PRESS RELEASE George Lessarc Artist In Residence February 10 % 24, 1988 7330 PM $3.00 ($2.00 Members) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Messer 716-442-8675 On Wednesday. Feoruary 10 and Wednesday, February 24 at 7:50 Pm Video/Computer Artist In Residence George Lessard will present lectures and screenings based on his work. Lessard has been involved in media production for 15 years and nas concentrated in Video Art fer tne past @ years. He currently lives in Montreal. Quebec wnere ne works as a freelance Video/Mecia artist in addition te teacning video production for Community Access TV. He has also given numerous lectures amd'demonstrations on video production using Aniputer technalogy. Qn Wednesday, February 10 at 7:20 PM Lessard will give. a screening of Videotapes whicn ne produced on Aniputer, a digitat mage manipulation device. Amongst these will be "Rumble _ Sphinx," a 12 minute videotape produced in 1987. which won an ° _awarg For_Excellence at the-Tokyo.Video Festival. In addition to screening his work, Lessard will give a lecture and demonstration using the Aniputer. On Wednesday, February 24 at 7:50 PM Lessard will screen videotapes made by members of the Inuit Community in arctic Quebec. Having taught and worked with the Inuit extensively in the develonment of a publicly owned and operated TV facility, ne will be describing. that experience and discussing various aspects of Canadian Community Access Television. Upcoming events at Visual Studies Workshop incluce a slide shaw and lecture by Pnotograpner Adriana Angel on Wednesday, February 17, a presentation by Film Historian and Critic Scott MacDonald _ _ on Wednesday. march 2 ang a lecture and showing of work by Photograshy Artist In Residence Jo Babcock on Wednesday,March 9. All events begin at 7:50 PM. There will be a $3. "$2.00 for members). 00 admission _. Visual Studies Workshop is_a non-profit arts organization in Rochester, New York that offers exhibition, researcn. production, ~ and educational programs in the fields of Book Arts. Film, Video and Photography. The screening of films at Visua! Studies Workshop 1s supported in part by The Film Bureau. a Program of Film/Video Arts in New York City. Visual Studies Workshop is ¢unded_in.part by the National Endowment for the Arts. ang the New 4 York State Council on the Arts. VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP 31 PRINCE STREET ROCHESTER N.Y. 14607 (716)442-8676