Pierre Poulain - Photography exhibit and seminar at Ottawa City Hall

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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT AND LECTURE CANADA TOUR
by professional photographer Pierre Poulain from Israel
May 9 – 22, 2011 touring Toronto – Ottawa – Montreal

Organized by

Ottawa-Gatineau
Tuesday May 17

COCKTAIL, PHOTO EXHIBIT AND
CULTURAL DIVERSITY SEMINAR
A contribution to UNESCO’s world day for cultural diversity,
for dialogue and development in May 2011

NEW ACROPOLIS

Location:
Ottawa City Hall
Jean Pigott Hall, Main Floor
110 Laurier Avenue West.

Time: 6 to 9 p.m.

Free admission
Not-for-profit public event, available seats are limited.

Please make your reservation on-line to help us plan the cocktail reception.

Conference room

With his touching warmth and humour, Pierre Poulain will draw from his international experience as a photographer, a philosopher, and the director of a prominent humanitarian cultural association in Israel, to share a forward-looking perspective fostering inclusive cultures where "Diversity is our Strength".

Decision-makers, leaders and actors dealing with the challenges and opportunities of Ottawa-Gatineau’s cultural diversity are invited to envision a new, creative and mobilizing path forward.

« The Geometry of Light »
photo exhibit, 6 to 7 p.m.:

The light is central to Pierre Poulain. Understood as the epitome of form and, therefore, each time he fires the shutter, Israeli photographer is set in what he calls the "geometry" of enlightenment; hence the title of the exhibition. The images displayed show twelve places in the world. France, Spain, Czech Republic, England, Israel, India, Switzerland, Brazil and Peru are some of the places portrayed by Poulain during his pilgrimage. ...more

Cultural Diversity:
How Can we Manage it
and Appreciate its Value?
7 to 9 p.m.

“Photography nurtures the understanding that despite differences, Humanity is One.” Pierre Poulain

Read article in French

The guest of honour Pierre Poulain, joined by Pierre Lemasson president of Rockhurst Careers Group from Ottawa-Gatineau, will address essential questions for our future in a seminar at 7 p.m. about Cultural Diversity an untapped major force of socio-economic vitality and creative transformations in Ottawa».

110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa City Hall

	SPONSORS PARTNERS COLLABORATORS:	A contribution to UNESCO’s world day for cultural diversity, for dialogue and development in May 2011.



		Une contribution à la Journée mondiale de la diversité culturelle pour le dialogue et le développement de mai 2011.