call for Ottawa’s inaugural Nuit Blanche-22/09/12. The guidelines and application forms for artists, as well as contact information for getting involved as a volunteer can be found on the website/ http://www.nuitblancheottawa.ca/ Our … Continue reading

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DEFUNCT/

  DEFUNCT aims to creatively uncover and re-tell stories about decommissioned, or abandoned bases, in Canada using as narrators inhabitants who lived at these locations. It aims to bring to the public realm aspects of Canadian history. A particular emphasis … Continue reading

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Time>Caught/ Removing Floor Layer 1975++

221011 1975 was the year this floor went down according to the Ottawa Citizen clippings that were used under it to level it out. I then removed two other layers of oild cloth/linoleum before I came to the original floorboards.

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PhD & Cultural Probe are now available on Lulu.com

Claiming the Portable Home/ Creative Acts of Identity Placemaking within the Networked Digital Domain http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/claiming-the-portable-home-creative-acts-of-identity-placemaking-within-the-networked-digital-domain/16048201?showPreview Cultural Probe: 8 July 2008 to 8 July 2010 http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/cultural-probe-8-july-2008-to-8-july-2010/16048151?showPreview These two books formed part of my PhD submission. The research was practice based and … Continue reading

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PhD

Claiming the Portable Home/ Creative Acts of Identity Placemaking within the Networked Digital Domain Megan Leigh Smith BFA York University, Canada 2001 MA Southampton University, United Kingdom 2004 Thesis awarded in partial fulfillment of the requirements of Leeds Metropolitan University … Continue reading

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Open Window In City

‘Open Window in City’ is a live-networked video installation between two twinned cities. This project was supported by East Street Arts and Leeds City Council and was later funded by the Arts Council of England & The Culture Company – … Continue reading

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Social Moment_JamesBuck_08

Social Moment_JamesBuck_08, originally uploaded by meganleigh. Part of my series of SocialMoment prints. It may be time to add another Egypt related tweet to this collection.