Prayer Flags Open this Saturday

Prayer Flags for UBC Farm

Nicole Dextras, Lois Klassen, Brenna Maag,

Julie McIntyre, Robin Ripley, Michelle Weeks,

and Lori Weidenhammer

You are invited to see the work of 7 B.C. artists
who have each created a unique set
of site-specific prayer flags installed
in various locations on UBC Farm.

Opening: Saturday August 23, 11 a.m. to 1p.m.

There will be a guided tour of the flags at 11 a.m.
A "haiku tagging" workshop with the curator of Prayer Flags for UBC Farm,
Lori Weidenhammer, will follow the tour.
This event is family-friendly and free.

The flags will remain up for viewing during UBC Farm hours until the close of the market season.

When you visit the UBC Farm market, don't forget to sign the petition to save UBC Farm!

Location: UBC Farm is located off Wesbrooke on 6182 South Campus Road

Prayer Flags for UBC Farm is a site-specific outdoor exhibition of prayer flags created by seven artists: Nicole Dextras, Lois Klassen, Brenna Maag, Julie McIntyre, Robin Ripley, Michelle Weeks, and Lori Weidenhammer. Loosely based on the tradition of Tibetan prayer flags which are hung on auspicious occasions to carry prayers on the wind, each artist is creating an original set of flags with a unique approach to this project in response to the uncertain future of UBC Farm. At a time when the university is asking for academic and financial justification for keeping UBC Farm at its current size and location, the act of creating prayer flags for the site brings up other reasons for preserving its unique ecosystem, including beauty, community, and spiritual inspiration.