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Malaysia/Canada Indigenous Communities Applied Arts Exhibition
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In Spring and Fall of 2011, co-curators; Associate Professor Salmah Abu Mansor, scholar and Senior Research Fellow-Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia and Sam Carter, Professor Emeritus-Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada selected applied arts from indigenous communities across Malaysia and Canada.
2000 Dragons - 2000-Year of the Dragon, Vancouver, Canada, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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To celebrate Year 2000, year of the dragon and the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival in Vancovuer, Carter created 2000 dragons from clay, bronze and paper. These were installed at the Diane Farris Gallery in Vancouver and at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.
EXPO 89 Vancouver Gateway to British Columbia Canada Pavilion- Yohohama Japan
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The Vancouver, Gateway to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at Yohohama's EXPO 89 was designed produced by mostly ECUAD student and faculty. As Creative Director, and in the spirit of the EXP) 89 theme-Children and Space, Sam Carter commissioned artists, designers and craftspeople to create Canadian Dolls representing Canadian youth, presented hitorical Canadian toys, information about the flora-fauna-and green spaces and resources of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Canada.
2011 Asian and Pacific Folk Mask Exhibition
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The exhibition is a collection of masks and interpretations gathered during travels throughout Asia and Pacific regions. For years, this "study collection" inspired Foundation students at ECUAD to create three-dimensional masks that reflected a diverse range of materials, colour and expression. The exhibition is traveling across BC and then abroad.
