BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1925@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241015T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20241015T183000 DTSTAMP:20240930T223914Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/the-beauty-of-autism-visual-art-and-poetr y SUMMARY:The Beauty of Autism—Visual Art and Poetry - - 15 Oct 24 17:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nExplore creativity and expression with a celebrated photogr apher\, a renowned curator\, and a distinguished poet--Bunting\, Burns\, a nd Black...\nDate and time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 15 · 5 - 6:30pm MST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\nCreighton University Health Sciences Campus - Phoenix\n\n3100 North Central Avenue Phoenix\, A Z 85012\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n\n5:00 PM \;- \;5:3 0 PM\nNetworking\n\n\n\nDrinks and light hors d’oeuvres\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5 :30 PM \;- \;5:50 PM\nIn conversation with artist Blair Bunting + curator W. James Burns\, PhD\n\n\n\n\n\n5:50 PM \;- \;6:00 PM\nInt erlude - Reading of ekphrastic poems by selected student poets\n\n\n\n\n\n 6:00 PM \;- \;6:30 PM\nKeynote address by poet Sheila Black\nREGIS TER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n Event lasts 1 hour 30 m inutes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Beauty of Autism—Visual Art and Poetry\n\nWelc ome to a unique event celebrating the \;beauty \;of \;autism&n bsp\;through \;visual art \;and \;poetry! Creighton University Health Sciences brings together health care\, visual arts\, and poetry at the opening of Bunting’s celebrated exhibition on the Phoenix campus. P art keynote\, part workshop on the use of ekphrastic poetry to bring the v isual arts to life on the written page\, \;The Beauty of Autism—Visu al Art and Poetry \;is framed around the artwork of celebrated photogr apher Blair Bunting\, in conversation with curator\, James Burns\, who ope nly live with and speak about their Autism diagnoses.\n\nDistinguished poe t Sheila Black delivers a keynote address on the power of poetry\, leaving us with the opportunity to create our own. Black’s keynote is immediate ly proceeded by an interlude of student poets sharing their ekphrastic poe ms that illuminate Bunting’s exhibition.\n\nThis event is open to the Cr eighton and local community.\n\nIn conjunction with the robust medical and health humanities work Creighton integrates into the curriculum of its ne arly 900 students comprising six health sciences programs in Phoenix—MD\ , PA\, ABSN\, PT\, OT\, and PharmD.—this is purposeful programming devel oped for the humanity of health care.\n\nSpeakers\n\n Sheila Black\n Bla ir Bunting\n W. James Burns\, PhD\n Selected student poets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n CATEGORIES:AZ - Central END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231016T170000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR