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Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series
An interdisciplinary seminar series on visual and material culture. Free and open to all. Select Thursdays. See full details
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MOA Unmasked: Beading + Textiles in Motion
Thursday September 14 at 11am + 7 pm | Friday September 15 at 4:30 pm
MOA Unmasked: Bringing Exhibitions to Life
Thursday August 10 at 7 pm + Saturday, August 12 at 11 am
MOA on the Move: Native Youth Program Tours at MOV
Tuesday, July 18 – Friday, July 21, 2023 | 11 am + 2 pm
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Puppet Workshop with Ventriloquist Kellie Haines
Saturday June 22, 2019 | 1 – 3 pm
Learn how to make your very own sock puppet in this hands-on workshop with local ventriloquist and puppeteer, Kellie Haines.
Participants will also learn the basics of hand puppetry, ventriloquism, shadow puppetry with flashlights and character development and voice.
Kellie Haines started talking to her puppets at the age of eight and when they started talking back, she knew she was hooked. “Puppets have stories to tell,” she says, “and they can bring out voices and characters from inside us that we didn’t know were there.” A multi-talented entertainer with a background in theatre, clowning, singing and dance, Kellie and her puppet pals have amazed and delighted audiences of all ages throughout North America.
All ages welcome.
Bring your own flashlight—MOA will provide all other supplies.
MOA • General $35 | UBC students, staff, faculty/MOA Members/Indigenous peoples $30 Family friendly Workshop